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Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

What goes down, must come up ... please contribute your morning sickness and nausea cures here!

54 replies

Miaou · 20/11/2006 10:57

Am not desperate yet, but I'm getting there! And I'm only about 5 or 6 weeks pg too . It's the constant, 24/7 nausea I would love to combat. I am such a wuss. Give me pain any day!

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SpaceCadet · 20/11/2006 10:57

didnt realise you were preg again, congratulations!

CorrieDale · 20/11/2006 10:58

Water. Lots of it. Keep a pint by you and sip at it. (Congrats, by the way!)

SpaceCadet · 20/11/2006 10:59

try sucking on polos
sea bands
flat lemonade/cola
ginger biscuits
have a snack by your bed so you can nibble when you wake up.

Miaou · 20/11/2006 11:02

thanks!

Did you find that even if the thought of eating made you want to throw up, if you just went for it and ate something you would feel better? I'm just avoiding eating at the moment, which is not a Good Plan I don't think

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marchbunny · 20/11/2006 11:25

I am also just 6 weeks and the all day nausea is bad!
I agree with the sipping of water. Other things that bring a little relief are
Lucozade
polos (either mint or fruity)
Eating little and often (even if I really don't fancy anything)
Would be great to hear other people's suggestions before I get bored with the polos!!

Miaou · 20/11/2006 11:27

I remember Enid recommending some really lemony sweets - can't remember what they were, now ...

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calsworld · 20/11/2006 11:29

Miaou, I've had a lousy time with MS throughout my pg, now 38+3 and finally all seems to stay down....

My mw explained to me that the reason I needed to eat little and often is that the nausea...and ensuing sickness....is caused by wildly fluctuating sugar levels...and when they start to go out of kilter, its really hard to bring them back within 'normal levels'. So when ms strikes and I feel bad, I have to force something down every 20 minutes .

I'm really not a big fan of snacking, so this was really difficult as you say, the thought of eating was far, far less traumatic than the event itself.

I found dry cream crackers really useful, I kept a little tub next to the bed and would eat one before getting up (DH said it was like sharing a bed with a rabbit!). Also, really helpful were preggie pops - I got them from mothersbliss.com, as long as I had a lollipop in my mouth, I didn't feel sick and these were particularly good at work (hiding behind monitor so no-one could see!) I recommend the sour fruits one but not the variety pack unless you like lavendar and ginger - they were very odd!

Ginger biscuits didn't work for me but ginger beer did for a while. I found sea bands quite effective too, not sure if that was psychological or not, and quite frankly, didn't care as long as I didn't feel sick.

I also found that drinking very cold drinks made me feel worse, which is quite unlike me, but the shock in your tummy can be quite disruptive.

Above all, eat, eat, eat, the longer you leave it between snacks the worse you feel - and the snack doesn't have to be unhealthy, a piece of fruit, half a slice of dry toast, dry cream crackers (promise they're not as bad as they sound) are all as effective as crisps and cake!

Really hope you find something to help make you feel better....and congratulations and good luck with the pregnancy!

nutcracker · 20/11/2006 11:29

The only thing that helped mine was making sure I never ever felt hungry and the only thing that I could stomcah was ice cold milk, drunk very slowly through a straw.

calsworld · 20/11/2006 11:30

Sorry, should read 'thought of eating is far MORE traumatic than the event itself'....

Miaou · 20/11/2006 11:39

Thanks for that calsworld - I guessed that was what you meant! At the moment I am grabbing snacks when the nausea subsides, but there really aren't enough gaps now ... [whinge emoticon]

Little and often is a really good idea - and I've just remembered I've got a pack of mixed nuts and raisins in the cupboard, that might do the trick!

Nutty, I can't cope with milk now, which is a real shame as I really like the stuff!

I'm hoping this will subside by circa 18 weeks - boy that seems a long time away!

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morningpaper · 20/11/2006 11:42

constant nausea

fatty/greasy foods - lots of butter and fried stuff

sucking lollies in between eating fried foods

Jeez no wonder I put on so much weight - but was worth it to keep the vomiting at bay

morningpaper · 20/11/2006 11:43

little and often didn't work for me AT ALL - I had to have A LOT and often! If my stomach got REMOTELY empty I would start retching/vomiting

Miaou · 20/11/2006 11:47

do you know mp - even reading the word "greasy" has turned my face this colour

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calsworld · 20/11/2006 11:57

Miaou, don't just eat when the nausea subsides, you have to eat through it too...this is where i found the preggie pops (or preggie pop drops) really useful....friend at work swore by Haribo sours which is the same principal as the preggie pops....suck them whilst you feel nauseous, nausea goes away, have a snack (at least that's the theory, LOL)!

JanH · 20/11/2006 12:03

Oh dear, miaou, I was hoping you might miss out on the nausea this time

My remedy was like nutty's - ice cold milk, but with Weetabix, at intervals during the day when I could stomach it - mind you my nausea wasn't constant so there were spells when I did feel like eating something.

Oh - just seen you can't take milk either - could you manage any fruit juice?

Miaou · 20/11/2006 12:07

No - I have a very sensitive mouth re. the acid - can't even eat an apple without it hurting!

I have just had some nuts and raisins which worked for a bit - I will text dh and ask him to get some more I think.

Problem is, I'm feeling ok, then mid-chew it hits me like a brick - arghhhhhhh - kids are getting used to me rushing off during a meal

Haribo sours - that's a good idea!

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JanH · 20/11/2006 12:10

Crisps?

JanH · 20/11/2006 12:11

Oh, what about tea? I went off normal tea, and coffee, but decaff tea was OK and we still use it now.

SpaceCadet · 20/11/2006 12:13

i suffered with such severe sickness i was hopitilised during some of my pregnancies, i found that with the heightened sense of smelkl, it was smells that made me heave..so whilst in the kitchen, i used to have to tie a tea towel round my face!(i dont recommend this)

Miaou · 20/11/2006 12:19

I remember you saying that before spacey - see, I'm just whingeing really, I just feel shite, I'm keeping most stuff down

Crisps is a thought. Don't usually eat them but it's worth a try. I've even gone off chocolate

Tea is tasting vile - but I'm going to stop putting milk in it and I think that might help. I seem to remember drinking herb teas whilst pg with ds.

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JanH · 20/11/2006 12:20

Oh I did that too, spacey! (Or if lacking a teatowel I would pull up whatever I was wearing so it covered my nose - looked very peculiar but did the trick )

JanH · 20/11/2006 12:21

(Polonecks best for this btw, miaou, if you want to try it)

Miaou · 20/11/2006 12:32

lol! I have just been breathing through my poloneck whilst changing ds's nappy!!

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SpaceCadet · 20/11/2006 12:34

whinge away miaou..morning sickness scks big time!
janh-yes i did it with a polo neck too..the only time i got any restbite was a brief week when preg with dd2 that i had a stinking cold..cos i couldnt smell, i didnt feel sick!

calsworld · 20/11/2006 12:35

DH brought home a kebab in the early days which permeated the whole house - I ended up shut in the bedroom with Vicks under my nose as well as my top over my face trying to block out the smell!