It has been a rough 4+ days. I got home on Thursday night and went to bed, vomiting a couple of times before finally falling asleep.
I woke up on Friday, feeling better than I did on Thursday, but still super nauseated. I tried to work for a bit, but couldn’t concentrate at all so I thought I’d take a nap and try again later. I didn’t leave the bedroom, except to vomit, for the next several days.
Saturday is a blurred memory of constant vomiting. I lost count of the number of times I threw up. Beau opted to stay home with me instead of going to church that night and since he needed to be at church on Sunday AM for parking, I called my Mom to see if she could come be with me while he was gone because I knew I couldn’t take care of Jesse at all.
Sunday was more of the same, but a bit better because Mom helped me to get a bit ahead on the nausea. But there was still a lot of vomiting that day.
Yesterday I woke up in the same terrible condition and I counted the hours to my appointment with the OB/Gyn. I threw up a couple of times while at the doctor’s and the nurses asked me how often I was vomiting and how long it had been like this. I told them I couldn’t even keep water down since Friday. So when my doctor came into the room, she immediately started asking about the sickness and wrote three prescriptions for me - the expected Zofran and also Phenergan in two forms (pill and suppository). She never said I have hyperemesis, but I think I do based on the description. She also didn’t say anything about needing IV fluids yet.
She confirmed the pregnancy with a brief exam and wants me back in there next Monday, when I’ll be at the 8 week point, for the full first exam with ultrasound to make sure the baby is OK.
I took a Zofran as soon as we got them yesterday and within minutes felt better. I opted for a Phenergan suppository last night (she recommended I only use those at night because they cause extreme drowsiness) and within an hour I was zonked out.
All I can eat is ice cream (fudgesicles)Â and all I can drink is root beer. Everything else tastes completely wrong. I’m just happy to not be vomiting all day long. I’ll worry about nutrition later.
Please pray for us. I need to go back to work tomorrow, but I am still very weak and I have no idea how I’ll do at the office or driving. Beau is having to do everything at home and I know it is taking a toll on him, too. My prayer is that this will be intense but with an swift end. I don’t think I can handle this for the entire pregnancy.