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[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

I hope the pump helps and that you feel better soon.  Being sick for so long 
is miserable, but the baby will be worth everything in the end.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Melissa Treaster
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:16 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] Checking in

Hi everyone,
As many of you know I am expecting my first child due in March. Well the 
past 15 weeks have not been easy at all for me.  I want to share this in 
case someone else dealing with this to let them know there are options out 
there to help. Turns out I have Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Hyperemesis is 
considered a rare complication of pregnancy but, because nausea and vomiting 
during pregnancy exist on a spectrum, it is often difficult to distinguish 
this condition from the more common form of nausea and vomiting experienced 
during pregnancy known as morning sickness. So it has taken many weeks to 
find out why I been so sick. I had gotten to the point that I could not keep 
anything down at time and in most case food of any kind was not staying 
down. While I was not a small girl before the pregnancy I have lost close to 
30 pounds I started at 263 and I am now 235. After trying many different 
medications that are out there they put me on a Zofram pump. I received my 
pump yesterday afternoon and thus far I been able to eat a little bit. I do 
not feel as sick. I did not know this was out there so I did not know I 
could get something that could help so much. I wanted the other moms to know 
so if they got this sick they would know there is something that can be 
done. I will keep you all posted but please let me know if you have any 
questions. Sorry this is so long.
Thanks,
Melissa

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