Support Thread for Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Sufferers
Here is a place for those unlucky enough to be enduring a HG pregnancy. Please share your stories and help support other women who are doing it tough with HG.
HG is a debilitating and potentially life-threatening pregnancy disease marked by rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration due to unrelenting nausea and/or vomiting. It is sometimes called Severe Morning Sickness, but this often leads to an assumption that it is not as bad as it actually is. Sufferers can vomit many times a day from conception, sometimes to birth, and are often unable to eat, drink, or care for themselves or others. Some drugs exist that can ease the symptoms, which often ease during mid pregnancy, but for some women the symptoms only ease when the pregnancy comes to an end. Many women who suffer from HG have to be hospitalised and put on a drip to ease dehydration, often multiple times during their pregnancy.
Last edited by Traveller; January 4th, 2011 at 08:40 AM.
I suffered HG with all 3 of my girls pregnancies.
I tried maxalon, not only did it do nothing, but it sent me into massive panic attacks. Zofran did nothing at all.
I only put on an average of 4 - 5 kilo's in each pregnancy, because of the amount of weight I lost.
I was lucky that mine eased at around 20 weeks. After that point with my girls I felt really good! With DD3 that was when my SPD kicked in big time, so I never got a break.
Its so hard everyone suggesting things to help that you know won't work. Having the really insensitive ones tell you to just 'get on with it', even though they see how sick you are.
The isolation coz you don't have the energy to go anywhere, or to clean your house so people can visit you.
The debilitating tiredness. I would throw up with the girls & the effort would knock me out for 2 hours.
DD1 was raised by TV during those few months Nick JR. I want to cry just thinking about how neglected she must've felt
The best thing I can say is that it does go away....eventually!!! It really doesnt seem like it ever will at the time thats for sure.
Found out I was pregnant at 3 1/2 weeks gestation, started throwing up at 6 weeks on the dot- spewed 12 times that day and from there it just kept going, finally stopped at about 36 weeks. DD was born at 38+4 weeks. Had heaps of problems getting any medication at the Dr as many of them believed that HG is 'physcological' (sp?) and it was only after the IVF clinic convinced them to write me a script for Zofran that they did. Tried maxalon with no effect except becoming non responsive and uncoordinated. Did not leave the house from Valentines day until May 15th the only left when I could be in the vicinity of a toilet Think the only thing I could eat from about 10- 20 weeks was peeled green apples. Tried every m/s remedy known to man kind and nothing worked. The guilt of drugging my baby with Zofran was overwhelming and on many occassions cried without being able to actually produce tears I was so dehydrated. Everything ached so badly.
I hated everyone saying 'it will be worth it in the end' cause whilst it was I could have produced the same perfectly healthy child without the constant spewing and being pretty much unresponsive!
HG just sucks in everyway imaginable, it cruel, unfair and badly misunderstood!
When you vomit, do you wet yourself? I'm finding that my bladder control this pregnancy isn't great. I've occasionally wet myself when spewing but this time I literally have to try and strip off from the waist down prior to a vomiting episode.
Yeah it's happened to me too. I try to make sure that I go to the loo every few hours, even if I think I don't need no. Horrible weak bladder with 1st Hyperemisis. Wore pads sometimes...it happens. You shouldn't be embarrassed around us becuase we all know that the violent vomiting can cause that!
TMI but when I have Hyperemisis and vomit, my body totally shuts down on everything except puking, I literally cannot focus on anything else, or move, or run to a loo or anything...hence the bags.
Ok, time for my HG experience. It was bad for me, but not nearly as bad as so many others have experienced. To anyone who is going through this; you are not alone, but please do seek help.
DS1: Started at 5 weeks. Vomited so many times on the very first day that I cant remember how many, and it continued this way until 18 weeks. By 10 weeks I had lost 8kgs, was vomiting up blood because I had ripped the lining of my osopeogus, and later bile. Never medicated because doctors didnt believe I was sick enough. By 20 weeks I felt normal again, but continued to vomit every now and again. M/s returned at 36 weeks and lasted until delivery.
DS2: Started at 5 weeks. My mum started to look after DS1 because I was too sick. Did not leave my bed/lounge until 14 weeks except to go to hospital or Drs. Demanded (not asked) for medication and was put on Maxalon and later zofran, though I continued to vomit. Got bad anal fissure from severe constipation, sent to hospital to have IV fluids, had keytones in the urine, wet myself while vomiting daily, vomited bile, blood, food, water, medicines..., bones sticking out because I lost nearly all of my fat stores, no baby bump till 14 weeks, no energy to care for myself, absolute depression. Thought that dying was a better alternative than living with HG (luckily that thought passed quickly). Normal m/s from 14 weeks - 25 weeks. I was one of the VERY lucky ones with HG to have it pass before the 3rd trimester.
Baby 3 - Very mild m/s. I cannot believe I am 7 weeks and have not vomited once. I have felt sick from time to time but it passes if I eat a cracker or something (which makes me laugh because NOTHING worked for me last time). I am convinced that I will not see a heartbeat at my scan on Tuesday. I know I should be grateful that Im not sick, but I am petrified that I have lost my baby.
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Support Thread for Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Sufferers
Hi girls I am still here. 37 weeks still feeling foul... Haven't vomited since Saturday yay for me! I have not taken any meds I know I am crazy but I kept thinking it will pass. I know it won't now lol! Weight is dropping slowly but bubs seems happy enough in there.
I had a bit of a sob today and asked the ob why meeeeeeee??? Lol he was a little shocked at my outburst!
I think I tried about that time too LillyDust and didn't quite make it, But it was not long after, not long at all that I weaned off all but one Restavit at night. So you might be on the way out of HG hell soon seeing as you're a little better Glad to hear bub is looking good and doing well
Joeve yay for no vomits since Saturday I hope it's a continuing trend for you. Good to hear your bub is doing well in there too! 37 weeks you're in the home stretch now not long until you are HG free. I hope the time goes really quickly for you ... Yes I think you''re slightly crazy
I'm still HG free But I am now anaemic which is making everything a struggle work especially. Exhausted, weak and breathless, better by far than crippling nausea and vomiting, but I am well and truly over it already and can't wait until the pg is over. I've never felt that way about a pregnancy before (except in the thick of HG) I was so lucky last pg the HG went around 20 weeks and after a month of getting fed and strength back I cruised through the rest of the pg. Not this time I have stopped my Restavit the past week, which has gone ok. I don't really get hungry and have to remind myself to eat and most foods don't appeal to me, but the nausea is only a little and I can still function so that's good. I really stopped it because I have never had low iron before even when pg so thought maybe it was inhibiting iron absorption or something Worth a try anyway. As long as I can manage the nausea and remember to eat it should be ok.
Oh Joeve, my heart breaks for you sweetheart I rememebr finally finding out I was pregnant after LTTTC only to have that excitement crushed by HG. I asked the 'why me' so many times. I didnt want to say anything incase I was thought ungrateful and something went wrong, I had (still do) so much guilt on being medicated. Heck, between 4 and 6 weeks I cried I wasnt throwing up and then it hit me like a ton of bricks and I felt so stupid for having wanted to be sick! You have done amazing getting this far without meds! Down hill run for you though, hun. Yah for no throwing up since Saturday Mine stopped with DD at 37 weeks and I had the 10 most glorious days as a 'normal' pregnant woman, I hope you get a few days at least. Hang in there, you are doing fabulously
Argh, Willow damn anaemia but yah to HG free!!!! 40 weeks is such a long time to be sick it really does play with ones mental state I hope you are able to get some rest and get on top of it before bubs arrives. I stopped zofran at 20 weeks with DD but was till throwing up 3-4 times a day but I could deal with that then, being a reduction from the 15 times but the nausea this time is unrelenting. I wonder if because I threw up SO much with DD the nausea barely had time to build
I threw up a lot with DS3 and it made no difference, the nausea was still crippling No relief at all after a vomit.
I pretty much go to work, come home, and do nothing. I haven't had any energy left to do anything. Poor DS3 must think he now has the most boring mummy ever I did seem to have a good day today though. I actually didn't need to sleep when I got home from work and then went grocery shopping with DP too. Everything is aching now and I'm well and truly ready for bed. So I'll see if I pay for my efforts tomorrow as well.
Hi, just thought I might as well stick my head in here. I had HG with my DS2 and have a strong feeling this one is going to follow suit. Told myself I wouldn't whinge this time and that I wouldn't get sick but that didn't last long. Constant all day nausea and vomiting took affect pretty early and I kept telling myself it would ease at 12weeks. Now I'm telling myself 14weeks but my head is slowly coming out of the sand, I still have hope though ;-)
Have been on meds most of the pregnancy so far but only for work and Tafe (so damn expensive, I need to hoard them lol). Has gotten to the point now though that I'm crying nearly every time I vomit due to the pain. Been bringing up blood recently as well, that brought back DS2s pregnancy alright. My poor DS1 has learnt to run when ai call for my bucket (if I move at that point it will go everywhere) and seriously don't think I've ever seen him move so fast for anything. He has been a great help with his lil bro as well. Feeling very grateful to have made it this far as well so who knows, maybe it will ease
Hi damprye, sounds like you've been struck with the evil HG again What meds are you on? I have found Restavit to be my saviour this time, I didn't know about it last HG pregnancy and wish I had. But I didn't have proper treatment last time at all Did it last the whole pg with your DS2? I have been lucky with this one and the last that it had pretty much resolved at about 20 weeks. I'm 38 now and as long as I take my Restavit each night I am ok just a bit of nausea from about 11am which is completely manageable.
Hiya, guess I belong here now. Im 15weeks and still vomiting daily if not more. Im so over it I just want to cry.
Plus this constant headache. I took 2 panadol and a maxalon befor cooking diner and threw them and the rest of my stomach contents, up 3 minutes later. I dont wanna do this anymore.
Support Thread for Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Sufferers
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Nick JR. I want to cry just thinking about how neglected she must've felt 
Glad to hear bub is looking good and doing well 
But I am now anaemic which is making everything a struggle work especially. Exhausted, weak and breathless, better by far than crippling nausea and vomiting, but I am well and truly over it already and can't wait until the pg is over. I've never felt that way about a pregnancy before (except in the thick of HG) I was so lucky last pg the HG went around 20 weeks and after a month of getting fed and strength back I cruised through the rest of the pg. Not this time 
Worth a try anyway. As long as I can manage the nausea and remember to eat it should be ok.
I rememebr finally finding out I was pregnant after LTTTC only to have that excitement crushed by HG. I asked the 'why me' so many times. I didnt want to say anything incase I was thought ungrateful and something went wrong, I had (still do) so much guilt on being medicated. Heck, between 4 and 6 weeks I cried I wasnt throwing up and then it hit me like a ton of bricks and I felt so stupid for having wanted to be sick! 
You have done amazing getting this far without meds! Down hill run for you though, hun. Yah for no throwing up since Saturday 
Did it last the whole pg with your DS2? I have been lucky with this one and the last that it had pretty much resolved at about 20 weeks. I'm 38 now and as long as I take my Restavit each night I am ok just a bit of nausea from about 11am which is completely manageable.
I dont wanna do this anymore.
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