I just found out that I'm pregnant, and i'm very excited. It was not planned, but there is nothing in the world i would to to change it. i'm having some issues with the morning sickness though, its not just at one specific time, it is constantly. I can't get any relief and i'm really not sure what to do. I'm hungry all the time, but all i can have is ginger ale, green tea, chicken noodle soup, and saltines. any advice? thanks all!!
congratulations! i'm envious... i'm so anxiously awaiting the time that's right for me to get preggerz. i've had some friends who were very sick like you describe, but they said if they eat when they start feeling nauseous, it goes away. it seems pretty counterintuitive, but i know it's worked for some people, though i can't speak from experience.
yep, my morning sickness wasn't terrible, but i would get more nauseous on an empty stomach. i've read that keeping saltines by your bed and eating a couple as soon as you wake up helps with the morning stuff, and always keep a little snack with you. hopefully it will go away after the first trimester and congratulations!
i had serious nausea with both pregnancies. the pre-natal vitamins made it worse. with my second i researched different diets and ways to eat while pregnant and i used this one .... http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/448599/the_bradley_diet_how_to_eat_during.html it helped with the nausea and gave me energy. i gained 40 lbs (i'm tall) and 10 of it was in the last month with water weight. my baby did weigh 10.5 lbs though, all that protein i guess. i had no problem delivering her at home with no drugs. after the baby and placenta and 2 weeks, i had lost 30 lbs. i still threw up every single day i was pregnant with the bradley diet, but only once (morning) or sometimes twice (handling raw meat), not 4 or 5 times a day for any old reason. from my research, and the experts don't agree, the nausea are hormones in your stomach during pregnancy reminding you to eat. good luck. there's so much research out there. http://www.bradleybirth.com/PD.aspx
prenatal vitamins (which i take because they're a great multivitamin that makes my hair grow) always make me slightly nauseous if i don't have a FULL stomach when i take them. i think it's the iron or folic acid in them or something. the nausea being hormones reminding you to eat seems very plausible to me. sounds like a perfectly natural reaction. sometimes i get nauseous when i haven't eaten for a while, and even though i don't feel like eating, the only way to keep from yakking is to eat, and quickly!!
Congratulations! Morning sickness "usually" mellows out after the first trimester. Have a light snack on your bedside table, and before you get out of bed nibble on a cracker or ginger snap. Eat when you can, but keep it light. You will be able to keep more down if you just nibble on food throughout the day. This method of eating helped me through both of my pregnancies. It also kept me from gaining too much weight I also suggest a lot of walking, especially during your last trimester. My doctor suggested it to me because it made labor "easier" because your legs and back will be in good physical shape. Don't be afraid to ask lots of questions...I am sure all the moms here on Hip Forums will be more than happy to share their experiences and advice.
thnx every1 she cant get online now but i relayed all your replies to her cell (no im not the dad..lol i just introduced them to eachother) o'll be followin uo with her and helpin her thru it daily tho im suree it probky doesnt helpo that a couple weeks ago shed been totaly broke and without food for 2 weeks, onloy had 1 meakl in that whole 2 weeks and thatyt she maybe was already preg then but that situations been ressolved and wont be a problem any more, but i can see how thaty may have caused the pressent bneasuea to be extra severe
My mum kept crackers by her bed, shed eat one right before she got up and it would make her feel better.
ginger - real ginger ale, ginger tea, cooking with it. It helps! So does papaya. Papaya is also excellent for heartburn, even if you're not pregnant! So it's excellent if you are
When I was pregnant with my twins I had some issues with the all-day sickness moreso than I did with my oldest son, and I swore by eating protein when I felt queasy. Saltines/pretzels with a little peanut butter always did the trick. Sometimes a hard peppermint candy would work in a pinch or simply peppermint tea would calm my belly, but the protein seemed to work the best, at least with me! Congrats!
gingers an excelent suggestion, but being that its a medicinal herb woiuld it be safe at higher thenn normal doses..i sorta assume so wityh all i kniw of it but want to be sure i dint like suggesting the use of even the mildest of medicinals without being certain. and thanks every1 been relaying all your messages to her she has noi net access so is relying on me to text to her cell (or she calks) she said thanks for all the help and advice im betting she'll have many more questions along the way
[SIZE=+2]Zingiber: Is ginger safe during pregnancy?[/SIZE] [SIZE=+0]by Paul Bergner[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Medical Herbalism 3(3):7[/SIZE] [SIZE=+0]A recent scientific study found powdered ginger root to be effective in treating severe morning sickness. A group of women with morning sickness severe enough to require hospitalization took 250 mg. Capsules four times a day. Ginger appeared to reduce the severity of the nausea and also the number of attacks of vomiting. No side effects were reported. The study used the double-blind crossover model, comparing ginger to a milk-sugar placebo (Fischer-Rasmussen). Note that ginger is no panacea for morning sickness. About 70% of the women who took both the ginger or the milk sugar placebo felt better during the period when they took the ginger. This means, however, that about one woman in three got no noticeable benefit from the ginger.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+0] A clinical question of safety arises because of the traditional use of ginger as a menstrual promoter. Various authors suggest either caution during pregnancy or outright contraindication. Herbalist Susun Weed suggests caution in her book Wise Woman Herbal for the Chilbearing Year, but stated in an interview that she had never heard of any problems with miscarriage. Some Chinese texts give no contraindications for fresh ginger root, but say that dried ginger should be used with caution in pregnancy (Bensky; Ni).[/SIZE] [SIZE=+0] The question may be resolved with a look at the dosages involved. A typical dose in Chinese medicine is from three to twelve grams a day. The United States Food and Drug Administration considers doses of five grams to be safe for food use, although no formal tests have been performed. An eight ounce glass of ginger ale may contain up to a gram. A heavily spiced dish containing ginger contains about a half a gram. A cup of ginger tea contains about 250 mg. The dose used in the morning sickness study was a total of one gram in a day. It would appear that the effective dose of ginger for morning sickness is well below the dosage that Chinese practitioners urge caution with. Women with high-risk pregnancies may want to avoid doses above a gram a day. Note: No reports appear in the scientific literature of miscarriage or birth defects from the use of ginger in pregnancy.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+0]References[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Bensky D., Gamble A. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica Eastland Press, Seattle, WA 1986.[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Fisher-Rasmussen W. et al. “Ginger treatment of hyperemesis gravidum.” Eur J Obstet Gynaecol Reprod Biol 1990; 38:19-24.[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Ni M. Chinese Herbology Made Easy College of Tao and Traditional Chinese Healing. 117 Stonehaven Way, Los Angeles, CA, 90049. 1986.[/SIZE] http://medherb.com/Materia_Medica/Zingiber_-__Is_ginger_safe_during_pregnancy_.htm Hope that helps.
thank you sooooo muych i love you for such a complete answer i'll relay that asap (condensed version) thanks you all have been so helpful
Yeah, I didn't bother with reciting the evidence supporting ginger, because it's such a commonly used morning sickness antidote. I learned it in Midwifery School, but I knew it before that. And I again totally recommend papaya enzymes. You can get them in tablet form anywhere, walmart if you are okay with shopping there, has them. They are excellent for heartburn, but will not lead to calcium deposits in the placenta like tums will. A mother who eats lots of Tums in her pregnancy has a rocky placenta, hehe. If you rub it you can feel little shards of calcium. Eating whole papayas would have the same effect, but the tablets could potentially be much easier. There is also a "morning blend" juice that has papaya and pineapple in it. It's in a liter glass jar and can be found at health food stores or kroger, I'm sure other places as well. It's pastuerized and everything (all fruit juices are unfortuantely, but not necessarily a bad thing if you're pregnant anyway), but I'd recommend that as a second or third option, if the tablets are unavailable. Since it has pineapple in it, it also has bromeline, which is a good thing to have. I believe it helps with your stomach too, but it does help with gum health, which can actually be effected in pregnancy. Protein is a good suggestion as well, though I recommend switching it up a lot. Also, if she has upped her milk drinking (some doctors recommend this....) then it's a possibly that she is lactose intolerant and that is causing some of the problems. Another reason why I recommend switching up protein sources. Eggs, lean meat, organic milk products, soy and tofu. If you change them often enough, they're all in moderation. Is she in contact with a midwife? (not that I believe she needs to be, just asking, I'm all about free birth too)
doubt shes contsacted a muswife yet, she just found ourt few days ago.. and its pretty earluy on and mostly shes just been dealling with her bf's shock and slightly crazy rewzction to the news (he has settled down and regained some sanity though) (its funny how shes younger but handled the news much easiert much more maturely like it didnt phase her a bit) also she hasnt thiought that far ahead as to how shes gonna handle the birth cause she doesnt want to give birth in vegas.. especialy not in a hospitol as theyre in hospotol mortality rate is far higher then ant other state shes thinking they should move back yo florida or vermont b4 yhat time maybe i'll suggest virginia and u can help with the birth
