Hi Friends, I have been diligently reading about HG on line, and I"ve ordered some books on morning sickenss. I know there isnt' much out there research wise, but I am receiving so much support here, it's totally worth the misery, to know you're not alone. I had this idea, and I thought i'd share it with you.
Since I have family and friends that have NO CLUE what we went through last time, I went to the HER main page, and printed up the brochures about HG, and I'm passing them out to anyone that'll be around when we're pg again. I want them to be totally prepared -- well, as much as we can be, about HG and how to support me/us through out this journey. We were so misunderstood last time, and I will be darned if some uneducated dolt makes another 'drink some gatorade and take a walk' remark to me! So, I have these 'brochures' and informaton printed up, and I'm handing them out when someone comes to visit. I carry them in my purse, and I talk to everyone that cares. So few people know aobut HG, and it's terrible.
I've also printed out the Treatment Algorithm from Motherrisk, as well as the Protocol from a few members here. I've also printed out the Suggested Protocol from HER (Health-Professionals section), for my doctors to know what the heck I"m talking about. Sadly, I have to educate my dear OB about this disease. Where am I, Mars?!
I plan to keep track of my progress once we conceive with the Month by Month chart. I'm not kidding, I need to be organized, well planned out,a nd deliberate if I'm going to make it trough this. I'm suggesting that you ladies who want ot conceive,a nd are serious about not terminating.... to get your stuff together, and gather up all the info you can find, and just dole it out to family and friends around you. It's so much easier than trying to explain why you have such trepidation about your pg quest.
I'll post this in another section also. I hope my soapbox isn't annoying today... I'm just very excited about the idea of a sucessful pg, and thrilled to have support here. I'm B6ing it every day, and exercising... whatever I can do to make it easier later on....
have a good day friends... be easy on yourselves....
Christy