Alere and zofran pump proactively??

[calicallie]

Hi!
I'm 6 weeks 1 day and am already hooked up to home Ivs and awaiting zofran pump. Thing is I'm not that sick yet my drs are just being very proactive. I was in such a bad place with my first pregnancy that they are trying to stay on top of it this time around. I know I should be happy but I'm also scared. I started with the reglan pump but was so anxious about the crazy side effects that I stopped it and requested zofran. I'm already set up with Alere. It is so nice to have them on board I just really don't need them yet. I guess I'm just won[list=][/list]dering if anyone has been in this same boat before. Do I just go ahead with a continuous low dose on zofran pump as a preemptive measure? If I don't do pump I can't continue with Alere and of course I don't want to be In the same place I was last pregnancy. I only threw up a couple times last pregnancy but was so nauseous that I wasn't able to eat or drink much. Is the zofran pump going to be awful? Last time zofran didn't do much for me but I only took the pills a few times. Should I just cancel Alere and wait until I feel really bad??
Please help! Thank you!!!

[rachelandtyke]

We had hoped to do something similar as I have a history of oral zofran not working, but respond well to the pump. We weren't able to due to financial and insurance reasons. If your OB and insurance are on board, I'd totally start on low dose zofran via pump preemptively and try to get the HG under control before it gets too bad. Maybe you could end up being medicated fluffy!

[tigerbunny]

Totally agree; Stay with it! I started this pregnancy on oral zofran as a premptive measure and it did little for me. The pump is the way to go! Consider yourself luck.

[jackimari1]

Hi, I actually have Alere coming at 3 today to " hook me up" so to speak. I'm in my first trimester with my 3rd child and had HG with my 2 previous children. This seems to be the worst so far as I didn't get home treatment with my last 2. Anyway, anyone have any history with Alere? I'm new to this whole thing....BTW....just to respond to the OP, I think I would actually wait until I needed the pump to begin but that is just me and I'm definitely known to be a little med phobic. Just another opinion but you have to do what is best for you and your family. Jax

[rachelandtyke]

Welcome! Many of us have been with Alere. I was with DS's pg, but was not able to be this time around (I'm with a local infusion company and local home health care). My experience with Alere was wonderful!