How do you cope with morning sickness

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Hi

I am only 6 weeks pregnant and have been suffering from bad nausea for the past week - so much so I cannot do much apart from lie down and let the waves pass over me. I have tried drinking ginger tea, and eating little bits often. But the only time it subsides is whilst I am eating. I am not a big eater and get full quickly so it feels awful having to eat for the sake of not feeling sick.

This is my first pregnancy and I am really scared that this is going to go on until week 14-16. Does anyone have it pass sooner? And also how do you cope with it? I am mentally struggling with it right now and feel rather pathetic for complaining as I know some women get it worse than this. But I am also not keen to go on medication just yet.

Any advice, tips or just reassurance would be appreciated. Thanks.

The only advice I have is take the medication if it's effecting your life.

If eating stops the sickness, eat.

As for reassurance, this will pass.

If you cannot keep fluids down seek medical attention. Dehydration is not good.

Look up hg symptoms. Without jumping the gun, you might want to be prepared just in case.

I started to feel sick at 6 weeks, nothing and I mean nothing worked to relieve it, and then got diagnosed with hg. It took over my life, had 2 months off work. Mine eventually faded at about 22 weeks. At the time I couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel. Now I'm 37 weeks and I'm as fine as a heavily pregnant lady can be.

It's a rough ride this pregnancy stuff, it came as a shock to me. I know you must be scared but you will be ok. You got this.

Big hugs x

The only thing that helped me was cream crackers. Any dry carb.

Be kind to yourself, and hopefully it will pass soon!

I found that as long as I ate pretty much constantly and drank water none stop it was bearable. Also give sea bands a try, they worked magic for me. Get as much sleep as you can at night and take regular breaks at work. I told my manager I was pregnant as soon as I started feeling sick so if I disappeared for 10 mins every now and then she wouldn't wonder why.

Just go to do whatever makes you feel better until it passes, which it will I promise! And don't worry that other women have it worse, that doesn't mean your suffering isn't valid. My pregnancy has over lapped with my cousin, she had HG until 30 weeks ish and was so so ill. I had pretty bad nausea until week 13, nothing like hers, but didn't stop me complaining haha! Hope you're feeling better soon, this too shall pass

Toast with Dairylea was the only thing I could face!
I'd never wish Morning sickness on Anyone, I had it from around 6 weeks till about 19 weeks! Then it eventually stopped and had a great pregnancy!
I know they recommend Ginger biscuits etc, I couldn't personally face them.
Hope it subsides soon for you!

I was the same with my first pregnancy and it seems to be the same again this time - crisps definitely worked for me to stop the nausea, but I put on a lot of weight last pregnancy. So this time I am trying to just eat a few to settle my stomach each time a wave starts. It's just finding what works for you! Water biscuits are quite good, not too full of calories either!
As much as if sucks though, nausea is a really good sign - not that it makes it any easier!

Beige food, all the beige bland food. Rich tea, crackers, rusks and also ice worked for me.
You will get through it.

Eat bland food every 45 mins and sip lemonade and very cold water.
I wouldn't take medication yet, it's very early days and you are not actually vomiting.

No great advice to pass on I'm afraid but just wanted to say that I'm 6+2 with my first and I feel exactly the same. I'm nauseous from the second I wake up to the second I go to bed. Tried sea bands, ginger ale, crackers etc which sometimes take the edge off but think it's probably just a case of waiting it out. Hope it improves soon for you. Wishing you a healthy and easy pregnancy

Oh it's the worst! If it helps, even though I still have it at 17 weeks, I've got so used to it that it's really not an issue any more (and it definitely lessened from around 13 weeks). The beginning was the worst part, just because I wasn't used to it. You'll find coping mechanisms that work for you and it will become much easier to deal with.

For me, it was eating little and often (like... half a cracker every hour), getting enough sleep, making sure I was hydrated (SO important!) and distraction. You can get through it!

i had it for over a month. I can say the thing that helps most was Ginger Root tablets (people suggested biscuits but couldnt keep it down) they worked wonders and i was on meds from the doctor that did sweet fuck all!! xxxx but eating and drinking helps because at least theres something there to vom. i had a day of dry heaving and it was the most painful experience x

Constant snacking. I kept chopped carrots, apple, peppers and celery in the fridge. And salt and vinegar crisps with Laughing Cow triangles.

@gothbaby That's a really good point. Actually vomiting made me feel a little better (even if it was only for half an hour) but I couldn't face eating one day and vomited up bile for half an hour which was the worst experience EVER. After that I forced myself to eat, even when I knew I'd just puke it up again.

Do exactly whatever you need to do to make you feel better in any small way. Try not to think ahead to 12, 16 or whatever weeks. Just get through the day you're in. Don't be afraid to ask for help from family members, friends or your GP.

I'm currently 7 weeks and the only thing that works for me is sprite or fizzy water with fresh lemon juice. Also - I tend to get nauseas on an empty stomach! Good luck!

I eat a lot. I find looking at screens, pages, any kind of close focus, makes it worse - like travel sickness - so I try not to do that for long bursts. Which is hard cos that's my job. Thinking about it makes it worse, so getting out and about helps me. I thought I wouldn't be able to exercise, but exercise actually alleviates it. And I go to bed VERY early. If I'm tired I want to hurl.

Some of that may be useful! It's different for everyone. My morning sickness this time round is much worse than with DC1. With her I just felt a bit hung over for a couple of weeks. With this one I feel ill all the time

I had it badly with both my boys. The first time it frightened me and I was too scared to eat and drink so made myself quite poorly. The second time I ate and drank through it and I definitely felt better, although the milder nausea did last til about 30 weeks. I found strong flavours like beetroot, cheese, and ketchup helped. Sparkling water (not tap water- I could smell the chemicals) and lots of stodgy junk food carbs. Needless to say I gained loads of weight but it was the only way j could get through it. I got signed off work both times until I could manage better . It truly is awful, and no one really understands unless they have experienced it. It's like you've been poisoned by your own body.

Just wanted to say thanks so much for all the advice and words of encouragement. They are all really appreciated and so glad to know you all managed to get through it in your own ways. Just have to find mine but will be trying all the suggestions made. Thanks again xxx

I was the same with my 2 sons sickness or feeling of sickness from 6 wks to about 15/16 wks then it stopped. Thing I found helped me was fuzzy diet juice and bananas 🍌

Currently 38+5 with baby 3 and don't know the sex however he no sickness till around 22/23 wks and since then I have been ill. Got tablets for reflux and sickness from midwife but doesn't help at all.

With my first 2 I was just getting feeling off sickness but this time I am being sick between 3/6 times a day 😭

Thankfully only 2 days left as go in on Thursday for a planned c-section due to sickness gestational diabetes and also group b strep.

Hopefully u will be like my first 2 however should I need to just mention to midwife and they should help out. Good luck in your pregnancy xx

Heading towards the 17 week mark here and morning sickness is finally subsiding a little (she says after 10 mins of heaving this morning ...!). The 24/7 nausea feeling does pass and changes to waves rather than constantly feeling dreadful. Completely agree with @peachgreen - it's amazing what you learn to get used to! I hate being sick, but I've learnt to tolerate it and I do generally feel a bit better afterwards and can get on with the rest of the day.

There's a lot of good advice on here that I'd echo. Most of all, you just have to keep on battling through and remembering that it won't last forever and is for a very good reason!

I wouldn't become too much of a martyr about it all though. I had nausea from week 5 and morning sickness pretty much daily from about week 8. By week 10 I was in A&E hooked up to a drip from a couple of days of keeping nothing down and not drinking enough in between. I had IV anti sickness drugs in hospital and then called my GP the following day and he prescribed cyclizine in tablet form over the phone. I wouldn't say it's been a magic cure, but it took the edge off enough on the bad days to allow me to want to eat and drink. Definitely worth considering a chat with your doctor BEFORE you end up hooked up to a drip! Your body can only take so much, however tough you think you are!

Good luck - it feels like it will never end, but despite a horrible few weeks, I'm convinced there is light at the end of the tunnel!

Hi! I'm 11+5 and my MS started around 6 weeks. It was just nausea at first, then I went off food, smells became unbearable and then I started to be sick frequently all day long. I tried to see it out on my own and shouldn't have. In the end I had my MW booking in app at 9 weeks and she sent me straight to gp. Who gave me meds that reduced the sickness and told me to take the rest of the week off (3 days). I waited 2 more weeks before trying sea sick wrist band things and they have made a big difference again.

It's been blimin awful I won't lie to you! But it is getting better and I could have helped myself sooner probably.

So I would say food wise, plain, cold things. Cereal was ok for example and all I ate for 2 weeks. I also am not a big eater so I have to treat food as a necessity and accept the things I'm eating aren't my normal healthy choice, but I have to get something in me. Eating earlier in the day helped as I was sick in the evening and later afternoon once on the meds. Cold drinks, I bought a filter jug so I have cold water all the time and have a bottle of lemonade in the fridge. Taking a couple of days sick too. I really needed that rest! Plus see your gp if you are being frequently sick. More recently sharp tasting sweets and pickled onions help keep the metallic taste in my mouth a little more under control which has reduced the sickness further. Finally, telling people helped. My mum and sister have been so helpful getting in shopping etc. As has DH

Everyone told me it will get better and it's only a finite period of time and I just wanted to strangle them with my weak hands. But now I'm starting to (hopefully) see the light at the end of the tunnel. And you will too XX

The weeks seems like forever away. But they pass, eventually! X

Hi,

I had a thread similar to this up a week or so ago.
There was a lot of advice on the replies about staying hydrated and whilst I've still felt pretty miserable at times, drinking water constantly has helped.

I've also found upping the carbs and having anything from a bread roll/ ice bun/ cracker/ breadstick on my bedside table really handy and then the same in my handbag! Felt like a right wally going on the train with a bag of dinner rolls but whatever gets you through!