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I’m a mother of two children,
a ten year old daughter Hannah and a fifteen month old son
Jacob. We are expecting another baby in June. My previous
pregnancies went very well; I didn’t experience morning
sickness that much and other than a little back pain things
were great. For some reason
this time it’s been very different. Morning sickness
gone wrong, that’s what I’ve experienced for the
last three months. It’s actually a condition called
Hyperemesis gravidarum: excessive vomiting during pregnancy.
I wasn’t able to keep anything down, I would literally
be sick every time I ate or drank and even when I didn’t.
I became so weak it was all I could do many days to get up
and get my daughter off to school and take care of my one
year old. My legs would shake under me when I walked, I had
no energy whatsoever. It’s actually scary because all
I could think of was that I didn’t want to feel this
way anymore, I didn’t want to be pregnant. How could
I be happy about this little person growing inside me when
I felt so sick everyday? Then I started to think how selfish
I was for feeling that way. My feelings turned to fear for
my baby. I know that many women experience morning sickness
but I was just so afraid that the baby wasn’t getting
everything it needed. I didn’t go to the doctor right
away; I didn’t want to be a baby about it.
I was reading some
information that I received from the hospital with my last
pregnancies and found a number for Motherisk 1-800-436-8477
it’s a helpline for women with morning sickness. The
lady I spoke with was great, she was very understanding and
gave me many suggestions for things to try. I tried everything
she told me and nothing seemed to help. Finally I went to
the doctor and got a prescription for Doxylamine Succinate
(Diclectin), it’s a safe medication that treats morning
sickness. It helped quite a bit but I still felt sick most
of the day and was still losing weight.
I am just now finally
starting to feel a little better, the doctor says that I still
need to watch my weight and make sure that I keep gaining.
The baby seems to doing great, the ultrasound show so far
the nothing is wrong and at my last visit I was able to hear
the heartbeat for the first time. It was the sweetest sound
let me tell you. I am starting to feel the happiness that
I wanted to feel for the last few months. I am now about fourteen
and a half weeks.
If you have morning sickness you should
talk to your doctor or call motherisk helpline. Nausea and
vomiting left untreated can be harmful to you and you baby.
I must say that my family has been great
throughout all of this. My husband is so understanding and
helpful. He really took over as much as he could. Our daughter
Hannah although sometimes very frustrated, has been a huge
help to me. She’s a great kid. Our little one Jacob
is an absolute joy!! He is happy no matter what. Even on my
worst days he always can bring a smile to my face. He’s
always laughing and doing the funniest things. He loves books
so much. This was perfect when I was really sick because he
would literally bring me every book from his shelf to read
to him. It’s like he understood how I was feeling. I
love my children so much and really in the end the sickness
and whatever else this baby may bring it’s all worth
it. Being a mom is wonderful and I wouldn’t trade it
for anything!
T. Robertson
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