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My 4th of July trip to L&D

middlemarch26middlemarch26 member
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So my 4th of July SUCKED!  :)  Saturday night about 6:30pm I started throwing up every 20-30 minutes, and my stomach was cramping like crazy.  It was worse than I remember labor pains being.  I didn't have a fever or any other symptoms, so I thought I had food posioning.  I started getting paranoid that I had listeria from the ham sandwich I had earlier (I know...).  We called the doctor's office, and the nurse hotline said to go to the ER just in case. 

By the time I got through triage, I was very dehydrated and couldn't keep anything down, so they sent me to the L&D wing to monitor the baby and hooked me up to IV fluids.  I kept throwing up, and they offered me drugs to stop the nausea, but no one really seemed concerned about WHY I was throwing up so much.  They were like, "Oh, it's probably because you're dehydrated," or "Well, you're pregnant, so it's probably hormones."  Seriously?!  I've had two pregnancies, I know morning sickness, and this is NOT it.  WTF? 

I finally took the nausea drugs and quit throwing up.  They let me go home about 1am.  I felt better yesterday, although I was still cramping all day long.  I feel a lot better this morning, though.  No one ever did tell me why I might have suddenly started throwing my guts up though.  (Does anyone else not think that's a little odd?) 

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Re: My 4th of July trip to L&D

  • lynnbeezlynnbeez
    I'm sorry you went through this on your holiday.  This happened to me twice this pg, never with #1.  Both times the Drs. said it was a GI virus.  They also said this year there has been 3 times more GI cases.  I don't think it was pg related, I hope you continue to feel better.
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  • readingbridereadingbride
    Sounds like you had a case of the rota virus. It's a bear. I've had it (although I wasn't pg at the time). My friend DID have it when pregnant and there really isn't anything you can do. The baby is fine...it's just the mommy is miserable.
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  • RoRed5RoRed5

    It sounds just like what I had when I was pregnant w/ DS.  I was 31 weeks and after throwing up in a bucket while sitting on a toilet for a full 10 hours we called the Dr and were told if I had thrown up more than 5x to go to the ER. 

    No one could tell me why; I had no fever or other signs; just GI ickiness.  After Immodium; nausea meds and 3 litres of fluids I was able to pee and go home.

    I hope you feel better soon!

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  • flgatorflgator member
    Sorry about your terrible 4th.  I'm glad you're back from the hospital. Feel better soon!
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