Morning Sickness

It has been seven years since I had hyperemersis gravidarum. It was without doubt one of the most remembered periods of my life. I, like most women had suffered with the crushing tiredness that comes in early pregnancy, almost imperceptibly I began to lose interest in food - I was unable to decide what I wanted to eat. One day when I was about 7-8 weeks pregnant I woke feeling completely shattered and decided after I was up and dressed that I couldn't face work and rang in sick, little did I know at that point I would be gone for nine weeks. That first day I was sick four times, after a week I went to the doctors and was signed off for 1 week, and ...  Read the complete review

Morning sickness has to be one of the worst symptoms of pregnancy! It is a good sign that the baby is healthy as it is caused by an increased hormone level. It usually lasts until you hit the 12 week mark of your pregnancy but continues for longer for many. Calling it morning sickness was a big mistake as whilst it may be worse in the morning many people suffer with it at all times of the day. Woman may suffer with just nausea or nausea and vomiting. These can often me made worse by certain smells or foods. A small portion of woman suffer from something called Hyperemisis Gravidarum, severe sickness. There is no known reason for this although it is common in woman ...  Read the complete review

When I first fell pregnant I was expecting to suffer with severe morning physical sickness as both my mum and grandma were very sick throughout their pregnancies. I expected to get it just in the morning and that it meant throwing up all the time. However, I soon began to understand what it was all about. It was not just something that you got in the morning and would go come the afternoon and it did not mean that you were just physically sick. I have been pregnant twice and within the first 13 -14 weeks I suffered with morning sickness though was never physically sick thankfully. I would wake up with a funny taste in my mouth, not feel like eating and the ...  Read the complete review

My experience of morning sickness is probably similar to many other mummies out there but unfortunately I have never actually met anyone whom had it quite as bad as me, especially with my first. My morning sickness started around 6 weeks pregnant on both occasions and with my first it lasted on and off through most of the pregnancy whereas on the second occasion with my daughter it went away about the four month into the pregnancy. I can remember with my first, I was waking up and running to the toilet, I was having to take a carrier bag with me everywhere with me encase I needed to throw up on the way to work, when I got to work I would spend most ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT? For those of you that don't know, morning sickness is the phrase given to the sickness that a pregnant woman feels during her pregnancy. According to Wikipedia, woman who use hormaone replacement therapy can experience it too. In most of the pregnancy books you will read it says that it should be wearing off by around 12 weeks although some woman experience it throughout the whole of their pregnancy and others get it so bad (hyperemesis gravidarum) that they need to go into hospital due to dehydration. MY EXPERIENCE. I found out I was pregnant at around six and a half weeks and I was feeling just fine and dandy until I woke up on the 7th ...  Read the complete review