Nausea and Pregnancy : Getting Through Nausea During Pregnancy

When it comes to nausea and pregnancy you can expect them to almost always go hand in hand. While not every single expecting mother gets to experience nausea and morning sickness, over half pregnant women do. Sometimes the term “morning sickness” is often scrutinized because women will often experience it all day long. Nausea doesn’t always lead to actual vomiting either so you can see how the symptoms vary depending on the woman.

Signs You Might Be Pregnant

Like said, every woman is going to experience a different pregnancy but there are common signs that stick out that may tell you know if you are expecting.

• Sore or sensitive breasts
• Cramps very similar to pre period cramps
• Missed periods
• Loss of energy
• Darkening of the nipples
• Nausea
• Random vomiting
• Bloating that doesn’t go away
• Increase in urination

Remedies for Nausea and Pregnancy Sickness

Luckily, even though women will experience different symptoms there are plenty of remedies out there that may work for you. When it comes to nausea one of the most suggested remedy is snacking on a salty treat. Whether you pick pretzels or crackers the carbohydrates can help calm your irritated stomach acids and keep you from staying nauseas or even throwing up. Keeping yourself in a regular eating schedule is also important, which includes eating several small meals throughout the day rather than 3 square meals.

The reason you want to eat a little more often when it comes to nausea and pregnancy is because the less your stomach is empty the less likely it is to become irritated and upset. Even just a fruit cup can help keep your stomach happy to help get you through the day. Calcium can sometimes help nausea and sickness as well but if you are getting the calcium through milk, you have to watch out that the dairy doesn’t upset your stomach even more.

Nausea and Pregnancy Medications

Some expecting mothers experience horrible nausea and sickness that can prevent them from working and performing their daily tasks. If you happen to be one of those women you should consult your doctor to see if there are any prescription medications they can give you to help out. While you do not want to be taking several medications while pregnant there are some safe pills your doctor can give you to help ease that nausea and constant sickness. Some of the most common prescribes and suggested medications for nausea or morning sickness are:

• Promethazine
• Ondansetron
• Metoclopramide
• Doxylamine
• Vitamin B6

All Natural Treatment for Nausea or morning sickness

For those women who are more about the natural and “free spirit” way to treat your nausea or morning sickness there are three pretty popular methods. Ginger has been used to aid in nausea for centuries so next time your stomach is feeling a bit under the weather you can drink a ginger ale, eat ginger foods or even ground up some pure ginger powder!

If you are not afraid of a few needles acupressure or acupuncture has been said to help relieve nausea, morning sickness, body aches and strains and multiple other pregnancy symptoms. You can also wear an acupuncture wristband throughout the day that is supposed to be able to help keep you balanced so that nausea and pregnancy sickness doesn’t run your whole day.

Hypnosis is another natural, off beat remedy for nausea and sickness during pregnancy according to some women. However, if your nausea is being caused from things like anxiety or stress you may need to seek a counselor or even talk to your doctor about what can be done to keep you calmer.

HOW TO COPE WITH MORNING SICKNESS

As mentioned, Morning sickness / Nausea is one of the most common complaints during early pregnancy. Unlike the name denotes, it can strike at any time during the day or night. It usually occurs during the first trimester and then disappears by the fourth month of pregnancy. If you are experiencing excessive nausea and vomiting, call your doctor. Unfortunately medication is not safe to take during pregnancy and there is not much else you can do to stop the nausea. Here are some helpful hints to try to control your morning sickness:

• Eat a few crackers or a slice of bread before you get out of bed in the morning.
• Eat small, frequent meals throughout the day. This will help keep your blood sugar regulated and can help with controlling nausea.
• Eat a diet high in protein. This will help keep your stomach full. Protein is slow to digest.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Eat crackers before you take your prenatal vitamins or other supplements.
• Try not to stand up quickly.
• Take Vitamin B6 supplements (or make sure they are included in your prenatal vitamins).
• Ginger can alleviate nausea (ginger tea, ginger supplements, ginger ale).
• Avoid greasy foods.

50 to 90 percent of expecting women experience nausea with or without actually throwing up along with it and unfortunately sometimes no remedies work. Luckily, you are only pregnant for a few months and then you get to enjoy your new baby boy or girl. Hopefully some of these tips and remedies can help ease your discomfort throughout your month of maternity and just remember than when your child comes out, everything will just seem well worth it.