I had to switch from Nature Made Prenatals with DHA, which I loved but couldn’t swallow once I started puking my guts up, to VitaFusion Gummy Prenatals when my hyperemesis kicked into high gear several months ago, and I really love them. They taste like Sour Patch Kids but better, and I wish I could take more than two a… Read more »
The one area where I am not satisfied with any of my doctors is my constipation. I have been constipated literally for my entire pregnancy. I didn’t poop ONE TIME until I was 6.5 weeks pregnant, and that was only with a Dulcolax laxative. Suppositories didn’t even work then, nor did stool softeners. I am now 17 weeks and 1… Read more »
I’m feeling a lot better the last week or so and have been able to eat normal foods in small portions (though I still can’t poop, which as I’m sure you can imagine is a real problem), but my reflux is KILLING me. I feel like I’m being stabbed in the esophagus. I am taking Reglan at waking and bed… Read more »
It’s no secret that I’ve been horribly, miserably constipated this whole pregnancy. I’ve blogged about it plenty, and I’ve brought it up at every. single. appointment. with every. single. doctor. Although I have not yet had a fecal impaction, I’m thinking this is where I’m headed. Here’s what I’ve been doing (within the limitations of my hyperemesis) in the meantime… Read more »
You can really see my HG weight loss in my jaw, arm, and lower abdomen. Yikes.