This is a good video. There is more to HG than just the nausea though. They forgot the can't get out of bed, the headaches the dizziness the debiltating fatigue, and the blurry vision.
Completely understand as I am in the middle of surviving a pregnancy with HG. Mine is mild, so meds work without hospital intervention. Viewing this makes me feel good, as it means that as women, we are trying to get the word out there so that others do not have to suffer in silence or ignorance.
LegalAlien100, u don't kno if u'll get it in subsequent pregnancies. I was hoping mine wuz a 1 time thing but I'm now 26wks with my 2nd HG preg. I'm gettin my tubes tied after this one. 2x with 2boys is 2much.
I had this when I was pregnant with my first. Doctors had never seen a patient so ill before and had to be hospitalized for two months. Doctors would ask my husband continuously if I had an eating disorder or was I depressed. If I had had enough energy, and my IV and Feeding tubes were not holding me back, I would have strangled them. Luckily for my second and third pregnancys the symptoms where not so severe. Good luck to anyone that has to go through this hell.
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I am sure that I will be lambasted for this comment but I shall go ahead and say it anyway- Why on earth would she go and have ANOTHER child after being aware of the severe dangers of HG?! Yes the medical profession does not give a hoot about the condition and this is a scandle (if they did, litigation would never be an issue)! But for Goodness sake woman, listen to your body, it's speaking to you!
I AM going to lambast you for your insensitivity LegalAlien100! Hello?? I conceived my second two HG babies in spite of using "reliable" birth control. Wake up! Reproduction doesn't always happen the way you want it to. You can sleep at night now: my husband has had a vasectomy. Stop being so damned judgemental...and ignorant?! Geez I hate you so much...
LOL yeah the hate comment was over the top, but can you see how bitter and defensive I am towards people who don't understand? Not so much unlucky as just really fertile, I'm LUCKY to have survived and have three healthy babies in spite of being so ill. Judging someone for reproducing is called eugenics and is generally frowned upon...
I obviously do not know how you truly feel as I am not walking in your shoes, and I am not defending the actions of the insensitive medical 'professionals' that you have apparently had the misfortune to encounter (please read the latter part of my original posting) but I can sympathize with how hurt you clearly are.
I cannot speak about your fertility, you seemed not to have voluntarily endured three HG pregnancies but there are many women that do. This to me is counterintuitive...
...You state that 'judging someone for reproducing is called eugenics'. Not so. Eugenics is 'the science that deals with the improvement of the hereditary traits of a race' and in-and-of-itself is begin, much like religion; it is when it is used for deviant purposes that it becomes negative. It may be frowned upon but that does not necessarily mean that implemented on a personal level eugenics is a bad thing.
You state that 'judging someone for reproducing is called eugenics'. Not so. Eugenics is 'the science that deals with the improvement of the hereditary traits of a race' and in-and-of-itself is begin, much like religion; it is when it is used for deviant purposes that it becomes negative. It may be frowned upon but that does not necessarily mean that implemented on a personal level eugenics is a bad thing.
From what I have read, many women who experienced HG in a first pregnancy were unaware of it (as in no one properly diagnosed them) so I get the impression that many women go on to attempt further pregnancies hoping that the first HG was a fluke.
Another, much more heartbreaking truth is some women choose to terminate a planned pregnancy or lose pregnancies to this illness, only to find that ones the symptoms have eased they have greatly regret the decision, and so pursue another pregnancy to emotionally heal. This is common with miscarriages as well. I really don't think it's any of our places to judge, especially if we have never experienced HG ourselves.
I had my 3rd HG baby back in May 2007. I thank God for the HER foundation! I urge anyone who suffered from it to be apart of the research study they're doing!
It is so offensive that healthcare "professionals" maintain such judgemental attitudes towards HG sufferers. I just gave birth to my 3rd HG baby on friday: it is SO GOOD to keep food down again and to finally hold my little one! Thank you so much for posting this!
In my second HG pregnancy, I had a VERY ignorant and stupid public health nurse report me to Children's Aid, bc she felt I was just being irresponsible with my body or in caring for my first child. It was the MOST hurtful thing anyone has ever done to me, as if I needed THAT on top of my unrelenting vomiting!
Oh my goodness! That is horrible that a nurse would do that! I feel so bad for you - I can't imagine having to deal with that on top of the tremendous illness! Congrats on your new arrival :) My son was born on Oct. 19 & I also suffered through HG -I had Zofran & Reglan which helped me get through it. I want more children but it's very hard to think I will have to go through the pregnancy again...but it was all worth it for my son so I just have to keep that in my mind. You are very brave!
Thank you so much for posting this. I missed the interview and I am so glad I got to see it. HG stinks bigtime. Zofran (among other things) was my savior.
Thank you for posting this - it made me cry! I survived HG and have a beautiful son now (see my videos)! I was very very sick every minute of every day from beginning until delivery! Thank God for Zofran! Hopefully this will help others understand HG.
helpher.org, Hebrew Pregnancy on FB
TheCouponWifey 1 year ago
This is a good video. There is more to HG than just the nausea though. They forgot the can't get out of bed, the headaches the dizziness the debiltating fatigue, and the blurry vision.
waterstorm79 1 year ago 2
=( hyperemesis is horrible, praying I do not have it the whole time with this one.
mrandmrsinlove 1 year ago
Completely understand as I am in the middle of surviving a pregnancy with HG. Mine is mild, so meds work without hospital intervention. Viewing this makes me feel good, as it means that as women, we are trying to get the word out there so that others do not have to suffer in silence or ignorance.
simya357 1 year ago
LegalAlien100, u don't kno if u'll get it in subsequent pregnancies. I was hoping mine wuz a 1 time thing but I'm now 26wks with my 2nd HG preg. I'm gettin my tubes tied after this one. 2x with 2boys is 2much.
HunniBFli 2 years ago
I had this when I was pregnant with my first. Doctors had never seen a patient so ill before and had to be hospitalized for two months. Doctors would ask my husband continuously if I had an eating disorder or was I depressed. If I had had enough energy, and my IV and Feeding tubes were not holding me back, I would have strangled them. Luckily for my second and third pregnancys the symptoms where not so severe. Good luck to anyone that has to go through this hell.
baliezer 3 years ago
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I am sure that I will be lambasted for this comment but I shall go ahead and say it anyway- Why on earth would she go and have ANOTHER child after being aware of the severe dangers of HG?! Yes the medical profession does not give a hoot about the condition and this is a scandle (if they did, litigation would never be an issue)! But for Goodness sake woman, listen to your body, it's speaking to you!
LegalAlien100 3 years ago
I AM going to lambast you for your insensitivity LegalAlien100! Hello?? I conceived my second two HG babies in spite of using "reliable" birth control. Wake up! Reproduction doesn't always happen the way you want it to. You can sleep at night now: my husband has had a vasectomy. Stop being so damned judgemental...and ignorant?! Geez I hate you so much...
bunancheese 3 years ago
'I hate you so much?'...I don't hate you. Two accidents? You are clearly a very unlucky person.
LegalAlien100 3 years ago
LOL yeah the hate comment was over the top, but can you see how bitter and defensive I am towards people who don't understand? Not so much unlucky as just really fertile, I'm LUCKY to have survived and have three healthy babies in spite of being so ill. Judging someone for reproducing is called eugenics and is generally frowned upon...
bunancheese 3 years ago 3
I obviously do not know how you truly feel as I am not walking in your shoes, and I am not defending the actions of the insensitive medical 'professionals' that you have apparently had the misfortune to encounter (please read the latter part of my original posting) but I can sympathize with how hurt you clearly are.
I cannot speak about your fertility, you seemed not to have voluntarily endured three HG pregnancies but there are many women that do. This to me is counterintuitive...
LegalAlien100 3 years ago
...You state that 'judging someone for reproducing is called eugenics'. Not so. Eugenics is 'the science that deals with the improvement of the hereditary traits of a race' and in-and-of-itself is begin, much like religion; it is when it is used for deviant purposes that it becomes negative. It may be frowned upon but that does not necessarily mean that implemented on a personal level eugenics is a bad thing.
LegalAlien100 3 years ago
You state that 'judging someone for reproducing is called eugenics'. Not so. Eugenics is 'the science that deals with the improvement of the hereditary traits of a race' and in-and-of-itself is begin, much like religion; it is when it is used for deviant purposes that it becomes negative. It may be frowned upon but that does not necessarily mean that implemented on a personal level eugenics is a bad thing.
LegalAlien100 3 years ago
From what I have read, many women who experienced HG in a first pregnancy were unaware of it (as in no one properly diagnosed them) so I get the impression that many women go on to attempt further pregnancies hoping that the first HG was a fluke.
MoonlightEternal 3 years ago
Another, much more heartbreaking truth is some women choose to terminate a planned pregnancy or lose pregnancies to this illness, only to find that ones the symptoms have eased they have greatly regret the decision, and so pursue another pregnancy to emotionally heal. This is common with miscarriages as well. I really don't think it's any of our places to judge, especially if we have never experienced HG ourselves.
MoonlightEternal 3 years ago
I had my 3rd HG baby back in May 2007. I thank God for the HER foundation! I urge anyone who suffered from it to be apart of the research study they're doing!
elie417 4 years ago
We just had our 3rd HG baby. This is an excellent report, and I appreciate you trying to kick the stereotypes and myths related to this disease.
sharonboyd 4 years ago
It is so offensive that healthcare "professionals" maintain such judgemental attitudes towards HG sufferers. I just gave birth to my 3rd HG baby on friday: it is SO GOOD to keep food down again and to finally hold my little one! Thank you so much for posting this!
bunancheese 4 years ago
In my second HG pregnancy, I had a VERY ignorant and stupid public health nurse report me to Children's Aid, bc she felt I was just being irresponsible with my body or in caring for my first child. It was the MOST hurtful thing anyone has ever done to me, as if I needed THAT on top of my unrelenting vomiting!
bunancheese 4 years ago 3
Oh my goodness! That is horrible that a nurse would do that! I feel so bad for you - I can't imagine having to deal with that on top of the tremendous illness! Congrats on your new arrival :) My son was born on Oct. 19 & I also suffered through HG -I had Zofran & Reglan which helped me get through it. I want more children but it's very hard to think I will have to go through the pregnancy again...but it was all worth it for my son so I just have to keep that in my mind. You are very brave!
aerdnaz 4 years ago
Thanks so much for all you do Kimber! And thanks to ABC/Today Show for airing this!!! If only it could be mandatory for doctors to watch :)
jordanphamilly 4 years ago
Thank you so much for posting this. I missed the interview and I am so glad I got to see it. HG stinks bigtime. Zofran (among other things) was my savior.
riversep1977 4 years ago
Thank you for posting this - it made me cry! I survived HG and have a beautiful son now (see my videos)! I was very very sick every minute of every day from beginning until delivery! Thank God for Zofran! Hopefully this will help others understand HG.
aerdnaz 4 years ago 2
Thank you for sharing! This is the worst thing a woman can go through. Robbed of the joy we should feel while pregnant by the horrible effects of HG!
wetwolfkiss 4 years ago
Keep spreading the word. H.G Survivor
adriennek24 4 years ago
Thanks so much! This info needs to get out there!!
jlangston4495 4 years ago
Thank you for posting this. Hyperemesis is evil... this actually made me cry...
hazeqeren 4 years ago
Way to go, Kimber! Thanks for your continued efforts to raise awareness about this devastating disease. Keep up the good work!
whiningpuker 4 years ago