Morning Sickness During Pregnancy
Morning sickness can be one of your first signs that you are pregnant. This
doesn’t always mean that you’ll get sick only in the morning. This can happen,
morning, noon or night. It will normally occur in the first trimester or your
pregnancy and end by the second, this isn’t the case in all pregnancies though.
Some women will continue with it until the very end of term.
Nausea can happen immediately or you may get lucky and have no morning sickness
at all. No one is for certain what causes morning sickness, it is a change in
the body that happens during pregnancy. Many women seem to get sick after taking
the prenatal pill, try taking it later in the day. Your doctor may even advise
you to take some other form of vitamin instead of the pill. Always find out
first with your doctor before taking anything new or taking yourself off
medication, even prenatal pills.
There are a few ways to minimize the sickness, but they don’t work for everyone.
Try keeping crackers on hand, I prefer saltines for some reason. Try drinking
some ginger ale, it calms the stomach down. Dry cereal is another good thing to
eat, your stomach may just be a little bit hungry and trying to tell you.
Remember to take small portions, this way you know if it is all going to come up
or not. Sleeping is another good way to avoid it, however it will wake you up.
Keep yourself hydrated, not only can this make your sickness come but you can
become dehydrated and need to go to the emergency room if you aren’t careful.
Smells is another thing that seems to cause morning sickness. Imagine walking
into a restaurant and the first thing you smell is grease. Yes, this can easily
set it off. Bad smells and even certain tastes, get the feel for your body
during the pregnancy and figure out just what sets it off. Knowing how to avoid
it, can make a world of difference.
A few reasons you should go to your doctor would be if you begin losing weight
because you are constantly sick. If you become dehydrated, faint, look pale,
confused or throw up more than four times in a day. Your doctor may be able to
prescribe something that will stop it.
Try slowing down a bit, sometimes your body is just exhausted from all the
errands you are running and it tries to give you a break. Listen to your body,
take a nap, relax and watch a television show…take some time off. If you are
looking for remedies for your morning sickness, you may try buying some
pregnancy pops. Or if you’d prefer to stay away from the sweets you can wear a
bracelet designed to stop morning sickness, they are just like the motion
sickness bracelets. They don’t work for everyone but they could work for you.
