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Surviving Christmas with Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Tips for a Gentle Holiday Season
Surviving Christmas with Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Tips for a Gentle Holiday Season The holiday season is meant to be a time of joy, togetherness, and indulgence, but for those battling Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), it can feel overwhelming. HG, characterised by severe...
PSS attends “This Is Also Motherhood” MMHA Exhibition
Last week, Lindsay, our Community & Engagement Manager, was honoured to attend Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA)’s incredible exhibition “This is Also Motherhood” in beautiful Berkley Square. Pregnancy Sickness Support is a proud member of the MMHA and we...
Brinda’s Fundraising Spotlight – In This Together October
My sickness started around 9–10 weeks and spiralled fast. Like many people with HG, drinking water was a challenge, so I went to ED just 30 minutes after leading a Teams meeting at work, where I was given IV fluids and Metoclopramide. For the next 36 hours, I felt...
Placenta and appetite genes GDF15 and IGFBP7 are associated with hyperemesis gravidarum.
After paralyzing nausea and intractable vomiting caused her to lose the baby she was carrying in 1999, Marlena Fejzo decided to use her professional skills to understand her personal tragedy. A geneticist at the University of California, Los Angeles, Fejzo began to...
HG has been a very isolating experience, when I called the helpline I felt listened to for the first time. It gave me the confidence to go back to my midwife and ask for further help.
Clare Holmes | Essex