Hyperemesis

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Hyperemesis is an endless nightmare of gutwrenching misery that bears little

relation to normal nausea of pregnancy. It means not keeping food or water down

for days at a time, often requires hospitalization, and can lead to premature

birth and low birthweight. The usual blood sugar issues are irrelevant - you

have no control over what, when, whether you can eat. It's incredibly hard on

the mother's body, as well, because the baby gets whatever nutrition is

available, and often the mother has no way to replace it.

KerryAnn - I hope I'm not offending you, but you may want to read the article

on mothering.com about smoking pot for hyperemesis. It works, there is no

evidence of harm, and if you suspect harm, balance that against the harm of

untreated hyperemesis. I would also consider taking Bendectin if you didn't

last time around, and starting immediately. Yeah, yeah, it's a drug, but I wish

someone had explained that NOT taking something could harm my baby and my body.