Hyperemisis Sufferers- how do you get over the terror?

[Lily Dust]

Im just wondering when and how any of you girls out there who suffered Hyperemisis got past the absolute terror of suffering it again to consider the TTC journey for another pregnancy?
DD is 15 months and it seems everyone else is talking about or having their next bubbas, I have mixed feelings about all these babies, we have toyed with the idea and cant even be sure it would happen after a long TTC journey initially but TBH I am absolutely terrified at the prospect of hyperemisis again and not being able raise my DD whilst pregnant. Im not talking run of the mill m/s here, with DD I started throwing up at 6 weeks until 36 weeks a minimum of 6 times a day and any where up to 12, was on and off a drip constantly and medicated with Zofran wafers to ease it, although it never stopped the vomitting fully. I spent the first 19 weeks bedridden and then had to be near a toilet at all times, ok enought boo hooing about that Id love to hear from any of you!

[~clover~]

TBH I just prayed DD2 was a boy & that it'd be different with a boy. I was shattered when it started again.
I only had DS coz I wanted a boy so badly I'd have suffered again to do it.

DD3 was a suprise & I was too shocked to think straight. It was very hard emotionally in every way. Having another baby, being sick again. I would say to myself every day 'you've come this far, it will end'. It was so, so hard. Hating myself for doing it again. Not only to myself, but to everyone around me.

I am glad in a way that she suprised me though. HG was my only reason for having no more babies. When she came along it was my sneaky chance to go there just once more.

I'm looking into getting something permanent done now, coz I know I couldn't go through that again. I won't let myself or my kids.

[Tinks]

My sister had it, it took her 6 years to want to have another baby. She never forgot how terribly sick she was. Her 2nd pregnancy was worse than the 1st and she says she's NEVER having another one.

[angelaartsstudent]

Hyperemisis with both pregnancies here.

Totally unmedicated first time...lost 12kg, couldn't eat, In hospital heaps for dehydration, the usual. Puked 10 times in one morning when I was 36 weeks and thought I was going to die, it was so violent.

This time...the ONLY thing that kept me sane was just biting the bullet and spending the required $150 a week on Zofran. It wouldn't take away the sick feeling but it did stop the vomiting.

Note about Zofran: If you start taking it very early in your pregnancy it has apparently been shown to actually reduce the time that your hyperemisis lasts (helps stop it for good). I'm 25ish weeks now and not puking every day, just a few times a week, so it's worked.

[UsPlus2]

I had it with my first and was petrified about the thought of having it again. But as my partner and I figured, we TTC when DS was only 9 months because as much as he needed him, a baby was also easier to handle then say a toddler that was on the go, or if we waited until I was back to work before etc. I also knew better what worked and didnt, meals that were easier to bring up, hydration plans, things like a really soft mat and scented candles in the toilet etc all things that made having it easier to deal with. For us it was a matter of the longer we left it the least likely hood I go back to it if that makes sense.

Just so you have a good news story to, I've barely had m/s this time

[diva det]

I had it bad with my twin pregnancy. So bad that i was on a drip a few times, lived on 3 zofran a day and lost 20 kg during my pg! I vomited from the moment i found out i was pg until the day i delivered- so badly and violently that i burnt my oseophagus and managed to do some dental dammage due to the bile burning my mouth as well.

I was terrified it was going to happen again but i did some research and found a great TCM practictioner who helped heaps. I also vested in a set of sea sick bands which i got a little bit of relief from.

I also waited till my twins were at school before we got pg again so that if it was bad again, then at least the kids were at school.
With my singleton pg i was sick but got away without having any drugs to stop puking and i managed to stay out of hossy. No where as bad as the twins!! TCM made a huge difference and it stopped the really bad puking. M/S eased off at around 14 weeks this time thank goodness and i loved the rest of my pg!
good luck and maybe look into alternative therapies to help out! Worth a go!