by IslandDreamer » Jun 18, 2005 5:24 pm
Definitely not what any of us wants to hear, but if you go into a subsequent pregnancy assuming it will be worse, you're more prepared and can still be pleasantly surprised if it's the same or milder. I've not, however, know anyone who had HG to not have it again, except Nikki who posts on here. She says her sub pg was more like severe NVP.
Even with what I believe about HG getting worse with each pg, better management can make a worse case of HG more tolerable. This time with Five, my HG is definitely worse than with Christopher, but it's actually being treated aggressively, so it's easier to cope with. I still can't do much most days, but I feel human. My pregnancy with my daughter last year was beyond the scope of bad for me, but she had Downs and the doc attributes the severity of the HG to the extra hcg surging through my system because of the T21 (but this is a theory, one I agree with, but a theory nonetheless).
Everyone pg has been different, but each time I got past 5/6 weeks, I did get HG again.