Over the Xmas period....
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Be honest! No point in hiding how horrifically debilitating HG is. I always told people quite bluntly ‘its been really shit. Like having food poisoning and sea sickness at the same time, with no end in sight. At least i can manage more than a slice of tinned peach now and might even be able to keep it down - what luxury!’
I was always super honest. “I feel like I’m dying” or “not well at all. But hanging in there” Hg is no joke, a lot of people don’t understand. Like a lot of things in pregnancy, it’s downplayed. So sorry you are going through this. My heart breaks for all hyperemesis mamas
Last year, I spent almost the whole time in bed at my grandmas house. I think that was enough for everyone to realize “oh shit”. Find your “oh shit” and people will understand
Just be honest! 🙂 That way people know that you need support and that what you’re going through is not to be downplayed. Last Christmas I was still very sick and said “it’s actually been a very difficult time, but I’m glad I’m well enough today to catch up with everyone and I’m definitely ready to finish this pregnancy.” When people asked me about being in hospital and what HG was, I tried to be very informative to raise awareness and my family (and guests) were curious and supportive (e.g. sat at a distance eating their salmon and other strong smelling foods haha, checked in on me whether I needed to lay down, etc.). I guess it depends how close you are how much you want to share, but I think the more people who realise what we go through the better