Hyperemesis Gravidarum

I was this sick with both my pregnancies and neither one of my mid wives took it too serious. I started out at 115 lbs and lost about 10 lbs and never weighed more than 125 at the time of giving birth. I read an article on MSNBC of this medical term and am so glad there is a name for it. I thought i was the only one.

i had this for the first 4 months of pregnacy and have never been so sick in my life..everything made me sick.. it was terrible.. even a slight whiff of food made me sick,. i couldnt eat, drink or anything!!!it was terrible!!!there was some days when even someone touching me made me throw up..i ended up being hospitilised with dehydration. i have been hospitilised before with salmonella food poisioning and it still wasnt half as bad as being sick while pregnant!!!

I had this my entire pregnancy and it was the most awful time of my life but thank GOD for Zofran so that I could move, eat and drink.It is like having the worse flu ever but 24/7 and add onto that the exhaustion of being pregnant,not getting proper nutrition & working full-time(somehow?. But,in the end,it is worth it b/c you become a mother (again perhaps) and it is temporary for a lifetime of such a wonderful gift.If only every pregnant woman could experience this for a while so that they could empathize how REAL this is & there is no dramatizing to it,then I too might not have felt so misunderstood by everyone except for my loving mother.(Thanks Mom.) And I also think the Daddy's should also have to experience this so that they can & understand how real & terrible it is also... In fact, Zofran is a med given only to cancer patient's on chemo b/c of their extreme illness chemo brings. The only reason a responsible pregnant woman would take such a drug while with child or a Dr ordering it... B/c this is so horrible of a condition that you have no other choice for the safety of you & baby.We deserve much more empathy & sympathy than we get. No one has a clue unless they have experienced it. Also- the Zofran did not affect my child in any way.He is as healthy & smart as he can be (cute too!)

The funny thing is that having HG my first doctor never took my symptoms serious. I was in the hospital pretty much all 9 months. My second doctor was great he introduced me to a zofran pump that I had to put in my leg every morning, but reduced my vomiting. It was very expensive but insurance covered it all. The needle was scary at first but after a week I took it as routine. I did it for 6 months, and again for my third pregnancy.