I did get some sleep after taking the dog out.....but when I woke up in the early afternoon, I felt even WORSE! The thing is, by that time the tylenol and codeine would have been out of my system, and this nausea came in waves, and the smell of the bathroom (bath products, soaps, perfume, etc), just made it worse.
Since I only had some saltines and ginger ale in my system, my stomach brought that up first......and then I basically heaved for about an hour. I sent Chris to the pharmacy to ask the pharmacist if there was anything I could take- he said that I needed to get to a doctor for possible dehydration, and that I could take one child's chewable Gravol in a very low dosage, just to get me there.
So, once again Chris bundled me up, and off we were to a medical clinic, where I waited for about 2 hrs before seeing a doctor (it was one of the few clinics open on a Sunday). To my great happiness, she prescribed an antiemetic, Diclectin, which was made for pregnant women. LOL- the pills even have a little silhouette of a pregnant woman on them. I can take two before bed, and apparently that will help prevent nausea and vomitting in the morning. Also, if it reappears, I can take two more during the day.
All in all- it was a horrible day......but in some ways I am relieved, because if I am getting morning sickness, it means my body is doing what it's supposed to. Also, since taking a diclectin, I am feeling SO much better......to the point where I am even sipping on a boost plus calories to get some nutrients, and it's staying down!
I also have to say, that this shouldn't discourage any women who may want to become pregnant, because, as my doctor mentioned, only about half of women experience morning sickness, and of that half, very few experience it severely and prolonged. Also, the pills that were prescribed are definitely doing the job- and are 100% safe to take. I am even going to go into work tomorrow after calling in today, as I am confident that they will do what they are supposed to. Sipping cold, COLD water during the worst waves of nausea also helped a lot as well, as it removed the gaggy feeling in the back of my throat.
So....morning sickness 1, Amber 0 - but what can you do! Chris walked me around the baby section of the department store while we were getting the prescription filled to cheer me up, and it definitely worked
Hope everyone else was feeling better than I was today!
*amber*