Anyone care to share their experience with morning sickness?
Seems like a good thread to ask in, as there are so many parents here and you're already talking about the parenting experience :-)
Both my sisters had hyperemesis gravidarum (spelling?) so I am concerned that it will happen to me as well when I'm pregnant.
I'm interested to know: when morning sickness started for you*, when it stopped, and how bad it was.
*If you're telling me "X weeks pregnant", I'd also love clarity on whether you're using the "weeks since first day of last period" or "weeks since conception" method of dating a pregnancy, if you remember which it was - the two systems are really confusing me, why can't we just pick one and stick with it?
Basically, trying to get an idea of what the average experience is with morning sickness.
I use date since last period.
For my first I was extremely ill until about 22 weeks. I was sick so often I started eating meals in the bathroom, about 10 times a day (as I could only take a few bites at a time). However, I could generally keep water down, so they didn't need to hospitalize me. I lost about 30 pounds in those first 22 weeks. The doctor kept telling me baby takes what it needs, and I need to make sure to be taking vitamins so my long-term health wouldn't suffer, but did put me on modified "couch" rest (basically, no exercise, but I could go to work). I was overweight (not obese) at the start of my pregnancy, so I had weight to lose- if I was under or normal weight, possibly there would have been more concern. The nice thing though was when I wasn't puking, I felt great. I never felt bad, I just threw up any food that went near my mouth. I never found a "safe" food, and began picking my meals based on what hurt the least to throw up. In general I had very little appetite, so I never felt hungry.
This pregnancy, I am currently 15 weeks. The first trimester I barely had enough energy to move, and always felt horrible, though I only threw up maybe 3-5 times a day. I'm now throwing up about 3-5 times a week, usually triggered by smells or brushing my teeth; most food I eat stays down. I have zero appetite though and have to force myself to eat, which is usually only a few bites. I've lost 10 pounds. Now, I'm slightly less tired, though still completely exhausted when I get home from work and tend to go to bed by 8:00. But both pregnancies I've had terrible insomnia.