Need help with morning sickness

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

Along the same principle as the Seabands (which did work a bit for me), you could try pinching the web between your thunb and index finger for 60 seconds - this is also a good accupressure cure for nausea. Don't try other accupressure techniques unless they are specifically mentioned for use in pregnancy.

Also try to get something in your tummy BEFORE you get out of bed. I also had problems with nausea throughout the day, but they did seem to be less on the days I managed to eat something before getting up and moving around. I'm not sure what they are called in the US, but I found "Ginger Nut / Ginger Snap" biscuits were a great help too.

Try to find a smell which is not offensive to you (I used fresh ginger) and "sniff" this smell. Also try not wearing perfume for a couple of days, to see if that is contributing.

Try to avoid dehydration by taking little sips of a sports drink like Gatoraid throughout the day - this will help to keep your electrolytes balanced.

A friend found that plain vanilla Ice Cream helped to settle her tummy (or maybe that was just an excuse to live on Ice cream )

Also one comment re the vitimins - they may NOT be causung the nausea now, but they could contribute later on. Around 7 months I suddenly became nauseous again, and the taste of the vitimin capsule kept repeating on me. When I switched to a different brand which was sugar-coated and NOT in a capsule the nausea stopped.

Congrats on the pregnancy, and good luck with managing the "morning" sickness!

[ramanth]

Never been pregnant so I have no advice, but I hope you feel better soon!

[prechrswife]

Someone suggested Werther's Originals hard candies to me, and they did seem to help for awhile. With me, it kind of varied. One thing would work for awhile, then something else. Caffeine-free or regular Coca-Cola helped for awhile, too.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I had very little morning sickness, but when I did experience it I noticed it was when I would let myself go for more than a couple hours without eating. I ate small meals and snacks throughout the day and that really helped me. I also started each day with some kind of grain (usually Cheeros). When I was out I'd take a snack with me in my purse too.

I hope you feel better.

[Catty1]

Check with a health food store or something...but I heard once that one of the B vitamins had to be taken in higher amounts for morning sickness...was it B6?

Might be worth Googling....

Hope you feel better soon...{{{hugs}}}

[columbine]

Crystallized ginger is an old-time remedy that I definitely found helpful.

The weirdest thing, though, turned out to be randomly helpful. I woke up one morning feeling really queasy, but my head also itched, so I scratched my head, and I noticed that the nasty feeling in my stomach diminished, so I just scratched my scalp slowly and gently for a while and it calmed my stomach way down, to where I could toast and eat an English muffin, and that really got it down to a dull roar.

But then maybe I'm a space alien...

[sparks19]

Check with a health food store or something...but I heard once that one of the B vitamins had to be taken in higher amounts for morning sickness...was it B6?

Might be worth Googling....

Hope you feel better soon...{{{hugs}}}

Gatorade is great for B vitamins.... and it's not terrible tasting When you can... try to drink some of that.

[Jods]

get some preggo pops they sell them at babies r us!