Comments on: When it's not just morning sickness: Living with Hyperemesis Gravidarum

By: Our Weaning Story — Mamas Worldwide

Our Weaning Story — Mamas Worldwide — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:15:00 +0000

[…] first trimester morning sickness progressed to hyperemesis gravidarum (excessive nausea and vomiting) and I cut back a lot on breastfeeding sessions as I became fatigued […]

By: Still living with HG: 23 weeks in — Mamas Worldwide

Still living with HG: 23 weeks in — Mamas Worldwide — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:48:45 +0000

[…] the vomiting I described in my first post about living with Hyperemsis Gravidarum has lessened quite a bit. I’m not sure if it’s lessened on its own or if I just have […]

By: Lara

Lara — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:08:16 +0000

Thanks for talking about this important issue. I had HG, which made me want to end my pregnancy or my life, it was horrible and I dread getting pregnant again in case it happens again.

It infuriates me to hear that some women are still being told that it is normal and they should stop complaining.

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:01:06 +0000

Thanks for sharing your stories. I was doing better, and hadn’t thrown up between New Years and a couple days ago, but then the nausea started getting worse again and I threw up a few times. That was 2 days ago and now I seem to be getting back on my feet. (Oh, and I have tried chewing Tums in the past and they would make me immediately vomit).

I’m back at my pre-pregnancy weight. I want to write an update on how I’ve been doing and include some stuff I forgot to in this post, but I still get nauseous looking at the computer screen for longer than a few minutes, so that will have to wait till I feel a little better.

I hope you moms suffering through HG with me are doing better, or will be doing better soon. Support is the most important thing anyone can do I think. It’s sad that there are people out there who think moms with HG are exagerating or that throwing everything up and losing significant amounts of weight is somehow “normal”. Hang in there!

By: iru

iru — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:04:23 +0000

hi christina,im sure all going through all this must be awful for you. i know how you feel because i had HG up until 18 weeks during which time i was hospitalised 6 times.the doctors in my area are not that good and everyone was saying HG was normal!!actually they didn’t even refer to it as HG but referred to it as morning sickness. this is my first pregnancy and it made things worse for me that everyone else around me was saying that none of them had gone through “all day sickness” as i was going through it.
after things started to get better i changed my hospital and the doctor i was referring to. i am in my 31st week now and still feel a bit of morning sickness but rarely.and even though my previous doctors did not know much about my condition, i am thankful that they did give me a lot of IV fluids which helped me since i wasnt able to eat anything.i lost 6kg’s during my first trimester but have gained them back now.
i hope things would be getting better for you sooner. good luck with your trip and the rest of your pregnancy:)

By: Christal

Christal — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:35:05 +0000

I too have been suffering with Hyperemesis. I am now in my 18th week and am finally having days where I can make it out of the house for 2 or 3 hours at a time without heaving or vomiting. I have also been gaining back some of the weight I lost. I am so much better than I was, but still not where I would like to be. The nausea is no longer every day, all day long, but instead in spurts. I have terrible guilt at having to leave my job at week 6 and while I would like to go back, I know that right now I can’t. At times I felt so desperate and hopeless, like it would never end. I am so grateful to be doing better.

I have a wonderful mom and husband who support me and I am thankful you have people who support you. The misunderstanding that comes along with Hyperemesis is a terrible complication to this sickness.

Thank you for writing and posting your experience. It is comforting to know I am not alone. I send you healthy, happy thoughts.

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:54:19 +0000

I’m so sorry that you’re going through this. I also spent time in the hospital getting fluids during my first pregnancy. I ended up taking 6 tablets of diclectin (http://www.diclectin.com/) every day and while it didn’t stop all the vomiting it brought it down to about twice a day. I took it until the day before I delivered as the nausea never went away. Luckily my second pregnancy was a bit better and I only had to take the diclectin until the end of my second trimester.

I found that throwing up first thing in the morning before eating would calm my stomach for just long enough to keep some breakfast down (and puking bile is MUCH nicer than puking food!). Have you tried sucking on tums? I found this helped when I needed to go out and it gave me some extra calcium.

I hope you feel better soon!

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:00:07 +0000

i know exactly how you feel. my mother had hg with me the entire 9 months and was in th hospital with iv fluids every few days the entire pregnancy.
i also had hg. my first son i lost 20 lbs by 12 weeks,but after 16 weeks i was fine. still had tons of food adversions but i gained the weight back. it was so horrible for me, i stayed on the bathroom floor curled in a ball.
with my second son i lost 20 lbs again. i was soo tired i couldnt do anything and like you said the tv became a babysitter. but by 16 weeks again all was better.
with both babys i couldnt eat at all, as soon as i did, i would throw it up, so you keeping breakfast down is huge!

By: Martine

Martine — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:15:06 +0000

Avid Reader, but my first time commenting! Congrats on your pregnancy and hang in there. It’ll be over before you know it. Meanwhile, enjoy your time in the States — I just got back from a visit (nothing like the States and with your family. It’s so great that you have them around you and to help you with the little one. Love reading your post — American in Deutschland; take care over there!

By: Rachael

Rachael — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:55:20 +0000

I’d be depressed, moody, etc. if everything I ate had a good chance of coming back up and I was housebound! Shheeesh! I also did not realize you were in DC until end of Jan! It was so good to see you, even if brief and interrupted by our parenting — “referee-ing” over the toys. Hang in there!!!