Cures for Morning Sickness
Besides job hunting, searching for morning sickness cures has been my primary use of the internet for at least a week. I’ve also sifted through a lot of books, and here is what I’ve found so far:
Nausea Cures, and how well they work for me on a scale of 0 (not at all) to 10 (total cure):
- 9 – Wearing anti-nausea wristbands, like you use for seasickness
- 8 – Snacking every hour or two, so my stomach always has a little in it
- 6- Eating 10 crackers in bed before I get up
- 6- Taking my prenatal vitamin just before bed
- 6- Avoiding fried or greasy foods
- 6- Avoiding MSG, which is in most fast food
- 6- Eating gentle foods like rice, dry toast, and crackers
- 6- Sucking on Preggie Pop Drops – fast but not long-lasting
- 6- Drinking cola – Blue Sky brand from Whole Foods has no caffeine, but drink sparingly since the phosphoric acid makes it hard to absorb the calcium you need
- 5- Switching brands of prenatal vitamins
- 5- Drinking ginger ale
- 5- Drinking room-temperature drinks instead of cold ones
- 5- Eating protein, especially with carbs, like lunchmeat on crackers
- 5- Drinking from a cup instead of a bottle (this prevents gas, which triggers nausea)
- 4- Prenatal yoga
- 4- Ginger snaps or ginger ale
Cures I haven’t tried, but that many people recommend:
- Drinking gingerroot tea – I haven’t tried it because my herbal book said you shouldn’t have any until after 8 weeks
- Cut down on iron – it seems to bring on nausea in the first trimester
- Snack when you have to go to the bathroom at night
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