Morning Sickness

You can feel at ease to know that morning sickness usually decreases or stops by the 14th week of pregnancy!

Morning sickness
Morning sickness is very common. Most pregnant women have at least some morning sickness, and about a third have vomiting. Morning sickness usually begins during the first month of pregnancy and continues until the 14th to 16th week.

Some women have morning sickness and vomiting through their entire pregnancy. Morning sickness does not hurt the baby in any way. The degree of morning sickness during one pregnancy does not predict how you will feel in future pregnancies.

Does morning sickness tell you if it's a boy or a girl?
Does morning sickness vary in severity depending on the sex of the baby? Some studies linked the presence of moring sickness with having a baby girl. However the results were not conclusive. Each woman and each pregnancy is unique in terms of moring sickness irrespective of the sex of the baby. Morning sickness relief

1. Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) has proven to be effective in reducing nausea. Doses of 10-25 mg orally every eight hours on an intermittent basis of 2-3 days at a time are recommended as a first-line therapy.
2. Try dried ginger root, ginger tea from fresh ginger root, and Zingiber officinale extract. Study showed that ginger effectively reduces both nausea and vomiting in pregnant women. The recommended dose is 250 mg four times a day.
3. A few soda crackers or dry toast when you first wake up, even before you get out of bed in the morning.
4. A small snack at bedtime and when getting up to go to the bathroom at night.
5. Acupressure wrist bands (sea bands) or acupuncture may help. You can find these bands in drug, health food, and travel stores. If considering acupuncture, talk to your doctor and seek an acupuncturist trained to work with pregnant women.
6. Avoid caffeine foods or drinks.
7. Avoid foods high in fat and salt, but low in nutrition.
8. Avoid fried, rich foods such as gravies, rich desserts, nuts, olives, sweet rolls, pastries.
9. Avoid gas-forming foods such as brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, onions, cucumbers, and sauerkraut.
10. Avoid getting extremely hungry.
11. Avoid highly seasoned and spicy foods.
12. Avoid large meals. Instead, snack as often as every 1-2 hours during the day and drink plenty of fluids.
13. Avoid smoking and secondhand smoke.
14. Avoid taking medications for morning sickness. If you do, consult a doctor first.
15. Bake, boil or broil foods rather than fry foods.
16. Drink liquids between meals rather than with meals.
17. Eat dry cereal or crackers before getting out of bed.
18. Eat ice chips, popsicles, fruits and cooked vegetables between meals.
19. Eat small meals, more often, on a regular basis.
20. Eating foods high in protein and complex carbohydrates, such as peanut butter on apple slices or celery; cheese; crackers; milk; cottage cheese; and yogurt.
21. Have lots of fresh air in rooms where you sleep and where you prepare your meals to reduce odors.
22. Lemons: drinking lemonade, smelling lemons, or just a small taste of lemon
23. Peppermint (scotch mints),peppermint essential oil, or sipping the tea (look for Pregnancy Tea) can help curb nausea. It's also known to help with sagging energy levels.
24. Sip water and juices slowly.
25. Take your prenatal vitamins at night. Increase vitamin B6 in your diet by eating whole grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes. Talk to your doctor about possibly taking vitamin B6 supplements.
26. Two fingers pressed firmly but gently on the your belly button, just for a minute, may stop the nausea.
27. Using an all natural toothpaste
28. When you feel morning sicknessted, bland foods like gelatin, broth, ginger ale, and saltine crackers can soothe your stomach.

Call your doctor if:

• Morning sickness does not improve, despite trying home remedies.
• You vomit blood or material that looks like coffee grounds. (Call IMMEDIATELY.)
• You lose more than 2 pounds.
• You vomit more than 3 times per day or you cannot keep food or liquid down.
• morning sickness and vomiting continue beyond your 4th month of pregnancy. This happens to some women and is usually normal, but have it checked out.

What can your doctor do?
Your doctor will perform a physical examination, including a pelvic exam, and look for any signs of dehydration. Your doctor may ask questions like the following:

• Are you only nauseous or do you also vomit?
• Does the morning sickness and vomiting occur every day?
• Does it last throughout the day?
• Can you keep down any food or fluid?
• Have you been traveling?
• Has your schedule been disrupted?
• Are you emotionally stressed?
• What foods have you been eating?
• Do you smoke?
• What have you done to try to feel better?
• Do you know for sure that you are pregnant?
• If not, is it possibly that you are pregnant? For example, do you menstruate and are you sexually active? Have you missed any birth control pills or not used your birth control method?
• What other symptoms do you have -- headaches, abdominal pain, breast tenderness, dry mouth, excessive thirst, unintentional weight loss?

Other websites

• American Pregnancy Association: Morning Sickness
  Overview of the condition with helpful things to do and things to avoid to manage nausea symptoms.
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy
  Clinical practice guidelines for the management of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) or morning sickness. Prepared by the Obstetrics Committee of the SOGC. Requires Acrobat PDF Reader
• Discovery: Morning Sickness
  Article that addresses causes, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and related risks.
• eMedicine Health - Vomiting during Pregnancy
  Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes and treatment of vomiting during pregnancy.
• HER Foundation
  Offers education and support for mothers suffering from hyperemesis gravidarium.
• Hyperemesis Education and Research Organization
  Information about the non-profit organization which is dedicated to providing a multi-disciplinary forum for exchange of information related to Hyperemesis Gravidarum, HG.
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum
  Information about this rare disorder characterized by severe and persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
• Motherisk: Resources for Nausea
  Offers facts and resources on morning sickness through a publication on nausea research; offers a toll-free helpline for North America.
• Parents: Nausea and Vomiting
  Presents insights from a new study showing how ginger helps relieve pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting.
• ParentsNest - Morning Sickness
  Articles and advice, as well as a listing of signs, symptoms and remedies to ease this diagnosis.
• SOS Morning Sickness
  Provides several articles on facts, descriptions and various remedies for relieving morning sickness during pregnancy.

Comments: Morning Sickness

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paintedgodess19 - 2 days ago.
SLCMOMMY my morning sickness started at 10 1/2 weeks and is continueing. I am 12w 4d. At night about 6pm I have nausea. Hope u start to feel better soon.

maimai - 7 days ago.
With my daughter I was sick from about 16 weeks up until she was born!!!! This time round I was sick from before I had a positive test until now (21 weeks).

SLCMOMMY - 9 days ago.
So I am concerned that I maybe having 2nd trimester morning sickness. I did not have any morning sickenss during my first trimester. Has anyone else had this problem?

phoebe73 - 33 days ago.
Lulubaby, the best thing that has ever worked for me was tea made from red raspberry leaves. see if u can find a very reputable herbal store in your area. u can only drink ONE glass a day, because more can induce labor (knowledge for later!). I am doing ok with fresh ginger tea right now, and burning peppermint oil in an oil burner...good luck!

lulubaby - 33 days ago.
Hey all im eight weeks n been sick for the past 4weeks my m.s is really getting 2 me I can't eat I can't drink crackers don't help ginger/ale don't help im always tired can't get out of bed sometimes I need help do anybody know what I can take 2 help please

lulubaby - 33 days ago.
Hey all im eight weeks n been sick for the past 4weeks my m.s is really getting 2 me I can't eat I can't drink crackers don't help ginger/ale don't help im always tired can't get out of bed sometimes I need help do anybody know what I can take 2 help please

military~mommy - 36 days ago.
kpritchard~ Sour skittles work for me, when I feel that badly. Also, they make these things called preggy pops, I never tried them but have heard good things. Good luck!

firstlittleangel - 37 days ago.
Hey gals! this is my second pregnancy, my first little one is 5 1/2 months old, I am not for certain how far along I am but we are estimating around 7 weeks for now until I have an ultrasound to find out for sure. I have been feeling sick all the time with this pregnancy, I haven't got sick yet but boy this is no fun!!

kpritchard - 37 days ago.
Hi Ladies, I am new to this forum and am in need of some help please. I have a daughter who just turned 2 Xmas day and am 8 weeks pregnant. Since Xmas morning I have been suffering really badly with morning sickness. Being sick 3/4 times a day and have constant nausea.Couldn't get out of bed for 2 days, luckily my husband has been off and taken my little princess out everyday so I can rest. It's so awful, I just cant keep anything down. Any advice, have tried ginger biccies, lemonade etc.Thank you.

KT1sttimer - 41 days ago.
im 6 weeks preggo & I'm feeling so sick. The smell of things make me want to puke. I just started drinking Ginger Ale. I was never sick like this with my first.

alb88 - 41 days ago.
thanks I have just been discharged from the hospital i was there 4 days they had me on Compazine, Phenergan, Reglan, and Morphine. I will still be on several meds but I am not vomiting like I was, only verrry sick. I hope this ends soon. Good luck to you all as well.

nutty-mad-blonde - 43 days ago.
hi i am now 24 weeks pregnant and have to say i will not be having another one i have tried the remedies and the perscribed tablets and nothing works i have had enuth now and cant deal with the sickness any more

akisha - 43 days ago.
@alb88 Im on Zofran also this is my third child and I have never been this sick......but I have found some relief....I wake up at 630am take a half of my Zofran and i try to eat something light for breakfast. I had to cut out diet coke and coffee. I eat a snack followed by an apple around 11am. Then lunch followed by an apple, and the other half of my Zofran I have a mid afternoon snack and then dinner. Never let yoursself get hungry.... I always keep plain chips or something by my bed to snack on. I take another half of my Zofran in the middle of the night If i feel sick. Its working for me. Try mint or ginger tea with no sugar or diet ginger ale. something about sugar makes me sick i dont know about you.... hope you feel better....

alb88 - 46 days ago.
I am new to this but I am 6 weeks with my first baby and I've been very sick for a week and a half :P I feel like I can't do this anymore :( I have been on Zofran i have sea bands ginger ale saltine crackers I am so miserable I can't do anything. And I am sick ALL day looong :( Anymore ideas?!?

JaneyLou32 - 49 days ago.
I have reached a point at only 6 weeks where i feel sick an awful lot of the time, i have drunk so much ginger beer im almost sick of it but it does help especially after it's made me burp, lol. It's a good sign though so they told me at the hospital yesterday so i don't care about a little (or a lot of) nausea!!!

rickettsrules - 69 days ago.
I am 32 weeks and have felt wonderful the whole pregnancy. Yesterday I started feeling nausous and I'm pretty sure it's morning sickness! I've heard it can start at the end of your pregnancy because it's caused by a change in hormones. Awww, it's horrible!

maimai - 95 days ago.
Tried grapes the other day, just brought them straight back up. Tried lemon water today and seems to be working so far....fingers crossed...

ragtopgirl - 95 days ago.
keep red grapes by your bed. The sugars helped sooth me. i'd pop a couple grapes and it went away!

maimai - 96 days ago.
I hate ms! I hope it passes too. has anyone found anything to be effective in helping theirs? Have tried a few things but nothing is working so far!

soontobemumof4 - 102 days ago.
hi everyone w m/s :) i belong in here tooo. my m/s is killing me i cant take it anymore.....u know tdy i tryed fresh lemon w sugar & it helps a lit of bit to stop nauseas & vomiting....

Momtothe3rdPower - 107 days ago.
I belong in this room, I am 8 weeks pg and this time around is the worst I have had by FAR! I have found I can eat grapes and apples without too much problem, but most stuff is YUCKY

LisaMarie83 - 108 days ago.
Lol Thought you were (american) coz i thought they dont do that over here they estimate from the 1st day of you last period then they send you a scan date when they think you 3mths from them dates. Then we have only one more when you 20 weeks then thats it, although i had lots last time coz i had plecenta previa. At the moment im having a real thing for oranges...well its the only thing appealing to me at the moment so im eating them for fun now coz who knows when il go off food again. lol. x

Arcola21 - 108 days ago.
ok i dont want to sound like im having a worse time with MS than anyone else...but i dont think you can call puking 3-4 times a day 'Chronic Morning Sickness' This is my 3rd pregnancy and with all 3 i have puked from every 10 minutes to every 30 minutes!! im serious you could set a clock by my MS! That is what i consider 'Chronic' Thanks to the Zofran i now only puke 3-4 times a day!!!

Arcola21 - 108 days ago.
I was just reading over the 'morning sickness relief' and i have to disagree about the caffeine! For me i have found that a Pickle and a Coke for breakfast help with the MS! Mine never really goes away but for a little whil i feel OK!

Arcola21 - 108 days ago.
OMG i had no idea they had a place just for us!!! I had such HORRIBLE morning sickness with my other 2 kids and i actually think this one is worse!! I am 14 weeks today and have lost 15 lbs!! I literally puked 5 times in 1 hour!! it really SUX!! Lisa Marie- yes we are American..lol. Here they do an 8 week scan to determine a due date if you arent sure. I had one at 8 weeks becuase i didnt know i was pregnant utnil i started puking. I had the IUD but it came out.

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