Comments on: 14 weeks pregnant: “morning sickness” and nausea are hitting Jane REALLY hard today.

By: Mary Adams

Mary Adams — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:56:28 +0000

I had morning sickness really bad. I was so violently sick that I started bleeding really heavilly and nearly lost the baby. Nothing could relieve my nausea and it was an “all-day-all-night” sickness, not just morning sickness. The only thing that did work for me was a method I came across on the Internet, called “End your Morning Sickness”. Although it did work, it may have also been that I was already five months pregnant by then, so it should have been going away on its own.

By: Christy

Christy — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:22:18 +0000

Wow – Tarzan…you are the greatest husband!! Jane and I are both so lucky to have caring and concerned creatures as husbands instead of morons (which is apparently the more common case, or so I assume from what I’ve read on the many pregnancy blogs and websites I’ve visited).

I just hit 7 weeks (pretty close to literally) and threw up for the first time. Violently. Very violently. I’ve had the nausea for a while…a week or more, but this was just gross. From what I read, this is just the beginning, and what you’ve written here about Jane isn’t making me feel very hopeful… LOL But – once again, it DOES help to be reminded that my husband is a great guy, and great help.

Here’s to things working out for the very best for you guys – for us all… *sending hugs*

By: Roxie

Roxie — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:29:04 +0000

my husband had the same “guilt” when i was going through my battle with morning sickness and it came back when it started making it really hard for me to sleep at night… and now eventhough he’s in Afghanistan, he feels it because ever since the baby has dropped i have horrible lower back pain…
Personally I think I’d be a lot more worried if ya’l didn’t feel “guilty” for it, that feeling just shows that much more that you really care rather than being one of tose guys with that “suck it up” attitude. know what i mean? lol
Try not to stress too badly, things always have a way of working out =]
and if Jane is anything like me she’ll pick up on the stress and stress herself too which could make her feel worse than she already does. and again if she’s anything like me if you tell her nothing is wrong, she’ll take it personally and get emotional until you fess up to what is bothering you hahaha… tears work everytime lol.

By: Ally/Miss-Mae

Ally/Miss-Mae — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:07:43 +0000

You know, I’ve never really thought about how morning sickness must affect the men in our lives. This was really interesting to read, especially because a lot of how you write reminds me of my fiance… I never really realized that pregnancy takes such a huge toll on the man AS WELL as the woman. Thanks for the insight.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:55:40 +0000

I know this won’t help now that you are past all that, but my sister has had 9 children and is an ER nurse, with terrible pregnancy sickness with each one. One of the things they tell you at the hospital is the BRAT diet for people who can’t stop throwing up – small tiny bites of bananas, rice, apples, toast… for some reason seem to help.

Also sharply flavored things – like lemon, orange, ginger… I eat pickled ginger, the good kind, when I’m feeling nauseated and I find it helps. I tried candied ginger and it was just too hot and spicy.

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Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:05:47 +0000

[...] She didn’t quite make it in there in time and we’ll just say missed the target. I went in there and rubbed her back while she threw up. Instantly those feelings began to emerge that I talked about in a recent blog post about pregnancy week 14. [...]

By: MVP

MVP — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:55:35 +0000

Glad you’re feeling better. I’m rarely sick either, when I’m not preg. But I’ve had 3 colds since I got pregnant in Oct. It’s awful! I felt particularly robbed since I got the flu shot as soon as I found out I was pregnant, and I don’t usually get the shot and don’t usually get the flu. It is recommended for pregnant women though because getting it can be really bad for the baby, I’ve read.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:42:49 +0000

Hi Helen,

I am feeling great today, thanks for asking! Thanks for the little info. tip as well. I really don’t think that I had the flu, especially for just one sick. I think it was totally pregnancy related. And, I carefully wash my hands all the time!

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:31:47 +0000

Just a little ‘info tip’ The flu shot is to protect against influenza viruses, which cause respiratory illness: which cause severe body aches, headache, high fever, sore throat.
Vomiting and diarrhea viruses are often nicknamed ‘the flu’ or ‘stomach flu’ , but are not caused by influenza. They are usually caused by noroviruses (you might have heard it called the Norwalk virus)
So..flu shots won’t protect you from ‘stomach flu’ or gastroenteritis, but frequent hand-washing might! Just a little free info from your friendly neighbourhood RN:-)
Hope you’re feeling better today Jane!

Helen’s last blog post..The Laundry Room- Loads of Fun

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:08:46 +0000

Hi MVP – I’m like 99.99% sure it was morning sickness. I have never been one to just get sick. I’m hardly ever sick, even with a cold (I’m currently knocking on wood so that I don’t jinx myself ). Thanks for all your tips though. I do know that eating protein is really helpful, but I must admit that I have such a hard time getting protein down. It seems like I’m such the carb queen lately and that’s the kind of food that I want. Oh and I did not get the flu shot. I’ve never had the flu… (again, knocking on some wood right now).

I hope you are right Amy! I do feel fortunate that I only had one awful day of throwing up while others go through it their whole pregnancy, but it was bad. I’m sorry to hear that you were sick last weekend too. I do hope that we both start feeling better and get that pregnancy glow that is clearly missing from my face right now. Here’s to hoping for that too!