MORNING SICKNESS - PART 2

Morning Sickness isn’t a particularly good name for the nausea that often occurs within the first trimester of pregnancy, as you can experience it anytime of the day! Many women experience a metallic taste in their mouths and find a reduced tolerance for certain types of food and beverages – especially coffee. For most women the symptoms consist of mild seasickness but for others it can mean persistent vomiting from morning till night. Caused by a drop in blood sugar levels or fluctuating pregnancy hormones, there’s no one miracle cure. Ginger is one well known remedy – due to its anti emetic qualities. Ginger tea is ideal and can be brought from a variety of health shops, but even ginger biscuits or ginger beer may even be enough for mild cases. Apart from ginger there are a wide variety of traditional remedies that might do the trick and the best solution is to try the various methods until you find one that suits you: · Start the day with a dry cracker, a piece of dry toast or a plain biscuit · Eating little meals often (every two to three hours) · Drinking Milk · Drinking lots of fluids · Fizzy Drinks · Bland non greasy foods, i.e. baked potatoes, rice or pasta · Rest – tiredness can increase feelings of nausea · Avoiding rich, fried or spicy foods · Ask someone else to cook · Seasickness bands (activate an acupressure point on your wrists and can easily be brought from your local chemist) If nothing makes you feel better, hang onto the fact that morning sickness is consider a sign of a healthy pregnancy and that it usually disappears at about 14-16 weeks.