Your moderators from outside of the US!
Posted: Nov 14, 2006 11:23 pm
Hello, ladies. My name is Cindy, also known as Cin here at HER. I'm now one of the moderators for HG Outside the US. I'm 29, have three children, and live in Canada's far North (Yellowknife, NWT). I've also lived in Ottawa, Ontario, New Brunswick (Moncton, Saint John and Frederiction) and New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. I grew up in Sydney on Cape Breton Island.
My HG started during the second trimester of my last pregnancy. I'd already had three pregnancies and two beautiful sons. I had "bad" nausea and vomiting in pregnancy with the boys -- I was a public puker once a month, and was nauseated off and on for all 9 months. I thought I was "soooooo sick." Yes, I was a fluffy bunny!
My pg with Naomi started the same -- survived well with Diclectin and sleep. And then week 14 hit, and all heck broke lose.
You all know what happened next -- or some version of it. Puking up to 14 times a day. Killer nausea. Dehydration. Multiple hospital visits. IVs. Lost 15 to 20 lbs. Medical leave from my job as a journalist for CBC Radio. Every anti-emetic in the book. Pytalism. Sensitivity to sound, smell and movement.
Zofran saved me -- but I relapsed on and off for the rest of the pg. So I classify my HG as "mild."
Naomi was born Aug. 2, 2006. Hooray! That's her in my avatar.
I'm particularly interested in how ladies coping with HG living in rural or remote areas, and in any Canucks who hit the boards.
to you all!
My HG started during the second trimester of my last pregnancy. I'd already had three pregnancies and two beautiful sons. I had "bad" nausea and vomiting in pregnancy with the boys -- I was a public puker once a month, and was nauseated off and on for all 9 months. I thought I was "soooooo sick." Yes, I was a fluffy bunny!
My pg with Naomi started the same -- survived well with Diclectin and sleep. And then week 14 hit, and all heck broke lose.
You all know what happened next -- or some version of it. Puking up to 14 times a day. Killer nausea. Dehydration. Multiple hospital visits. IVs. Lost 15 to 20 lbs. Medical leave from my job as a journalist for CBC Radio. Every anti-emetic in the book. Pytalism. Sensitivity to sound, smell and movement.
Zofran saved me -- but I relapsed on and off for the rest of the pg. So I classify my HG as "mild."
Naomi was born Aug. 2, 2006. Hooray! That's her in my avatar.
I'm particularly interested in how ladies coping with HG living in rural or remote areas, and in any Canucks who hit the boards.
to you all!