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My doc said any time symptoms are affecting my daily life, it was time to call. So I would definitely say you should call.

@pastemoo: ugh you poor thing! I find that eating them before I get out of bed and then every 30 minutes or so has kept the nausea at bay. Have you tried B6? It can't hurt to call your doctor ahead of your appt if you're miserable and not able to function well.

@pastemoo: I only like saltines in my soup so I had to find something else to eat when I had HG. Pretzels and graham crackers worked for me. I agree that you should see your dr if you can't function day to day without feeling sick. I don't know what mild morning sickness feels like since I had HG but I could not sit at my desk without dry heaving. I had pretzels at my desk the whole time.
Do you know your pre-pregnancy weight and how much weight you have lost? I would keep track of that.
Are you taking any meds? Do you want to take meds? I had to take meds for me to feel (mostly) better.
ETA: Are you eating? If you aren't eating anything, I would get drugs so you can eat and support yourself and your baby.

My HMO stopped prescribing Zofran because of conflicting studies and my OBGYN is freely telling preggos to go for homemade Diclegis - it's 25mg of B6 (usually half a tab) with 1 tab of Unisom (the sleeptabs that are 25mg Doxy--- and not the fast melts which are another drug). She says it's completely safe and you can take it up to 3 times a day. Make sure you are hydrated - that is pretty important!

@pastemoo: I think if you have lost/are losing a significant amount of weight, call the doctor. Are you able to get in a base amount of calories? How far are you?

If you can't keep anything down or its totally disrupting your life, then ask for something. For me, the only thing that made it go away was being full... later, u found out that I'm hypoglycemic and therefore have low blood sugar and need more food to make me feel better anyway. So, first, I would try eating more, and if that foes nothing, then I would talk to your doctor

I would go ahead and ask. I waited until my 8 week appointment and I was miserable. I threw up in the middle of my appointment and my doctor chastised me for waiting so long to say anything. She said I should have just called. I will say that Diclegis is not a miracle drug. I still have days were I vomit a few times and if I don't take it right on schedule I find myself in bed from extreme nausea. It also makes me very sleepy. However, it is still better than vomiting all day long and I think you will find it beneficial to call now as opposed to waiting. Btw:I had a major aversion to saltines. So, if those don't work just find a carb that works for you. I also ate a ton of those real fruit Popsicles. They were a life saver.

No harm at all in talking to your on/mw about it! I didn't lose as much this time, but I am s mom to s toddler and was having a hard time getting through the day. I tried diclegis and ended up using zofran again. It made a huge difference. Hope you find something that helps!

@pastemoo: Definitely ask! MS is so miz, and it might only get worse for you (hate to say it). Eat whatever sounds good and make sure you're hydrating. Good luck!