u/Kahloo

Both my tfmr pregnancy and this sub pregnancy have been plagued by hyperemesis. There have been ups and downs this week but unfortunately today just sucks physically.

I'd hoped to spend today putting my attention to our daughter but instead I've been lying on the couch trying to not exist. Feeling sad and a little anxious as this sub pregnancy is taking a bigger toll than I'd anticipated and is putting a strain on both me and my partner while we also still have to grieve 😔

First pregnancy HG hit me very hard in week 6-7. Right now I'm in week 6 of my second pregnancy. I'm starting to feel the nausea ramping up since 2 days. At the moment, I can still function, but obviously I do not know for how long that'll last.

After quite some hassle my GP wrote me a prescription for Navalit, a combined doxylamine and pyridoxine/B6 med. This was my life saver last time and I took it till the end on maximum dosage (40mg/40mg). I have them at home here and I can start when I want but I'm not sure when is the right time to take my first dose. I'm not sure if I should wait and see if the nausea becomes as bad as last time or just preventively start tonight.

Calling my GP for advice doesn't feel useful. She had no experience with HG and refused my prescription at first, as she had no experience with HG before and at first recommended me ginger and small bits of food 😭

Curious how this has been for others: Those who found meds that worked for you in a previous pregnancy, when did you start taking them in a next pregnancy?

Two months ago we had to terminate our very wanted pregnancy for a random genetic mutation at 23 weeks. She was my first pregnancy and I came down with HG hard and fast. Could not even lift my head on the worst days. It took months to find medication that worked and I had to recover for at least a month when I was able to eat again. For the remainder of that pregnancy I was on meds for the nausea.

Found out this week I'm pregnant again and I'm very happy but also worrying I'm going to be so sick again. Called my doctor and they said they said if I get so sick again, they will first prescribe other meds like last time, which didn't work at all. I will see them in person on Monday but I'm very worried this pregnancy will follow the same HG trajectory as the previous one, and that I will have to suffer for months while I know what meds are working for me. Any advice on how to talk to them?