Recovery after hyperemesis

[Teaandcrunchynut]

1st post!
I had hyperemesis throughout my pregnancy. DS is my 1st pregnancy and child. He is very well but I have PND, possibly due to my experience of pregnancy and birth (em cs).

Part of my recovery is to see how other people remember their pregnancy because maybe I'm normal in finding it hard and my assumption that a "normal" pregnancy is blissful and lovely and a time to blossom over the growing bump is actually a skewed one!!
How was yours? Just a brief outline of your feelings at the time, and/or looking back.
Thanks!

I had HG for both pregnancies. Compared to other people I had mild HG but it was still very tough. I remember feeling exhausted from feeling sick all day and all night (I actually woke up during the night feeling sick), being unable to cook, go to the supermarket, brush my teeth or even kiss DH. On one miserable occasion I was on the toilet with diarrhea, feeling like I also wanted to vomit when I got a nosebleed on top of everything and just burst into tears.

I also remember the first glass of water I drank after DS was born - pure bliss.

I am sorry you had a tough time with your pregnancy and birth. Not everyone blossoms, many women suffer from a variety of problems during pregnancy, which are often overlooked and minimized, which can make us feel even worse. Have you seen the HG board on here? Full of women who are having a really tough time with their pregnancies. HG can be so awful that women contemplate terminating wanted pregnancies because of it. And many doctors still entirely dismiss us, like mine did.

I hate pregnancy and I’m OK with it. I hated my first and I’m hating my second. Both HG, second has been worse. I’ve learnt from pregnancy one that not enjoying pregnancy doesn’t make me a bad person nor a bad mum. It just makes me human. What on Earth is there to enjoy about being so poorly for 9 months?! If you weren’t pregnant & were so ill, no-one would expect you to be happy & thrilled.

I had/have HG and I have a vomiting phobia. Together it’s hell. In pregnancy one, I also had severe anaemia, severe back pain & a complicated labour. I was elated when it was all over! I’m counting the days until March with this one! But I love my daughter more than anything & I know it’ll be the same with this one too. It’s worth it in the end.

Pregnancy is tough for most people and for some people one of the hardest things they’ll go through. It’s OK to not be someone who enjoys it. I make no apologies this pregnancy. Yes I’m grateful but no, I’m not feeling particularly joyful right now. I’ve been sick 10x today, my head hurts & I’m exhausted. Come back to me in March and I’ll tell you how happy I am, baby in arms & a decent meal in front of me that I actually want to eat & I won’t throw up!