Comments on: Struggling with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG): Week 23 Update

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:28:41 +0000

Thanks everyone for your support and advice. I really appreciate it.

@irina: I have tried through my doctor and it didn’t help. I would bet that the Hebammen at St. Hedwig’s Krankenhaus could do acupuncture for nausea, I know they do it for many other reasons and have friends who have had it done there and were quite happy.

By: Irina

Irina — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:26:49 +0000

hallo Christina,

sorry to hear you are struggling

have you tried Acupuncture already? I stayed in Munich up to being 34 weeks pregnant and was going to the midwives center, http://www.hebammenpraxis-meinbaby.de/ 3 times a week:). They do apply acupuncture against nausea (and other things), in my case it helped quite good. Unfortunately I am new to Regensburg and can not really tell where to go here, but maybe you talk to your doctor?

irina

By: penny

penny — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:46:18 +0000

Dear Christina,
I don’t know how comfortable you are with the German language, but I wnated to let you know about the forum of the website http://www.hyperemesis.de; lots of nice women there with the same story who offer tips and consolation. Also, a lot of them use Agyrax which they order from Belgium (the drug in that is Meclozin); it didn’t help me, but a lot of others and it doesn’t make as drowsy, apparently. For medication during pregnancy, there’s a good site ( government-related) called www. embryotox.de, they also have a hotline and offer great advice, very friendly too. Got to go, te little one is crying,
wishing you all the best
penny

By: penny

penny — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:56:02 +0000

hi there,
i stumbled across your blod looking for baby clothes. i’m so sorry you have to go through all of this! i had hg as well, the suffering is so horrible, poor you! i was also worried about giving birth after hg; but, i have to tell you, two weeks before birth i got better. not good, noooooo, but better. in the end, i had to have a ceasarian, but still, i think i would have been up for it after all. and if you feel to weak, tell them you want a ceasarian. honestly, after a hg pregnancy we have done our share!and i know it doesn’t help a lot that you know it will pass. my daughter is 5 months now, and i can’t imagine to go through this once again. but i know, and so do you, that the reward for this suffering is wonderful. if you need support from an hg sufferer in germany, feel free to contact me.i so hope you feel better soon!
all the best
penny

By: kat

kat — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:38:00 +0000

I’m sorry to hear things are going not so well at the moment. Sending hugs your way! Sometimes the only thing you can do is worry about the next 5 minutes, and know that this too will pass.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:53:44 +0000

Oh my goodness. I am sorry to hear how things are going. I was really hoping that things would improve for you — when I read on Jan 7 or so that you’d puked only ONCE in the New Year.

It was normal for me as a SAHM when I had a tiny little newborn to feel isolated — I had serious baby blues and felt home bound. But your sickness and is a whole new level of isolation, symptoms, seeing facebook fun, etc. It is only natural to feel sad and depressed. I second others — ask for help. This is hard, though, when not near people you feel confortable asking… so I would take up any offers you get if you cannot initiate requsts. Don’t dismiss it with the usual pleasantries “I’m fine, thanks.” Instead, say “Can you do XX?”

Hang in there!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:35:16 +0000

Hi Christina!

This is easy to say and hard to do but….DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP!!! If I lived in your city I would be over tomorrow The people in your life will jump at the chance to assist you in anyway they can. Really! Believe it!

YOU ARE A WONDERFUL MOTHER!!!!!

I have you and your family in my prayers.

If I can ever do anything to help (really!) please call on me (yeah I know I’m a stranger but….).
JH

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:13:14 +0000

Oje! I am so sorry you are continuing to suffer with this! I think that it’s hard enough to be an expat, much less an expat with health problems. I have found in the last year that I feel much more isolated and depressed when things are not going well for us…much more so than when we were in the States. I suppose that shouldn’t be such a surprise, but I just wanted to say that I really empathize. I have no suggestions or advice about the HG, and I am not really sure I can imagine. Nausea is one of the worst things around, in my book. I’d rather have pain, I think.

I don’t know if it would be helpful for you or not, but I suspect that the lack of light this winter has really had a detrimental effect on my mood. Or maybe it’s just sucky circumstances. Either way, I got a “Sunrise Simulator” alarm clock last month, and that has seemed to help a bit. I find getting out of bed in the morning a bit easier with that.

I second what others have said, too—try not to be so hard on yourself! I think we sometimes expect ourselves to be super-duper moms all.the.time. And sometimes we are just not physically or emotionally able. Cheesy to say it, but sometimes all we can do is to do our best. I think our kids can feel that. Hang in there!

By: Lori T

Lori T — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:12:07 +0000

I’m sorry to hear that you’re going through what I am. With my first pregnancy, I vomited 6 times a day until 18 weeks. Then, it tapered off. Here I am now, 31 weeks pregnant with my second, and I threw up 5 days ago. Ugh. The nausea is constant, too. It is hard. You shouldn’t feel like a bad mommy for feeling awful. I’m sorry for you. I hope it gets better!

By: Toni

Toni — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:44:44 +0000

Oh Christina! I’m so sorry about what you’re going through! I really hope things get better for you soon! I’m a long time lurker on your expat blog and please know that you have so many readers out there who think about how you’re doing and wish you the best. I wish I knew you so I could come over and give you a big hug.

I was miserable in Germany until I found your blog. I didn’t have friends and hated life here. I learned to cook with the help of your food substitutes and recipes. I came to appreciate my new country through your optimistic writings about Germany. Finally I made friends after contacting some of the local bloggers I found through your link list. I’m finally happy now and I owe it all to you. Please remember how much you touch the lives of those around you! Thank you for your writings and let me know if I can do anything to help!!! (I’m serious, just email me!)