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Have you tried Unisom + B6? That combo SAVED me during my horrible first tri morning sickness. I also swore by baked potatoes. For some reason they neutralized my stomach a lot better than bread did. Chewing pieces of crystalized ginger when I felt like I was going to puke and drinking ginger tea and ginger ale and breathing deeply could also temporarily stave off nausea. I tried a lot of these in tandem and it was enough to get me to being a semi-functioning, working human being!

More Zofran. Seriously, how many milligrams do you take and is it the dissolvable kind? The form you have to swallow did nothing for me, often I just threw up before it had time to work, whereas the dissolvable one was pretty much instant.

The only thing that helped me was to eat protein at every single meal. If I didn't, forget it. I'd be so nauseous and puke. But once I figured that out, I was golden. My sis in law had to change her prenatal vitamin and she was good after that. Good luck and congratulations!

@simplyfelicity: mine is 8mg. My doctor said 8mg is a really strong dose. Maybe see if they will up it from 4?

Sorry you're feeling so miserable! Hopefully the morning sickness is helping you feel confident during the early stages of this pregnancy! Nice to have that reassurance, just not the most fun way to get it!

Gingersnap cookies helped me (saltines did not) and sounds weird but a plain fried egg- NO salt and really well done, not runny at all. It's good you are drinking plenty of water- im sorry you're going through this, but hopefully it's a comfort to know that morning sickness= good pregnancy outcomes (and a smart baby according to certain studies!) and this too shall pass!

There's also Diclegis. There were some previous threads about it. It's category A while zofran is not. It helped me become functional again.

Seabands helped a bit.

I've never had it bad enough to request a scrip but I swear by Altoids & peppermint tea. It's worse for me if I don't get enough rest so making sure I got to bed early is key. Saltines & ginger ale helped me a ton last pregnancy as did preggie pops but didn't do much to help me this time.

I took Unisom & B6 and Zofran at the same time. Half tab of Unisom before bed and 25 mg of B6 three times a day. I also had 8 mg of Zofran, which I only took once a day (which was partly because I didn't get it until 16 weeks and I was a little better then, and partly because of the side effects).

I always heard mint & ginger were helpful, but I actually found citrus to be the best. I'm a teacher, so nausea plus high school students got rough at times, and lemon drops, life savers and jolly ranchers got me through some tough afternoons. Also I drank a lot of lemonade and sprite.

Sometimes spicy cinnamon gum took the edge off too.

No matter what, it is so, so tough. Hope you can get some relief soon.

Take the zofran before you feel sick. For me it didn't do much once I already felt bad, but it would ward it off. Never have an empty stomach, ever. I kept crackers and ginger snaps on the nightstand in case I woke up in the middle of the night and first thing in the morning.

Also, Preggie Pops helped me a lot. http://www.amazon.com/Three-Lollies-Preggie-Assorted-Sickness/dp/B005AYE8UE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416184049&sr=8-2&keywords=preggie+pops

ETA: On those days when just nothing whatsoever helped I tried to take comfort in knowing that morning sickness is correlated to healthy pregnancies. So the crummier you feel, the stronger your little sweet pea! It really is so hard though. Good luck.

@simplyfelicity: I believe I took mine (8mg) every 8 hours. So I'd take it immediately on waking, and then exactly 8 hours later. I'd set an alarm so I didn't miss a dose. But check the dose time with your doctor because I may be remembering wrong.

@simplyfelicity: zofran you can take 20 mgs of a day. I take it paired with the other main morning sickness drug - Reglan, and that combo works well for me. Diclegis is basically unisom and b6. Eating a little bit frequently is proven to help as one theory of morning sickness is that your body confuses hunger with nausea. The other proven thing to work is ginger. I have hypremesis, with this pregnancy and my previous, so I have taken lots and lots of drugs and have no concerns about doing that! Zofran is super constipating - if you don't go for 3 days it's safe to take non-active laxatives (ones without senna). My other advice is to not worry about the healthiness of your diet or your weight gain (just weight loss) - by OB says babies are excellent parasites and almost all of the ladies in my hypremesis group have healthy, good sized babies despite extreme malnutrition!

@simplyfelicity: This is what my OB prescribed me:
Zofran-8mg taken 3x a day for a total of 24mg. I called because I was vomiting uncontrollably and this is what she called in to the pharmacy.

Two days later, I can't keep water, let alone food in. They want me to come in the same day. They check my levels, weight, and said I have HG. Prescribed Diclegis DR 10mg four pills a day. Two at night, one in am, one in afternoon. This is to be taken in conjunction with my Zofran 3x a day. If I start feeling weak, I'm to go to the ER for an IV. But, a side effect of the pills is drowsiness sooooo yeah. I was told not to drive while on this cocktail.
ETA: all this happened at exactly 9weeks. I'm currently 11w2d, and still just as sick. She said symptoms should start to subside by week 11 after they peak at 9-10 weeks. If they don't, it may be because of HG. Hopefully, yours will wind down in a couple of weeks!

I have been taking Zofran and Diclegis as others have said. I also wear acupressure bands whenever I'm in the car.

Food tips: small meals, eat a snack every 2 hours, protein + carbs at meals. Middle of night or right before bed snack - toaster waffle or cereal bar. Sour dried fruit, gum, plain soda water if regular water makes you nauseated. I also had to stop eating cereal with milk, yogurt, and ice cream.

For constipation I've been mixing psyllium fiber with oatmeal in the morning.

I hope you find a combination that helps. Feel better

Biggest factor for me on whether I could manage the day was getting out of bed at the first sign of symptoms (usually around 4am) and eating something. Usually I had Puffins cereal with whole milk. And then continuing that all day long, any nausea - eat something, anything. The few times I tried to stay in bed an extra hour instead of getting up, I had to call out from work because I just couldn't get on top of the nausea. Learned that lesson quick.

I'd also avoid anyone or anything with fragrance, as much as possible. Held my breath around certain coworkers and on the subway. Carried something with my own scent (like a dirty tshirt or scarf) to sniff as needed. Sniffing an orange worked for me, too. Tried ginger capsules and Seabands but they didn't really help. Took 25mg B6 three or four times a day during the hardest weeks, I think it helped some.

It will lighten up eventually!