Re: Severe nausea affecting life & work
First, congratulations! I remember your Weddings posts and now lookit, mummy time!
Second, yup, I hear you. Like gtg, I threw up daily, several times a day, for 17 weeks. Are you on diclectin? That’s the only thing that helped and i took as many as I needed. Dont feel bad about it- its a highly researched drug, designed especially for combatting pregnany nausea. Take it as you need it- it will help.
For me, it didn’t stop the barfing, but reduced the frequency. I barfed all over Toronto lol- car parks, drive ways, malls, the side of the 401- you name it, I barfed there. My coworkers were almost all women so they picked up on it really quickly and were very supportive. I didn’t call in sick but some days I had to leave early because of sheer exhaustion. The ladies closest to me quickly picked up on the smells that threw me off and would eat away from their desks. But for a while my ritual was to run into work, drop my bags by my desk, and race to the bathroom to barf.
Just hang in there! This, too, shall pass. Many people say the stronger the nausea, the healthier the baby because of the sheer amount of hormones in your system. I don’t know if its true, but I went on to have a very healthy 9.5 lb’er mA. And if you can, tell your boss. I know it’s not ideal but it really does help to not constantly be stressed about what your boss/co-workers are thinking.
SGC, OMG that’s exactly what happened with my first one, I was on diclectin for many months as well, and now that I can remember it really did help with the frequency of wanting to ‘barf’ I had it really bad, I couldn’t even stand my husband’s cologne/deodorant…he would keep these things in his car
Summerbr - It’s gonna be at least tough for first 3 months, but hang in there - you WILL feel so much better once you are in your second trimester iA
