My Nausea During Pregnancy Story

If you are experiencing nausea during pregnancy then please read this article

Early symptoms of Pregnancy include Nausea, Vomiting and Sleepiness. During Pregnancy you might experience these Symptoms, but there is relief for Nausea During Pregnancy.
I agree, giving birth is a miracle, but pregnancy is not as beautiful as most women make it out to be. I am the mother to four beautiful children and was naseous with all my pregnancies! I was told by the doctors that my body is not "made" to do this and If it weren't for modern medicine I would have to choose abortion because I would not survive. Eventually, I stopped vomiting, but I did not feel better until I delivered. I want to share my story, hoping to help other woman understand there is an end to nausea during pregnancy. I am not a doctor and I am not recommending any medication to be taken while pregnant.
With my last pregnancy, I felt as if I were being used as a guinea pig. We had relocated, so I chose to see the midwives close to our home. BIG mistake!! I started feeling naseous soon after I received a positive pregnancy test. I explained to the midwife my history and how ill I become and that if it happens this time around I have the name of the drug that helped me previously. I felt confident that this time I would conquer the nausea since I knew the medicine that worked in the past.
It happened! I was so ill, vomiting every thirty minutes. I phoned the midwife (they're always different) explaining my history and giving her the name of the drug that stopped the vomiting with my last pregnancy. The midwife starting explaining to me that I am not a first time mother and should know that morning sickness goes along with the territory and to eat crackers and small meals every few hours. I ended our conversation with a feeling of sadness and depression.
I phoned my last doctor who, after weeks of IV therapy twenty four hours a day and trying so many drugs on me, finally found something that instantly relieved my symptoms. I was so happy to hear the voice of his nurse who was so kind to me and remembered me when I called. She then delivered the painful news that my doctor was on vacation and would not be back for 3 weeks. What was I going to do? I felt that he was my savior previously and he was going to help deliver me from this morning sickness one last time. Again, I turned to the midwives. This time I explained that I am past morning sickness and hyperemesis, I am dying and all I need is for her to call in a prescription for the drug that was an instant relief previously. She was against this, saying that not much is known about how this drug will affect my unborn child.
OMG!! I don't think she is hearing me. I couldn't eat, I couldn't drink and had little energy to hold a conversation. I told my husband I could no longer do this before I stroke out or end up with a whole in my esophagus! My husband bathed me, dressed me, combed my hair, then drove me to the hospital. While in the waiting room I saw one of the midwives. She was so shocked to see that I had wasted away from the last time we saw each other. She instantly had me wheeled to a room where I became a tenant.
They did an ultrasound to make sure the baby was okay (guess I threw up everything but the baby). It took them several hours to insert a needle into my vein for an IV. I was told that my dehydration was so bad my veins were hard to find. I was admitted early afternoon and after several stick s by several different people I was finally on IV therapy at 9:00 in the evening! The nursing staff kept telling me how patient I was. Looking back, I don't think I was patient, I think I was comatose!
Once they had the IV going, I couldn't stop going. The IV was going at such a fast rate I was getting up to use the restroom every thirty minutes. I was so weak. It took every bit of energy I had to get up and walk nine steps just to go the the bathroom! This was ridiculous! I was vomiting every thirty minutes and now going to the bathroom every thirty minutes. The nurse explained to me that I was so dehydrated that they needed to get fluids in me as fast a possible without destroying my vein.
I consider myself to be a strong person. You know, the one who gives birth naturally and denies all the pain meds. The one who believes mental toughness conquers all! But this had me. It was killing me physically and mentally. I was loosing 2 pounds a day (great if your not pregnant, right) and mentally I was done! I didn't understand why they would not give me the drug I was asking for. They would always come in with this, "this drug is going to work." I don't know how many times I heard that. Then when it didn't work I would hear, " I don't know why it didn't work on you." I saw all the midwives because they had never seen anyone as bad as me. I tried everything, from suppositories, to IV to oral meds and, "nothings working...they would tell me.
I finally got to the point where enough was enough and I asked to be discharged to my doctor who was familiar with me. They wouldn't discharge me nor would they asked for a copy of my chart! I didn't understand. I told my husband that I felt as if they were trying to kill me.
One day the midwife came in with the best news! We are going to try the Visceril. Oh my gosh...they do want me better! I could hardly wait to receive the shot in my rear-end! I remember that it has to be given in the muscle and it was not a nice feeling, but I did not care. I just knew that the end to my nausea was near. When she came in with the needle I was so excited I turned over quickly with a smile on my face! The first injection was given at midnight and the next one was to be given 6 hours later. After the first injection I had an appetite. I had not eaten in over three weeks and cream of wheat was what I was craving.
I received the next injection at 6:00am and then asked If I could please eat something. The midwife was afraid to let me eat so soon after administering the medication, but I expressed to her how much better I felt in the short period of time. Soon, I was eating Cream on Wheat and toast. I can't remember when a meal was so good! I continued to receive several of the shots before I was able to take it in pill form. Soon after I was given Visceril I stopped vomiting and was able to hold my food in. My blood work came back good and I was able to go home! I don't know why it took them so long to listen to me,m but I'm glad they did! Thank you for visiting my nausea during pregnancy site.