The Symptoms Of Morning Sickness

October 11th, 2008 by pregnancytips

Pregnant women worldwide are experiencing something called “morning sickness” in the first three months, or even more during their pregnancy. Did anyone ever wonder why is it being named “morning sickness”? Is it because it implies that this feeling is only happen inthe morning? However, most women who experience any morning sickness would disagree with this because the symptoms various from women to women and sometimes it happens at various times throughout the day.

Morning sickness can range from a vague feeling of nausea, to recurrent indigestion feelings, to dizziness or outright vomiting, whether once or repeatedly through the whole day. There are, however, some ways to help reduce the symptoms of “morning sickness.”

First, morning sickness will often occur if the stomach is empty. So, be sure to eat small meals several times a day. When a woman is pregnant, it would be wise to eat light meals at the regular time, and then have some snacks in between meals. This will helped to keep your stomach busy, in another word, keeping it distracted! If you feel guilty for snacking too much, then think of it as eating like a baby - because newborns will eat about every two hours around the clock! Many women experience the queasy feeling in the morning because their stomachs are empty at that time. It’s good to keep something such as crackers or even peanut butter, near the bed so you can have something to eat if you’re hungry during the night, or first thing when you wake up.

Second, a pregnant woman will often develop aversions to certain foods, and desire for certain foods (usually in odd combination). These are also part of the symptoms of morning sickness, but not unpleasant ones, usually. However, you should pay attention to your distaste to certain foods. Trust your nose! If it smells unpleasant to you, don’t eat it. If you have a craving for something, though, you can eat a small amount if it is not a “healthy food,” or a larger amount if it is! It’s okay to satisfy cravings this way, as long as you’re not feeling like eating something that would be harmful to you or your baby, such as alcohol.

Some foods can soothe the morning sick stomach. Ginger, for instance, has a proven record for doing this. You can even get ginger Altoids, which are nice and strong, or eat a piece of the pickled ginger served at Japanese restaurants. Most grocery store stores have a sushi section, and you can get the ginger there to keep on hand. Salty foods also seem to help, and some people mention that vinegar and salt potato chips can help too, because they distract the stomach. The salty foods help because sometimes the morning sickness nausea are triggered by excess saliva. Excess saliva production is common during pregnancy. The salt will helps to stop that, and the vinegar helps dry the mouth while the potato chips help give the stomach something to do. If this sounds unpleasant to you, try saltine crackers.

Whatever you do, always remember that any unpleasant feelings are just temporary!