Hyperemesis Gravidarum is Pure Hell

“I was as depressed as I’d even been and more than once begged my husband to just kill me. I remember very clearly once asking him (quite seriously) if he thought there was anyway that I could die, but be kept alive artificially until the baby could be brought to term. More than once I screamed at him that I couldn’t go on like this anymore.”

This web page features Kelly’s story of surviving hyperemesis gravidarum. It’s told with raw honesty, and includes a lot of information about her this brave mom’s medical treatment. The second to the last paragraph is especially encouraging to mom’s enduring an hg  pregnancy.

Anatomy of a Pregnancy

“I’m pretty worthless as of this moment. I can’t cook or stand the smell without throwing up, I cant clean the house nearly as often as I’d like and I cant even keep a job right now.”

This blog follows mom Chelsea through “ups, downs, joys and woes of pregnancy.” This mom had to fight for proper medical care throughout her pregnancy, and is a brave example of what it means to advocate for yourself.

This Horrific and Debilitating Condition

“I feel like I’m putting my unborn child over
the one that’s already here.”

This blog is an informational post from Alternative Mama, and offers a lot of helpful information on this terrible illness.

Pregnant and Wanting to Die

“I remember thinking that even the agony of heroin withdrawal lasts less than a week. So what did I do to deserve feeling like this, day after day, week after week, with my only weakness being wanting another child.”

Today’s featured blog is by Betsy Shaw, who writes for BabyCenter. In this post, she recalls how one sound from nature transports her to the days she suffered with hg.

The Making of a Family

” I went three and a half weeks without so much as a sip of water,
because even water sent me into raging convulsions.”

Holly’s blog about her hg experience shares how she survived the illness twice. She includes photographs of her journey and detailed information about her treatment. Her post is heartfelt, and will encourage any mom who is dealing with hg.

Fourth time’s a charm

“There were a few days when, if my doctor at that time still performed abortions, I’m almost certain I would have killed my daughter.”

 

This blog shares a woman’s 4th experience with hg with prose full of honesty and humor. You’ll be inspired by her journey. The photographs are especially compelling.

I sang myself to sleep with hymns

“The temptation for friends and even some family members was to dismiss my symptoms and misery and explain it away as my own weakness or inability to tolerate the discomforts of pregnancy. I only wish this were true.”

Jennifer’s story shares her treatment protocol for hg, her struggle with friends/family reactions to her illness, and information about how her faith helped her survive. This blog is well written and includes photographs.

Baby, you’re making me sick!

” It took a personal endurance I didn’t know was possible.”

A 26-year-old mother to be faces a lack of understanding from friends and the medical community. Her hg lasted all nine months. She documented every time she threw up, and when all was said and done, the count was over 400. Read of her struggle to deliver a healthy child on her blog.

Related articles

• Tiny miracles prove their will to live (abc4.com)
• Tips for Morning Sickness Relief (enfamil.com)

Heartbeat a glimmer of hope

“By my 12 week appointment I was down another 15 lbs bringing my weight loss to almost 30 lbs in a little over two months.”

This blog recounts the story of Amber, who survived hg to bring Emma Grace into the world. Woven throughout this narrative are beautiful baby pictures and a tale of the torture this mother endured to deliver her child.

Visit this blog to read Amber’s story.