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

[Miaou]

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!

when i was 6 weeks preg with ds2, my now x dh..bought me some scented drawer liners for out first wedding anniversary and i ran out to the shed with them and left them there..the flowery smell was too much...mayve thats why my marriage went downhil

Oh, your poor thing. MS is horrendous. I only had it for three weeks in early pregnancy and they felt like the longest three weeks of my life.

To be honest nothing much helped - what stayed down one day would come up the next, but I found bland carbs were the most effective at staying down. I went off all fruit and veg - my low point was vmiting undigested dried apricots: try voiting and choking at the same time and you'll get an idea of what that was like! - and resorted to plain boiled rice, mashed potato, rice cakes, plain bread and butter, cereal, cream crackers, and noodles. For some reason I really fancied a chicken and gravy pie one evening - it stayed down and I really enjoyed it so probably lived on those for about a week at one point!

Smells were a trigger too - the worst being one evening when hubby cooked himself roasted vegetables. I opened the kitchen door and had to leg it for the loo. I also had to hold my breath if I wanted to get anything out of the fridge.

At 26 weeks it's hard to recall now how awful it was, but it DOES pass (unfortunately for some it takes a lot longer than for others) and you WILL be able to eat normally again. It does put me off going through it all again though ...

The only thing that has worked for me was with DD2 i went to a homeopath and got some tablets.They were called:Symphoricarpus Racemosa
This is what it says online
SYMPHORICARPUS RACEMOSUS
Snowberry
(SYMPHORICARPUS RACEMOSA)

This drug is highly recommended for the persistent vomiting of pregnancy. Gastric disturbances, fickle appetite, nausea, waterbrash, bitter taste. Constipation. Nausea during menstruation. Nausea, worse any motion. Averse to all food. Better, lying on back.

I had got to the point where anything was worth a try!

You do forget though, Currant bun. This is my fourth!!

I think little and often is the key - and it's just getting over the hurdle of making myself eat even when I don't feel like it. I had lunch and I feel ok just now!

Thanks for that tortoise! (am off to the PO soon to post the money for the dungarees, btw )

Very very sick with both mine, stopped at 28 weeks with dd, 22 weeks with ds. Only thing that made it marginally better with 2nd was forcing myself (and imean FORCING) to eat an oatcake biscuit every hour. I also saw a homeopath both times, which helped a little, although you need to have a personal prescription really to get teh full benefit.

Gah, I puked up every single thing I ate yesterday (37 weeks today). Even as late as 9pm I was throwing up my husband's cheesy-topped shepherd's pie. If you're one of the people who gets it all pregnancy long, there is no cure and nothing helps. I've had a million theories and they've all come to nothing.

But here are a few of my favourite self-delusions:

1. eat a bowl of cereal at night

2. green vegetables often a trigger because they contain invisible toxins to deter animals from eating them which sensitive pregnant women can detect

3. salty dry snacks like M&S toasted ciabatta, bagel chips, popcorn, rice crackers will keep off sickness while you are eating them (but no longer)

4. Ice, ice, baby. While you are eating an ice pop your stomach is sort of numbed and you probably won't puke. Sun lollies are the best thing for this.

Soda water helped me. Only thing is when i have it now it makes me feel sick just remembering!

Gillian, I'm the same with Ribena. Couldn't stand plain water and drank gallons of Ribena for about 3 weeks - even bought two bottles on 'Buy one, get one free' from Sainsbury's, and had to give them to my in-laws as once sickness went I couldn't stand Ribena any more! Ditto ginger and lemon tea - yeuch!

i have 4 children, im convinced that when your placenta is delivered it erases your memory of the last nine months..so that you will do it again!

lol spacey, I'd agree with that!! Fortunately once I get past this stage I "bloom" in pregnancy - so it's not so bad really

Thanks for all the suggestions. I am really taking on board the "eating little and often" and it is really helping. Now why didn't I do that before ?

The only thing helped mine was EATING! Especially McDonald Breakfast, which I craved (this was my 2nd bfast on way to work!). I didn't throw up a lot (just nausea) so ended up putting on loads of weight!!!

Yakult, drink before anything else in the morning - seems to have done the trick - at least for the mo anyhow! (8wks)

Ooh, good idea, beartime - I know it's not the same, but I find those yogurty things go down well with a hangover (esp Actimel orange ones )

Cyclizine was the only thing that (nearly) stopped mine, improved it no end.

Mmmm Sea bands are meant to be good.

Phenergan anti sickness tablets - prescribed by the hospital and doctor.

Used to volunteer for these gys here

The website contains onfo on everything you need to know about pg sickness

24/7 nausea at 5 weeks is a warning sign of potential hyperemesis gravidarum, which I had, The most important things to do are rest (link between lack of sleep and nausea) and hydrate- I ended up on a drip- yuck. If drink becomes an issue, foods with a high water content such as melon, lettuce, ice pops are great substitutes.

Lucozade also quite handy I find

Feel free to CAt if you need a shoulder to cry on

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have so much sympathy, i was ill up til 22 weeks. (sorry, maybe you didn't want to hear that...)

and "eating through it" definitely helps. lots of pasta, bagels etc. don't let your blood sugar get low, eat every 2 hours (even during the night if you wake). Eat before you even think about getting up.

Oh god I remember it well! I threw up every single day up until the day DS was born... So you have my sympathy. I found a few things helped, then stopped working so I had to rotate my 'cures'. None of them worked entirely but at least they helped me to stay out of hospital, which kept being threatened... The things which helped sometimes were:-
Foxs glacier mints, acupunture, homeopathy, eating salty crisps, eating protein every hour, taking vitamin B (solgar), taking Ginger Root Extract tablet, seabands, ice lollies, very very cold water, fresh air.

Hope one of these works for you!

When I was suffering someone on MN recommended eating chocolate so that the sick wasn't so nasty tasting in your mouth. Did work.

Do sympathise with anyone suffering. I lived on mushroom soup and Rich Tea Fingers. Couldn't even face ginger-eeww!

It is true about Mother Nature making you forget so that you do it all over again.

Good Luck All!

xxx

Oranges work for the reverse taste thing as well.

Ginger only really works (bar osychosomatic effect) in quite large doses, biscuits not really enough BUT putting sliced fresh ginger in hot water, steeping and drinking is fine.

Gum works because it can affect the salivary output which is a huge problem with severe nausea

I don't actually throw up, but had constant nausea this time. linked it to tiredness and low blood sugar levels, and got it under control when I quit bread and pasta, etc. Am 24 weeks and still feel very sick an hour after eating toast, etc, so I avoid like the plague. Boy does breakfast get boring though...oatibix, porridge, eggs, more eggs.... missing cheese on toast.

Aw thanks everyone, you're all so sympathetic!

I think I ought to eat in bed before getting up, you're right. atm I wake up and feel so-so, then sit up in bed and WHAM I feel vile ... urgh!

I was going to quite confidently say that I'm sure I won't get to the HG stage as I haven't previously - then remembered that when my friend was pg with her 4th she was hospitalised twice with it, having only suffered "normal" sickness before then - ulp! Still, I'm six weeks now and though it is getting worse I'm still not being sick, just feeling sick all the time.

Thanks for all the advice!

Ohhh, Oatibix - can you get that up there, miaou? Probably better for delicate digestions than Weetabix. They make mini ones as well, that you could eat on their own like biscuits, or there is a mini apple and raisin (I think) variety.