8 weeks pregnant and feeling absolutely dreadful, constantly exhausted and feeling nauseous all day! š¤¢š¤Any tips/suggestions?? Have a toddler as well and feeling guilty I donāt have the energy to do what I would normally with him!! Any advice would be much appreciated š
Morning sickness: 8 weeks pregnant and... - Pregnancy and Par...
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I have been mostly keeping it at bay with little sips of good quality ginger beer (like Fevertree or Belvoir) and low dose vitamin B6 (10 mg morning and evening, Pregnacare has it in and take that at lunch so 3x a day total). I also have some gluten free salty pretzels I keep by the bed and eat 2 or 3 of those when needed eg 4am as I apparently no longer get any sleep! A friend recommended little sips of sparkling water. I really feel for you as I am not even trying to contend with a toddler! xx
Thanks for your reply and your suggestions, I will definitely try some ginger beer! Iāve got ginger biscuits and they helped a bit this morning and ritz crackers are always at hand!! I will try the vitamin too!
Hope you start to feel better soon. How far gone are you? X
7+4 so just behind you. The feeling crap has definitely gotten more noticeable over the last few days although itās been building since about 6 weeks. I suppose I feel oddly reassured-itās my first and through IVF so I guess itās hopefully a good sign thereās still someone in there! I have a viability scan on Thursday so will feel less anxious when thatās all ok.
The b6 I got from amazon-itās hard to find in a low dose and I think the smallest from H&B is 50mg.
Hope you feel better soon too! Xx
Thanks for that, I will have a look on Amazon!
Mine is through IVF too, we were so lucky that both cycles have ended with a little one inside!! It still blows my mind!!
Good luck with your scan, itās the most amazing thing seeing the little heart beat, does make the sickness all the more worth it xx
Hi there, I am exactly the same as youā¦. 8 weeks pregnant and a little toddler to look after. I have been feeling awful for the past few weeks - really since about week 4 onwards and it is really hard! Iāve had to nap when toddler naps and sleep seems to have left me at night timeā¦. Even though Iām exhausted. I wish I could suggest something to help but I too am searching for the answer lol! Just wanted to let you know that I feel your suffering tooā¦.. and worry over not being as able with the toddlerā¦.. us women tend to worry about everything donāt we! Last night was a new for me, I got up about 2am for a cracker or something to try and ease the sickness, pains, low feelingā¦.. I felt a bit dizzy and the next thing I knew, our little dog was licking my face (brought me round) and I was lying with my head under a kitchen chair (donāt ask how I ended up like that) ā¦.. so I think little and often is the key to keep our energy levels up. Wishing you every success with this pregnancy. We found out weāre having twins so advised that the sickness Iām feeling is double what I felt for our first little one. Xx
Wow! Congratulations on twins, thatās amazing news, tho not double the sickness!! Maybe take the crackers to bed with you so you donāt end up fainting again, that must of been horrible for you.
And Yeah we definitely do worry about everything, Iāve had proper mum guilt this weekend, I just want to be able to take him out but instead weāve watched a lot of tv as Iāve had zero energy to do anything, even a shower has been effort!! Iām not looking forward to work tomorrow!!
Take care xx
Sorry to hear this morning sickness is horrible! Iām 23 +3 weeks now but I had it so badly from about week 6. I would keep some plain crisps and a banana by the side of my bed and if wake up feeling sick in the night have a nibble on them. I threw up a lot so just ate what i could - donāt feel guilty if itās not āhealthyā! Small nibbles and sips of water is good. Ginger did nothing for me but itās definitely worth a try! If you canāt keep anything down give the doctor a ring because they can prescribe you something to stop you getting dehydrated - I had cyclizine and it worked wonders! Good luck and remember you will get through this! Xxx
Ice lollies were the only thing I could keep down and gave me some energy, I also changed the time I was taking my pregnacare tablets and other tablets I was on (IVF) as I found that was making me worse. Dont beat yourself up about not doing what you normally do, take time for yourself it will soon pass hopefully and you are growing a human! š¤ xxx
I can't do ginger so started with peppermint tea, then softmints and gaviscon. If i needed gaviscon with every meal I'd see my gp. Had arrow root buscuits reccomemded.
If its impacting your ability to operate then do see your gp. I can be as lazy as I want to as I have no dependants.
Dehydration can make ypu feel realky rough so if your struggling to keep liquid and food down fir days on end please see your gp or midwife.
I'm lucky mind drops off enough I can eat and drink most afternoons and evenings.