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Illness

Struggling with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG): Week 23 Update

by Christina on February 18, 2010 · 9 comments

in Illness, Pregnancy

Yesterday, I hit 23 weeks pregnant.  Just over halfway.  For most of that 23 weeks, I’ve been suffering from the excessive nausea and vomiting that goes along with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, or HG. It doesn’t feel possible that I’m only half way through.  It feels like this pregnancy has lasted forever.  This has easily been […]

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When it’s not just morning sickness: Living with Hyperemesis Gravidarum

by Christina on December 31, 2009 · 16 comments

in Illness, Pregnancy

I’m currently in my 16th week of my second pregnancy.  With my first child, I was nauseous during the first trimester, but hadn’t thrown up at all.  I wasn’t surprised to find a few weeks in that I was getting nauseous this time around.  I wasn’t even surprised the first few times I threw up, […]

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