HG is ruining my life
Hi everyone, I posted on here about 7 weeks pregnant ranting about this awful illness and I’m back because it hasn’t really gotten better and I just need to talk to the ladies who understand. Zofran doesn’t help, unisom kind of helps but not really, and I am allergic to Reglan. Basically no medications help, at all. I’ve gotten fluids before and it helps for maybe a day and then I’m back to throwing up. No food or drink is safe, it truly doesn’t matter what it is. I’m so sick of people who haven’t had HG suggest “bland foods.” IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT I EAT. I THROW UP WATER. I haven’t been able to take prenatals since week 8 without throwing them up which makes me feel awful.
I improved (or maybe just got kind of used to it) around maybe 13 weeks, went almost 48 hours without throwing up, and got excited because it seemed like it was finally stopping. It did not. I’m back to throwing up at least 10 times a day, today it’s been 40 and it’s not even 11 am.
This is my first pregnancy ever, I just turned 24, and have always wanted to be a mom and have multiple kids. I love my partner so much and he’s so supportive but I got pregnant so quickly in our relationship that it feels like our entire relationship has just been me being sick.
All I do is sleep when I can, which usually isn’t until 5am. I can never go out and see my friends anymore which is so hard because I’m a social person. I’m prone to depression and it’s really starting to get to me. I’m 17 weeks today and have only gained 3 pounds total and have no desire to eat anything at all. How the hell am I supposed to gain 25 pounds?? I feel like I’m going to starve my baby and I’m so worried about his health and feeling like an awful mom.
I’ve also accepted that I can never do this again, nor would I want to. I always wanted multiple kids so this alone has been devastating but I haven’t even been able to process it because I’m so sick. At this point I feel like I’m never going to get better.
Thank you for reading, my heart goes out to all of you. This is truly one of the worst things I’ve ever gone through.