Stefanie,
Good luck ttc in August. If you're successful, you'll have an emerald (May) baby
The zofran pump is a subcutaneous pump that is inserted in your upper thigh or abdomen (doesn't hurt baby) Most people use their thigh. (there are more spots to use)
It is inserted in the fatty tissue (not a vein) and stays in 24 hours a day and you switch site locations every 2 days. Matria healthcare usually sets you up with these and your dr might recommend a reglan pump first to see how you do. This type of therapy is referred to as infusion therapy. You can have this in combination with oral meds.
You can not submerge yourself in water with the pump. It was a pain in the you know what to take a shower. I had to wrap my leg with saran wrap and put my pump in a waterproof pouch that went over my head. I missed my baths! If I knew we had to change the site I would take a bath and enjoy being pump free for a few minutes but I could tell that I didn't have it in cause I would be sick pretty quick.
I had a reglan pump from 6 wks to 6 months. It made me very lethargic and in retrospect I think caused depression but it is so hard to tell when you are sick and not really feeling well what causes mood changes. I do think it got me over the hump though especially in the early days when I was in the hospital at 5.5 wks. I also took oral zofran. Zofran never helped with nausea just with vomiting. I also gave myself boluses of the reglan when I needed it with the help of my nurses over the phone at Matria. Let me know if you need to know anything else
Hugs,
Carrie