I need help. Either you're going to help me or I have to terminate. And they didn't bat an eye and said, well, we'll just go ahead and happy help you terminate it. It is the biggest regret of my entire life. It's a lot for me to speak that out to the public for everyone to know because it's not where I normally stand.

And what we see with Ashton here is that we see the trauma that comes from being sick.

One of the things that's really hard for people to understand is say when you have food

poisoning, you vomit and you feel better, but that's not how it is with hyperamysis.

You have hours upon hours of feeling like you're going to vomit,

and many women sit in the bathroom and they vomit to the point that they pass out,

and you feel like you're suffocating because it doesn't stop and you can't breathe. She needed

to terminate this pregnancy to survive. The mom wanted this baby, and she's denied the care she wants, and in

desperation, she's making a decision that she doesn't want to make a decision about, and that

all in of itself is very traumatic. I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypniburthing of Connecticut,

childbirth advocate, and postpartum Support Specialist.

And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation consultant.

And this is the Down to Birth podcast. Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's

medical culture? Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.

Hello, I'm Kimber McGiven, I'm the executive director and co-founder of the Hyperimysis

Education and Research Foundation. I've been a nurse and co-founder of the Hyperimicist Education and Research Foundation.

I've been a nurse for over 30 years. In the last 24 years, I have worked with hypermysis patients around the world.

And we work to provide opportunities for advocacy, research, and education of the HG community, clinicians, and the lay public.

Hyperesis Gravadermis is severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy,

and it's not just morning sickness. It's something that causes more debilitating symptoms,

such as a need to have bed rest and to get medical care. And it's extremely exhausting and traumatic

for families. And so we're going to be talking today with Ashton,

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