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@blackbird: Yes! Ugh, the women use this disgusting, chemical-infested spray in the bathroom when it smells bad and I'm about to put out a sign.

@MrsBrewer: I wish I had advice. One coworker does know, so I can moan and groan to her all day. But, for the most part, I just try to keep food in my stomach. But, the bad part of this is that I'm gaining weight - fast. So now I'll have to try to hide that too.

Following this thread for good ideas!

I was really self conscious about it (I had HG, so I was vomiting 20+ times a day even with Zofran sometimes) and so I told a co-worker to help cover for me. That helped a lot because he could always give a reason why I wasn't in my office.

As an aside, he did say that he hadn't even noticed that I was in the bathroom a lot (I vomited on a good day every hour during the work day). I worked at the time in a very small office (like 10 people) and a lot of people echoed the same thing when I revealed I was pregnant. I think a lot of people don't notice, similar to what Blackbird said. Unless you've been pregnant recently (or are trying to get pregnant), I think it's easy to overlook it.

Feel better!

I ate a lot of carbs and almonds. My nausea wasn't horrible while I was at work, but driving was practically unbearable so I was always a little green when I came into work.

I suck on Jolly Ranchers all day at work and hope no one asks why. The little bit of flavor seems to help me. Though I should warn you I did that with my first pregnancy also and I ended up with two cavities

I just pound ginger chews, applesauce/saltines, and bananas at work. My nausea comes in waves. When I woke up, I ate saltines. Then after dropping off LO at daycare, I ate a granola bar. It kept my stomach okay until getting into work. Right now, I'm still dealing with diarrhea issues. I'm upping my fiber like crazy to help that too.

My boss had me figured out with my LO's pregnancy because I threw up yogurt at my desk. Much like my parents, they figure it out.

@MrsBrewer: Saltines and applesauce are my favorite stomach settling mix. I had two hard boiled eggs this morning. I feel so much better having those to start my day off than the past few days.

I once almost got sick practically running out of the break room...there should be no fish allowed to be reheated in a public space. It was too much for my stomach to handle. My first one there was no hiding it, I was throwing up 3-5 times a day in a 20 person office. This one was a bit easier as I wasn't as sick, but my sense of smell was out of this world, so any scent would set me taking deep breathes trying to keep it together.