ginger tea helps nausea...

you tell her the monkey says no more crying. she is losing too much water with her tears.

Yes, a friend told me that ginger and peppermint (in any form almost) is good for the nausea, vitamin C will help possibly the nosebleeds.

I just hope to get it under control with any means safe, then work on a good maintenance plan. I'm also hoping that if the specialist starts her on meds and the hyperthyroid stabalizes somewhat, she'll have an all-around relief of symptoms.

Thank you again,

KD

How did I miss this thread?

I have no idea how or if they treat pregnant hyperthyroidism.

I second the suggestion of ginger. But I would use the extract (capsules)..it is stronger. And purchase a good brand with guarantees on the label for purity etc. (so no contaminants might be in there).
As long as you don't overdo ginger it is safe in pregnancy. High doses promote
bleeding.

There is a special prenatal made for this:
http://www.premesis.com/

B6 has been recently approved by the FDA to treat severe nausea of pregnancy.

Kim,

My prayers and thoughts are with you and your daughter. It is so hard to see one of own kids going through things like this.

We all have to just stay strong for them, but we should go off and release some of the pressure for ourselves.

to you both. Just clinging to one another helps a lot.

God bless you both.

Darlene

I hope your daughter feels some better today KD.... ..you are such a loving person...your very presence must be such a comfort to her.

Kimmydawn

The first trimester can be so rough. I don't have a daughter or grandchildren yet, but I certainly can imagine the worry involved.

I'll keep all three of you in my prayers, and hope she can find some relief.

KD- I took B6 throughout my pregnancies (recent, as my youngest is now 17mo) for nausea and for mood...I was crazy emotional and fatigued. My OB told me to take 100mg in the AM and 100mg in the PM. It really worked miracles.

Also, I second the thought of a few hours on an IV- once you are dehydrated it is SOOOOOOOO hard to get back on an even keel. If she is still that weak today perhaps a visit is in order.

Hopefully today has brought some improvement for her...

Johanna

Still keeping you and your daughter in my thoughts and prayers..


Love,Kristin

Thanks so much guys. We're going to wait to check how she's doing tomorrow to see whether to call dr or not.

Today was a better day. She was able to eat and drink on and off all day...small amounts of eating, but she drank really good. Her nausea and pain was better.

She wasn't as dizzy or weak feeling, so I said we'd wait until tomorrow. Also, she didn't have that weak shortness of breath after moving and doing and didn't complain of pulse at all.

Her eyes look still very, very weak. She actually laughed and played around with her hubby and the boy some tonight. It was good to see. Hearing her laugh was music to my ears after last night. Last night she had a complete meltdown. She looked at me and said, "Something's bad wrong with me mommy. I just feel it."

She's been nibbling on ginger snaps and we got her some ginger ale. I was turned onto the B6 as well. It was actually suggested she take B6 with magnesium but not for longer than 6 wks.

thank you all so much for the suggestions, thoughts and prayers. I'll let you know tomorrow. You've all meant the world to me!

Love,

KD

Her day today so far is better even than yesterday! She's gone to take a nap and I made her drink a full glass of liquid beforehand...LOL. I honestly think she was dehydrated, but is coming back.

She is moving around better, color improving, mood improving, eating better. Thank you so much y'all!

Last night I made her favs...meatloaf, fried potatoes, green beans, corn, applesause. She ate and started feeling off tummy-wise. I told her to set it aside then go back to it. She did. By the time the night was over, she'd eated alot of what she put on her plate! She's learning to manage this, I think. I explained that she needs to keep going back to the liquid and food with hit and miss continually to prevent another day as she had before.

FINALLY she's listening to her "old mom". Goodness.

The prayers and thoughts have, no doubt, given her the strength to turn this around...a strength she didn't have the day before yesterday.

Thank you so much!

KD