Morning Sickness - Kalamazoo, MI

If you can get ahold of dried papaya(spelling?). It only take a little bit but works awesome. I used to live on the coast and they would sell it on the wharf usually to those going on a boat ride for the sea sickness but tons of pregnant women were always coming in groups buying bags full. So when I was pregnant my family shipped me some from the fruit stands in Cali. It works great!!!

Hi angela, I found that theres not a whole lot you can do but try different things till you find something that works for you. My little thing on my second was ginger ale, and lime, some times I would add cherrys, But that always seem to help me!

Vitamin B 12 & a unisom b4 bedtime is what my DR suggested to me. I think it helped quite a bit. Also ginger root tea helps it too.
Brekka

I personnally never had morning sickness but, I have heard that ginger helps. You may want to ask your doc or others as well. My cousin threw up during the whold pregnacy for all three kids.

Wishing you relief.

A.

Besides eating small meals through out the day try drinking some type of lemon lime soda & saltine crackers whenever u feel nauseated,it might help.

I am 40 and Have two kids one 9, one 6. The best thing that amazingly worked for me was a chunk of ginger root. It looks like a plant bulb from the grocer/produce section. ask the produce person where to find fresh ginger root. Anyway all you do is when you are feeling nauseated slice the ginger root so the inside is exposed and hold it to your nose to take big sniffs of it. There is something therapeutic about the aroma that took the nausea right away. I used to keep it in my desk at work and would pull it out and smell it every chance I could when I felt sick. It beat trying all those teas and such. Gingerale worked ok too but nothing beat smelling fresh ginger root, because you don't have to ingest anything. Good luck.
S.

I too had morning sickness with both of my pregnancies. I never found anything that worked 100% of the time, but have you tried these:

*sucking on candy especially pepermint
*sucking on a lemon
*Ginger--Gingerale pop or tea
*soda crakers
*7up
*Accupressure/Sea band for your wrists
*Motion sickness pills

Good Luck,I feel for you:(

congrats!!!
i had morning sickness (more so with my first one) and for me keeping a stash of peppermints around and in my purse was helpful. i also at a lot of crackers. these are the two things that helped me the most. good luck. i hope you find something that helps because it stinks to have morning sickness!

Mint flavored lifesavers work great! I always have a pack with me at work for those horrible moments of nausea!

Try ginger candies, prego pops (available at destination maternity in Brookfield), sea bands - aviable in the pharmacy section, and peppermint tea. Good luck! This too shall pass

I have a lot of sympathy for you ... I had the same constant nausea for many months during my pregnancy. Two things worked for me. First, I always carried a juice box of lemonade with me and took little sips every few minutes. This helped prevent blood sugar dips, which seemed to make the nausea worse. I also carried little baggies with a couple of potato chips in them. For some reason, plain, salted potato chips helped the most. These aren't the healthiest options ever, but I was seeing an acupuncturist at the time and she said "You need to do what you can to get through this so you can function." It usually does get better around 12 weeks or so ... hang in there!

I found that if I constantly kept something in my stomach, I felt a lot better. So every hour or so I'd have a few crackers, 1/2 cup yogurt, a few bites of chicken. Anything with protein made me feel better. And for some reason, potatoes. Any potato product - fries, baked, mashed - as long as it had just a tiny butter but nothing else. I also found lemonade helped. You can also by some lollipops at BabiesRUs that are made for morning sickness.

My morning sickness started around 7 weeks, got progressively worse and by 9 weeks, I was throwing up everyday. Then it just started getting better and by 12 weeks it was totally gone. And then food never tasted as good as it did in that second trimester! Luckily, I didn't have any morning sickness with my second child.

Congrats on the new baby! Hope your morning sickness goes away soon.

I have 4 children and what I thought was "morning sickness" with my first child, turned out to be that I just couldn't handle the prenatal vitamins, started taking children's Flinstones vitamins (at my Drs recommendation and I was fine! Just an idea.

There are many things to try as you can see from the responses. I would contact your doc if you are going to use any medication OTC or not. I had hyperemisis (I actually would vomit 2 to 3 times an hour all day for months.) I had all the meds the doc could give me (zofran and such) and was on a constant IV. They thing that I found would ease it at all was Accupuncture. I would have tried anything, and did, but this worked somewhat for me. If it gets any worse talk to your doctor and he or she should be able to give you something.

Good Luck!

I was sick with both my boys. Just nausea though and the ONLY thing I found that worked for me was Jalapenos. Not the fresh kind, but the ones sliced in a jar.Every time I was sick I made a trip to Taco Bueno, had a nacho salad and piled on the jalapenos. It ALWAYS worked. My father said it helped his nausea during chemo as well. I know the last thing most people want to think of when they don't feel well is Spicy mexican food- BUT, I tell you it works- Even my Ex hubby would eat them with his acid reflux and they calmed his stomach. ( He didn't believe me until he tried it himself, and was amazed!)

Hi, Angela!

I feel for you. I had terrible morning sickness from Week 7 - 23 with both of my kids. I highly recommend the sea-bands. They are the sea sickness bands that go around your wrists. I could see a noticeable difference when I took them off, so I pretty much wore them constantly. It's winter, so you shouldn't look too strange:)
Also, figure out what works for you. During my first pregnancy, I swore by animal crackers. During my second pregnancy, I ate donuts and sour patch fruit nonstop. It's only a few weeks at the beginning and it was so overwhelming, I didn't really care that it wasn't the healthiest foods. I also recommend the preggo-pops. They provided some relief. But definitely try the seabands. They're about $10 or something like that.
Good luck!

Peppermint is a natural nausea fighter. Strong mints, toothpastes, and even peppermint shampoo can help. Also, just smelling essential peppermint oil can also ease your stomach. I'm a doula, and use peppermint often as many of my clients feel nauseated during labor. I have seen it work wonders dozens of times. I am also a childbirth educator, and would love to teach you how music can help you during your pregnancy and delivery. I offer special discounts to Mamasource members as well. Just look under the member's perks at Music Birth. I also have a great website that can teach you alot about my method. http://musicbirth.googlepages.com

Good luck with the morning sickness!
M. Bigelow, MT-BC, CD(DONA), CBE

There are many remedies for nausea that may or may not work. Things that worked for me were peppermints, sniffing (smelling) a lemon, and ginger tea or ginger snaps. Also when in moderation coca cola has a stomach soothing affet due to the syrup. I think that you can actually buy coca cola syrup just for nausea. Also keeping a little something in your stomach at all times cuts down on the acid. I used all of these and really smelling a lemon worked! lol. Give them a try. Good luck.

Hi, Angela!

I too had horrible morning sickness all day long, during both of my pregnancies. In fact, I lost almost ten pounds during the first trimester with my first child. Some recommendations are to use peppermint essential oil and dab it on your neck and suck on some peppermint mints. Another is to drink ginger ale or ginger tea. Ginger is another good "natural" relief to nausea. Finally, munch on some saltines throughout the day and make sure you do not get dehydrated by pushing the fluids. Hopefully your nausea will subside in a couple more weeks. These were the tricks that got me through the day (and night) as a nurse in the Emergency room during my pregnancies. Best of luck!

-J.

Sublingual vitamin B 12 supplements from Tri Vita worked great for me! you can find them online, check with your doc first of course!

J. P

I had morning sickness with my daughter. It was exactly like you described. In the beginning, I just felt sick to my stomache all the time. I didn't actually throw up. I found that Preggie Pops (they can be found at Motherhood Maternity, or Babies R Us) worked really well for me. They weren't the best tasting, but they would instantly get rid of the naucious feeling. I also would try to keep something in my stomach at all times. Weirdly, I found that french fries would make me feel better too.

i had all-day sickness with my son, it stinks, you have my sympathy!
some things that i tried
vitamin B6 and over-the-counter unisom (the one with doxylamine, not diphenhydramine)
also candied ginger worked great for me, you can find it in the baking aisle at the grocery store
and snacking in the middle of the night on saltines seemed to stave off the worst of it in the morning

Angela,

Everyone has given you really good advice so far...However, when I was pregnant known of these options helped AT ALL!! Finally my Mom told me to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as soon as I woke up in the morning. I thought she had to be joking, but they actually worked -- no morning sickness whatsoever as long as I ate the peanut butter and jelly!!! Its kind of different compared to these other "tried and true" methods but it worked for me. When I asked my doctor about it she said the reason these work is because you need the sugar (jelly) to raise your blood sugar level, but you also have to maintain it and that is what the protein (peanut butter) does. Hope this helps -- and let me know if it works!! :) Good luck in your pregnancy - how exciting!!

Hi, try keeping something in your stomach all of the time, keep crakers in your purse, peanuts, candy andthing. Once my stomach was emtpy is when I felt that way with both my pregnacies.

I feel for you. I was so sick with morning sickness (all day) that I was in the hospital with dehydration. I found that sour things helped me out. Believe me, I tried everything. Lemonade, sucking on lemon drops, etc. Obviously don't go over board but it would settle my stomach more than anything else. Good luck. I can now say I no longer have morning sickness, at about week 13, I just woke up one day and felt fantastic.

My sister tried motion sickness braclets that put pressure on a certain part of your wrist. It worked for her a little. I drink a lot of ice tea and that helps me. Water seems to make it worse for me. If you like mint, try mint tea. Mint will help settle your stomach. Also, make sure you don't take your vitamins without food and wait until later in the day, not mornings to take them. It's amazing that vitamins can make you feel icky.

I suffered for 16 weeks these aren't fool proof but they did help. PINEAPPLE helps alot for awhile that was the only thing I could eat at all. also ginger tea and preggie pop drops help some too. hope this helps...
D.

I understand completely. Morning sickness stinks deffinatly with already haveing one kid to chase around. What worked for me is dry cearel. Cheerios and Kixs were my life line when I was pregnet with our son. Not sure if it will work for you but it's always worth a shot. Good luck!

I was told to keep a fresh lemon or lime on hand for when I felt nauseous, cut it and smell the fresh smell. It really worked for me. The nurse at my dr's office told me about it and she learned it at a forum they went to on morning sickness. You have an odor center in your brain and the citrus "cleanses the palate" of that odor center, so to speak. Anyway, worked like a charm for me, so I pass it on to anyone I know!! Sounds like lemon flavors work for some others too. Good luck and hope it passes soon!

Hello- I am the Morning Sickness Queen! I was sick morning, noon, and night from 2 weeks 'til 9months! The only think that gave me any relief was SEABANDS - they use these for motion sickness but, it helped me- worth a shot, right? You can find them at drugstores.

Good luck to you! H.

Try the Sea-Band bracelet thingys. They are stretchy & stimulate the pressure point on the inside of your wrist. I bought mine at Wal-Mart. When I bought them they came in a gray color but when my sister bought them they were in black.

I had morning sickness my whole pregnancy & they saved my life! I also would buy the ginger flavored Altoids. I think giinger is supposed to help soothe your stomach.

Good luck!

With my second one, I too had bad morning sickness, I was constantly throwing up. I talked to my doctor and they told me to use Vitamin B6 and half of a Unizom (the plain kind) and it worked wonders!! I have been very lucky with my first, third and fourth, with very minimal to none morning sickness. Congrats and Good Luck!

i read that eating something salty paired with something sweet works. i was done being sick by the time i read it so i haven't tried it...

good luck!

I had morning sickness almost the entire time myself. But I was the lucky one that got sick morning, noon, and night and felt nauseous in between. My doctor finally prescribed me an anti nausea pill that worked wonders. If it is really bothering you, you should ask your doctor what you can do. Believe me I tried everything! I waited up until my 7 month to ask my doctor. My son is my first child and because of my pregnancy I almost made the decision for him to be our only! But now I see how wonderful he his and now I want another one.

I'm sorry you're so sick. I threw up every single day until my little one was born! I just got used to it eventually, but one thing that really helped was sucking on preggie pops - you can get them at a motherhood store or order online. They really did help me out - I just popped one in right when I got up in the morning....I would still throw up, but it did help out.

Don't know if anyone has said this already (there are a LOT of responses already!) But PREGGY POPS!!! They are GREAT! They have them in sucker form or also in hardcandy form, and they come in different flavors. They worked very well for me. Some of the flavors work better than others, but I think there is a variety pack that you can get to try each flavor and decide what works for you.
I don't know exactly where in your area you could purchase them, but I got mine at a specialty maternity store.

I am going through the same thing. And we are due exactly the same, June 21st! But this is my third baby.
I find eating crackers about every other hour helps me get through the day. And lately I've been wanting really fatty foods like fried chicken strips and Ramen noodles! I've been nauseated all day every day for the past two weeks and eating the crackers has really been helping.

Saltine crackers worked the best for me. I think you are doing the best thing by eating the small meals. Hope you feel better.

I went through the same thing. I was nauseated but did not throw up. Have you tried vitamin B6? You can figure out how many you need a day by how you feel. Start with 1 or 2 and see if you get relief if not add a tablet. And ALWAYS take with food NEVER on a empty stomach. On an empty stomach vitamins will upset your stomach. Good Luck! It works!
B. T

YES! I used sea-bands very successfully. They look like sweat bands and have a 1/2 sphere that presses into the inside of your wrist. The concept is based on accu-pressure and the spot "two fingers" above the wrist joint is the pressure point to suppress nausea. They are most commonly purchased for motion sickness - air or water. Call around to pharmacys and ask if they have them. They aren't sold everywhere, but you will find them. Also, ginger can also be used to fight nausea - thus Ginger Ale; but you can also buy ginger tablets at a health food store.

HI Angela. There are lots of responses on here!! My recommendation would be the motion sickness bands! They worked great for me!! You do have to put them on right for them to work, so make sure you read the instructions, but I think they work great! My Dad is an MD and uses them for his cancer patients who are nauseated and it also works great for them! Just an idea! Also I read the others about using unisom and vitamin b6... my midwife was fine with me using the unisom (also make sure it is the one doxylamine, not diphenhydramine) It it also worked really well for me, and helped me sleep, but PLEASE check with your dr!!!! Good luck and congrats on baby #2 :)

I was the exact same way! I suck peppermints. That was the only thing that did it for me.

Angela:

I was so sick with baby #1 that life was miserable. But I found that if I always kept food in my stomach and did not let my blood sugar drop then my day went better. Also, I see other moms have recommended B6 tablets. I took those (after buying a large bottle) and they made me so sick! So maybe find a friend and borrow 5 or 6 tablets, take them (with dr's approval of course) and see if they work. You can combine it with half a tablet of unisom, that worked for me. Or take the perscription that your dr might offer: phenergran. Take a half tablet before bed and it should help you the rest of the next day. It makes you VERY sleepy though. It works good if you take less than recommended. :D

I ate all the time, little munchies. Don't eat anything that is too heavy - think granola cereal or all bran - but things that are lighter. And instead of maybe a big bowl of cereal for breakfast, eat a half a muffin, eat the other half like a half-hour later, then an hour after that eat some crackers. Or eat three small bowls of cereal every hour. Seriously, just eat all the time and NEVER let your stomach get empty. My husband used to tease me because I kept boxes of crackers EVERYWHERE. At my desk, a couple in my purse (I got sick of the salteen, try the teddy grahams!), in the car, by my bed.

One more thing that worked for me: I changed my sleeping schedule. I found the earlier I woke up the sicker I was. My sister found the later she slept, the sicker she was. So try it until you find the right time. I know you already have a child but call a neighbor if you need a nap or sleep if he naps still. Sleep really helped me, even if I took an hour nap in the daytime. I also tried not to rush when I did anything because the stress of rushing made me a lot sicker. Just relax, take your day easy and tell your two year old, mommy needs a nap. :D

Angela,
Hi I was sick pretty much until my 4th month. I was told to use like gingerale and gingercookies. My Doc recomended it. Ginger is suppose to be a calming agent for your stomach. I've known a few people who were on chemo that have done it. Hope it helps.Deb Winslow

Protien is key, it can be found in eggs, peanutbutter, jerkey. It will stick with you longer than a carb filled snack. Also drink plenty of water, this will help keep your belly full.

Hi Angela,

I distinctly remember morning sickness during my pregnancy with my twins. Saltines did nothing for me. The best advice I can give you would be to eat blander foods. The blander foods are easier to digest, hence easier on your stomach. Try to stay away from greasy and spicy foods. If saltines are not helping, try rice cakes. I found rice cakes to be very helpful. My choice was apple cinnamon. They aren't as hard on the stomach. Drinking peppermint tea or keeping peppermints handy helps also. Peppermints are used in hospitals for cancer patients who have nausea. I used to keep a handful in my pocket if I went anywhere. I hope this helps :).

M.(mother of twin toddlers)

It may be hard to find but watermelon worked for both of my pregnancies. It was just light enough but had the sugar content I needed to get me through the nausea and then I could usually stomach something a bit heavier.

I have 3 bundles of joy and each one made me sicker than the one before. I did find some relief with my third by constantly chewing ice breaker mints. I also found luck with ginger supplements. Good luck! I know it seems like an eternity when you feel that way.

Hi Angela,
Try eating two or three soda crackers before you get up in the mornings. I know it worked for me. At least for a while, morning sickness will hopefully go away in the next couple of weeks.
Good Luck
Pat Y.

I had the same thing with my last one. I was working so I'd keep crackers with me and snack on them throughout the day, have a small lunch, and then snacks again the rest of the day. Everything was bland foods that wouldn't cause heartburn. I had the problem of not being able to eat at least 2-3 hours before bedtime or I'd be up all night with heartburn/coughing and throwing up. A few crackers as soon as I was out of bed and a can of pop helped tremendously! I drank Coke because I couldn't stomach Sprite or 7-Up.

Good luck and hopefully it will only be for a short time and not the whole pregnancy. Congrats on your 2nd!

my tried and true way to deal with morning sickness was to keep a baggie with salted saltines on my night stand (must be saltines/soda crackers)....and as soon as i woke up, before i even lifted my head from my pillow i slowly ate a couple of crackers....don't know why that helped...but it did...i got the trick from a number of friends who had also used the trick with great success....be sure to eat the crackers salt side down so you get the salty taste first....

if nothing else, take heart that it will only last another seven months or so and you'll get a beautiful new baby as a reward!!

D.

Dear Angela~

Sorry to hear about your discomfort! I was a teacher with my first one and I just had to constantly eat little munchy things with carbs and salt and water or fizz. Pretzels, soda crackers, and 7 up were my best friends. I don't know about you, but I'd be hungry, but when I'd try to eat a whole big meal, then I couldn't each much without feeling sick again. Hang in there! I hope it will go away in time!

I was so sick with my 3rd. I lost 19 lbs. The only thing that worked was to take 1/2 a unisom each night before bed. It didn't totally solve the problem, but I could function. I got medications from my OB, but they made me extremely tired.

Angela -

I suffered through that with my first child and just got past the nausea part of my second pregnancy! Purely by accident/luck a few months ago I put a peppermint in mouth when I was feeling ill and by the time it was gone I felt much better. I've been using peppermints ever since - don't know if it would work for you, but it might be worth a try!

Congrats!
K.

when i was pregnant i drank lemonade and it helped. could also try ginger cookies. i read that was suposed to help. morning sickness can be awful i know. good luck.

This sounds odd but I swear by it. It helped me with my horrible morning sickness. I got some motion sickness wrist bands. They look like little sweatbands with a plastic piece on them. You wear them on your wrist and the plastic piece goes on the inside of you wrist. They work by accupressure. I got mine at a drugstore. They really did help me!

I never had morning sickness with my first child either but with my other two pregnancies I did. Like you I never actually threw up I was just very nauseous. The only thing that worked for me was motion sickness bands. I swear by them. Within a matter of minutes I would feel lots better and most of the time the nausua would go away completly. You can find them at Walgreens or other drug stores I got mine online two pairs for $5. They look stupid but hey it's better then being nauseous! Good luck.

Definitely talk to your doctor. There are prescriptions they can give that help, but if you prefer not to take prescription stuff....there are still things to do. For me really sour lemonade (fresh) helped, just sipping all day. On really bad days though, my doctor said to take a Complete Vitamin B pill and half of a Unisom. It really does help, but just talk to your doctor about it so he at least knows you're taking them. Good luck and take care!

Soda Crackers work my sons girlfriend is due in june and she has been sick from day 1 i told her to try them she waited 2 weeks befor she tryed them and she told me they work i was lucky i only had night sickness and it started at 7months and it was only at night i hope this helps you Angela
C. few

So sorry, you are going through it! I was there with my son the whole pregnancy. I was so bad that I ended up having what they call hyperemesis which is uncontrollable nausea. I couldn't keep a thing down the whole pregnancy. I ended up having a permanent IV put in so I could get my nutrition through IV. Anyway, we are currently trying for our second now and I'm preparing for the madness. I'm taking B6 and when I get a positive pregnancy test I will start the unisom. I would maybe talked to your doctor as someone else suggested for dosages or suggestions. Once everything starts my doctor has to prescribe me a prescription medication. Hang in there sweetie, it gets better for most!

I had morning sickness really badly with my last 3 babies, and it didn't end until their delivery, I actually lose weight during my pregnacies, but it wasn't until my last one that the doctor suggested I try taking one Unisom (the sleeping pills) at night and then as soon as I wake up to take a b-12 vitamin. I don't know why anyone had never told me about this before because I could actually function the next day, and he promised it was healthy for the baby. I was also worried about being "nocked out" and not hearing my other kids but that also wasn't an issue, they are VERY mild. The doctor explained that the Unisom has a form of benedrine(sp) in it and that is what helps it to work. Good luck I can so sympathise!!!!!!!!!

I went to my Doctor and he prescribed Promethazine tablets that are safe and help take away the nausea. They also make you tired so if you get them, make sure you take them around nap time or bedtime so you can take care of your 2 year old, or invest in a sitter to help you out. I was sick ALL the time with my second baby and lost 10 pounds before I finally got better.
Some other things that worked for me besides small frequent meals were potato chips and lemonade and with my 3rd baby I felt nauseated until I had a glass of regular Coca Cola-caffeine and all.