» Advertise on The Parent Site «
The Parent Site

Home » Pregnancy

Thursday
December 12, 2024

Morning Sickness

 

More Pregnancy

Parenting Starts Before Pregnancy
When Money is Tight and Baby's on the Way...
Trimester Timeline
Pregnancy Symptoms
Morning Sickness
Morning Sickness Smoothie
Packing the Bag
Due Date Calculator
Stages of Pregnancy ...For "Moms to be" on the Run!

Pregnancy Journals

5% off any purchase! Use coupon code 5CJ (not valid for Bratt Decor products)
Quality Baby Furniture for the Lowest Prices

Birth Stories
Baby Names
Free For Parents
Send a 'Baby's Coming' Announcement E-Card!
Shopping Mall
Baby Name books
Pregnancy Books
Discover Anne Geddes

Pregnancy Home

More Pregnancy

Shop for
maternity wear

Message Boards
Parenting
Pregnancy
Contests
Free for Parents
Books
Music
FREE E-Cards
Baby Names
Pregnancy Journals
Birthday Club
Posters
Birth Stories
Due Date Calculator
Family Fun
Shopping
TPSnews
Your Baby Today
 

Morning sickness is known to affect over half of women during pregnancy and up to 90% of women. Some women can be affected mildly with only a slight feeling of nausea to women who have to be hospitalized due to lack of nutrition and fluids. Discuss your situation with your primary caregiver and they will help determine what remedies can be right for you. There are many natural solutions that work for some, and medications that your doctor may prescribe for you as well. Knowing that you are not the only one to suffer does not necessarily offer you any comfort physically, but it may help to know that other women understand that even dealing with regular life can become a challenge when you feel so awful.

From the information I could find, no one really knows the true cause of morning sickness. Perhaps the hormone progesterone may have something to do with it or the hCG hormone steroid. I know that what causes it doesn't matter to most who suffer from it, as much as finding some way to possibly relieve it.

Now, the main question... How can I ease this morning sickness? Not everything works for everyone, but sometimes, just sometimes, you can find something that helps ease the nausea for you. In my years on the net, going through my pregnancies and talking with many other moms and moms-to-be, I have found that it is very, very different for everyone. From how bad it is, to what helps or doesn't help. Here are a few general suggestions.

Eat crackers before getting out of bed each morning. 
Drink ginger ale or eat ginger snaps.
Eat smaller meals more often during the day. 
While nauseated, steer clear of greasy or fried foods, spices, heavy foods, high-fat foods and gassy foods.
Suckers or hard candy may help sometimes.
Salty and Sour foods eaten at the same time may help.
Wrist bands used for motion sickness.

When morning sickness begins to get worse than just your regular nausea and occasional vomiting, and it interferes with you ability to eat and/or drink, there is a chance that you can become dehydrated or begin to lack nutrients necessary for both your health and your baby's. If this is a concern for you, call and visit your doctor immediately. In serious cases or morning sickness, your doctor may need to hospitalize you or prescribe medication to help relieve the nausea.

Stuff to do:

Read Morning Sickness Stories
Kellie
"My first 8 weeks were great, no nausea, no vomiting. Then MS began."
Julie
"I hated going to work b/c no one there acted like they cared. I would come home and cry."
Try a Morning Sickness Smoothie
Pregnancy Journals

Books:

No More Morning Sickness : A Survival Guide for Pregnant Women
by Mariam Erick MSRD

Join in:

Share Your Morning Sickness Story
Join the Pregnancy Club!

Helpful Links:

Hypermesis.org
Hypermesis is a severe form or morning sickness

Belly Basics

SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter
*E-Mail:
First 
Name:
 

BabyCakesInc.com

Shop for babies!

Google


Web
TheParentSite


Advertise on
The Parent Site
Click here
for information

©TheParentSite.com 1999-2004 All Rights Reserved
Disclaimer Privacy policy Credits Contact Advertise