Always carry a plastic bag with you, you never know!!! (Morning Sickness)

Member Name: KELLY170980

Product:	Morning Sickness
Date:	23/02/09 (203 review reads)
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Advantages: It mean the hormones are all growing correctly (i think)

Disadvantages: Smells, Sitting on the bathroom floor, not being able to eat

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 of the morning sat on the bathroom floor and then at about 11 am it would just stop, it was so weird, it was just like a switch. But it was just so horrendous in the morning that it would leave me feeling faint and weak and all I would want to do was go to sleep, I was very lucky and the company I worked for at the time were great (maybe because I was one of the only girls and the guys just did not want to hear about it)

I can remember by the sixth month mark although I had a belly on me, I had actually lost 1 stone in weight, my midwife thought I had a more severe form of morning sickness called hyperemesis gravidarum which they treat with anti sickness drugs. She gave me some anti sickness tablets, I forget there name but they actually made me feel worse, so I tried other methods such as ginger ale and ginger biscuits and I know it sounds silly and it may have just been physiological but they worked, and although I would still get the odd sickie morning (mainly due to smells especially polish and also coffee) overall it became much better, and I became to handle it better, especially when I stopped panicking every time I was sick.

When I got pregnant with my second, again it started and this time I thought I was ready for it unfortunately though it was never ever at any particular time of the day it just happen all the time, one minute id be fine and the next I was looking at the bottom of a toilet bowl, sometimes morning sometimes afternoon sometimes I would wake up in the middle of night, But again I tried some natural ways and again it really did work , instead of having coffee or tea in the morning I had lemon and ginger tea, and I would nibble on ginger biscuits or peppermints and this really did help me, and luckily this time it disappeared around the fourth month into the pregnancy.

I would recommend that anyone mum suffering with this try and stay as positive as you can, I can remember getting so upset about being sick with my first and I hate vomiting and id get myself into a right state and it was silly really, the best way is to stay calm as it is natural and I'm told it's a good sign as it mean that the hormones are all developing well, not that this piece of news will make you feel any better.
Normally its meant to disappear I think around your third month, so its only a brief point but here are some of my tips for new mummies whom are just beginning to experience this,

Stay positive, its natural and it will pass eventually.

Eat little but often

Try natural remedies for e.g. ginger, peppermint, chewing gum etc

Always carry in your handbag a carrier bag and even a change of top just encase (as I won't go into details but accidents can happen)

If your symptoms get worse and you are not eating enough, then call your midwife, they will not mind that's what they are there for and also it could be that you may have a more serious form of the morning sickness and they can give you some tablets to help.

Also I have heard there are many other things you can try that are more natural, for e.g. Chinese herbalists, acupressure, reflexology and many more. I never tried any of these but if you are finding it hard and need something to help in the symptoms then why not.

Just keep thinking that in a few months you are going to have a gorgeous little baby and this will all be a distant memory.

Summary: Its horrible and inconvienent but its all worth it in the end!!!