Morning sickness during pregnancy is largely caused by hormonal changes, however vitamin deficiency, low blood sugar, strong smells, foul odours, lack of exercise, fatigue, stress, constipation, anxiety and worry all add to it as well. Feeling sick is more common with your first pregnancy, if it’s a girl, or if you're carrying multiple babies. It usually turns up at around 6 weeks and lasts until around 12-14 weeks for most people, although some have it start earlier and feel sick right through to labour.
Some of the remedies below will help immediately, others help work on possible underlying causes. If you really can't keep food down see your doctor, some mothers get a condition called Hyperemesis Gravidarum and need to be hospitalised and given IV fluids to re-hydrate.
1. Increase B-complex vitamins and iron intake. Vitamin B-6, taken as 25 mg every 8 hours, has been shown to have a significant effect in reducing or stopping nausea and vomiting.
2. Take zinc supplements, 25 mg per day
3. Sip on some raspberry leaf, peppermint, or anise tea.
4. Massage your belly with Iti Baby's Mummy Morning Oil - the fresh scent of peppermint and Orange can help quell the nausea.
4. Massage your belly with Iti Baby's Mummy Morning Oil - the fresh scent of peppermint and Orange can help quell the nausea.
5. GINGER - Cut or grate some ginger root and pour hot water over it, then drink as a tea. or take ginger root in capsule form. Drink flat, room temperature ginger beer or ginger ale. Chew on crystallised ginger. Eat some ginger chews.
6. Take homoeopathic tablets: Nux vomica 6X or ipecac 30x.
7. Eat a protein-rich snack, especially right before bed.
8. Go for a walk or enjoy some mild exercise to relieve hormonal activity.
9. Keep a box of crackers by your bed and eat a few before getting out of bed in the morning.
10. Avoid spicy, fried, rich, fatty, and greasy foods. Also avoid any caffeine or artificial sweeteners.
11. Get outside and get plenty of fresh air and sunshine.
12. Suck on 1 drop of peppermint oil on a sugar cube. (Or drop the entire sugar/oil concoction into your tea.)
14. Get some Rescue Remedy.
15. Eat 5 to 6 small, frequent meals every few hours throughout the day. Make sure to have a balance of carbohydrates and protein to maintain blood sugar. Try not to eat too much at a time, but also avoid an empty stomach.
16. Suck on lemon drops.
17. Drink brewer's yeast and tomato juice with lemon.
18. NAP! Being over tired makes morning sickness worse.
19. Drink ice cold lemonade.
20. Get acupuncture or acupressure treatments.
21. Chew on fennel seeds.
22. Stay hydrated. If water won't stay down, try frozen natural juice Popsicles, frozen grapes or simple ice chips.
23. Avoid anything that could potentially raise your oestrogen higher - reusing plastic drink bottles, using plastic in the microwave, farmed fish or any animal fed soy products, Soy products.
If you are finding the nausea overwhelming talk with your health care professional, there are some antiemetics that are considered safe during pregnancy if they are really required.
23. Avoid anything that could potentially raise your oestrogen higher - reusing plastic drink bottles, using plastic in the microwave, farmed fish or any animal fed soy products, Soy products.
If you are finding the nausea overwhelming talk with your health care professional, there are some antiemetics that are considered safe during pregnancy if they are really required.
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