Hyperemesis gravidarum

[Ellbelle]

Hi ladies, so my son is 8 months old and the talk has started with my partner about possibly trying for baby number 2! I want nothing more than a big family however in my pregnancy I suffered extremely bad with HP for the majority of the pregnancy, being hospitalised for months. My son is worth every second of it however selfishly I just cannot stop and think if I could go through the sickness again, also with a young child to take care of. I have an amazing support system but it was so bloody awful!! I don’t really know what I want out of this post maybe just somebody to tell me the second time round was completely different to the first! Not sure where to go from here as I guess you never know how you will be!

It’s so hard to tell! You probably don’t want to hear this but my current pregnancy (second) was worse than my first. However two things I wanted to say

Firstly I think I should have been more proactive when we were trying to conceive and should have spoken to my GP first. Pregnancy sickness support recommends doing this to get medication early as the earlier you start treatment the better it is supposed to be.

Secondly I feel like I’ve finally turned a corner in this pregnancy at nearly 16 weeks. For 6 weeks in a row I was hospitalised every week for 2-3 nights and really couldn’t see how I would survive it. But we did, my husband stepped up and took everything on, my parents and sister helped so much with childcare and all I had to focus on was trying to eat and drink and sleep. It was brutal but we got through it. I don’t know if it’s coming across right but what I’m trying to say is if you have that support system and everyone is prepped and ready that will make such a difference and you will get through it. One day at a time 😊