If you had hyperemesis (severe morning sickness) during a pregnancy, did you have it in later pregnancies?

Question

Just wondering if my next pregnancy is going to be as bad.

Answer 1

It's a critical question to ask if you've suffered from it once before, but unfortunately there have been few studies done on the recurrance of hyperemesis in subsequent pregnancies.

A study done in Scotland is one of the few out there that followed women for a sufficient length of time to determine the recurrance of this condition. Here is what the study found:

159 women with HG were studied. Of these 56 went on to have a second baby. Of the 56 women, 27 of them had HG again, so roughly 40%.

You can read more about the study here
http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~frederic/papers/hg.html

So I guess the short answer is....you have about a 50/50 chance. I know the sickness is miserable but there is one comfort and that is it appears to have no adverse affects on the fetus when the mother receives good medical care. In fact, their rates of fetal death are lower than women who have NO sickness during pregnancy.

In my personal experience, I have had 3 pregnancies that have all been about the same as far as morning sickness goes - basically it's 24/7 nausea and some vomiting which lasts until the 5th month.

Answer 2

I had morning sickness with all 3 of my children. With the first 2 it lasted until the last trimester. In one month I lost 10 pounds due to the constant vomiting. With my last pregnancy the morning sickness ended after the 4th month. My sister didn't have any morning sickness, lucky her! Good Luck!!

Answer 3

Wow..... i've got faith that your companion could desire to locate yet another emergency room, time-honored practitioner, expert, regardless of... by way of fact it is not solid in any respect. She is obviously dehydrated. And the expert who reported she will 3 days without water and seven days without nutrients, inspite of the fact that it is genuine in some respects, yet no longer fro a pregnant woman. he's clearly a quack that has no reason being who he's very whilst it includes a pregnant woman. according to possibility attempt to locate yet another emergency room interior of sight, and get her in there very quickly, by way of fact if she maintains to be like this for long, it could desire to have some destructive consequences on her and the toddler. Please locate her someplace to bypass that the well being middle team can help her, without sending her domicile nonetheless sick and puking. i comprehend how she feels, inspite of the fact that i'm no longer a mom yet myself, I actual have a sister in regulation who grew to become into undesirable sick whilst pregnant, and he or she had a tricky time locate the suited expert. and that i'm hoping your companion feels extra powerful quickly. i'm hoping that I helped!

Answer 4

Every pregnancy is different. Good luck that you won't get it again!