ladies with M/S

monkey121712 · May 2012

how do you ladies stay working through the first trimester? i am 10 weeks pregnant and working in a preschool with 20 4 year olds all day everyday. i swear im calling in because im sick at least once a week. im ready to quit working and just stay at home. how do you ladies cope with feeling terrible and work?

Todd&Laura · May 2012

I teach high school. I take it one day at a time and focus on the last day of school. I don't have too many more days left, but they feel long when you have morning sickness. I eat my breakfast slowly in the am and try to keep myself focused on something else. I hear you, though...m/s sucks

craftylady29 · May 2012

Sorry the m/s is so bad for you. I called in a few times also because I just couldn't get off the couch or out of the bathroom. Are you on Zofran? Might be worth asking your doc about. Good luck to you, try to get through it the best you can.

Akorn3 · May 2012

My first pregnancy was horrible with m/s, I was puking 10-12 times a day and just felt horrible. Everyone kept saying it would get better and it did, I went down to only puking 5 times a day for the rest of the pregnancy...

I had to excuse myself from clients several times to run to the bathroom which is so embarrassing. Luckily most people are totally understanding and sympathetic to you not feeling well while pregnant.

If you absolutely must call in then do it but my advice is to tough it out when you can. If you can afford to quit and stay home it's your choice but hopefully it will get better for you soon.

Ask your doctor about a vitamin B supplement or try going to the chiropractor, both helped me get some relief.Good luck!

elizb137 · May 2012

with my first kiddo, i ended up taking off a couple weeks...i just couldn't handle it. Can you take a couple weeks off? Just being home and able to lay down and try to keep food/liquid down helped, and I was back to work in the 2nd tri no problem.

As for right now...I am a SAHM who babysits, and I just take it day by day. I have my kids here so I just try to focus on putting on a happy face for them and getting through each day. It sucks but I know it won't last forever.

elizb137 · May 2012

OH and wanted to add, that first pregnancy of mine was by far the worst; throwing up all day, ended up in the hospital a couple times for dehydration, etc. It wasn't a good time for me to be at work bc I really couldn't do anything...I couldn't focus bc I was so sick. Also, talk to your doc...try different meds maybe to get a handle on it, and see if that helps. I seriously never regretted taking time off though, it was all I could do to get out of bed that time period. I just literally could not get to work then, so if you're like me you may need to look into time off.

brookemarie1025 · May 2012

Phenergan! (or Zofran...)

Mee83shell · May 2012

vitamin b 6 and unisom are a great help during m/s

IUIBaby · May 2012

Haven't used any sick days so far and hoping to keep it that way. I'm asking my OB about Zofran next appointment.

MamaT83 · May 2012

I have tried every remedy known to man. B6 and unisom did nothing. Ginger gum helped take an edge off. I work full time and can't afford to quit. I kept a trash can in an empty office down the hall and during week 7 and 8 was worth nothing at work. Spent most of my time walking from my desk to a trash can.

Zofran during the day and Phenegran at night seemed to work together for me, but during week 9 I think I hit my peak with m/s, and now it's just occasional and mostly around lunch time. I truly didn't think I was going to survive - I HATE throwing up.

I feel for ya :-(

blueeyedgirl27 · May 2012

I was in my final clinical internship about to graduate nursing school when I found out I was PG with this baby. I was on a GI/Gynecologic surgical oncology floor where the majority of my patients had colostomies or ileostomies, and part of my job duties included emptying all their surgical drains and ostomy bags at the end of my shift and measuring the output. Now, it's bad enough having to smell what comes out of those bags when you're not PG. Imagine having to do it with pregnancy nose!

For me, spearmint gum is my saving grace. My m/s was much worse with my first pregnancy than this one, and nothing seemed to relieve my nausea besides spearmint. As long as I chew a piece of spearmint gum after each meal it helps keep the nausea at bay. Keep in mind having an empty stomach only makes nausea worse, so it's best to try and eat small frequent meals throughout the day.

lovepink8 · May 2012

brookemarie1025:
Phenergan! (or Zofran...)

Yes this!

My ms was awful and started as soon as I woke up. I had to call the nurse at my doctors office because I cannot call in sick to work. They have been working like a charm. I take 1/2 a Zofran when I 1st wake up & then take 1/2 a Phenergan when I go to bed.

Meagan0528 · May 2012

I'm gonna ditto what everyone else said here...call your dr and see what they can give you. It can make your life so much easier!

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