Hyperemesis Gravidarum Support Tribe (Also extreme nausea/vomiting) - Page 3

[kamesennin]

I got diagnosed with GD but after I was still recovering from HG in the 2nd tri. I was still puking after midwife appts, just leaving the house was exhausting and the smell of the taxi was just too much. My fasting numbers were crap but postprandials fine if I exercised for 10 minutes after eating. The combination of having HG and then getting GD was just too much. I'll never be pregnant again but I look forward to maybe adopting in a few years. I got put on insulin at night and my midwife dumped me (I didn't like her anyway). But everything turned out great in the end--

[the_lissa]

I never tested. First because I was too sick to take the test, and next time, I declined for other reasons though I probablyw ould have been too sick to take the test as well.

[LavenderMae]

I was tested for GD in my first two pregnancies and passed. I declined being tested in my third.

[SarahLi]

I had HG with my son. Horrible experience. The Rainbow Light prenatal vitamins helped toward the end to turn the HG into "morning sickness" and I only vomited once a day with them. The only med that helped me was Vistaril. Zofran and Phenergan actually made it worse!
After my hard labor, vomiting the whole time, I had a c-section, and in recovery I said to my DH, "Guess what? I'm not nauseated anymore, and it feels so good!".
I'm also scared to be pregnant again. I'm thinking of waiting until he is 5 or 6. I know I couldn't take care of a toddler with it.
My body doesn't handle hormones well. I tried hormonal bc once and threw up for 24 hrs, so I think the pg had a similar effect on me.

[momtoS]

I read someone's post...can't find it right now but they mentioned that you are bitter over not having a regular pregnancy and how it is similiar to struggling with infertility. It took 2.5 years for me to get pregnant the first time and I had the ache in my heart.....kind of the same ache I have when I see happy healthy pregnant ladies...although I am so so sos soosososososoososoososososoosososo thankful I now have two happy healthy daughters....

[annettemarie]

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[casemnor]

You know what I found astounding about my first bout of HG? That my doctor didn't know that zofran can cause severe constipation....I will never forget the horrible result of that lack of knowledge.

and, I find that HG is like having anxiety/depression issues....no one quite gets how difficult it all is, especially if you are trying to "cope."

Last friday I just couldn't get myself to a stage in the morning where I felt confident to make my 40+ minute commute into work. I decided to work from home, but even then I felt that people were probably rolling their eyes that I was using pregnancy as an excuse to not come in. Now, who knows if anyone even cared/noticed...but I find that people are just incredulous when I tell them I'm still puking regularly at 36 weeks. Like I'm crazy or exaggerating or it's something I'm making up.

[lwuertz]

Originally Posted by SarahLi

My body doesn't handle hormones well. I tried hormonal bc once and threw up for 24 hrs, so I think the pg had a similar effect on me.

Me too. I had horrible digestive issues when I was on BC. I guess that should have been a clue to what pregnancy would hold for me.

Now, not only am I afraid of getting pregnant again, I'm afraid to go on BC again.

What am I going to do?

[kohlby]

I have HG for the 3rd or 4th time, I'm not sure if I count when I was pg with my son. I was too sick to leave the house then, but I was able to live without meds. The other three times, I would have died without meds and still was too sick to leave the house. (I even miscarried one of my HG pregnancies. I got sick during my other four pgs that I miscarried). That made HG so much harder for me this time around - I didn't know if it would be worth it in the end or I'd lose another one. I'm almost 14 weeks pg though and all looks good! I'm finally well enough to leave the house and have cut way down on my meds, just 4mg of zofran and 25mg of phenergan needed a day now. (My highest this pg was 24mg of zofran and over 100mg of phenergan a day - and I still ended up needing an IV). Constipation is still a major issue for me on only 4mg of zofran but nothing like when I was on a higher dose - I'm managing to stay out of the ER with the help of suppositories at least!

As far as GD, I was diagnosed with insulin resistance when not pg, after my 4th miscarriage. I was diagnosed in January and am now on a diabetic diet for the rest of my life. One dr described my insulin resistance as "latent diabetes." I am fairly certain I did not have GD when pg with my son - despite him being born 10lb 8oz. I passed the 3 hour GTT when pg with my daughter but I either had undiagnosed GD or my insulin resistance caused problems. She was 11lb 4oz and had that chest pudge of a diabetic baby. She also had low blood sugar. She's very slender now and small boned so I don't think she was supposed to be so big. I went right to the 3 hour GTT this time around and took it on Thursday, when I was 13 weeks. I was able to get through it thanks to zofran. (But there was no way I could have made it through the test even a week earlier). I don't know my results yet but my fasting on the glucometer was much higher than I expected considering I'm on a diabetic diet already. The drs think the insulin resistance is likely the reason I miscarry so easily. (The 5th miscarriage had chromosomes tested and it was a perfect baby girl).

I will never be pg again after this time. I've been pg 8 times, had 5 miscarriages, and my husband had testicular cancer. This baby was conceived 4 weeks after he had one testicle removed and right before he had chemo. So, between my hyperemesis, my miscarriages, my insulin issues, and DH's potential fertility issues now, we are more than done.

*I've never been on hormonal birth control. I have a clotting disorder so I'm not supposed to take any hormonal birth control. We relied on condoms when not ttc - though the last time we weren't ttc that I had any fertility was more than 6 years ago! DH will get a vasectomy after this child if he has any fertility left from the chemo.

[HarperRose]

Just wanted to let you guys know I'm here. Nothing to add, just commiserating and remembering it.

This past weekend I've spent every day organizing and cleaning the house top to bottom. I went so far as to wash windows & blinds, wash walls, doorknobs, and doors, take a little broom and get the edges & corners, washed laundry till it's coming out my ears, rearranged so things are more welcoming and warm, and basically making the house nice again.

Do you know how long it's been? Do you know why?

After my miscarriage 3 years ago : I kind of lost it. You know? Just... I know some of you know what I mean. Anyway, I lost Adia in Aug 05, we moved here in June 06 and I was still reeling, of course. Keeping up with housework was a HUGE struggle, though I did what I could. It wasn't by any means neat and tidy, but I made sure we had food, clean dishes, clean clothes, etc. We lived kind of cluttery and all, but ok enough to get by. It was all I could manage w/ my mental state.

Then 7 mos after our move I got a BFP. . Well, there went all housekeeping! All I remember of that period is mountains of clothes and constant dirty dishes. I was too sick to do anything.

The next 10 mos was really hard because it all fell on dh to do it. He did dishes, did laundry, got the kids up in the morning for school, made breakfast, lunch, and dinner (we ate a lot of fast food), worked a FT job, just everything.

Once ds2 was born I was still really overwhelmed because of the changes in the family dynamics and all. Not to mention recovering from HG.

FINALLY, this past weekend, I was inspired and motivated to do a really deep clean. It feels SO GOOD. I finally feel like I have some semblance of normal in my life again!!! THANK GOD!

I can breathe. I don't feel overwhelmed and hopeless now.

It took till the baby was 10 mos old, but we made it!:

There is hope!

Anyway, I'm just proud of myself and glad to finally be able to move forward.

[the_lissa]

I'm ttc, and I am so torn about it.

[NatureMama3]

Pinky, that is so helpful! you can't know how helpful!

I'm 3 months out with a very similar story (terrible miscarriage with hemorrhage 4/08, ectopic with lap surgery 7/08 and BFP 9/08!) and feeling SO discouraged about still feeling like such crap and my house is still soo suffering.

I hope that by 10 months out I feel human again!

[Baby Makes 4]

I'm in. I'm sitting here 17 weeks pregnant after just vomiting up my dinner. I hate this. I hate being sick all the time. My kids are suffering, my life is just one day after the other of trying to cope and there are still 5 months left to go.

I stopped taking the Zofran because the constipation was so awful and I had to take 32mg/day for it to work anyway. I take Gravol when it's bad and just try to cope otherwise.

[lwuertz]

Got about a week and a half till my due date... threw up dinner randomly on Monday night and feeling nauseaus this morning. I keep chanting in my head... 9 more days to go!

[MomtoXane]

Ok this may be a completely irrational fear. After my last pregnancy with HG I gained weight after the baby was born. I'm concerned that I'm going to deal with pregnancy weight and pp weight again too. Did any of you find it difficult to have an appropriate relationship with food/diet after dealing with HG?

[lwuertz]

Originally Posted by MomtoXane

Ok this may be a completely irrational fear. After my last pregnancy with HG I gained weight after the baby was born. I'm concerned that I'm going to deal with pregnancy weight and pp weight again too. Did any of you find it difficult to have an appropriate relationship with food/diet after dealing with HG?

I've totally been worried about this too!

[magentamomma]

I think HG has acted on my metabolism like bulimia. So it thinks it is in famine mode. I have gained lots of weight after every pg. My pre-pg weight held steady for a decade, and then I blew up like a balloon and no workout seems to affect it

[casemnor]

Originally Posted by magentamomma

I think HG has acted on my metabolism like bulimia. So it thinks it is in famine mode. I have gained lots of weight after every pg. My pre-pg weight held steady for a decade, and then I blew up like a balloon and no workout seems to affect it

Me too. Especially after I stopped breastfeeding. And, looking back I don't think I ate excessively or unhealthily. I'm hoping for a different result this time around....

[HarperRose]

Originally Posted by MomtoXane

Ok this may be a completely irrational fear. After my last pregnancy with HG I gained weight after the baby was born. I'm concerned that I'm going to deal with pregnancy weight and pp weight again too. Did any of you find it difficult to have an appropriate relationship with food/diet after dealing with HG?

Yup. I lost about 15 lbs after the birth but gained it all back. I've only recently been able to really work on eating better and exercising. I'm choosing to not worry about numbers and weight, but rather focus on healthy eating habits.

[LavenderMae]

I have after my last two pregnancies lost an intial 15-20 but no more. I gained way more than that with both. I can remember eating after I had them and it being so wonderful. I felt normal again. I loved food again, YAY! :
I do think having HG messes with your metabolism, I don't know how it couldn't.

I am terrified of getting pregnant again. I just don't know what I'd do.

I know people who have never had HG just don't get it. I don't think you can unless you've lived it. But people could have some empathy though.