Morning sickness.
What a joke.. I am almost entirely certain that whoever coined that term was having an almighty giggle at some poor pregnant persons expense. I like to think of it as 'every second of the damn day' sickness, and having just completed my second round of the dreaded vomiting part of pregnancy I would give anyone suffering it any tips I can to help them. It sucks to go through, but it is the way of the world to say 'this too shall pass'.
At one point about eight weeks into my second pregnancy, I genuinely thought I would die. I had thrown up about a hundred times, and had just enough strength to drag myself from the toilet bowl to the bed. All my limbs were agony and I couldnt even keep down water, I was on the verge of getting the anti-nausea drugs from my doctor and I felt like my baby was sucking the life from me at a rate of knots. I tried EVERYTHING! Some stuff worked, some didnt, I will be using this post to give you some of the methods I used, and some stuff from friends of mine too. I will also be incuding links to websites I used as well, trust me, Iv been there, and I have complete sympathy.
Ginger tea.
(I used Purity mammas Ginger roibos tea, worked wonders, but only AFTER my first puke of the day, still its worth a try)
Purity mammas also make the most fabulous ginger anti-nausea lollypops by the way, available in most supermarkets but heres the purity link.
http://www.purity.co.za/Mother_Nutrition.aspx
Dry crackers.
Provitas worked for me,
(if I had them next to the bed and nibbled slowly choking them down before I got out of bed then I could sometimes avoid puking entirely.)
It is widely acknowledged that dry crackers help to settle the stomach, give it a go until you find your brand of biscuit. stay away from anything with chocolate, trust me when I tell you that chocolate is a womans biggest enemy on the way back up.
Motion sickness bands.
Holy cow these things saved my life, it said on the back of the pack to put em on before you get out of bed, I slept with mine on when my sickness was at its worst. They were brilliant, they didnt cure me completely, but they made a HUGE difference.
http://www.biobands.com/nausea.htm
Lots of water.
I carried a sports bottle around with me everywhere I went,
Mints.
I found that sucking on mint imperials or something similar helped supress nausea, and also they help with nasty puke breath. So win win really!!
Eating small healthy meals throughout the day.
I know that sometimes when your exhausted from puking and the rest, food is the farthest thing from your mind, but it really does help to eat little and often. I downloaded the weekly meal planners from Baby Centre and found the meals on them really easy to make and eat without them coming back up. They have them for each trimester so its definately worth a shot. here's the link!
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/nutrition/meal-planners-by-trimester/
While I know that when your in the middle of the 'morning sickness' phase, it seems endless and as though there is no end in sight. Unless you are very unlucky it will pass, I promise, usually by 12 weeks, sometimes by 14-16 weeks. Its trial and error but I bet if you experiment with a few of the home remedies for morning sickness, you'll find something that works for you.
So go forth and conquer your nausea my friends, and please leave your comments about what proved effective for you, in a bid to help others overcome it. It sucks and its gross, but you can make a difference to someone else in their hour of need!
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