Replies to '04/12 Twin Tug of War'

Thank you so much Dr Phil for putting this show together.  My mother-in-law called me to let me know that it was on.  Of course I already had it on TiVo.  I had HG from 5 weeks until 20 weeks.  It was the hardest thing that I have ever had to deal with.  I had never heard of the diease.  I was too sick to do any research.  I was in the ER 6 times, dehydrated, before I was admitted and had a PICC line put in.  I arrived my 6th visit with bleeding.  I was sure that I was having a miscarriage.  The doctors said that I may have been carring twins or it could have been a blood clot.  The good news was that I still had one baby with a heartbeat.   I'm still a little bitter about the fact that I think that the doctors could have done more faster.  I often wonder if I would have had earlier treatment if I would have two babies instead of one.  I said the whole time that I was pregnant that I would never ever do this again.  Now that I am a mother I'm having a really hard time saying that I will not birth another child.  After the PICC line and Zophan and steroilds and a lot of other medications I was still vomiting 20 plus times a day.  After 6 weeks with the PICC line in it was infected and infected my blood.  I had the line pulled out very quickly in the doctors office.  The doctors called over to the OR to let them know that I was on the way to have another line put in my other arm.  After a few quick prayers in the office with my husband I asked if I could try to go without another line.  I was still very sick but I was able to keep enough down to keep from being dehydrated.  I started with high blood pressure at 30 weeks.  My son was also breech.  They took him by c-section at 37 weeks.  Praise God he was 7lbs 3oz and healthy.  I try not to tell other women all of the details of my crazy pregency.  I first of all scare them and then I get the look of disbelief.  My own sister thought that I was being very  extreme when she heard about how sick I was.  She later learned with her second pregency that it was no joke.  She ened up with a mild case of HG. 

Does anyone have any advice on deciding if I should have baby number two?  My current thoughts are that my son will need to be old enough to go to the bathroom on his own and get himself something to eat.  I had to have 24 hour care.  I can't imagine asking my family to take care of me and my son.  I have a very loving and supportive husband but we have our own business and he has to be there to run it.  Is it selfish to want another baby knowing what my son and family will have to go through?  My son is 18 months old so I still have time to decide.  If I go down this road again I will certaintly interview a few different doctors to find out how they would treat my HG.  I would love to hear your thoughts.

Thank you so much Dr Phil for putting this show together.  My mother-in-law called me to let me know that it was on.  Of course I already had it on TiVo.  I had HG from 5 weeks until 20 weeks.  It was the hardest thing that I have ever had to deal with.  I had never heard of the diease.  I was too sick to do any research.  I was in the ER 6 times, dehydrated, before I was admitted and had a PICC line put in.  I arrived my 6th visit with bleeding.  I was sure that I was having a miscarriage.  The doctors said that I may have been carring twins or it could have been a blood clot.  The good news was that I still had one baby with a heartbeat.   I'm still a little bitter about the fact that I think that the doctors could have done more faster.  I often wonder if I would have had earlier treatment if I would have two babies instead of one.  I said the whole time that I was pregnant that I would never ever do this again.  Now that I am a mother I'm having a really hard time saying that I will not birth another child.  After the PICC line and Zophan and steroilds and a lot of other medications I was still vomiting 20 plus times a day.  After 6 weeks with the PICC line in it was infected and infected my blood.  I had the line pulled out very quickly in the doctors office.  The doctors called over to the OR to let them know that I was on the way to have another line put in my other arm.  After a few quick prayers in the office with my husband I asked if I could try to go without another line.  I was still very sick but I was able to keep enough down to keep from being dehydrated.  I started with high blood pressure at 30 weeks.  My son was also breech.  They took him by c-section at 37 weeks.  Praise God he was 7lbs 3oz and healthy.  I try not to tell other women all of the details of my crazy pregency.  I first of all scare them and then I get the look of disbelief.  My own sister thought that I was being very  extreme when she heard about how sick I was.  She later learned with her second pregency that it was no joke.  She ened up with a mild case of HG. 

Does anyone have any advice on deciding if I should have baby number two?  My current thoughts are that my son will need to be old enough to go to the bathroom on his own and get himself something to eat.  I had to have 24 hour care.  I can't imagine asking my family to take care of me and my son.  I have a very loving and supportive husband but we have our own business and he has to be there to run it.  Is it selfish to want another baby knowing what my son and family will have to go through?  My son is 18 months old so I still have time to decide.  If I go down this road again I will certaintly interview a few different doctors to find out how they would treat my HG.  I would love to hear your thoughts.

Thank you so much Dr Phil for putting this show together.  My mother-in-law called me to let me know that it was on.  Of course I already had it on TiVo.  I had HG from 5 weeks until 20 weeks.  It was the hardest thing that I have ever had to deal with.  I had never heard of the diease.  I was too sick to do any research.  I was in the ER 6 times, dehydrated, before I was admitted and had a PICC line put in.  I arrived my 6th visit with bleeding.  I was sure that I was having a miscarriage.  The doctors said that I may have been carring twins or it could have been a blood clot.  The good news was that I still had one baby with a heartbeat.   I'm still a little bitter about the fact that I think that the doctors could have done more faster.  I often wonder if I would have had earlier treatment if I would have two babies instead of one.  I said the whole time that I was pregnant that I would never ever do this again.  Now that I am a mother I'm having a really hard time saying that I will not birth another child.  After the PICC line and Zophan and steroilds and a lot of other medications I was still vomiting 20 plus times a day.  After 6 weeks with the PICC line in it was infected and infected my blood.  I had the line pulled out very quickly in the doctors office.  The doctors called over to the OR to let them know that I was on the way to have another line put in my other arm.  After a few quick prayers in the office with my husband I asked if I could try to go without another line.  I was still very sick but I was able to keep enough down to keep from being dehydrated.  I started with high blood pressure at 30 weeks.  My son was also breech.  They took him by c-section at 37 weeks.  Praise God he was 7lbs 3oz and healthy.  I try not to tell other women all of the details of my crazy pregency.  I first of all scare them and then I get the look of disbelief.  My own sister thought that I was being very  extreme when she heard about how sick I was.  She later learned with her second pregency that it was no joke.  She ened up with a mild case of HG. 

Does anyone have any advice on deciding if I should have baby number two?  My current thoughts are that my son will need to be old enough to go to the bathroom on his own and get himself something to eat.  I had to have 24 hour care.  I can't imagine asking my family to take care of me and my son.  I have a very loving and supportive husband but we have our own business and he has to be there to run it.  Is it selfish to want another baby knowing what my son and family will have to go through?  My son is 18 months old so I still have time to decide.  If I go down this road again I will certaintly interview a few different doctors to find out how they would treat my HG.  I would love to hear your thoughts.