Morning Sickness Cure
Morning sickness, also known as nausea, vomiting of pregnancy. Nausea and vomiting generally begins around the 6th week of pregnancy. Most women observe that the nausea or sickness is worst at about 9-10 weeks of pregnancy and is over by the 14th week.
Morning sickness not only happens in the morning. For many women it is bad in the morning, but it can affect you any time of the day and for most of us it is “all-day-every-day” sickness. Morning sickness is the disgusted feeling you get during pregnancy. Morning sickness is not injurious to you or your baby. Morning sickness may occur at any time of the day, though it occurs most often upon waking, as blood sugar levels are mainly the lowest after a night without food.
Frequently rising levels of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) during early pregnancy cause of morning sickness. Another cause is low blood sugar during pregnancy. An increase in progesterone slackens the muscles in the uterus, which prevents early childbirth, but may also relax the stomach and intestines, leading to excess stomach acids and increase in human chorionic gonadotropin.
Treatments for morning sickness generally aim to reduce the symptoms of nausea so eating dry crackers in the morning. Take more carbohydrates (plain baked potato, white rice, dry toast). Wearing “acupressure” wrist bands, which are occassionally used by passengers on boats to prevent sea sickness, may help some women who have morning sickness.
Have plenty of rest and nap during the day. Eating five or six small meals per day, rather than three large ones. The iron in prenatal vitamins can annoy some women. Try gelatin desserts (Jell-O), flavored frozen desserts (popsicles), chicken broths, ginger ale (nondiet), sugared decaffeinated or herbal teas, and pretzels. Vitamin B6 (either pyridoxine or pyridoxamine), normally taken in combination with the antihistamine doxylamine.
Lemons, basically the smelling of freshly cut lemons. Dodge spicy and fried food - both eating and smelling it can increase your nausea. Eating that is salty before a meal can help you “make it through” a meal. Do not drink fluids with your meals. Do not lie down after eating. Do not dismiss meals.
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