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Morning
Sickness cures. .
Why "they" call it morning sickness I will never understand. I wonder
if "they" ever really experienced it? My experience with this ailment
is that it can occur at ANY time during the day! It generally lasts for the
first 3 months of pregnancy, and varies in its severity from woman to woman, and
even pregnancy to pregnancy. I also want to share that my obstetricians have
assured me that it is a sign of a "healthy pregnancy", and means that
you have a lot of the "pregnancy hormone" in your body if you
experience it.
I want to state the obvious. .
.what worked for me might not work for every pregnant woman experiencing morning
sickness. I am only going to describe what worked (for me) and encourage
everyone to add what really worked for you. (email to mumsweb)
I am pregnant now with my second miracle, and had terrible morning sickness with
both (not quite as bad this time). Lots of things were suggested to me, but many
things (such as munching on saltines) did very little to ease my discomfort!
What did work, was eating a shaving of fresh ginger whenever a wave of nausea would hit me. I experimented with
all forms of ginger, such as ginger snaps, ginger root from the food store, and
ginger herbal (decaffeinated) teas. The type of ginger that worked the best, and
it's effect was almost immediate for
me, was the shaved ginger that is typically served with sushi. You can buy it in
a little plastic container wherever sushi is sold (they sell freshly made sushi
in some of the supermarkets in my state. Of
course the freshest comes with the sushi. I happen to LOVE wasabi sauce with
California Roll (cooked imitation crab meat with avocado, cucumber & rice
wrapped in seaweed.) so this was where I got mine. WARNING:
Do not eat raw fish when you are pregnant!!!
This remedy will sound a little odd (it did to me when my aunt suggested it; she
is a nurse that takes care of & counsels pregnant woman). . . potato
chips!!!! Yes, you read correctly! For some reason potato chips really go
down well & make you feel "good" while they are there! (I realize
that you don't have to be blessed with creating a new life in order to
experience this blissful state!) I like Ruffles chips the best.
The above two items, fresh ginger and
potato chips were the only foods that
made a significant difference in how I felt when I was experiencing nausea. I
want to also recommend that you listen to
your body!!! If something makes you nauseous, stay away from it. If you
crave dairy products (I did/do), eat them. If you crave meat (I am NOT a big
meat eater, but seem to crave it when I'm pregnant. Several of my friends
experienced the same phenomena.) I believe your body has cravings because it
needs more of the types of foods you crave.
I want to end this with a plea to
any pregnant woman who is experiencing SEVERE morning sickness to please make
sure your obstetrician knows ALL of your symptoms! It is VERY important that you
don't become dehydrated!!!
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