by teddi » Apr 19, 2005 8:09 pm
Genieve,
Congrats on your babies. I used Zofran in both of my pregnancies (as well as Reglan, Zantac, Phenergan, Compazine, Tigan, and Anzemet). As far as we know, and there's a lot of anecdotal evidence- it is safe. I know it's hard not to be concerned- but truly if any of these drugs showed evidence of being teratogenous- we'd let you know! All three of my beans are healthy. I will say, that I think the inadequate wt gain did hurt my health and IMO contributed to my girls low birth weights, so be proactive as you can about getting calories & vitamins in you. Carrying twins does put more of a strain on you & I think makes nutrition all the more important. Looking back, though I did have a PICC (I didn't w/my first), I wish I had insisted on getting more calories in me (I developed HELLP which is linked to poor nutrition).
As your pregnancy progresses it's just imperative you do WHAT YOU NEED TO, to stay as well nurished & hydrated as possible. Inadequate wt gain put you & your twins at higher risk. Saying all that- DON'T feel guilty. What can you do? If it was within your control to turn the HG off, you would!!! What you CAN do is research & look for the most effective treatment options. This is your first pregnancy- and getting hit w/HG is just such a shock. I'm glad you found these forums.
I read your other post about E. Noble's book "Having Twins". I was utterly disappointed to read her 3 sentences on HG. Way to make us feel like absolute failures, thanks. What actually irritates me more is that she cites a 2- 3% (Doing this by memory) chance of getting HG. Then goes on to say virtually nothing about it. Yet.... later on...she goes into much more detail about conditions that affect (by her stats) about 1% of multiple pregnancies. Then of course, she makes a HUUUUUGE deal about proper nutrition and weight gain. What about the 2 or 3 of the 100 women reading her book who CAN"T FREAKING EAT? Ok, I'm ranting here, but I freakin cried when I was reading her book. So I thought it was rather useless. I've talked to NonHG moms who were gaining a lot of weight who also felt much guilt from her book.
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