Dehydration and Pregnancy
Signs of dehydration include dry mouth, lightheadedness, “seeing stars” when you stand up, generalized weakness, decreased urine production and headache.
The HER foundation recommends if you are severely dehydrated (can’t keep food or liquids down for more than 24 hours), or are losing 1-2 pounds a week, that you should find a health care professional who understands nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG).
Dr. Housholder is an ER Physician and the world’s leading physician treating nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. He works in tandem with your pregnancy health care provider to get you the treatments needed to keep you and baby healthy.
The good news? Early treatment can prevent nausea and vomiting from worsening. Make an appointment today to see our physician. Insurance Accepted!
A good treatment regimen can combat dehydration caused by nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (or morning sickness) can range from mild to debilitating when patients develop HG. At The Morning Sickness Clinic, you’ll see our physician who will develop a care plan for your pregnancy and symptoms. We treat moderate to severe dehydration and address electrolyte depletion, vitamin deficiencies, and malnutrition.
“Some pregnant people worry about the effects of treatment on their babies, so they wait until they are very dehydrated to seek help. We tailor our treatment plans to our patients’ concerns, because if you don’t get your questions answered, you’re not going to feel better. And that’s what we want. We want you to feel better.”
- Dr. Andrew Housholder, MD FACEP
What to expect at The Morning Sickness Clinic, for Alabama Patients
1 - Get ahead of your nausea symptoms and book your appointment online.
Online booking and filling out intake forms via your phone allows us to get you straight back to see the physician for your first appointment. If you are experiencing moderate to severe morning sickness, our services are most likely covered under insurance!
2 - Doctor evaluation and developing a treatment plan
At your first appointment, Dr. Housholder will sit down with you and discuss your symptoms and what your goals are for treatment. He will help you decide what treatments are best for you, and whether you should have labs drawn.
3 — The Treatment Itself
Our nurse will establish an IV, and you will then be taken to a quiet, comfortable, spa-like room. We provide blankets and heating pads. Expect your appointment to take about two hours to receive a full treatment. We have WiFi and a playroom!
4 — Labs, during your appointment
If you need labs performed due to excessive vomiting or dehydration, we will draw blood and run these labs in the clinic. We will give you the results and discuss them with you during your appointment.
5 — Easy Communication
Our clinic is always a text away. Patients can communicate with Dr. H and our nurses through our HIPPA compliant texting platform. Get your questions answered quickly and easily.
6 — Continuing care
We will schedule future infusions while you are at your appointment, but if your symptoms change or increase in frequency, please call or text us at 205-772-9595 and we’ll get you in as soon as we can!
The Morning Sickness Clinic
Dr. Housholder recognized the lack of availability of treatment options for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy and decided to do something about it.
While working in the ER here in Birmingham, Dr. Housholder quickly saw a problem with the availability of treatment options for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Those suffering could make an expensive trip to the ER, experience repeat hospitalizations or continue to be miserable at home.
Dr. Housholder founded The HG & Morning Sickness Clinic on the idea that pregnant patients should have access to safe, physician-guided treatment with intravenous fluids for moderate to severe morning sickness.
Dr. Housholder is the world’s leading physician treating extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy or Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG). Dr. Housholder collaborates with Dr. Marlena Fejzo, one of TIME’s Women of the Year and the leading researcher on HG. Dr. Housholder follows the most up-to-date research on HG treatments using ACOG and HER Foundation protocols.
The HG & Morning Sickness Clinic focuses on one thing: safe, convenient care for pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting.