Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) = morning sicknesses relentless evil older sister...

on steroids...

PMSing...

with brass knuckles.

Think about being nauseous 24/7 not being able to hold water down for the WHOLE pregnancy. You would die. Back "in the day" women did. Thankfully, this is a very rare condition - only 1-3% of women have this horrible condition. However, when you are *ahem* blessed with HG, there aren't very many people to support you. The hardest part for me what not the throwing up... but not having people being able to understand the full capacity of how sick I was. I knew only one woman in person that had HG and she moved away right after I got pregnant.

Side note:  not a lot of doctors see this condition. My doctor who had his practice for 35 years said I was one of 3 women he had seen in all that time with HG. He was a great doctor, but I had to do my own research and really be an advocate for myself. Hopefully I can share that info with you!

Hyperemesis Education & Research
American Pregnancy Association HG info
Common Medications Prescribed for HG

Diet:
( like we can keep anything down anyway)
most sources say for you to eat bland bland bland food. This absolutely did not work for me. the thought of saltines made me want to puke. Another HG mom suggested that I try high fat/ high carb food. This was the only food that made me feel better for a split second and stayed down ( most of the time) you have no clue how many tombstone 4 meat pizzas I consumed ... one slice at a time.

Basically, there is no magic HG diet. You have to find what works for you.