I'm 10 weeks pregnant with my second Hyperemesis pregnancy. I've been through it before 2 years ago and my friends know this. 7 months of puking is hard to hide.
For the last 4 weeks, I've not been able to leave my bed. As soon as get up, I vomit. All I can do is lie as still as possible and wait for the days to pass. On bad days, I vomit 20 times a day and can't keep anything down, on a good day, I can eat and drink a handful of things and it will stay inside as long as I don't move.
Yet, in the last few days, I've had the following questions from close friends.
- Are you free to meet in town for coffee?
- Do you drop by work a lot so they know how you are?
and just know
- Have you been at work at all last week?
I understand it's hard to comprehend how debilitating HG is if you've not had it but really? Really????
I can't walk 5 metres to the bathroom without feeling like I'm going to faint and need DH to help me take a shower every few weeks. I stink. I pray I can keep enough fluids down so I don't have to go into hospital again and you, my friend ask me if I have been at work, when my job is quite physical and involves 9 hours of standing and running around?
Honestly?