I am nearly 7 months postpartum from HG pregnancy #3. After the first two, my PTSD was basically just in the form of when I got sick I would panic and absolutely fear throwing up. I just had an experience that made me question how far along I am (I’m definitely not pregnant). With my last pregnancy one of the things I absolutely could not do was brush my teeth. The smell and taste would make me so nauseous and half the time I would vomit while brushing. Well I just brushed my teeth which I’ve had no issue with since I gave birth, and I’ve been HG nauseous for the last 2 hours. My sense of smell is like it was when I was pregnant. I felt 100% fine before this but now I’m laying in bed and feel transported back to my last pregnancy.
My mom had 5 HG pregnancies and she told me after my first one that she still has extreme issues when she feels sick. She’s 70 😭 her youngest kid is 29. It just clicked with me that I’m probably going to be dealing with this for the rest of my life.