dillydAlly
13-09-2010, 08:54
Hiya all :wave:
We'll Ain's having beautiful Tommy has made me start thinking about having another............ DD is SUCH a good baby, however I was sooooooo sick with her that I am almost scared to do it again.....
A little bit of background, DF and I suffered from infertility, I have PCOS and DF had VERY low Sperm numbers, motility etc.... So we tried ourselves for a year and then went on to do 6 months of fertility treatment to get pregnant...... I am SO thankful it only took us 6 months :yes: our FS is amazing!
So when I FINALLY got pregnant we were overjoyed, all our friends and family were going on the ride with us too so they were all thrilled..... I was originally going to tell the general family and friends at 12 weeks however at 5 weeks, I developed severe Hyperemesis and began to spiral into the trials that went along with that. I lost 15 kilos in 6 weeks, had MAJOR food aversions and fear and after going to the doc time and time again nothing appeared to be working... I had tried all the natural remedies (omg if I have ginger again I think I will :barf:) and tried Maxalon (did nothing) and Zofran which did take the edge off it but then it got worse.... It all came to a head at 17 weeks where I was hospitalised with severe dehydration (couldn't even keep water down and my wee was brown :no:).... They Up'd my dose of Zofran and managed to get the vomiting under control and I was able to enjoy "some" food.
So, just as I thought we had it sort of under control (still had fear of foods and continued to lose some weight) I started having nasty heartburn and was STILL suffering from constipation, seriously I spent half my life on the toilet....... Tried what I could for those but with the HG and heartburn conmbined I started having "reflux" attacks... These were severe chest pain, I would vomit and feel better........ So basically, I was living on small, non spicy, non sugary, non flavoured meals and feeling generally crap....... at 25 weeks I had most of it managed and of course had constant trips to the chemsit to get my drugs........... (something I didn't invisage doing while pregnant) but up until this point I think I was depressed because of being so sick.... I honestly considered abortion at one point.....
So, while the rest of the pregnancy was "ok" I still suffered "reflux" attacks and these landed me in hospital because I stopped breathing... Lots of tests were done but no answers given, just told it was relfux and to suck it up! :cool: Helpful....... So I pretty much lived on bread rolls and vegetables and water the rest of the pregnancy.... I had to sleep sitting up on the couch but hey that's doable!
So when we had DD via c/section I had got my self to the point of being content that it was all uphill from here and that now I wasn't pregnant I was FINE!
So come 5 weeks post DD, I was enjoying food again and although sometimes splurged, was just happy to be able to eat, keep it down and not have heartburn! Then I got "reflux" attacks back and after much drama, was diagnosed with acute gallstones.......so my gallbladder had to come out at 6 weeks post C/section... SOOO after another surgery, and LOTS of pain and regression in my healing I was kinda in the clear.........
Thank GOD DD is a breeze of a baby and we have had no dramas with her... So seriously made it ALL worth it!! She has slept through the night from 6 weeks, which started the night I was away in hospital (DF claims he had words to her) she is growing fast (after being a smallish 6pnds 15oz born) and has hit all her milestones VERY early.....
So..... after reading all that information, I am faced with the question...... Should I tempt fate and go back for another?
I mean I don't have that many NON VITAL organs left to loose! heheheheh I figured the appendix would probly end up going :D
Whenever anyone asked me "when are you having the next one" I am filled with Dread!!! Not something I thought I would feel in comparison to how I LOVE motherhood and have a perfect baby girl!
I have been told by my Ob and GP that I WILL get Hyperemesis again which scares the crapola out of me..... I have begun suffering heartburn again and my GP thinks that all the vomiting, heartburn, and gallstone issues have affected my asophagus (sp?) and if it doesn't settle I may need for surgery to rectify it!
So...... besides the *sigh* I just don't know what to do... I DO want to have another child but I feel like I am still recovering from having DD...........
What would you do? Seriously I think taking that leap to make the decision will be the scariest EVER!!
I would love to hear your thoughts! Good and bad hehehehehehe
TIA
We'll Ain's having beautiful Tommy has made me start thinking about having another............ DD is SUCH a good baby, however I was sooooooo sick with her that I am almost scared to do it again.....
A little bit of background, DF and I suffered from infertility, I have PCOS and DF had VERY low Sperm numbers, motility etc.... So we tried ourselves for a year and then went on to do 6 months of fertility treatment to get pregnant...... I am SO thankful it only took us 6 months :yes: our FS is amazing!
So when I FINALLY got pregnant we were overjoyed, all our friends and family were going on the ride with us too so they were all thrilled..... I was originally going to tell the general family and friends at 12 weeks however at 5 weeks, I developed severe Hyperemesis and began to spiral into the trials that went along with that. I lost 15 kilos in 6 weeks, had MAJOR food aversions and fear and after going to the doc time and time again nothing appeared to be working... I had tried all the natural remedies (omg if I have ginger again I think I will :barf:) and tried Maxalon (did nothing) and Zofran which did take the edge off it but then it got worse.... It all came to a head at 17 weeks where I was hospitalised with severe dehydration (couldn't even keep water down and my wee was brown :no:).... They Up'd my dose of Zofran and managed to get the vomiting under control and I was able to enjoy "some" food.
So, just as I thought we had it sort of under control (still had fear of foods and continued to lose some weight) I started having nasty heartburn and was STILL suffering from constipation, seriously I spent half my life on the toilet....... Tried what I could for those but with the HG and heartburn conmbined I started having "reflux" attacks... These were severe chest pain, I would vomit and feel better........ So basically, I was living on small, non spicy, non sugary, non flavoured meals and feeling generally crap....... at 25 weeks I had most of it managed and of course had constant trips to the chemsit to get my drugs........... (something I didn't invisage doing while pregnant) but up until this point I think I was depressed because of being so sick.... I honestly considered abortion at one point.....
So, while the rest of the pregnancy was "ok" I still suffered "reflux" attacks and these landed me in hospital because I stopped breathing... Lots of tests were done but no answers given, just told it was relfux and to suck it up! :cool: Helpful....... So I pretty much lived on bread rolls and vegetables and water the rest of the pregnancy.... I had to sleep sitting up on the couch but hey that's doable!
So when we had DD via c/section I had got my self to the point of being content that it was all uphill from here and that now I wasn't pregnant I was FINE!
So come 5 weeks post DD, I was enjoying food again and although sometimes splurged, was just happy to be able to eat, keep it down and not have heartburn! Then I got "reflux" attacks back and after much drama, was diagnosed with acute gallstones.......so my gallbladder had to come out at 6 weeks post C/section... SOOO after another surgery, and LOTS of pain and regression in my healing I was kinda in the clear.........
Thank GOD DD is a breeze of a baby and we have had no dramas with her... So seriously made it ALL worth it!! She has slept through the night from 6 weeks, which started the night I was away in hospital (DF claims he had words to her) she is growing fast (after being a smallish 6pnds 15oz born) and has hit all her milestones VERY early.....
So..... after reading all that information, I am faced with the question...... Should I tempt fate and go back for another?
I mean I don't have that many NON VITAL organs left to loose! heheheheh I figured the appendix would probly end up going :D
Whenever anyone asked me "when are you having the next one" I am filled with Dread!!! Not something I thought I would feel in comparison to how I LOVE motherhood and have a perfect baby girl!
I have been told by my Ob and GP that I WILL get Hyperemesis again which scares the crapola out of me..... I have begun suffering heartburn again and my GP thinks that all the vomiting, heartburn, and gallstone issues have affected my asophagus (sp?) and if it doesn't settle I may need for surgery to rectify it!
So...... besides the *sigh* I just don't know what to do... I DO want to have another child but I feel like I am still recovering from having DD...........
What would you do? Seriously I think taking that leap to make the decision will be the scariest EVER!!
I would love to hear your thoughts! Good and bad hehehehehehe
TIA