With both of my pregnancies I had hyperemesis gravidarum. During my first pregnancy it was so severe that I had to quit my job due to constant hospitalizations. I lost 14 pounds in the 2nd month of my pregnancy. It did not help that my husband was deployed during this time and I was completely alone, living 800 miles from the nearest friend or family member!
But anyway, while at my sickest, my grandparents called me from Florida and asked if I'd like to come down and spend a few days at Disney. The smart thing would have been to say no, seeing as I had just gotten out of the hospital for about the 5th time, but I cannot say no to Disney, even during a time when I can't make it 10 minutes without throwing up. :lol:
So I woke up early in the morning, threw up multiple times, and got in my car and drove. I rolled my windows down and the excitement of the trip to Disney and the fresh air really helped a TON. I didn't throw up a single time during the entire 12 hour drive, and it had been months since I'd gone 12 hours without throwing up. The whole time at Disney was the same way. I'd wake up feeling a little queasy, but never actually threw up. Being out, walking around outdoors seemed to "cure" the problem. I went 4 straight days without incident!
Then on the morning that I had to drive home I immediately started throwing up again. I somehow managed the 12 hour drive, but the moment I got into my house the hyperemesis came back and I had my head in the toilet for the next several months.
It was bizarre. I still cannot believe I was able to drive 12 hours and back to Disney and spend 4 days at the parks in the midst of such a terrible illness.