HG to Hello

A lived-experience series: hyperemesis gravidarum, a c-section birth and recovery, and the first year after — written by the dad who watched all of it up close.

Personal experience, not clinical guidance. The pregnancies in our house were shaped by hyperemesis gravidarum, and every birth was a c-section. What follows in this series is what that was like and what our family learned to ask about — it is not a treatment protocol, not medical advice, and not a substitute for your own care team. Medical facts, where stated, are cited to ACOG patient and clinical guidance; anything about treatment options belongs in a conversation with your provider.

The cornerstone essays are in final review and publish with the site's health-content review process — each claim shown with its source before it goes live. The series arc: onset in the first trimester, work and leave, hospital and IV days, what partners can actually do, feeding after HG, and "hello" — the birth, or the first well week.

Start with the weeks it touches: first trimester hub.

Educational information only — not medical advice. Every pregnancy and every baby develops on their own timeline. If you have any concern, talk to your obstetric provider or your baby's pediatrician.