I am 13 weeks pregnant and am suffering with very bad sickness. for the last 4 days i have been unable to eat anything at all and have just about kept water down, everytime i move i feel sick. Is this something to be concerned about?

Below you'll find lots of advice and information to help you during those queasy first months, plus some tips on how to stay healthy when you can't even keep your breakfast down!

Symptoms of nausea, vomiting and tiredness are common during early pregnancy. Around half of all pregnant women will experience both nausea and vomiting, and 28% of women will experience nausea without vomiting.

Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP)

Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) is an unwelcome, but perfectly normal, part of pregnancy. It doesn't put your baby at any increased risk.

Studies have shown that women who have NVP tend to have healthier pregnancies, with lower rates of miscarriages and still births, compared with women who have nausea-free pregnancies.

NVP can often be treated by making changes to your diet and by taking plenty of rest.

NVP is sometimes trivialized as a minor inconvenience of pregnancy, but it can have a significant, adverse effect on your day-to-day activities and quality of life. The support of friends and family may help you to cope better with this upsetting condition.

Self-care

There are a number of dietary and lifestyle changes that you can make which can help reduce the symptoms of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP). These changes are outlined below.

* Make sure that you get plenty of rest because tiredness can make the nausea worse.
* Drink little and often, rather than in large amounts, because this may help to prevent vomiting.
* Eat small, frequent meals that are high in carbohydrate and low in fat. For example, savoury foods, such as toast, crackers, or crisp-bread, are usually better tolerated than sweet, or spicy, foods.
* Eat cold meals, rather than hot meals because cold meals do not give off the smell that may provoke nausea.
* Eat plain biscuits 20 minutes before getting up.
* Avoid any food, or smells, that trigger your symptoms.
* Avoid drinking drinks that are cold, tart (sharp or bitter tasting), or sweet.


Medical treatment

If changing your diet and lifestyle do not work, and your symptoms of nausea and vomiting are severe, your GP may recommend a short-term course of a suitable anti-sickness medicine which is safe to use in pregnancy. This type of medicine is called an anti-emetic and it helps to prevent vomiting.

Other treatments

There is some evidence to suggest that the supplement ginger may help to reduce the symptoms of nausea and vomiting in some pregnant women. And, to date, there have been no reports of any adverse effects caused by taking ginger during pregnancy.

However, in the UK, ginger products are unlicensed, so it is important that if you use ginger products, you ensure that you buy them from a reputable source, such as a pharmacist, or supermarket.

There is also some limited evidence that a form of acupuncture, known as acupressure, may help to improve the symptoms of nausea and vomiting in some women.

Acupressure involves wearing a special band on your forearm. Some researchers have suggested that putting pressure on certain parts of the body may cause the brain to release painkilling chemicals.

There have be no reports of any serious adverse effects caused by using acupressure during pregnancy, although some women have experienced pain and swelling in their hands.

Yes it is. Anything that makes you feel this ill is serious. Any stress you feel is felt by the baby to some degree. See your doctor and find out what is going on.

i recently read a magazine this woman went to hospital 4 times due to her sickness and they kept telling her she had bad morning sickness she ended up losing weight instead of putting weight on. in the end she and baby died from an illness (sorry i cant remember what it was) but she went in to 'labour' 13 weeks early but it wasnt labour and she died on the operating table
dont mean to scare you but go see a doc and really stress how bad you r this condition is near impossable to diagnose in pregnant women, it may not be it but you wont know till you ask!

I'm currently 18 weeks pregnant, my morning sickness stopped around 14 weeks (although I thought it would last forever!). In early pregnancy, the foetus does not need a lot of nutrition from food (other than the folate tablets you should be taking), so the main thing is keeping yourself healthy during this period and drink lots of water. Try eating bland foods and icy poles - or anything you can keep down. Ignore the people telling you all the healthy things to eat right now - if it's not going to stay down, it won't do you any good, will it?

I ended up in hospital (after throwing up 16 times in one day) but only because of dehydration - that is the one major problem that can result from morning sickness. So keep drinking!

If you really think you need some help with it, ask your doctor for some maxalon. It's a class A drug so is not harmful for your baby, and even if it only keeps you feeling good for a few hours, that's enough time to eat and keep a meal down.

with my last pregnancy I was sick from about week 4 untill into my 7th month puking and not able to keep much down, My advice would be to eat small meals and drink water alot to keep hydrated. Also anything salty will help with the sickness. I would put a bit of saltine crackers on my night stand and befor I even moved in the morning the first thing I would do is roll to my side and eat at least 4 or 5 crackers and I also had a water bottle filled with water there too.(those crackers make you thirsty) I was so sick I couldn't even take my prenatel vitamins just the smell of them to my nose would make me dry heave and puke. bannanas are also good and applesauce. Oh and a box of tapioca pudding the cook and serve kind.... eat it soon after it comes off the stove.... It works good on upset tummys, also ginger tea with a bit of honey. Hope you feel better soon! :)

See your doctor, when you're pregnant it's better to be safe than sorry. It's probably morning sickness, but like I said, be safe not sorry. At the very least the doctor can give you a prescription for promethegen, an anti-nausea medication, to give you some relief.

EDIT: DAMMIT!!!!! Curse you new answerbag, I just realized I answered another really old question...and my answer is now meaningless.

I know a few people who have suffered with Morning sickness very badly around the same amount of weeks you are. Personally I was lucky and didn't have much at all!
If you are really struggling to keep anything down I would contact your midwife/doctor/maternity unit, I

Yes, this sounds very, very grave. Please get an abortion; it is the best thing you can do for your health.