Morning sickness or bug?

[Dinobaby05]

Hello! I struggled with v bad morning sickness from week 5 to week 12/13 but it finally eased and I’ve been feeling much better. However, I’m almost 16 weeks now and I spent all of last night and this morning vomiting. Is it normal for morning sickness to just come back all of a sudden or do I have a bug? It feels like morning sickness but I’m not sure. Any one else experience this? Thanks xx

[Christianbaby]

Hi! Yes, unfortunately, morning sickness can come back anytime. It was that way for me. It would give me a let up and then come right back without warning. I think if you had a bug, you'd be running a fever too. Hope you feel better soon! x

[Dinobaby05 in reply to Christianbaby]

Thanks for replying. Yeah I think it’s just morning sickness as it’s easing a bit as the day goes on. I know this will sound stupid but I’m actually feeling really upset today as I was so ill in the lead up to Christmas and now I keep thinking it will be back to that just as I was starting to feel more normal. I’ve had to take today off work and I’ve already been off so much. I feel like people don’t take morning sickness seriously and expect us to just get on with it but I find it so debilitating! Sorry for the moan! Just feeling sorry for myself. I know I should be grateful to even be experiencing morning sickness but some days it’s tough.

[Christianbaby in reply to Dinobaby05]

It can be really quite difficult. There were days I couldn't keep anything down - not even water. Ask your doctor if he can give anything to ease it. I know I took something for it. Just can't remember what it is lol. That was almost 4 years ago. Hehe. Take care. x

[MrsOrangejuice]

Yes it can last all pregnancy, or come and go. First pregnancy it was bad up to third trimester and then still came and went, and at times I just sat with my head on the table and cried as I found it so relentless. This time it was much worse early on and then lifted around 10 weeks, and has come back a few times for a few hours or days, but I think when you've felt a bit better for a while it's a bit of a shock to feel rubbish again. Nothing helped last time or in the early stages this time, but in the shorter returning periods this time I have found that eating little and often has helped. I also got tablets from the GP in case it got really bad or lasted a long time again - haven't needed them yet but reassures me to have them. Calling it morning sickness doesn't help people sympathise as it can be any time if day, or all day, so I just started saying sickness. And yes people assume it's mild and even funny, and it really isn't. If you get a temperature or have other symptoms like pain or bowel cramps, bad stomach etc, or you feel v unwell, check with your doctor or midwife to make sure you haven't picked anything up as it can be risktly in pregnancy.