7 KEYS TO GETTING THROUGH MORNING SICKNESS
Women who experience it might not think so, but morning sickness may be a sign that the pregnancy is going well. In fact, some studies have shown that women who vomit during pregnancy are less likely to miscarry or deliver prematurely than women who do not. However, doctors caution that while typical morning sickness—usually limited to the first two or three months of pregnancy—is reasonably beneficial, women who have an excessive amount of morning sickness may be at high risk for small babies. If your morning sickness goes on and on after the first two or three months, make sure you tell your doctor.
Even though typical morning sickness is a good sign, it is still something most expectant mothers would rather do without. While that may be out of the question, there are some simple tricks you can employ to make morning sickness less discomforting.
1) Eat several small meals throughout the day instead of two or three large meals. Eat your largest meal of the day at noon rather than in the evening.
2) Don’t eat fried, fatty foods. It takes the body a long time to digest fried foods, meaning that they sit in the stomach longer.
3) Drink plenty of fluids.
4) Eat a dry saltine cracker in bed before you get up in the morning. You should try to keep a carbohydrate in your stomach at all times.
5) Eating a snack at bedtime may also help alleviate early morning sickness.
6) Consult your doctor about taking large doses of vitamin B6. A recent study at the University of Iowa indicates that women with severe morning sickness experience much less nausea and vomiting when taking up to 76 mg of vitamin B6 every day.
Researchers say that even though B6 is found in many foods, getting 75 mg a day would almost certainly mean taking supplements. Medical experts caution pregnant women not to exceed the RDA for vitamin B6 (2.6 mg a day) without first consulting their doctors.
7) Ask your doctor if you can quit taking iron tablets. The tablets can cause nausea.
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