Bleugh!! (Morning Sickness)

Member Name: ashton08

Product:	Morning Sickness
Date:	03/10/08 (190 review reads)
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A combination of nausea, vomiting and tiredness. What a great combination hey?



~*~*~INTRODUCTION~*~*~


My morning sickness started at around 6-7 weeks into pregnancy and lasted until I was around 14 weeks. It came on suddenly for me, I just woke up one morning feeling nauseous and that feeling was there the majority of the time, I actually only vomited very few times during this period but I still felt awful. People didn't seem to understand that feeling constantly sick wasn't much fun and very draining. I went off the smell of tea, spicy foods and if I dared eating fish or onions, I'd soon be meeting it again. Thankfully, it went as quick as it came and I was able to start enjoying the pregnancy...that is until the aches and pains started.



~*~*~CAUSES~*~*~


During my pregnancy I researched causes and cures quite alot, I only really came up with 2 reasons that some experts *think* could be the cause;

-Hormones- (I must say these blooming hormones have a lot to answer for!). Oestrogen levels rise and tend to be at their highest in the first three months and rising levels may heighten your sense of smell, which could explain that certain smells can trigger morning sickness.

-Evolutionary adaptation- This basically means that it is you bodies way of protecting you against food poisoning, going off certain foods that could cause you to become ill such as poultry and eggs, instead favouring 'safe' foods such as bread and fruit.



~*~*~REMEDIES~*~*~


I found a few 'cures' which worked for a little while, giving me some relief. I thought it only right that I share these with you.

-Coca Cola- It was originally made as a nausea medicine so no suprise really.

-Salt and Vinegar crisps- Not sure what made this work, but I tried them as they had always helped settle my stomach after a heavy night.

-Eating a biscuit/cracker before getting out of bed- I think it had something to do with low blood sugar, if I didn't eat first I'd feel nauseous and faint as soon as I stood up.

-Eating little and often- I always felt worse if I was hungry, eating a cracker or biscuit every hour or so really helped. I couldn't manage meals as they made me feel worse.



Other things to help ease nausea I've heard are good, that either didn't work for me or I didn't try are;

-Travel sickness wrist bands- You can buy them from boots and are apparently fantastic.

-Ginger- You can have ginger in many different ways such as drinks, biscuits. I didn't try this as I can't stand ginger.

-Herbal Tea- Especially minty ones.

-Glucose sweets- Helps keep the blood sugar levels up. I didn't try this as unfortunately I only found out about AFTER my symptoms had stopped.

-Sleep- Everythings better after a good sleep, well thats only if you can sleep for the whole of the first trimester.

Summary: I hope this helps a suffering someone x