Hi Lily Dust and Sagres, I'm sorry I have to be here too but here I am and I'm glad the thread is here.

This is my second HG pg out of 4, well 5 I had a m/c about 20 years ago between my eldest 2 boys.

This is a surprise pg as I had made the decision for no more. We did some talking about a sibling for our youngest closer to his age, but after a bout of gastro a few months ago, just like you said Sagres, reminding what HG was like I freaked out and said I can't do it again! Well apparently the universe had different ideas and here I am.

I had lost 6kgs by the time I was 7 weeks along and slightly dehydrated, and that was without vomiting, all from the overwhelming nausea and food aversions. I haven't been able to work for 5 weeks now, but, I've so far managed to avoid any vomits. Although it didn't really ramp up for me in the vomit department until 12 weeks last time and was then pretty much daily until I was offered Zofran at 4 1/2 months. I was completely bedridden by now with my last pg, this time I'm doing a lot better, I think it's because I knew what I was dealing with and got onto meds as soon as I caught on. I'm taking 8mgs of Zofran and 1/2 a Restavit before I get up in the morning, then 4mg Zofran and another half Restavit late afternoon and a whole Restavit before bed at night. All weight loss has stopped since starting this dosage about 2 weeks ago which is good. I still can't move too much, but sitting still I feel okayish most of the time. Still have the headache most days a shower exhausts me, and the car is a nightmare. But really doing quite well for HG.

I was lucky enough last time for the HG to leave at 5 months and not return so fingers crossed it will leave me again soon.

I've actually had a few days of feeling a bit better and being able to eat a bigger variety of foods. Yesterday I even felt thirsty and hungry a couple of times, I've not felt either of those things for about 6 weeks now. I want to think it will last but I don't want to get ahead of myself in case it doesn't.

Did you guys have it the whole time with your pregnancies?

Sagres it's definitely not 'living' through a HG pregnancy, well not for me, I'm just here trying to ride it out. I do know that so far this time and last time I was a lot better off than a lot of other women with HG and I think myself lucky all the time, well most of the time, when I'm not having a real poor me moment or day.