Hellobee Boards

I was never diagnosed because my doctor wasn't great at listening (he acted like I was complaining every appointment and would say, "that's pregnancy for you"). I for sure had it with both of my pregnancies. I'll switch doctors before my next pregnancy. I would request Zofran. I would also try to get out more often during the next pregnancy. Staying at home, laying down made it worse and super depressing. Also, I'd listen to my intuition and not go along with what I assume pregnancy is meant to be like.

With my last two pregnancies, I would throw up 3-5 times a day until 30 weeks, then it slowed down to once a day until 40 weeks. I was dizzy frequently (especially in the shower or standing to blow dry my hair). Eating would not help the nausea. Also, my sense of smell was crazy...every single smell made me sick. Nothing helped me either. The BRAT diet, ginger, saltines, papaya enzyme, all of it, tried it and nothing worked

I had it pretty bad. I wound up dehydrated and requiring liters of fluid and didn't gain any weight until the end of my second trimester. I agree that eating and laying down did not help... but working in the ER didn't help either! Zofran was my best friend, though even he? she? wasn't enough.

@erinpye: I had no choice. It was awful though. It was the peak of H1N1. Providers were not being given the vaccine yet. I had to wear an N95 mask. I would go see a patient, go throw up, clean up, go see another patient, then throw up and the cycle continued all shift.

No one knew I was pregnant and so everyone kept saying, "Oh are you on a diet, you look great!" All I could think was how if those people had any idea what they were saying, they'd feel really bad.

To this day, the music from the show "The L Word" can make me nauseous, because I was binge watching that show during pregnancy. The association between The L Word and puking my guts out is burned deep into my brain!

@Mrs. Jacks: You are a rock star!

I'm not saying that I have/had HG but what I think is curious in my case is that I previously had Graves' Disease so have been monitoring my thyroid levels once a month. My T4 has been elevated and my TSH is very low which can indicate HG. I didn't vomit as much as I've heard that you do with HG but I had nausea that was constant and affected my ability to eat all the time to the point where I lost 6 lbs and I still experience nausea now at 19 weeks.

@erinpye: I was so lucky that my OB was understanding. She knew I had a history of disordered eating, so she was really good about not berating me for my 10+ lb weight loss. I knew it was getting serious when she was like, "Please do whatever you can to get at least a little protein in." I tried to sip those Odwalla protein shakes. I chilled them until they were almost slush and could only stomach one sip at a time. Over the course of the day I might get a whole bottle in.

I'm so glad you are feeling better than before. Thinking about what you are going through brought me right back to those bizarre days!

Never formally diagnosed.
I vomited 5-6x a day at least.
I was dehydrated and had to go to ER at 9w for an IV
Lost 9lbs by 11w
Didn't get Zofran until 20w (helped vomiting but not nausea)
Didn't feel much better until maybe 25w and even the. Had so MANY smell and food aversions. There are some foods (cantaloupe, chicken breast, saltines) that I can't have without gagging.

@hlk: my doctor didn't care either. My FIL have me the Zofran prescription and then called my OB and told her. She was like, "oh I would've given it to her"...um, no. I was hospitalized and you still didn't give it to me..

I had HG as well, it was horrible. I was on 4 different meds to manage (diclectin, rantitidine, maxeran and Zofran), and was sick all the way through to delivery. It never really let up for me unfortunately.

I lost 20 pounds in my first trimester (I am overweight so it wasn't a major issue as far as fetal health and well being, but it wasn't great either).

I had to announce my pregnancy early (5 weeks), because of a few incidences of running out of LDR rooms and OR's to vomit (I am an NICU nurse and am on an infant resuscitation team) so I had to let them know why I needed to be taken off of resus team.

My aversions were random and changed all the time. I couldn't even walk into the meat department because the sight of raw meat made me vomit, likewise the sound of chewing, especially things like grapes or berries popping in peoples mouths. I could never predict what would set me off. I could barely brush my teeth, and things like dental exams/cleanings were totally out of the question.

I just took it 1 day at a time, and my DH was really good about taking over grocery shopping and most of the cooking.

That being said, hyper emesis is one of the big reasons we are waiting for baby #2. We would have liked to TTC again now, but there is no way I can be a parent to S and go through that again at this point in time, so we are waiting until he is a bit older and independent. For pregnancy #2, I will make sure I have a very early appointment and get my meds lined up right away so I can get on top of it faster.

I had HG. Only thing you can do is get everything possible done before getting pregnant. I know a lot of my friends for pregnant while finishing grad school or even while wedding planning. Could not have happened for me. Also -- "baby moons??" Lololol. Do not even think about it,

Not pregnant yet, but my mom had it bad and this is one of my huge fears. I've read that sometimes it is very hereditary and other times not, so I guess we won't know for sure until it happens (or doesn't happen, hopefully!).

@Mrs. Jacks: that's our plan if we change our minds about just 1. For now though our family feels complete