Well its now coming up for Eilidh's second birthday! It feels like just yesterday I was pregnant and no I haven't forgotten it. Two years on I feel much better. I am still on lanzaoprazole (I am sick without it), have really bad heart burn, struggle to eat big meals and have had stomach ulcers. It has been a few months since my last ulcer so I am really hopeful it has all healed :). I can't believe the problems that continue to go on even once the sickness and pregnancy has finished. Its something I was never really warned about and wish I had been because it can really get you down at times.
I am still nowhere near ready (if I ever will be) to go through that again. I would love to give Eilidh a brother or sister but at the moment I don't feel ready to spend another 9 months house bound with a 2 year old to look after. A difficult 2 year old at that. Eilidh is such a determined wee girl. I suppose she would have to have been to survive what she did!! She knows what she wants and won't stop till she gets it.
She has been on her thyroxine now for her hypothyroidism for just under two years now and manages fine with it. She was even invited to Westminster to a party to celebrate with other children who have had problems discovered by the newborn screening test. I have looked for other cases of hyperemesis and hypothyrodism (in the baby) but I haven't managed to find any other cases. I am 99% certain it is related though!!
Anyway we're about to celebrate Eilidhs 2nd birthday with a party for her on Saturday and then away to York for a week so we're all looking forward to that. Steve has been raising lots of money for the British Thyroid Foundation this year and now the Pregnancy Sickness Support charity has set up a fundraising account hopefully he can run for them next year. I would love other women who experience hyperemesis to be given better care and information than what I ever was. Hopefully its something we can see in the future....
Hi Natalie,
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of you and your family. I can completely relate to the idea of being nowhere near ready to go through another pregnancy. I think of it every day. It's so hard. But there is joy in spending time with our little one. Wishing you the best,
Rachel S.
Hi, I too can relate to not wanting to go through another pregnancy due to the very real threat of suffering HG again. My daughter was born prematurely at 27 weeks and I'll never know if it was related to the HG. Would love a brother or sister for my daughter but am too scared. It's somehow comforting to read posts by people who have had similar experiences x
ReplyDeleteIts nice to know I'm not alone! I'd love a brother or sister for my wee girl its such a hard decision. all the best to you both x
ReplyDeleteOh Natalie you are so brave. Eilidh is beautiful too. Love reading your blog. Xxx
ReplyDeleteAww thanks Cara xx
ReplyDeleteI had HG twice- I know what you went through. Spent a lot of time in the hospital, and now have a girl and a boy to show for it. It was an awful time in my life, and yes, the health problems do continue long after pregnancy. :( I have a blog at www.embracingrace.com and part of my site is for HG support. Would love to have you stop over. You are not alone!!
ReplyDeletehi! thank you :) i will go and have a read of your blog! its great to read other peoples story to see your not alone. x x
ReplyDeletehi natalie
ReplyDeletei had HG when i was pregnant with my son in 1996. i found out i was pregnant when i was only siw weeks and by the 7th week i thought i had a bug as i was being sick all day every day i went to the doctors and he just looked at me and called the hospital to say he was sending in as i was dehydrated. i was in and out of the hospital for the next 13 weeks with HG, i would go in for a couple of days on a drip and i would be out for half a day and it would start again and back into hospital. It got to the point where my family were really worried about me because i kept saying i think i have an ailen inside me i thought i was dying and i was even saying i wanted a termination as i was so depressed it was the worse time of my life. i had never heard of anyone having this before, the nurses tried their best but no one seemed to know what the best thing to do. when i reached 20weeks i wasnt as sick but it continued until i gave birth even when i was having a contraction i was sick with every one. when i had my son it was great to be back to normal and enjoy being a mum, i never had any other children i just couldnt go throught it again. so i think what ur doing is great and if there is anything i can do just let me know.
karen collins
Hi Karen sorry to hear of your hg experience. It really is awful that so many women go through this with very little help. I completely understand your feelings for not having another child and I feel exactly the same. My husband would like another and my daughter has started asking for a sister (ha ha) and I feel so guilty for not being able to give them this but I also wanted a termination first time so if its that's bad why put ourselves through it twice. Thank you for your offer too :) x
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