Relief for mom
Morning Sickness
Some women experience morning sickness. Usually this is little more than mild nausea, but occasionally it can be more severe. Mostly the nausea is limited to the morning hours, but some women feel a lingering “not feeling good” almost any time of day.
There are several relief measures that may reduce your discomfort - if possible, medication should be avoided.
- Spread your food out into six or more mini-meals throughout the day, as nausea generally occurs on an empty stomach with low blood sugar. Keep hard candies nearby and suck on them to prevent nausea.
- Eat high carbohydrate foods such as rice, potatoes, whole-grain bread
- Avoid eating fried, spicy and rich foods.
- Avoid taking the prenatal vitamins on an empty stomach.
- Before you get out of bed in the morning, eat dry crackers or toast.
- Drink between meals, not with them. Ginger ale or ginger tea may be soothing to your stomach.
- Drink as much fluid as you can – do not get dehydrated!
- Some doctors feel a vitamin B6 deficiency may be partly responsible for morning sickness, although this has not been proven. Some clinicians may recommend a B6 supplement.
