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I'm pregnant and have awful morning sickness.What are some things I can do to make it better?

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I’m 10 weeks pregnant and my morning sickness is just awful.My morning sickness wasn’t that bad with my previous two pregnancies but this time around it’s horrible. I tried eating five small meals a day instead of three big ones and it helped a little bit. Have any of you other moms gone through the same thing with your pregnancy? Do you have any tips for me for how to ease my suffering a bit? I’m going to talk to my obstetrician about it at my next appointment.Thanks.

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5 Responses to "I'm pregnant and have awful morning sickness.What are some things I can do to make it better?"

  • Beauveil says:
    August 20, 2011 at 8:56 am

    I’m so sorry you’re feeling so bad. Unfortunately, there’s no reason why some women get hit really hard, and some get almost nothing. I had it really bad too, and it’s horrible.

    While you’re miserable, here are some tips to help you make it through.

    The most important thing right now is to stay hydrated. You really don’t want to be dehydrated, so drink as much as possible. Take small sips so as not to overwhelm your stomach. Water can sometimes hurt an empty stomach, so try ginger ale with the bubbles stirred out (carbonation can also hurt your stomach), powerade or gatorade, or juice, if you can manage it.

    If you do get dehydrated, don’t wait–go to the emergency room and get fluids intravenously. It’s not fun, but it will make you feel better and break the vicious cycle of dehydration.

    Other things that might work for you are popsicles or ices, and fruit–a lot of miserably pregnant women find that they CAN eat fruit, so try out different kinds if that appeals at all. For me, I found that I could eat (at different times) strawberries, grapefruit, and thinly sliced golden delicious apples. It was weirdly specific, but it kept me alive!

    You should try having very small "meals"–a bite of a cracker here and there when you can stomach it. A lot of people find that keeping crackers or something light next to their bed and taking a few bites before they even get out of bed in the morning. You will feel worse if your stomach is empty, so keeping food in it–even just a little bit–will help stave off the misery.

    You might also want to try adding peanut butter to your crackers. Peanut butter has protein, which will make you feel better if you can keep it down.

    If nothing else works, ask your doctor for medication like reglan or zofran to help.

    Good luck!

  • Lacey Johnson says:
    August 20, 2011 at 8:56 am

    b6 vitamins :)
    & also they make theseREALLY good
    candies, that are called B-Natals, and they
    are made for morning sickness, they have suckers and losanges
    and they work wonders! good luck!

    36 weeks pregnant (:

  • adrienne says:
    August 20, 2011 at 8:56 am

    I used to keep crackers beside my bed, so every morning I’ll nibble on them. I used to get up slowly out of bed. && I used to boil ginger root in a small amount of water ( a teacup full of water) and add honey && lemon && that used to help me.. good luck with the morning sickness && try to stay away from greasy foods!

  • Danielle Weller says:
    August 20, 2011 at 8:56 am

    talk to your doctor. Mine gave me anti nausea pills and it was great

  • Farzana says:
    August 20, 2011 at 8:56 am

    I really feel for you. Both my pregnancies I was so sick, I could hardly keep anything down the first couple months. Rub peppermint oil on your wrist and have a whiff everytime you feel nausious. Definitely the salted crackers help. Munch on that throughout the day. The wrist bands (cant remember what they are called, I think seaband??) were my LIFESAVER throughout the whole thing. I felt IMMEDIATE relief once I put that on. I got it from London Drugs. They will know what your talking about. Ask the pharmacist. Good luck :-) It will get better!

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