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Battling Dehydration

mrschizzy
mrschizzy
I don't know what to do.... My nausea and food aversion is so bad that I have a hard time drinking fluids. I have tried peppermint tea, water flavored with lemon juice, very watered down lemonade, ginger ale.... Anything it feel like I can remotely stomach. I know I am dehydrated, the lab girl had a hard time getting blood from me last week. I am trying to force it down as much as I can, but if I force it too much I will feel like tossing my cookies! I never had problems getting my 64oz a day before pregnancy, so this has thrown me for a loop and I don't know what to do. Anyone else had this problem?
KateNRob1811
KateNRob1811
i was just sick lsat week and they told me to take a shot of gatorade every hour...try that....maybe try popsicles instead of actually drinking
mrschizzy
mrschizzy
I actually do suck on popsicles and that helps, but it's nowhere near enough to keep me fully hydrated. I just don't want to hurt my baby in any way!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I've struggled with hyperemesis and was worried about this too. My doctor told me it takes a lot to hurt the baby. That technically even if you don't eat for a week baby will still be ok. The problem is not as much harming the baby, but harming you.
Do the best you can. Try jello, and chicken soup. Those are liquids too. It doesn't have to be just water either. It can be ginger ale, or soda, or Hawaiian punch...
Anyway, this is what my doctor told me anyway.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Have you tried sea bands? You can get them most anywhere. They help with nausea. I lived off lemon drops for 4-6 weeks with this one. Like kattday said, your baby will be fine. He or she will take from you so you'll be worse off than baby. Have you asked your doc for a nausea med? Zofran helped with my second pregnancy but not this one. I was phenergan- that's what they give you after anesthesia to avoid vomiting.
Littlemisscyn
Littlemisscyn
I have been just as sick the last two weeks and can not stand the smell of anything cooking. I have been sipping on gatorade but i am struggling to keep anything down. I am worried about the babys health to.