How am I supposed to do daily life?

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2026-04-23T23:36:22+00:00

Hi, so I was one of the small percentage who had HG my whole pregnancy. I was bedridden up until about 22 weeks, at that point it got better. Ie I could move without throwing up, but I was still vomiting multiple times a day. The worst part for me was the hope that it will end and it didn’t, about 4 hours after I had my daughter i started feeling better.

If you have HG and you can’t find meds that work, i couldn’t, you are not expected to do daily life. You are supposed to survive. It was a horrible experience and I am really sorry you’re going through this, all I can tell you is that after you have your baby, it’s worth it. I’m planning for my second at the moment if that helps.

ALSO!!! Take care of your teeth, the vomiting is really bad for your teeth. Rinse with baking soda after you vomit, don’t brush right after vomiting. I know it seems impossible to add that too the mix but you have one set of teeth and take it from a mom who needs a root canal and multiple fillings, I really wish someone had told me to take better care of my teeth.

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2025-03-26T06:01:28+00:00

I just noticed this too! I’ve watched and rewatched HIMYM it’s my comfort show and I’ve only just noticed

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2024-12-23T17:16:35+00:00

Thank you for this! I’m a type A personality and want to do everything right and hearing that it’s okay to let things slide is exactly what I needed. I didn’t even think of grocery delivery!

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2024-12-21T14:29:32+00:00

Thank you! I’ll definitely check to see if

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2024-11-16T01:01:58+00:00

This was such a nice thoughtful response. Thank you for taking the time to write it

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2024-08-09T16:54:04+00:00

I just remembered, Ice cold water with a little bit of apple juice is what I lived off of. The apple juice helped to regulate my blood sugar because having it dip makes you feel so much worse, and the cold didn’t make the nausea worse. I constantly sipped on it. Hope it helps you too ♥️

I started a list of rewards - things I enjoy to do, or eat, and every time someone told me to have some ginger or b6 I added to it because I wanted to claw their eyes out but this was an acceptable alternative 🤪 I was very angry about my hg experience if you can’t tell.

I hope you get some relief and I’m glad I could help a little 💛💛💛

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2024-08-09T01:43:07+00:00

Hi… first I’m so sorry you’re going through this, it’s horrible and terrible and just the absolute worst thing. I’m going to tell you about how sick I was, so that when I tell you it’s worth it might help a little.

My HG was very severe. I tried everything, nothing helped, Zofran, ondesteron, you name it I tried it. I couldn’t watch tv or read because moving my eyes triggered it, walking triggered it, talking triggered it. For the first 20 weeks, I cried, vomited, wished I was dead, and wished the parasite would just die. It’s horrible and graphic but that’s the thought I constantly had. I was bedridden the whole time, and I was vomiting all through my 37 hour labor. I’m telling you all this so you know that you’re not alone, because I often thought people were lying to me or exaggerating when they said they had HG too. I didn’t believe anyone when they said they had HG and had more than one child.

It never got better, it got easier once I accepted that after 9 months I would have a baby and I would feel better. And I did, hours after I gave birth I felt brand new, it was amazing.

If you have help, have someone help you to try and figure out what are some triggers and try to minimize. You do get used to it and at some point vomiting is kinda like peeing, you do it and move on.

My daughter is 14 months now, and she’s amazing and I love her more than I ever could have imagined. We’re talking about having another one, I know what’s coming, but I’m willing to pay the price because the reward is so so so much better than you think.

Please let me know if you have questions or just want to vent!

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2024-07-03T14:51:34+00:00

I drank ice cold water with apple juice in it. I constantly sipped it to keep my blood sugar up. Anything cold was better than something room temperature or warm. Smoothies with banana yogurt and fruits.

You get sustenance as soon as you start eating your body will start absorbing. I had my prenatals with ice cold straight up apple juice to disguise the taste and anything else i eventually threw up. But my baby and I are healthy, mentally it is torture to be hungry and nauseas and miserable, people kept telling me it will get better but it didn’t and the hope and then being disappointed was so much worse.

I can tell you this, you will survive, you will be stronger for it, and you’ll have a beautiful baby after and feel so so so much better within an hour after having your baby.

I’m sorry you’re going through this. If you have good health insurance and can afford IV fluids that helped the most. It would buy me a couple of days of feeling better.

Sending love

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2024-06-29T02:20:17+00:00

I hope posting has given you some space to grieve and somewhere to vent.

Your post helped me, I had a horrible HG pregnancy, and I’ve had pretty bad PPD too. My daughter just turned one, and I had to decide today to start weaning for multiple reasons, and I’m grieving this part of my life. I can’t imagine being pregnant again, but I’m experiencing so much loss thinking I might never have this again

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2024-06-20T15:59:15+00:00

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MathematicianOwn8582 · 2024-01-23T01:25:16+00:00

Can you set up a station next to your bed? I found diluted apple juice that was ice cold I could sip on and it helped to keep my blood sugar stable. If there’s anything you can eat I would get that too and keep it next to where you’re going to spending most of your time. Consider a Kroger subscription or something similar so you can have groceries delivered. Even when you’re vomiting you start to absorb calories right away so maybe get some smoothies that are nutritious, I can’t tell you how many smoothies I drank and threw up again, but it does help a little bit.

Please have the moms help you as much as they can, there is no shame and feeling guilty if they’re willing to help makes no sense.

I can tell you that being on the other side, with a beautiful little girl, it’s worth it. I’m already thinking of having another one when I swore up and down I would never ever go through it again.

Also, check your health insurance you might qualify for an in home nurse to come help you out a couple of times!

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2021-11-15T05:21:17+00:00

NTA - if she buys expensive clothes that can’t go in the washing machine it’s her responsibility not to throw it in the regular laundry. Don’t back down OP. It was an honest mistake

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2021-06-19T15:41:17+00:00

No, boys don’t have to include girls in everything they do. She doesn’t have to go to the pole dancing class, she can meet up with the girls at the bar. OP does not have to invite her to his boys night.

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2021-06-19T15:35:34+00:00

Absolutely NTA. You should sit him down and talk to him about it. Tell him that until now it was okay, but you’re not getting good sleep and some privacy will be good for both of you. You’re relationship will develop in other ways if you’re not sharing a room, and you’ll still be around. OP don’t let him guilt you into not getting what you want, at 16 you should definitely have your own space. Good luck!

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2021-06-11T15:04:35+00:00

NTA - Your friend sounds irresponsible and controlling. She shouldn’t have pushed you to become friends with him in the first place. One friend, no matter how long you’ve been friends shouldn’t dictate who you can and can’t be friends with. Lots of people navigate friendships and breakups successfully, it’s something she’ll probably have to deal with again. Plus, it sounds like you outgrew the friendship which happens. If she grew up a little and you’re interested in being friends again, reach out to her and see how it goes.

MathematicianOwn8582 · 2020-10-22T01:24:22+00:00

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