Anyone else stop themselves from vomiting?

amberhoothoot · November 2010

Recently I have received alot of advice from friends who are moms... they all tell me I will feel better if I just throw up.

But I can't do it! I just don't let it happen. I breath very controlled through the nausea the nausea and eat my tiny meals religously.

Saturday I laid on the bathroom floor crying for an hour because I didn't want to do it. I guess I have this fear that if I do it once I won't be able to stop.

And my husband made a good point. It's not like you drank too much tequila or ate bad food and now your stomach NEEDS this bacteria out of you... It's hormones, and even if I vomit, the hormones will still be there.

What does this group suggest? Just throw up because it will feel better? Or fight the urge as i have been because in the end it doesn't help?

northtamarack · November 2010

I am the same way. I can not stand throwing up at. all. Ugh. I do the breathing thing as well as just focusing on something else. I hope you feel better soon!

meganscrivner · November 2010

I don't throw up, I refuse to. Even when I'm actually sick, I've got to be seriously ill to actually throw up.

That being said, I have not thrown up this pregnancy & I only threw up once with DD (and I was stinkin 36 weeks - I gagged myself brushing my teeth!) My thoughts also are if I start throwing up, I won't be able to stop & I will throw up until this ms stage passes (with DD is was at 18 weeks). Anyways, I eat small meals/snacks constantly and take my Phenergan. I almost got sick last week trying to take my pill, but I forced it back down. Nothing wrong with not throwing up!

bear2115 · November 2010

I don't know that I could just will away throwing up. If I'm going to throw up it's going to happen. I don't stick my fingers down my throat or anything though. I think you have to let your body do what it needs to do and it will do it. I hope you feel better soon.

redhotrachel35 · November 2010

When my m/s was really bad, I thought that if I threw up I'd feel better... that was not the case for me at all. I'd still feel just as crappy as before, sometimes even worse if I dry heaved. I threw up a lot between 8-13 weeks and it never once made me feel better. There may be some out there who do feel better afterward though. There were times when I could breathe through it like you said, but most of the time it didn't work and I'd end up tossing my cookies anyway. More power to you if you can stop it!

Becky262 · November 2010

I feel amazing after I puke, so I just let it rip

skio · November 2010

Throwing up made me feel okay for about 12 seconds afterwards when my m/s was bad. Your husband hit the nail on the head - you can't throw up the hormones.

I was world class at keeping myself from actually hurling when I was nauseous. Believe me - there were times when there was no way I could keep it down - but for the most part, I breathed through the really bad waves and could stop it at the dry heaving. Forcing yourself to barf is no good. There will be no stopping it at times, but if you can get through it without throwing up, do.

musiscout · November 2010

Me too. I didn't do much either this weekend, because I laid around nauseated. If I'm laying I won't throw up. I'm getting closer though. Today as I walked up a lot of stairs, I end up wanting to throw up.

meghanchrisaz · November 2010

Ugh, I'm so nauseous all the time and I just can't vomit. I really wish I could so I would feel better. But, I'm not about to force myself to do it either.

othello888 · November 2010

Yes. I had horrible vomiting with DD one. I also would lay on the bathroom floor and cry. I read in one of my pregnancy books that the hormones slow down digestion . It can slow it down to the point of the food staying in one place them coming back up. Everyone says "small meals, crackers, ginger ale, etc". This all did nothing and this is why...

The book said that protein speeds up digestion. It said to try to eat cheese, eggs, chicken, etc. I know all of these things are the last things you want when you feel like vomiting. What I did was choke down cottage cheese first thing in the morning (I know gross but worth it). Sure enough, I stopped vomiting. One serving has like triple protein that yogurt has. Some greek yogurt has a lot of protein too. During the day, I would eat sharp cheddar cheese with crackers. The protein in the cheese helped. Good luck!

asl71476 · November 2010

I'm a first thing in the am puker. Get up. Pee. Puke. Eat banana. (MH now stocks our bathroom closet with bananas so that I don't have to go anywhere once the nastiness is over!) In that order, every day since the tail end of week 5.

I definitely feel better when it's done. I mean, it's miserable during the process, but when it's over, relief.

susanlovestexas · November 2010

I agree with the person that said you feel better for about 12 seconds. It's not worth it. You won't feel better and you'll be fast on your way to dehydration which is dangerous for you and the baby.

Twoslacks · November 2010

Making myself throw up would be my last resort... I mean absolute last! I've don't the MAKE YOURSELF THROW UP thing before (not preggers) and True it makes you feel better. But If the M/S isn't making you throw up I would NOT force it to happen. Good luck and remeber that you will feel better Soon enough.

js748899 · November 2010

There is no way I could stop myself from throwing up. When I have to puke...I puke. With that said...it does not help the nausea at all for me. We shouldn't expect it to b/c it is different than having a stomach bug or drinking too much.

McMrs · November 2010

Throw up. Trust me, you will feel a thousand times better!

amberhoothoot · November 2010

Haha, thanks ladies.

Looks like the conflicting reports continue. But I do feel stronger in my idea to hold off on the puking as long as I can. If it happens one day when I can't control it, then it happens. If I feel better after. Maybe I'll consider it after that.

ALSO for all my nauseated friends... I just found these awesome candies at Babies R Us... The are B-Natals green-apple flavored B6 candies. You can only take 3 a day, but they are really helping boost me a bit. Last night for the first time in weeks I was able to eat an entire meal and play with my dogs without needing to lay down and breath through the nausea! BUT they are expensive. $16 for only 28... so only a 9 or 10 day supply. But soooo worth it.

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