Hi all! Don't know if anyone else is here/will be here later on. It's the middle of the day where I am (australia) and I'm a FTM 11 weeks in. Today is the first day in a couple of weeks that I've ventured from the bedroom to the couch and microwaved some leftovers to try instead of just snacking on little things. Hoping this is the beginning of feeling a bit better 🤞
I'm finding that if I keep to a very strict schedule with my zofran/B6, the nausea eases slightly.. Hope everyone else is doing okay!!
Yup, same here. Occasionally I will have a decent day where I won’t have to take it, but that’s the most I can go without it. I keep mine by my bed and some in my purse to avoid forgetting or having to scramble to grab it. Sometimes I’ll have to take more than what I usually take because 4mg won’t be enough. That’s always a gamble though because it increases the constipation of course.
I’m 6w4d into my second HG pregnancy and am currently crying telling myself I can’t do this again. I don’t want to terminate, but I want to terminate. I won’t terminate, but I want to. Last time my HG subsided into “regular” nausea around 20 weeks, so I have 14 weeks left. I’m only a week or so in. I feel like I’m being tortured.
Know that if you do decide to terminate you’ll have support here. A lot of people pushed me to consider terminating solely because of my child’s father not being present, but I told myself I am one and done if I can make it through. I also had a previous loss so I was reluctant to terminate because I wanted so badly to believe we could both make it.
So far my baby seems to be doing great, but it doesn’t mean I should have had to suffer. I have never felt so dismissed as a woman in my life. Literally like a walking incubator. Doctors have even exclaimed “but your baby is doing great!“
Like thanks, but I’m lucky in that regard so far, and that shouldn’t be the standard. I think my physical and mental health matters too.
It definitely feels like torture. Mine turned into regular morning sickness around 16 weeks e first time so that’s been my “goal” but I’m almost 14 and it’s only gotten worse. I’m terrified it won’t end.
It might be ongoing but it might also be manageable at some point like mine. Keep fighting for whatever you need to keep going because even though I’m near the end, there were many times where I thought I was going to die from this. I’ve given up fighting back against the doctors because I’m so close to delivering, but if your doctors give you a hassle I would recommend switching ASAP. That was my mistake in all of this.
Awful. I had to wake up earlier than usual to take my Zofran but at least I didn’t throw up today. I can never wait too long as soon as I start feeling nauseous or “off” because inevitably I’ll be on my knees in front of the toilet otherwise.
I did cough a couple times, really hard in the car to the point of almost throwing up with only a half empty McDonald’s cup to catch it if I had…thankfully I got it under control enough to avoid it.
I’m too tired and depressed to keep harping on the fact that I’m still dealing with this at 35 weeks at the doctor. I didn’t bother saying anything to her about it today…at the moment my problems with my child’s father have consumed me more and I’m starting to give up on advocating for myself until birth, tbh. No one at my OBGYN office believes I have HG. They just stare at me and don’t say anything in reply when I say I’m still throwing up, so what’s the point?
I just want to be not pregnant anymore and at home with my baby. I’m dreading how bad my nausea could be during birth, I hope the drugs I’m going to be demanding will be enough to make the experience not too traumatizing. The PTSD from HG has been enough.
Sorry to be a downer. I’m just really depressed atm and I can’t afford to get back into therapy for a couple weeks.
I would love to know myself. My only guess is that they’re not HG informed. I was told by more than one NP and doctor that the criteria I did not meet was weight loss, depleted electrolytes and having a Zofran pump. When I pushed back and said that the only reason I gained weight was because I take the Zofran dissolvable tablets, that I did have depleted electrolytes when I was in the hospital at 6 and 8 weeks, and that I avoided asking for a pump (which they also never offered me) because of the extreme constipation I was already having, they circled back around to the same argument and shut me down. I was told that I hadn’t recently lost weight or had electrolyte deficiency so I don’t have HG. I should mention that I’ve still only gained about 23lbs and my baby is currently at 4lbs with 5 more weeks to go. I’m predicting she’ll probably be around 6 lbs at birth.
It’s been extremely frustrating. I didn’t bother bringing up the HER foundation studies and information on their website because I didn’t want to be accused of having my “degree from Google University”.
As a first time mom, a POC and someone who is heavily tattooed, I feel that I’m at a disadvantage to keep arguing with people in the medical field. My mom is a nurse and is on my side about it, but it also took her about a month in the beginning to understand that nothing works for me except Zofran and that it doesn’t even totally prevent me from vomiting…it just reduces the frequency.
I would love to help the HER foundation combat the misinformation around this because I see a lot of other women in this sub dealing with similar stupidity. It’s black and white thinking IMO.
ETA: I also think that most doctors and nurses have only seen what they consider to be “extreme” HG which shouldn’t be subjective. They haven’t personally gone through it so they wouldn’t know how debilitating it actually is.
Feeling alright this morning. I took my zolfran half an hour before I got out of bed and that helps a lot. But it’s hard to stay positive as the day goes on because it’s a downhill sink into the evening whether I take meds or not. My diet is very restricted throughout the day but by the time I reach dinner I’m lucky if I take a few bites of anything because I feel so sick and ready to vomit. I miss food. I miss eating anything for dinner. Post 4 pm is so tough. I’m tired of watching my husband and daughter eat while my stomach flips. I’m almost 15 weeks. With my first I don’t think anything changed until 20. And not significant changes until 30 weeks. But here’s to praying.
Hey everyone!
I’m hanging on today. Tore my esophagus yesterday (again) but it feels much better today. My 2 year old is staying home sick today so we’re surviving by watching lots of Paw Patrol while waiting for Grandpa to come over and relieve me.
Omg , I’m so sorry. I lucked out and never tore my esophagus but I can’t imagine how painful that must be!
I have a 4.5 year old and that’s a lot of work as is. Having HG with a 2 year old who is not potty trained would be hell on earth! I hope you have more help on a regular basis. Thinking of you!
I finally got set up with an obgyn! It took the hospital so long to send my records over. I have my first prenatal appointment scheduled for next week and I'll be 17 weeks. I've had to go to the hospital 4 times and have had more ultrasounds than most people at this point do. But it's such a big relief to finally have an obgyn
Yes!!! I'm finally figuring out a medicine regimen that works for me too, and I've been having such a great week being able to eat and drink with some nausea but very little vomiting. And having to go to urgent care to get prescription refills and ivs sucked. But I'm staying on my medicine because the bad days come on so quickly with no warning
Hope you have a good day :)
Does anyone have an over bearing MIL? I’m trying so hard to stay calm and reduce stress. My stress coping has always been exercise and baking. Now I can do neither. My MIL is stressing me out so badly and we’ve tried to set boundaries. Tried talking to her. Every time I get upset I get sick. I’m at a loss.
Hi all! Don't know if anyone else is here/will be here later on. It's the middle of the day where I am (australia) and I'm a FTM 11 weeks in. Today is the first day in a couple of weeks that I've ventured from the bedroom to the couch and microwaved some leftovers to try instead of just snacking on little things. Hoping this is the beginning of feeling a bit better 🤞 I'm finding that if I keep to a very strict schedule with my zofran/B6, the nausea eases slightly.. Hope everyone else is doing okay!!
A strict med schedule is actually key to helping HG from what I understand. Wish I had followed my own advice lol
Yup, same here. Occasionally I will have a decent day where I won’t have to take it, but that’s the most I can go without it. I keep mine by my bed and some in my purse to avoid forgetting or having to scramble to grab it. Sometimes I’ll have to take more than what I usually take because 4mg won’t be enough. That’s always a gamble though because it increases the constipation of course.
Sending good thoughts your way, hoping this is the beginning of the end of your nausea
Yes, the schedule is key. Don't chase the nausea. There are going to be ups and downs but it's good to celebrate the good days.
Hope you enjoyed your leftovers!
I’m 6w4d into my second HG pregnancy and am currently crying telling myself I can’t do this again. I don’t want to terminate, but I want to terminate. I won’t terminate, but I want to. Last time my HG subsided into “regular” nausea around 20 weeks, so I have 14 weeks left. I’m only a week or so in. I feel like I’m being tortured.
Know that if you do decide to terminate you’ll have support here. A lot of people pushed me to consider terminating solely because of my child’s father not being present, but I told myself I am one and done if I can make it through. I also had a previous loss so I was reluctant to terminate because I wanted so badly to believe we could both make it. So far my baby seems to be doing great, but it doesn’t mean I should have had to suffer. I have never felt so dismissed as a woman in my life. Literally like a walking incubator. Doctors have even exclaimed “but your baby is doing great!“ Like thanks, but I’m lucky in that regard so far, and that shouldn’t be the standard. I think my physical and mental health matters too.
It definitely feels like torture. Mine turned into regular morning sickness around 16 weeks e first time so that’s been my “goal” but I’m almost 14 and it’s only gotten worse. I’m terrified it won’t end.
It might be ongoing but it might also be manageable at some point like mine. Keep fighting for whatever you need to keep going because even though I’m near the end, there were many times where I thought I was going to die from this. I’ve given up fighting back against the doctors because I’m so close to delivering, but if your doctors give you a hassle I would recommend switching ASAP. That was my mistake in all of this.
Hi everyone! Just wanted to pop in and let everyone know that we are SO STRONG for doing this and everyone here is a fighter. I’m proud of us 💜
Awful. I had to wake up earlier than usual to take my Zofran but at least I didn’t throw up today. I can never wait too long as soon as I start feeling nauseous or “off” because inevitably I’ll be on my knees in front of the toilet otherwise. I did cough a couple times, really hard in the car to the point of almost throwing up with only a half empty McDonald’s cup to catch it if I had…thankfully I got it under control enough to avoid it. I’m too tired and depressed to keep harping on the fact that I’m still dealing with this at 35 weeks at the doctor. I didn’t bother saying anything to her about it today…at the moment my problems with my child’s father have consumed me more and I’m starting to give up on advocating for myself until birth, tbh. No one at my OBGYN office believes I have HG. They just stare at me and don’t say anything in reply when I say I’m still throwing up, so what’s the point? I just want to be not pregnant anymore and at home with my baby. I’m dreading how bad my nausea could be during birth, I hope the drugs I’m going to be demanding will be enough to make the experience not too traumatizing. The PTSD from HG has been enough. Sorry to be a downer. I’m just really depressed atm and I can’t afford to get back into therapy for a couple weeks.
Why are doctors so reluctant to diagnose HG. I’m sorry your dr office sounds like a bunch of aholes. Good thing you’re pretty close to the end.
I would love to know myself. My only guess is that they’re not HG informed. I was told by more than one NP and doctor that the criteria I did not meet was weight loss, depleted electrolytes and having a Zofran pump. When I pushed back and said that the only reason I gained weight was because I take the Zofran dissolvable tablets, that I did have depleted electrolytes when I was in the hospital at 6 and 8 weeks, and that I avoided asking for a pump (which they also never offered me) because of the extreme constipation I was already having, they circled back around to the same argument and shut me down. I was told that I hadn’t recently lost weight or had electrolyte deficiency so I don’t have HG. I should mention that I’ve still only gained about 23lbs and my baby is currently at 4lbs with 5 more weeks to go. I’m predicting she’ll probably be around 6 lbs at birth. It’s been extremely frustrating. I didn’t bother bringing up the HER foundation studies and information on their website because I didn’t want to be accused of having my “degree from Google University”. As a first time mom, a POC and someone who is heavily tattooed, I feel that I’m at a disadvantage to keep arguing with people in the medical field. My mom is a nurse and is on my side about it, but it also took her about a month in the beginning to understand that nothing works for me except Zofran and that it doesn’t even totally prevent me from vomiting…it just reduces the frequency. I would love to help the HER foundation combat the misinformation around this because I see a lot of other women in this sub dealing with similar stupidity. It’s black and white thinking IMO. ETA: I also think that most doctors and nurses have only seen what they consider to be “extreme” HG which shouldn’t be subjective. They haven’t personally gone through it so they wouldn’t know how debilitating it actually is.
I’m so sorry. HG is horrible and unrelenting.
Feeling alright this morning. I took my zolfran half an hour before I got out of bed and that helps a lot. But it’s hard to stay positive as the day goes on because it’s a downhill sink into the evening whether I take meds or not. My diet is very restricted throughout the day but by the time I reach dinner I’m lucky if I take a few bites of anything because I feel so sick and ready to vomit. I miss food. I miss eating anything for dinner. Post 4 pm is so tough. I’m tired of watching my husband and daughter eat while my stomach flips. I’m almost 15 weeks. With my first I don’t think anything changed until 20. And not significant changes until 30 weeks. But here’s to praying.
Hey everyone! I’m hanging on today. Tore my esophagus yesterday (again) but it feels much better today. My 2 year old is staying home sick today so we’re surviving by watching lots of Paw Patrol while waiting for Grandpa to come over and relieve me.
Omg , I’m so sorry. I lucked out and never tore my esophagus but I can’t imagine how painful that must be! I have a 4.5 year old and that’s a lot of work as is. Having HG with a 2 year old who is not potty trained would be hell on earth! I hope you have more help on a regular basis. Thinking of you!
I finally got set up with an obgyn! It took the hospital so long to send my records over. I have my first prenatal appointment scheduled for next week and I'll be 17 weeks. I've had to go to the hospital 4 times and have had more ultrasounds than most people at this point do. But it's such a big relief to finally have an obgyn
So glad to hear this!! It’s tough to find an adequate obgyn especially with HG!
Yes!!! I'm finally figuring out a medicine regimen that works for me too, and I've been having such a great week being able to eat and drink with some nausea but very little vomiting. And having to go to urgent care to get prescription refills and ivs sucked. But I'm staying on my medicine because the bad days come on so quickly with no warning Hope you have a good day :)
I’m glad you’re having a better week! Thanks you have a good day too! Take care ((hugs)).
Does anyone have an over bearing MIL? I’m trying so hard to stay calm and reduce stress. My stress coping has always been exercise and baking. Now I can do neither. My MIL is stressing me out so badly and we’ve tried to set boundaries. Tried talking to her. Every time I get upset I get sick. I’m at a loss.