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.
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