I don't know what else to do...

On december 27th I was put on promethazine 4-6 times a day as needed for morning sickness. I am 7w2d today and it is not helping! I can not keep down anything. All I have had today is water, coke, and 2 french fries.... I start

[Hilliard0916]

ed getting this wierd cramp in my side today and idk if that is from dehydration. What do I do?

[MamaBear0612]

Your cramp could be from dehydration, but it could also just be round ligament pain, your body stretching to get ready for carrying the baby. You should probably avoid fried food, I would think that would bring on morning sickness. Bread, fruit, crackers, ginger tea and ginger ale (Canada Dry which uses real ginger) and don't move too fast. Ask your OB for a different med if that one doesn't seem to be working. And if it's really bad and you can't keep anything down, go to the hospital. Better safe than sorry.

[Angebelle]

I'm so sorry that the pregnancy isn't treating you well. I'm constantly nauseous and find myself comforted by hot (decaf) teas and small snacks of juicy fruits like oranges and ripe pears. Ginger ale is a good option too, but at room temp. I also had success with a homemade banana-raspberry smoothie.  I've read bananas have a nutrient that can soothe an upset stomach. Many sources also recommend getting your daily dose of B vitamins to combat morning sickness. I hope you overcome this very soon!

[steph_ut]

This time around, I had a prescription for zofran which helped enough to keep something down when my nausea was really bad. I found I could drink water but only ice cold, or very hot like in herbal tea (cold was better). My husband also searched high and low for the best ginger ale and found some good brands at a health food store - one was made with agave nectar so it wasn't sickly sweet sugary and was made with real ginger (perhaps called Oogave?). Reed's was also good.

As for food, oddly enough meats and things like potato chips, french fries or pasta were some of the few things I could keep down reliably. I kept away for refined sugars, and found eating saltier food helped. Good luck!

[Michele, Katy, TX]

This is what I suggested to another MH member recently.  I know how horrible this is and it is just indescribable really.  I hope you feel better soon...

Lots of these suggestions are good and might help.  Unfortunately for me, I just suffered for about the first 18 weeks or so.  But I would try anything.

Jolly Ranchers can be helpful believe it or not.  Oh, don't brush when very first waking up.  It is total habit for me but it also makes me vomit horribly and I was also told this by a nutritionist while I was in the hospital (from Hypermesis) with my last pregnancy.  If you can't hold anything down, try sucking on frozen Gatorade ice chips.  Freeze some and just suck on them.  The key, if you are really bad off, is to stay hydrated.  Zofran and Phenergan are safe prescribed medications that are given to pregnant women that have bad morning sickness/Hypermesis while pregnant.  They help some women but were not a great source of relief for me.  I did vomit less times per day, when I took the Zofran though.

If none of these things work, don't hesitate to speak to your doctor about it.  Don't suffer silently.  I did that through many pregnancies and there is no need to do that if you can get some relief.  

Oh, and stay away from fried and fatty foods right now.  That certainly won't help you right now.  Some women say sour, such as pickles, help them.  Also with what you eat, try eating cold type foods such as sandwiches.  The warm foods have more of an odor and will trigger more nausea.  This too was told to me by the nutritionist.  Many people warn against lunch meat, but if it works, then go with it.  I have had 7 very healthy babies.  Ginger teas might help.  Peppermint ice cream and Blue Bell sells it only during the holidays but it can help settle your stomach and is a good source of calcium for both you and the baby.  The dairy may not help but then again the peppermint may over power that.  It is worth a try.

The thing is, what works for one woman may not work for another.  For me, nothing worked but time, however, I was willing to try anything and believe me, I did.

Good luck and so sorry for my novel.  I just know how awful it is and have so much empathy for anyone that feels this way.  It's like having a horrible stomach bug for weeks or even months.  Take care and I do hope you feel better soon.