I feel like I should write a book

RondackHiker

Titled "Parenting from your bathroom; countless ways to let your toddler down on a daily basis".

The alternate title is "How to get the playground to yourself". Spoiler alert: throwing up into the trash can is the solution.

The book jacket will point out that it's impossible to make mommy friends in a new area when you can't get through introducing yourself and your kid without wrenching.

I'm failing at this mom thing lately.

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Don't beat yourself up! Pregnancy is short in the grand scheme of things (even though it doesn't feel that way). You do what you have to to survive. Your son will not remember that you didn't make it to the park. And you are giving him an amazing gift of a sibling!

Hang in there! I didn't have morning sickness or HG and pregnancy still made me feel so guilty for not being the mom I wanted to DD but she adores her baby sister. I'm sorry it is so hard right now!

Tigger & pooh

This is such are hard time of the pregnancy! I didn't get off the couch for 3 months. My 4 yr old has learned to bring me crackers and water and make his pb&j. It will get better and they don't seem to hold it against me. Is none of the nausea meds working?

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you have all my sorries right now  as a 3x HG sufferer, i know how debilitating it can be and it is so much worse when you have other children to care for.  i spent my most recent pregnancy half on my living room couch, and half on my bathroom floor.  just take care of you and that little squish, your DS will be fine.  i don't know where you are located, but if you are in upstate new york, i would love to help in anyway i can.

RondackHiker

Tigger & pooh said:

This is such are hard time of the pregnancy! I didn't get off the couch for 3 months. My 4 yr old has learned to bring me crackers and water and make his pb&j. It will get better and they don't seem to hold it against me. Is none of the nausea meds working?

They keep me from going back to the hospital, but they don't help the nausea or vomiting much beyond that. My midwife said that the goal with HG meds was just to survive and slow the weight loss and prevent severe dehydration.

It just sucks. My dog is bored and hasn't walked much in weeks, my kid thinks it's normal to spend the evening in the bathroom playing, we haven't had anything approaching a healthy meal in forever, and DH comes home to a house that's a trainwreck every night. I'm just feeling down and isolated. I don't know anyone here beyond DH and DS's daycare workers and my midwife.

I just want to fastforward a few months.

Tigger & pooh

RondackHiker said:

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Tigger & pooh said:

This is such are hard time of the pregnancy! I didn't get off the couch for 3 months. My 4 yr old has learned to bring me crackers and water and make his pb&j. It will get better and they don't seem to hold it against me. Is none of the nausea meds working?

They keep me from going back to the hospital, but they don't help the nausea or vomiting much beyond that. My midwife said that the goal with HG meds was just to survive and slow the weight loss and prevent severe dehydration.

It just sucks. My dog is bored and hasn't walked much in weeks, my kid thinks it's normal to spend the evening in the bathroom playing, we haven't had anything approaching a healthy meal in forever, and DH comes home to a house that's a trainwreck every night. I'm just feeling down and isolated. I don't know anyone here beyond DH and DS's daycare workers and my midwife.

I just want to fastforward a few months.

We moved like that with my first one and it sucks being sick and not having any friends or family who can help out with DS. We're you like this the first time? If so how long did it last? Maybe focusing on only 10 more weeks will help.