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Tips for Morning Sickness

Although morning sickness can strike at anytime of the night or day, it occurs more often during the early hours of the morning after you wake up, and usually during the first trimester.

This condition, also called pregnancy sickness or nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), affects between 50% and 95% of all pregnant women, causing health problems when you cannot eat a healthy diet dealing because you are dealing with problems such as food aversions, churning stomach, growling, or a sensitive sniffer. Just the smell of some foods can cause nausea.

A few little tips can help you to maintain a well balanced diet and also receive some relief when morning sickness starts your day:

  • Listen to your body to find what food is triggering the nausea and avoid it eating. This means, if you eat something that stays down it is safe to add in your diet.
  • Morning sickness is not always caused by food. Identify other sources of discomfort such as noisy places that can make you feel worse.
  • Take a tablet of Vitamin B6, which reduces the symptoms making morning sickness much more manageable.
  • Eat a food high in protein before going to bed to keep steady blood sugar levels.
  • Many pregnant women have benefited from the use of ginger, in all its forms: cookies, teas, beers and even the spice alone to prevent nausea.
  • Fresh air helps, if you feel bad in the morning try going outside for a walk, or just getting 15 to 20 minutes of sitting in your backyard.
  • Taking a deep breath can relief morning sickness... or just go back to bed and sleep to avoid nausea if you can. You should breathe in slowly through your nose and out your mouth. This can also aid in getting rid of the nausea and keep you from vomiting.
  • Wear acupressure bands like bracelets, since they can curb nausea.
  • Aromatherapy is a popular remedy to heal nausea and other conditions during pregnancy. Morning sickness can be alleviated with peppermint scents.
  • Food is not well tolerated during the early months of pregnancy so eat 5 or 6 smaller meals per day.
  • Excessive eating may cause you nausea, but being hungry can as well, so avoid an empty stomach
  • Eat while smelling fresh lemons
  • Try eating dry unsalted crackers for nausea as well

Morning sickness can occur for different reasons, including low blood sugar during pregnancy, an increase in the circulating level of the hormone estrogen, an increase in progesterone that relaxes the muscles in the uterus, increase sensitivity to odors, etc…

Although all these tips have helped many pregnant women, nobody knows if they will work for you. However, if you are feeling really bad, your obstetrician may prescribe ant- nausea medications, which are safe for both you and your baby.