by teddi » Oct 24, 2004 2:59 pm
I have suffered from motion sickness my whole life. My main problem is visual disturbance (I have very good peripheral vision and I have to keep my eyes up and focused ahead of me while traveling).
I also am light sensitive (bright lights are painful to me) and also to loud noise. I also am cold sensitive- hate wind (and fans too) unless it is a very hot day. I feel like the sensitivity level of my central nervous system is set to "high".
I don't think motion sickness causes HG, but my personal working theory on HG is that it is a brain thing. I think it strikes women who have a CNS that can be easily disturbed by the biological changes of pregnancy (particularly hormones) that may affect brain function- rendering us nauseated and at risk for all the little factors (hepatic function, slowed motility of the disgestive system) to be more than our brains can tolerate.
Teddi
Bert , 3/2000 HG#1, wk 6 - birth, GB removed @ 16wks
Chloe & Kaylie, 12/2004 HG #2, wk 7 - birth, pre-E/pancreatitis
~Angel babe~ March 2012
~ Baby Chuckles~ July 2013