When it comes to morning sickness, which is usually one of the first signs of pregnancy, the statistics show that more than 80% of women around the world suffer from it. Some women suffer from an even more severe morning sickness condition called hyperemesis gravidarum which is a more extreme form of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Since the research shows that women who have morning sickness in their genes (namely, that their mother had it as well) will often follow suit and have morning sickness to a similar extent. We have listed a few tips below that will hopefully help you a little.
How to survive during morning sickness? Overall, it comes down to common sense. It is important to live a healthy lifestyle during first months of pregnancy, sustain good prenatal nutrition, not to smoke, enjoy fresh air and exercise moderately. Since it is often environmental factors that affect the severity of morning sickness, in order to reduce the aftermath it is important to improve on the factors that are under our control (such as avoiding being with people who are smoking or in smoky areas, to avoid overpolluted areas and similar factors).
You should avoid overall bed smells like the ones concentrated in the airplane, buses, stuffy rooms and other smelly areas. Some women claim that nibbling on whole-grain crackers as you wake up can help to overcome the problem. Additionally, lemon juice can help. It is all about the feeling your stomach before you jump out of bed. Eating more often does help as well. Try to follow the nutrition plan of smaller healthy meals, but eating them more frequently. Eating healthy also helps significantly, so eat mainly veggies and fruits. Needless to say, that processed foods are never a good idea even when you are not pregnant, thus, try to avoid them when pregnant as well and it may help you to deal with morning sickness.
There is a type of tea for pregnant women that is available in the pharmacies. It specifically targets morning sickness and tries to eliminate the effects of it. You can choose from a variety of brands. If you cannot find this tea in the pharmacy, regular health food stores may have it. Final advice for our morning sickness survival guide is to eat ginger or drink ginger flavoured drinks. It is well known for reducing the desire to gag.
And lastly, think positively! Soon your morning sickness will be over and you will have your lovely new baby in your arms!
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