Any Relief for Morning Sickness?

Hi M.,
I am currently 25 weeks pregnant with my first, and boy, was my morning sickness bad! I am an OB nurse and on my feet running around all day long. My long days at work made it hard for me to deal with the sickness and fatigue but I did discover some tricks along the way. First, try eating VERY small ammounts of bland food every 30 minutes. Maybe a cracker or two with a couple small sips of water. Do not try to eat a meal - no matter how hungry you might be. Just a bite or two every half hour. A vitamin B complex may help but you might not be able to hold it down. Has your MD given you any Zofran? It is a med that is safe to use in pregnancy that helps with the puking and dissolves in your mouth - so no swallowing needed. Ginger and peppermint are also known to be helpful in calming the stomach.
Good Luck!! And congratulations!!!
T.

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My Ob suggested 1/2 Unisom tablet and Vitamin B6. I took it each night before bed and it helped me sleep AND helped the nausea the whole next day. This worked like a miracle for me!!!
Good Luck!

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I was the same way until my 5 1/2 month mark! Plus I had Gastric Bypass Surgery so I was in double trouble becuase I cannot eat much as it is!

The dr gave me zofran to help curb the throwing up and nausea after about 1 1/12 months of throwing up 5 or more times per day and being miserable and green the rest of the day. Also, the pharmacist suggested lemon head candy.. the sour tartness helped a little too. Another suggestion is B6 the vitamin and I took chewable prenatals instead the the ones you swallow. the chewables never made me sick once. within minutes of taking every brand of the regular prenatals I was running to the bathroom puking it up!

hope this helps and good luck to you!

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My doctor prescribed a half a unisom and either B6 or B12 pill for my nausea. I was worried that the unisom would put me to sleep, but the combination of the two pills didn't make me tired and I no longer had the nausea. Several women in the office have tried the same thing and it has worked for them. Good luck to you on this pregnancy. :)

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Congrads on your pregnancy!

I also agree with everyone, esp about Lemonheads, small, frequent bland meals every 1-2 hrs. Eat as soon as u get up in the morning. To stave off nausea I would chew peppermint or spearmint gum; the chewing and the strong taste would get my mind off the nausea. I'd be chewing gum all the time, and it did help me a lot. Maybe give that a try as well. This soon shall pass!

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M.,
I feel your pain. I was soooo sick with my 2nd son. It was awful. I too lost weight during my 1st trimester. There is nothing worse than feeling like crap all the time!

I agree with both moms who have already responded - small snacks, peppermint and ginger, b vitamin, and I have also heard of the lemonheads.

Another odd thing that worked for me (and I have a friend who is a nurse told me about this) is to buy a jar of pickles and when you start to feel sick, open the jar and sniff the pickles. It helped. There is something in the pickle juice that does it. I don't remember what it was, but I know it worked.

Best of Luck to you and congratulations!
B.

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Hi M.-

I had horrible morning (afternoon, evening and during the night) sickness as well with my first pregnancy from the minute I found out I was pregnant until I was 6 months along. It was so bad, I'm nervous to get pregnant again. I will, but pray it's better the 2nd time around. I think I tried everything possible and some things helped more than others. I considered taking the prescription to help control it but kept thinking it would be passing at any point so didn't. Little did I know it would last that long. I see a few other moms had the same ideas:

Peppermint Tea
Natural Ginger Ale (purchased at Whole Foods-helped me lot!)
B-12 Vitamins
Eating every couple of hours regardless if I was hungry--always kept tummy full
Cheese and/or bread really helped
Sea-Band wrist bands (purchased thru Pharmacy at Target)
Accupunture

Good luck! I feel for you!
D.

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