Hi everyone,
I remember browsing this site a couple of years ago when my wife was going through HG. She's 6 1/2 weeks along now and it looks as if it's going to be as hard or harder this time even though she had a picc line put in immediately and started on Zofran from the beginning signs of nausea (unlike last time when she wasn't taken seriously at first). The severity of her vomiting in spite of the early treatment has me quite concerned and I hope the Doc is up to the challenge - not to mention my wife. She was admitted today because the IV Zofran wasn't phasing her at all, and that was the only thing that helped during the first pregnancy.
I know she can survive a lot and so can the baby, because she was on IV fluids and TPN for most of her pregnancy before giving birth to our perfect, beautiful little girl. She lost 25 pounds while being pregnant. I have hope because I know despite the drugs, malnourishment, dehydration and overall stress on her body and mind, our baby was perfect. At the same time I worry because I know the road she's on and I know the hell she's in for. Worst of all, I know she knows too. It's a relentless condition and us fathers (as well as anyone else) are practically helpless to change things. I now have to take care of a 17 month old baby while trying to "helplessly" support my wife. I pray that she'll hang in there mentally. It's tough to hear her say she feels like she's dying and not eat, drink or even move much in several days.
Let's pray hard, be there for our wives and get our children home safe.