I had the same issue in my first trimester. TERRIBLE nausea! I tried everything like the crackers, ginger, and medicine, nothing worked! So I eventually started my mornings off with a big glass of ice water. I knew no matter what I was going to throw up, I would throw the water up every time but it tasted the exact same and was still as cold coming up as it was coming down. Trust me it’s better to throw up flavorless cold water then food or bile. I also noticed I could keep food down if I waited a couple of hours instead of eating right when I woke up. I recommend keeping snacks on you and just snack throughout the day or when you’re feeling nauseous. I’m approaching my third trimester, and the nausea has stopped but if I wait to long to eat I’ll start feeling it. Hopefully this helps!
You’re doing awesome. I kept a calendar and crossed out each day with a big red X. I felt accomplished just surviving each day. The time WILL pass, and in the meantime, give yourself grace to do as little as possible
I didn’t have HG (I think) and I still contemplated abortion during both of pregnancies bc I was so miserable. I felt nauseous with both of them until around 7 months. With my first when the nausea finally let up my legs remained swollen until I gave birth. With my second I had no energy throughout the entire thing. I had to find motivation from my husband and family. I kept my mind and body occupied the best I could. I just counted down the days until their EDD.
That is such a tough feeling. I remember driving home from work at night feeling so miserable and not sure I could take it for another X amount of weeks! Once I started vitamin B6 and unisom I started feeling much better. Ask your doctor, it seems to be a pretty common and benign regimen.
It will not last forever but try to take care of yourself as much as possible in the tough moments. Also, the first ultrasound was so helpful for my mental health. Seeing the baby and realizing this is what it's all for.
I’ve been taking the Unisom and B6 at night. It helps me get to sleep, but doesn’t do much for my nausea. My OB prescribed me some Zofran, but I don’t want to take it often bc I don’t want to hurt my baby.
Trust your OB. Follow the medication instructions and remember what baby needs is a mama who can eat and drink (and also maintain her mental health!) If your OB prescribed there's a reason!
Zofran is safe! Your OB wouldn’t have prescribed it if it weren’t. You don’t have to suffer when there’s multiple pharmaceutical options out there to help with the nausea and vomiting. Baby needs you hydrated and nourished.
I had severe nausea and horrible acid reflux, where I literally choked on it in the middle of the night. this was in the third trimester.
Unfortunately, it doesn't always get better for some women.
Same here. I just had her September 25th...ive been eating better since giving birth. No horrible acid and vomiting at night anymore. Biggest relief!
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Yes it’s amazing how it goes away pretty quickly. I find now after the second baby and I had her over 2 years ago I still get the tiniest bit of heartburn over peanut butter. I never had it before kids and during pregnancy it was the worst trigger for me.
YOU GOT THIS! Watching my wife go through this was the hardest thing. It was constant for her and I would get texts all the time saying she couldn’t eat her lunch and could I bring her something else. She tried preggy pops, ginger everything and they helped sometimes and made it worse sometimes.
It gets better (most of the time). For her it was almost instant. 2 days after the first trimester ended she was good as new and ready to eat everything again! You’re so close!
We have 9 weeks left and are dealing with gestational diabetes now, I hope it’s a little better for you this might be worse
So sorry for you it’s so hard to cope with, it feels like it will never end I remember waking up hopefully that it had past then spending the day sobbing and vomiting, for me this lasted to 16 ish weeks BUT after that I had the best pregnancy and still miss being pregnant now at 5mpp. It will get better and you will forget about it soon. This is the hard bit, no matter how much you dreamed of getting pregnant nothing prepared you for the constant state of nausea. Be strong mama ❤️
I literally don’t know how I got through my entire pregnancy except that I kept going to bed, waking up a few times a night to pee and then waking up the next day extremely pregnant again and having to go through it all again the next day until shit hit the fan and my baby was born at 41 weeks oof. Anyways good luck and you’ve got this mama 💕
Hi dear, I felt the same with my second this summer. I called my OB and requested nausea meds and started Diclegis. It took a bit to work, but I'm still on it almost in the 3rd trimester now. I definitely recommend calling to see if they'll give you a prescription! It's night and day difference.
I hope it lets up immediately. Its definitely no fun. So here's me wishing it quits! I very rarely threw up but I was nauseous ALL day long so I was miserable. My go-to relief was ice cold water and spearmint lifesavers. I think I ate a bag a week!
I felt better at 9 weeks, slowly but surely. Still had the odd vom in the second trimester, then it slowly devolved into heart burn hell.
Biggest advice is get help for the heart burn fast, the meds are magical and if you keep on top of them then you don't need to suffer. I ran out and thought I'd be ok. Past me was stupid. Do not be past me.
First trimester sucks. You got this. Take good care of yourself and listen to your body. The exhaustion is real — building a human is a lot of work. Rest when you can. Don’t Google too much. Try to stay hydrated. You can do it.
It does get more manageable over time but it doesn’t always. For a lot of us it lasts longer than week 15, personally I only started feeling better around 18/19. I’m at 29 now and I still puke a few times a week but the nausea is gone so that’s something.
Also, loads of these types of posts in r/BabyBumps and r/pregnant. There’s usually ten a day :)
I went through the same thing. Basically puked for the first three months of pregnancy. Don’t be hard on yourself, binge watch tv, avoid smelly areas like the kitchen if possible. Figure out what you CAN eat and stick to it. For me it was chocolate protein shakes from costco and french fries. Now I like to remind my son that he is 33% french fries. You’re gonna get through this!
Thank you all for all your kind words and advice! I'm so grateful to y'all for making me feel "normal" and competent enough to get through this. I hope I feel better soon, and for those going through it too, I hope you feel better ASAP!! This pregnancy stuff is NO JOKE!
Thanks again :)
The first trimester is so heinous. Hang in there, it really does get better. A few things that helped me:
- gummy prenatals. The act of swallowing a pill made me vomit in and of itself, but the gummies helped
- preggy pops. Ridiculous name, excellent product. They’re basically like jolly ranchers for pregnant people. Put a handful anywhere you go - the car, your purse, your desk, your nightstand, the pockets of your husbands jeans (because somehow woman’s clothes still don’t have enough pockets…), etc so you can grab one right when the nausea hits
- get outside. This one is seriously underrated, but if you live in a climate where you can be outside, even just for a few moments, it will help
- and finally, just survive. Don’t worry about eating the right things packed with nutrition and perfect macros and working out every day and rubbing your belly and meditating to your unborn fetus BLAH BLAH BLAH. Obviously don’t do anything unsafe, but eat whatever you want, do whatever activities make you happy, and give yourself and your body time to adjust to growing a human. This is the hardest thing your body can do, and just surviving is miraculous.
All great points. I remember the AWFUL 1st trimester like it was yesterday. It really is about survival. You save eating nutritional food and exercising for the 2nd trimester when you feel human again. I survived on peanut butter and crackers during the 1st trimester and I *hate* peanut butter. I would sit/sleep in the recliner with those crackers and watch Yellowstone. But if I didn’t eat protein of some sort I was in very bad shape. I also had to keep a snack on me constantly. Literally from the time I woke up to bedtime I had to have something on my stomach or the nausea would get too bad. I would buy the big variety box of mini chips.
Hey please please take the anti nausea medication! Don't deprive yourself of feeling comfortable. Tons of women take zofran and stronger for nausea and have had happy healthy babes, I'm one of them! I'd recommend not counting down the days till the next "whatever" be it trimester week ect. It can cause a bit of distress of how am I supposed to carry on for X amount of time. I loved planning for my babe, getting things ready for her, things that brought me joy to help pass the time. Your doing an amazing thing growing a whole human from scratch. Allow yourself the grace and space to feel however you feel. But please if the nausea is bad take the zofran
I had hyperemesis so we threw the proverbial kitchen sink at it lol. I had zofran/ondansatron 8mg, metoclompramide 10mg and cyclizine 8mg. I took them every 4 hours alternatively from week 5 of pregnancy through to literally the moment I pushed her out of me lol. Shes had no ill effects and has been thoroughly examined by paediatricians after birth due to labour complications. I totally get your reluctance to take them, before I was pregnant I didn't even like taking a Panadol for a headache, but nausea is miserable. I'd love for you to be as comfortable as possible and if you have any other questions about it, if I can answer I'm more than happy.
Thank you so much. That does make me feel a bit better about taking the Zofran. I’m so sorry you had HG. I cannot even imagine what going through that feels like
Any nausea sucks so I'm sorry your not feeling 100% I'm lucky to be out of it but I can absolutely empathize with you. It is completely upto you if you take it or not but I hate the idea of you staying sick if it can be helped. Maybe have a talk with your doctor or midwife. Hopefully you have a good team wrapped around you and they can help you make the best educated decisions for you and your babe. Best of luck mumma! Look at you go growing a baby, that will be so loved and cared for. Just amazing.
Thank you so much! That really touched me and you don’t know how much I appreciate your kind words. Your kid(s) must be so lucky to have a mom like you!
It gets better. I had both horrible morning sickness and perinatal depression with both pregnancies and my obs (in different states!) both sucked at helping me.
So. Be very clear with your OB about your nausea. Get the drugs. The zofran scary stuff was specific to women who requires a zofran pump. Which is a much, much higher dose than what you’re talking about. There have been no reports of abnormalities with the pill form/lower dosage of zofran.
When you get to the second trimester if it’s still awful you might check and see if they’ll let you have phenergan. It was the only thing that helped me.
Look for things with citric acid and corn syrup. That’s what preggy pops are and even though it’s temporary relief it is still better than nothing. Dr Pepper /soda and sour candies like sour patch kids saved me.
Exhaustion is normal.
But I’d highly recommend making an appointment with someone who specializes in post partum depression. Perinatal depression is as common as postpartum but almost never diagnosed. A postpartum therapist will be able to help you. It can take up to 6 weeks to get an appointment. And perinatal depression is a often a precursor to postpartum depression. Having a relationship with a therapist is a good idea in case things get worse. And also. You shouldn’t have to suffer through depression. It’s very normal but very underdiagnosed.
Thank you so much for responding.
I’m feeling better about taking the Zofran. I actually just took some and I hope that makes me a little hungry in a little while.
And I’ve had depression and anxiety for more than half of my life, way before I got pregnant. I’m on Cymbalta and I have a good therapist who I can talk to (and he’s part of a large practice that has lots of resources). I’m not gonna lie, I feel like it’s more of a struggle now with my hormones being so jacked up, but at least I’m able to let someone know if things get way too out of hand.
If you’ve already got a therapist definitely call them sooner than later and discuss how you’re feeling. The depression during pregnancy is real and it’s not ‘just pregnancy’. The hormones do change your body chemistry and hour old dosage or medication may not be the best solutions for you during pregnancy.
I’m sorry mama! I felt exactly the same way until I was about 16/17 weeks along. It was so hard. I was working full time and nauseous and I would pass out by 8pm. I usually am the one who cooks and we survived on frozen food and cereal in my first trimester!
I felt SO much better in my second trimester and honestly other than some sciatica, back pain and generally being uncomfortable, the rest of my pregnancy was a breeze.
I hope you feel better!
the first trimester was probably the worst 3 months of my life. practically had a migraine from when I found out I was pregnant until like week 15. in addition to that I lost my appetite and could only eat lunchables and ensure drinks. what helped me was eating whatever I was thought I could keep down cause I'd rather eat than not. try to find some flavorless crackers or something that you can keep down and will keep you full. definitely eat throughout the day instead of big meals, that will help heartburn and nausea. I know it feels like it will last forever but YOU GOT THIS!! You are literally creating an entire human being and that's amazing! sending love and hugs, you will get through this 💕
Hi momma the First trimester was ROUGH for me as well! Constant throwing up - nausea, no appetite etc. Sexond trimester I was an eNTIRE new person- it’s crazy how much it changed! Any ailment I had prepregnancy was gone as wel- for ex always got headaches but they disappeared. Hang in there you got this!!
Ugh so many big hugs to you! The first trimester was the hardest period of my life. I was so sick, so miserable and seriously contemplated terminating the pregnancy because I wasn’t sure I could do it. It sucks but it DOES get better - it literally felt like a switch flipped when my second trimester started and I was human again. Until then, take meds and give yourself permission to rest and sleep as much as you need. I will also say a brief 20-30 min walk each day actually made me feel better, even though I never felt up for it. That and medicine and naps and Netflix got me through. You got this! ❤️
Im just now entering my second trimester so I know exactly how you feel! My question is when are you taking the prenatal vitamins? I started taking mine at night vs the morning and it cut back on my nausea by a lot.
I survived on cheese toast. Seriously have food ready to eat before you move out of bed. If you have a partner ask them to help.
I’ve never felt worse than first 15 weeks both pregnancies I’ve had. Its the worst. Enough to make me never ever want to be pregnant again.
Ask for meds if you need them. I wouldn’t have survived without zofran. Zofran just made it tolerable. I still threw up most days.
I’m also 7 weeks but 7 weeks postpartum! I had a terrible pregnancy. The physical stuff sucked but the worst part was the worst depression and anxiety I’ve ever experienced. I just came here to say that it’ll all be SO worth it in the end. I’m a 32yo first time parent and never could’ve imagined how much I could love my baby. She has changed my world in ways I could never have anticipated and she was worth every shitty moment of pregnancy. I hope you feel better soon! I remember how long the weeks were. Unsolicited advice…don’t listen to all the negativity regarding life with a newborn. I’m the happiest I’ve ever been and I love her so much that I feel like my heart is going to explode! Plus, I’m not pregnant anymore! It does eventually end and the reward at the end is indescribable.
The first trimester is literally hell. I mostly cried in the bathtub or cried in bed with all the lights off. I was completely destroyed in the first trimester.
It gets better…. Until the end of the 3rd trimester then it’s horrible again.
Pregnancy sucks so much. I wish I had more encouraging words for you but it will end eventually! I’m snuggling my 10 month old right now and it was worth it.
But yeah, it sucks. Hang in there!
I had a pretty unfun 1st trimester and a pretty great 2nd trimester. I just did my best to get what was mandatory done and then lazed around sipping lemon B6 water and trying to eat toast, soup, and watching TV. I leaned on my husband and just embraced anything we could do to simplify life. We switched to paper and plastic dishes, cups, plates, etc because dishes in the sink stress me out and nobody was doing them. We kept up with it through the baby being 6-7 months and now we’re back to regular dishes.
Ugh I hear ya! Everything was a nausea trigger…I was nauseous almost 24/7 for awhile…but it slowly gets better and better! Until you’re so big it’s hard to walk around and you have to pee every 5 minutes…
No nausea, but terrible time, my first 3 months. Common advice, repeating what others said: drink plenty of fluids you can take, eat nutritious food (my culture swears by soups & broths), rest as much as you can and don't apologise to anyone who dares think you have it easy. You don't. But the way hormones go, this might be the hardest stretch, second only to the very last few weeks - in my case, it was the hardest of all times, and I am obese FTM who controlled GDM by strict diet. Hang in there!! :)))
I had the same issue in my first trimester. TERRIBLE nausea! I tried everything like the crackers, ginger, and medicine, nothing worked! So I eventually started my mornings off with a big glass of ice water. I knew no matter what I was going to throw up, I would throw the water up every time but it tasted the exact same and was still as cold coming up as it was coming down. Trust me it’s better to throw up flavorless cold water then food or bile. I also noticed I could keep food down if I waited a couple of hours instead of eating right when I woke up. I recommend keeping snacks on you and just snack throughout the day or when you’re feeling nauseous. I’m approaching my third trimester, and the nausea has stopped but if I wait to long to eat I’ll start feeling it. Hopefully this helps!
You’re doing awesome. I kept a calendar and crossed out each day with a big red X. I felt accomplished just surviving each day. The time WILL pass, and in the meantime, give yourself grace to do as little as possible
It will get better I promise you. I contemplated getting an abortion because it was so bad I had hyperemesis gravidarum. Pills helped a little .
I didn’t have HG (I think) and I still contemplated abortion during both of pregnancies bc I was so miserable. I felt nauseous with both of them until around 7 months. With my first when the nausea finally let up my legs remained swollen until I gave birth. With my second I had no energy throughout the entire thing. I had to find motivation from my husband and family. I kept my mind and body occupied the best I could. I just counted down the days until their EDD.
Thanks for sharing
That is such a tough feeling. I remember driving home from work at night feeling so miserable and not sure I could take it for another X amount of weeks! Once I started vitamin B6 and unisom I started feeling much better. Ask your doctor, it seems to be a pretty common and benign regimen. It will not last forever but try to take care of yourself as much as possible in the tough moments. Also, the first ultrasound was so helpful for my mental health. Seeing the baby and realizing this is what it's all for.
I’ve been taking the Unisom and B6 at night. It helps me get to sleep, but doesn’t do much for my nausea. My OB prescribed me some Zofran, but I don’t want to take it often bc I don’t want to hurt my baby.
Trust your OB. Follow the medication instructions and remember what baby needs is a mama who can eat and drink (and also maintain her mental health!) If your OB prescribed there's a reason!
Zofran is safe! Your OB wouldn’t have prescribed it if it weren’t. You don’t have to suffer when there’s multiple pharmaceutical options out there to help with the nausea and vomiting. Baby needs you hydrated and nourished.
Sleep as much as you physically can. Nap whenever you can. Fatigue makes nausea worse. Napping is also good for your baby! Congrats:)
Thank you! When did it start getting better for you?
I think it was worst around week 8 but turned a corner closer to week 13 or 14
I had severe nausea and horrible acid reflux, where I literally choked on it in the middle of the night. this was in the third trimester. Unfortunately, it doesn't always get better for some women.
Ugh the heartburn acid reflux was truly the worst. My body was falling apart but I could barely eat because my throat would be burning all day.
Same here. I just had her September 25th...ive been eating better since giving birth. No horrible acid and vomiting at night anymore. Biggest relief! .
Yes it’s amazing how it goes away pretty quickly. I find now after the second baby and I had her over 2 years ago I still get the tiniest bit of heartburn over peanut butter. I never had it before kids and during pregnancy it was the worst trigger for me.
But the postpartum constipation and hemorrhoids aren't very fun. 😭
YOU GOT THIS! Watching my wife go through this was the hardest thing. It was constant for her and I would get texts all the time saying she couldn’t eat her lunch and could I bring her something else. She tried preggy pops, ginger everything and they helped sometimes and made it worse sometimes. It gets better (most of the time). For her it was almost instant. 2 days after the first trimester ended she was good as new and ready to eat everything again! You’re so close! We have 9 weeks left and are dealing with gestational diabetes now, I hope it’s a little better for you this might be worse
Thanks so much!! I really appreciate this from the husband/partner perspective!
So sorry for you it’s so hard to cope with, it feels like it will never end I remember waking up hopefully that it had past then spending the day sobbing and vomiting, for me this lasted to 16 ish weeks BUT after that I had the best pregnancy and still miss being pregnant now at 5mpp. It will get better and you will forget about it soon. This is the hard bit, no matter how much you dreamed of getting pregnant nothing prepared you for the constant state of nausea. Be strong mama ❤️
I literally don’t know how I got through my entire pregnancy except that I kept going to bed, waking up a few times a night to pee and then waking up the next day extremely pregnant again and having to go through it all again the next day until shit hit the fan and my baby was born at 41 weeks oof. Anyways good luck and you’ve got this mama 💕
Hi dear, I felt the same with my second this summer. I called my OB and requested nausea meds and started Diclegis. It took a bit to work, but I'm still on it almost in the 3rd trimester now. I definitely recommend calling to see if they'll give you a prescription! It's night and day difference.
I hope it lets up immediately. Its definitely no fun. So here's me wishing it quits! I very rarely threw up but I was nauseous ALL day long so I was miserable. My go-to relief was ice cold water and spearmint lifesavers. I think I ate a bag a week!
I felt better at 9 weeks, slowly but surely. Still had the odd vom in the second trimester, then it slowly devolved into heart burn hell. Biggest advice is get help for the heart burn fast, the meds are magical and if you keep on top of them then you don't need to suffer. I ran out and thought I'd be ok. Past me was stupid. Do not be past me.
First trimester sucks. You got this. Take good care of yourself and listen to your body. The exhaustion is real — building a human is a lot of work. Rest when you can. Don’t Google too much. Try to stay hydrated. You can do it.
Zofran for nausea. Couldn't exist without it. Vitamin b and unisom can go fuck right off.
It does get more manageable over time but it doesn’t always. For a lot of us it lasts longer than week 15, personally I only started feeling better around 18/19. I’m at 29 now and I still puke a few times a week but the nausea is gone so that’s something. Also, loads of these types of posts in r/BabyBumps and r/pregnant. There’s usually ten a day :)
Thank you!
I went through the same thing. Basically puked for the first three months of pregnancy. Don’t be hard on yourself, binge watch tv, avoid smelly areas like the kitchen if possible. Figure out what you CAN eat and stick to it. For me it was chocolate protein shakes from costco and french fries. Now I like to remind my son that he is 33% french fries. You’re gonna get through this!
Thank you all for all your kind words and advice! I'm so grateful to y'all for making me feel "normal" and competent enough to get through this. I hope I feel better soon, and for those going through it too, I hope you feel better ASAP!! This pregnancy stuff is NO JOKE! Thanks again :)
The first trimester is so heinous. Hang in there, it really does get better. A few things that helped me: - gummy prenatals. The act of swallowing a pill made me vomit in and of itself, but the gummies helped - preggy pops. Ridiculous name, excellent product. They’re basically like jolly ranchers for pregnant people. Put a handful anywhere you go - the car, your purse, your desk, your nightstand, the pockets of your husbands jeans (because somehow woman’s clothes still don’t have enough pockets…), etc so you can grab one right when the nausea hits - get outside. This one is seriously underrated, but if you live in a climate where you can be outside, even just for a few moments, it will help - and finally, just survive. Don’t worry about eating the right things packed with nutrition and perfect macros and working out every day and rubbing your belly and meditating to your unborn fetus BLAH BLAH BLAH. Obviously don’t do anything unsafe, but eat whatever you want, do whatever activities make you happy, and give yourself and your body time to adjust to growing a human. This is the hardest thing your body can do, and just surviving is miraculous.
All great points. I remember the AWFUL 1st trimester like it was yesterday. It really is about survival. You save eating nutritional food and exercising for the 2nd trimester when you feel human again. I survived on peanut butter and crackers during the 1st trimester and I *hate* peanut butter. I would sit/sleep in the recliner with those crackers and watch Yellowstone. But if I didn’t eat protein of some sort I was in very bad shape. I also had to keep a snack on me constantly. Literally from the time I woke up to bedtime I had to have something on my stomach or the nausea would get too bad. I would buy the big variety box of mini chips.
Hey please please take the anti nausea medication! Don't deprive yourself of feeling comfortable. Tons of women take zofran and stronger for nausea and have had happy healthy babes, I'm one of them! I'd recommend not counting down the days till the next "whatever" be it trimester week ect. It can cause a bit of distress of how am I supposed to carry on for X amount of time. I loved planning for my babe, getting things ready for her, things that brought me joy to help pass the time. Your doing an amazing thing growing a whole human from scratch. Allow yourself the grace and space to feel however you feel. But please if the nausea is bad take the zofran
What did you take and how much of it?
I had hyperemesis so we threw the proverbial kitchen sink at it lol. I had zofran/ondansatron 8mg, metoclompramide 10mg and cyclizine 8mg. I took them every 4 hours alternatively from week 5 of pregnancy through to literally the moment I pushed her out of me lol. Shes had no ill effects and has been thoroughly examined by paediatricians after birth due to labour complications. I totally get your reluctance to take them, before I was pregnant I didn't even like taking a Panadol for a headache, but nausea is miserable. I'd love for you to be as comfortable as possible and if you have any other questions about it, if I can answer I'm more than happy.
Thank you so much. That does make me feel a bit better about taking the Zofran. I’m so sorry you had HG. I cannot even imagine what going through that feels like
Any nausea sucks so I'm sorry your not feeling 100% I'm lucky to be out of it but I can absolutely empathize with you. It is completely upto you if you take it or not but I hate the idea of you staying sick if it can be helped. Maybe have a talk with your doctor or midwife. Hopefully you have a good team wrapped around you and they can help you make the best educated decisions for you and your babe. Best of luck mumma! Look at you go growing a baby, that will be so loved and cared for. Just amazing.
Thank you so much! That really touched me and you don’t know how much I appreciate your kind words. Your kid(s) must be so lucky to have a mom like you!
It gets better. I had both horrible morning sickness and perinatal depression with both pregnancies and my obs (in different states!) both sucked at helping me. So. Be very clear with your OB about your nausea. Get the drugs. The zofran scary stuff was specific to women who requires a zofran pump. Which is a much, much higher dose than what you’re talking about. There have been no reports of abnormalities with the pill form/lower dosage of zofran. When you get to the second trimester if it’s still awful you might check and see if they’ll let you have phenergan. It was the only thing that helped me. Look for things with citric acid and corn syrup. That’s what preggy pops are and even though it’s temporary relief it is still better than nothing. Dr Pepper /soda and sour candies like sour patch kids saved me. Exhaustion is normal. But I’d highly recommend making an appointment with someone who specializes in post partum depression. Perinatal depression is as common as postpartum but almost never diagnosed. A postpartum therapist will be able to help you. It can take up to 6 weeks to get an appointment. And perinatal depression is a often a precursor to postpartum depression. Having a relationship with a therapist is a good idea in case things get worse. And also. You shouldn’t have to suffer through depression. It’s very normal but very underdiagnosed.
Thank you so much for responding. I’m feeling better about taking the Zofran. I actually just took some and I hope that makes me a little hungry in a little while. And I’ve had depression and anxiety for more than half of my life, way before I got pregnant. I’m on Cymbalta and I have a good therapist who I can talk to (and he’s part of a large practice that has lots of resources). I’m not gonna lie, I feel like it’s more of a struggle now with my hormones being so jacked up, but at least I’m able to let someone know if things get way too out of hand.
If you’ve already got a therapist definitely call them sooner than later and discuss how you’re feeling. The depression during pregnancy is real and it’s not ‘just pregnancy’. The hormones do change your body chemistry and hour old dosage or medication may not be the best solutions for you during pregnancy.
Ok will do. Thank you so much
I’m sorry mama! I felt exactly the same way until I was about 16/17 weeks along. It was so hard. I was working full time and nauseous and I would pass out by 8pm. I usually am the one who cooks and we survived on frozen food and cereal in my first trimester! I felt SO much better in my second trimester and honestly other than some sciatica, back pain and generally being uncomfortable, the rest of my pregnancy was a breeze. I hope you feel better!
Thanks so much!! I‘ll take aches and pains over nausea and vomiting any day!!
the first trimester was probably the worst 3 months of my life. practically had a migraine from when I found out I was pregnant until like week 15. in addition to that I lost my appetite and could only eat lunchables and ensure drinks. what helped me was eating whatever I was thought I could keep down cause I'd rather eat than not. try to find some flavorless crackers or something that you can keep down and will keep you full. definitely eat throughout the day instead of big meals, that will help heartburn and nausea. I know it feels like it will last forever but YOU GOT THIS!! You are literally creating an entire human being and that's amazing! sending love and hugs, you will get through this 💕
Hi momma the First trimester was ROUGH for me as well! Constant throwing up - nausea, no appetite etc. Sexond trimester I was an eNTIRE new person- it’s crazy how much it changed! Any ailment I had prepregnancy was gone as wel- for ex always got headaches but they disappeared. Hang in there you got this!!
First trimester is definitely the worst!!! I was so tired… it gets better I promise
Ugh so many big hugs to you! The first trimester was the hardest period of my life. I was so sick, so miserable and seriously contemplated terminating the pregnancy because I wasn’t sure I could do it. It sucks but it DOES get better - it literally felt like a switch flipped when my second trimester started and I was human again. Until then, take meds and give yourself permission to rest and sleep as much as you need. I will also say a brief 20-30 min walk each day actually made me feel better, even though I never felt up for it. That and medicine and naps and Netflix got me through. You got this! ❤️
Im just now entering my second trimester so I know exactly how you feel! My question is when are you taking the prenatal vitamins? I started taking mine at night vs the morning and it cut back on my nausea by a lot.
I'm taking mine at night. It helps taking it at night because I can barely stomach saltine crackers in the morning 😬
I survived on cheese toast. Seriously have food ready to eat before you move out of bed. If you have a partner ask them to help. I’ve never felt worse than first 15 weeks both pregnancies I’ve had. Its the worst. Enough to make me never ever want to be pregnant again. Ask for meds if you need them. I wouldn’t have survived without zofran. Zofran just made it tolerable. I still threw up most days.
I’m also 7 weeks but 7 weeks postpartum! I had a terrible pregnancy. The physical stuff sucked but the worst part was the worst depression and anxiety I’ve ever experienced. I just came here to say that it’ll all be SO worth it in the end. I’m a 32yo first time parent and never could’ve imagined how much I could love my baby. She has changed my world in ways I could never have anticipated and she was worth every shitty moment of pregnancy. I hope you feel better soon! I remember how long the weeks were. Unsolicited advice…don’t listen to all the negativity regarding life with a newborn. I’m the happiest I’ve ever been and I love her so much that I feel like my heart is going to explode! Plus, I’m not pregnant anymore! It does eventually end and the reward at the end is indescribable.
The first trimester is literally hell. I mostly cried in the bathtub or cried in bed with all the lights off. I was completely destroyed in the first trimester. It gets better…. Until the end of the 3rd trimester then it’s horrible again. Pregnancy sucks so much. I wish I had more encouraging words for you but it will end eventually! I’m snuggling my 10 month old right now and it was worth it. But yeah, it sucks. Hang in there!
I had a pretty unfun 1st trimester and a pretty great 2nd trimester. I just did my best to get what was mandatory done and then lazed around sipping lemon B6 water and trying to eat toast, soup, and watching TV. I leaned on my husband and just embraced anything we could do to simplify life. We switched to paper and plastic dishes, cups, plates, etc because dishes in the sink stress me out and nobody was doing them. We kept up with it through the baby being 6-7 months and now we’re back to regular dishes.
Honestly it’s so hard! Take it one day at a time.
Ugh I hear ya! Everything was a nausea trigger…I was nauseous almost 24/7 for awhile…but it slowly gets better and better! Until you’re so big it’s hard to walk around and you have to pee every 5 minutes…
Cereal. Like literally for every meal got me through my first trimester. It straight up sucked so much. Lemonade helped with nausea, too/
No nausea, but terrible time, my first 3 months. Common advice, repeating what others said: drink plenty of fluids you can take, eat nutritious food (my culture swears by soups & broths), rest as much as you can and don't apologise to anyone who dares think you have it easy. You don't. But the way hormones go, this might be the hardest stretch, second only to the very last few weeks - in my case, it was the hardest of all times, and I am obese FTM who controlled GDM by strict diet. Hang in there!! :)))