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Seabands - do they really work for morning sickness?

10 replies

PinkMartini · 07/08/2007 12:36

I'm not sure. Feel bloody silly wearing em.

I am still feeling really rough round the
edges.

Don't really feel like eating (though know I should) so constantly forcing things down neck and trying not to retch.

(am only 7+2 or something, so another month of this at least isn't it?)

Any more tips to help with it?

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Holymoly321 · 07/08/2007 12:53

PM, I had really horrible MS until around 21 weeks - was often actually sick. I got the seabands and they did seem to help - had to get over the fact that I looked like I should be playing tennis as they look like sweatbands! Not sure if it was just psychological, but I would really recommend them. Hope you feel better soon

dinny · 07/08/2007 12:56

PM - they helped me too.

also the things that helped me most were:

cherryade, citrus ice lollies from M&S, sometimes Polos.

ooh, it is not nice, hope it doesn't stay too long!

scorpio1 · 07/08/2007 12:57

dont worry too much about forcing yourself to eat but obviously do eat, iyswim.

try peppermints or peppermint tea, lots of water, etc.

Ginger anything.

preggypops (google them)

ktmoomoo · 07/08/2007 12:57

they helped me alot xx

ThursdayNext · 07/08/2007 13:03

Don't work for me.
But I do get serious morning sickness, maybe they help if it's not so bad.
I eat whatever I can, which is not much. I don't worry about whether it's healthy or not, I normally eat quite well but in early pregnancy I eat rubbish.
Eating little and often seems to work best for most people.
It might get worse before it gets better. Sorry, I know you didn't want to hear that.

LilRedWG · 07/08/2007 13:18

Sorry, didn't help me at all! Nothing really helped me though

preggersagain · 07/08/2007 13:23

they work for me- but the only problem is i'm wondering when it'll be safe to take them off!

dinny · 07/08/2007 13:23

should add - mine worked in that they sometimes stopped me actually being sick but didn't make the sick feeling go away

Caz10 · 07/08/2007 13:28

Agree with dinny - still felt sick a bit but then didn't throw up - got to be be a bit better at least!!

ejt1764 · 07/08/2007 13:29

They didn't work for me - but when I saw an acupuncturist she said that it's because the acupuncture point is hidden underneath the veins in my wrists!

I was signed off with hyperemesis in this pg (am now 32 weeks, and stopped being sick regularly about 3 weeks ago), and what helped me was:

  • taking tiny tiny sips of water every few minutes,
  • sucking mints
  • eating little bites of carb-rich foods - potatoes / pasta / bread regularly
  • avoidinggoing near the kitchen until my body had settled down (at my worst, I couldn't go into the kitchen without throwing up.
  • fresh air
  • acupunture (I had it 3 times a week when at my worst - luckily the acupuncturist took pity on me and did me a special rate!)
  • homeopathy also helped.

Good luck - it does pass, even though it seems to last for ever ....

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