Ok everyone, I'd written a post etc before saying that if I ever got pregnant I'd be worried about morning sickness etc and now it's happened. I found out I'm pregnant last weekend and am so so so stuck on what to do!!! As in I feel so sick the majority of the time along with feeling dizzy and light headed

But whatever I do I have to travel a little while away to a hospital to get checked out etc... and my problem is not only do i obviously have emetophobia, I also have agoraphobia so I literally am dreading having to travel anywhere that's like a mile or more away from home...and the hospital 20 miles. I really don't think I'll get there at all. Has anyone else been in a similar situation with hospitals or pregnancy? xxx

Hello

I fell pregnant in November 2007 and i also suffer from Emetophobia. I was so worried.

However you must remember that everyone is different and copes with pregnancy in so many different ways. I felt so lucky because i was not sick throughout the whole of my pregnancy although i did have nausea from about week 5 to week 12. I did anything i could to help get rid of the nausea, a good one is eating ginger nut biscuits in the morning - worked wonders for me. Another good one was sniffing lemons (weird i know!) but i didnt care if i looked silly at work because it helps.

I hope everything goes well for you and the pregnancy will go so quickly.

Take care

E

I am also pregnant, 13 weeks, and I have been experiencing a ton of fear. So far, I have been able to avoid vomiting, but I have had some nausea. I keep all the remedies (ginger tea, ginger gum, sea bands, etc) on hand at all times in case I need to do battle. I was also able to go to my first doctors appointment and even get my blood drawn, which also terrifies me. It was horrible, but I survived. And the best part about being pregnant is you can cry all you want- no one thinks you're crazy, you're just pregnant! I cried all through the hospital visit, but I did it. And now I know I can do it again. I won't give you some sappy BS about how the baby makes it all worth it, because it sucks to feel like this. But when I saw our little one in the sonogram, I did feel like I was willing to fight through it. There are days when I am so excited to have the baby, and days that I worry I will be a horrible mother because I don't know how I'll handle my child getting sick. These past couple days I have been experiencing a lot of paranoia about the flu virus and it helps to get online and find some other people out there. My husband and family try to be supportive, but no one really understands, you know. I guess what it all boils down to is that I won't let my emet control me, or cause me to avoid having a normal life. I don't want to miss out because I'm afraid. It is scary, but you can do it, and there are other out there doing it with you! Good luck with everything and we're here if you need anything!

Rosie, friend, I feel your pain. I am so glad to have come across this website and to finally discover, through some recent research, that I actually do have emetephobia and there are other people who suffer with this horrible "thing". I have always thought my feelings about this were "silly" and I've been so embarrassed about it, especially through college and all the partying. I would hardly TOUCH alcohol, partially because of my convictions but partially because I knew, from my friends and roomates sound effects in the bathroom, what too much partying can do. My biggest issue right now is that I would LOVE to be a mommy. I'm very interested in a "Barfless Pregnancy". I have talked to my dr. and he says there are many things I can do to help the situation ... that a barfless pregnancy IS a possibility. How are you doing since this post? I'm just curious. And Elizabeth, you may be out of the woods with your nausea very soon ... It is usally better around 12 weeks, right? So go out and have a big yummy supper and enjoy yourself! I will hopefully be on this site reporting my pregnancy ... the barfless pregnancy, God willing, sometime in the next year or two. keep me updated though. Also, Rosie, GO TO THE DR! You need pre-natal care and you'll be surprised at what help he/she can offer when you tell them you're emetephobic.