Hi there just a little about me and why I am here.
My Name is Kat and I live in Western Australia. My sister is 24 weeks pregnant with her first child (its a boy-yaaah)!! She has previousely about ten years ago had a molar pregnancy where she did have the same HG symptoms plus some but we put that down to the molar pregnancy. At six weeks this pregnancy she was feeling ill and under the weather and it became a downhill battle after that. She progressively got worse and at that stage I came to the internet thinking that cant be "normal" morning sickness can it?? I came across a few sites with info on HG and researched further. I ended up running information that I found up to the hospital to my sister and telling her what she had and what could be expected and what treatments could be offered. She in turn was on a good day of course able to tell her nurses and doctors what she had and what needed to be done. She was incredibly ill until about 14 and half weeks then literally overnight she was just "normal" m/s ill. She had a few throwup episodes since then and some seedy/tired days but she is no longer on medications but she does still have the excessive salivia spitting. She thinks this will go till the end of her pregnancy. She and we know she is one of the lucky ones in HG land though as many continue to suffer the extreme sickness much longer.
I currently live with my sister and her partner. We have always gotten along famousey my sister and I. I am to be at the birth of the bub even. She says for "comic relief'?? lol thats because the more I read the more my foot steps back out that room.
The reason I am moderating this section is for if you are a family member of someone suffering HG and you want to know what you an do to be supportive. If you just want validation that its real I am your person!!
Its great to be here and I hope many family members and friends can be helped in understanding HG and how it affects everyone.
take care
Kat