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Hi
everyone this is Nikki Katz from southern California again. I’m not
pregnant yet but I will be testing later this week. One thing that worries
me about getting pregnant anytime soon is the morning sickness. I had
morning sickness up through my first 10 weeks with both of my daughters.
Not the full fledged vomiting all day in the toilet kind of morning sickness
but I was nautious from morning until night.
I had
very strong aversions to any form of meat. Smells made me sick to my
stomach and so did any fluctuations in the weather. Eventually it went
away. So this time around I’ve researched everything in advance hoping to
come up with some ways to beat the all day sickness. No one is exactly sure
what causes morning sickness but it seems it is related to the changes in
your body, the rapidly increasing estrogen and progesterone levels and an
enhanced smell and excess stomach acids.
One
theory is that morning sickness is caused by progesterone. Progesterone has
a softening effect on the muscles in the body including your stomach and
intestines; this works to make the elimination of bodily waste slower and
slows the emptying of your stomach which leads to excess acids. Another
theory is that morning sickness is caused by the build up of HGTB which
continues to increase until your 12th week of pregnancy.
After
that the HGT levels begin to decrease which is when many of the morning
sickness begins to decrease as well. Here are some tips to curve your
morning sickness. You should try avoiding greasy, fried or spicy foods.
You’ll also want to follow your cravings. You can try eating smaller meals
more frequently throughout the day.
Eat
salty food, drink non-caffeinated teas like peppermint or ginger tea.
Drink small amounts of fluid at a time. Don’t skip any meals; try to take
naps throughout the day if you can. Eat crackers or anything plain in bed
before getting up in the morning. Avoid warm places, and avoid strong odors
especially while cooking.
Various smells can affect your nausea. Try to take your prenatal vitamins
with dinner or before bedtime. Don’t lay down right after eating. You can
also purchase and try the wristbands for motion sickness or try the suck on
hard candies. I will definitely be trying one or all of these if I get
pregnant anytime soon. You can learn more at my website
http://www.allinfoaboautpregnancy.com. Make sure to tune in during the
upcoming weeks for more pregnancy tips and tricks.
