As much as I love blogging, for now my new goal is to update once a month, (for as long as I am in this nasty stage of morning sickness). I am so miserable and discouraged. I have the extreme version of morning sickness called Hyperemesis Graviderum (HG for short) which is, (hmm hmm....dictionary definition:) " a debilitating and potentially life-threatening pregnancy disease marked by rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration due to unrelenting nausea and/or vomiting with potential adverse consequences for the newborn(s)." The signs are: losing 5-10 % of your body weight, dehydration and production of keytones, (meaning you are starving), nutritional deficiencies, metabolic imbalances and difficulty with daily activities. I am not even going to go into the scary stuff that could happen if you don't control it, which I am. I am taking a wonderful constipation-inducing medley of medications to keep it somewhat under control, and so far it is working. I have avoided dehydration enough to stay off the i.v. (PICC line), which is what I had to do with Emma's pregnancy.
So I am living day to day with this, hoping I am not sick the entire 9 months. My baby Emma went to Vegas, (again) to stay with Rachel, Mom and now Jamie. She, of course, was so excited to go and see Maddie, but it was very hard to see her go. I will say I am amazed with how my entire family has stepped up to give the help that they can with this pregnancy. I feel like when I get pregnant, my entire family has to suffer. I truly hate being pregnant, and I think that nausea is of the devil. (Although I do enjoy the baby kicking).
I know that I will be rewarded for all this suffering with a beautiful baby in March, so I will keep going hour by hour. I really want to tell my family how absolutely grateful I am for their service and compassion. I don't know what I would do without such a great family.
I am wondering if anyone has ever dealt with this degree of sickness. Give me some pointers. If you want to experience it, then go to Mexico and drink a gallon of tap water. Then, know that I am jealous because you get to be over it in 24-72 hours.
