Lucky me - re morning sickness

Re: Lucky me - re morning sickness

• eyenigh member

  December 2012

  MrsJetSet:

  I totally feel for Kate - In a weird way I am excited that her HG is newsworthy.  I had people just think I was exaggerating when I was so sick and pregnant with dd.  They said on the morning news that only 2% of pregnancies have acute sickness to the point where you need IV treatment.. I had it 3 times.  Lucky .me

  I did, too. I had one overnight stay from a particularly bad run where they were worried about my kidneys but otherwise 3 trips to triage for fluids and anti-nausea meds that didn't do anything.. My urine looked like root beer every time i went to the doctor, it was disgusting. I lost 30 pounds in the first 4 months. I vomited all day and all night. I slept next to the toilet from about 8 weeks until 5 months and finally moved back to my bed by 6 months. Not to say I stopped throwing up, I just didn't throw up at night as much. None of the meds made a dent in how I felt. I went to work and laid on the floor next to a trash can with my laptop so I didn't waste my leave. To add insult to injury, I developed pregnancy related eczema that literally covered my back, legs and breasts so I scratched until I bled in between puking. I puked at least once daily until about 37 weeks and I delivered at 39. Every time I hear people talk about how they loved being pregnant, I want to punch them in the face. 

  I know what you mean though. I think it went both ways. Some people gave you that side eye like "yeah, it can't be as bad as you say," and other women were like "oh, yeah, I was the SAME way," and then after a few minutes of talking, it turned out they threw up a bit in the first 10-12 weeks, which in no way compares to vomiting 10-20 times a day for months, living in a constant dehydrated state, going to the hospital and dropping weight like crazy. I ended up 5 pounds lighter than when I started after I delivered but I would've rather had to drop 20 than be as miserable as I was. I was so worried that I was hurting the baby and was constantly stressed on top of everything. I only ever wanted one baby but even if I didn't, I couldn't go through that experience again. One healthy, happy baby after all that is way good enough.

  I feel for anyone who had to go through that, too.  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• MrsJetSet member

  December 2012

  eyenigh:

  MrsJetSet:

  I totally feel for Kate - In a weird way I am excited that her HG is newsworthy.  I had people just think I was exaggerating when I was so sick and pregnant with dd.  They said on the morning news that only 2% of pregnancies have acute sickness to the point where you need IV treatment.. I had it 3 times.  Lucky .me

  I did, too. I had one overnight stay from a particularly bad run where they were worried about my kidneys but otherwise 3 trips to triage for fluids and anti-nausea meds that didn't do anything.. My urine looked like root beer every time i went to the doctor, it was disgusting. I lost 30 pounds in the first 4 months. I vomited all day and all night. I slept next to the toilet from about 8 weeks until 5 months and finally moved back to my bed by 6 months. Not to say I stopped throwing up, I just didn't throw up at night as much. None of the meds made a dent in how I felt. I went to work and laid on the floor next to a trash can with my laptop so I didn't waste my leave. To add insult to injury, I developed pregnancy related eczema that literally covered my back, legs and breasts so I scratched until I bled in between puking. I puked at least once daily until about 37 weeks and I delivered at 39. Every time I hear people talk about how they loved being pregnant, I want to punch them in the face. 

  I know what you mean though. I think it went both ways. Some people gave you that side eye like "yeah, it can't be as bad as you say," and other women were like "oh, yeah, I was the SAME way," and then after a few minutes of talking, it turned out they threw up a bit in the first 10-12 weeks, which in no way compares to vomiting 10-20 times a day for months, living in a constant dehydrated state, going to the hospital and dropping weight like crazy. I ended up 5 pounds lighter than when I started after I delivered but I would've rather had to drop 20 than be as miserable as I was. I was so worried that I was hurting the baby and was constantly stressed on top of everything. I only ever wanted one baby but even if I didn't, I couldn't go through that experience again. One healthy, happy baby after all that is way good enough.

  I feel for anyone who had to go through that, too.  

  I totally feel this way.  Between sickness and placenta accretia, which led to 2 severe hemorrhages, I have zero desire to birth another kiddo.  DH is already asking when we will have another
  

  
  
  
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• midgetothemax member

  December 2012

  I had multiple ivs, emergency visits, constant vomiting all day and all night no relief from week 6-6 months. It's not that I stopped vomiting at 6 months I just didn't spend my entire waking and sleeping existence throwing up.  Then I had GD. ** it was awful. When I saw Kate was hospitalized I felt sick. No one can understand how depressing and awful it was. Meds did nothing. I wanted to throat punch or junk kick anyone who told me to eat crackers and drink gingerale.
  

  

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• eyenigh member

  December 2012

  midgetothemax:

  I wanted to throat punch or junk kick anyone who told me to eat crackers and drink gingerale.
  

  OMG. Yes. I love how it was always presented like some kind of insider information, too, like I never would've thought or heard to do that before. As you guys know, it isn't even the kind of nausea that you just feel in your stomach, it's that all over sick with vertigo (thanks, dehydration). There is no magic cracker that'll fix that. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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