Morning Sickness Discussion

[sajemsha]

has anyone else tried the preggy pops?

[*Hope*]

Hi sajemsha
I have m/s all day everyday, got worse around the 9 week mark.
I have tried the preggie drops (same thinkg but lollies not lolly pops). They are good while you are sucking on them and they are a good size so they last a while. And I think I get continued relief after I've finished one for about 30 minutes or so.

The lady I bought them off said she had heaps of positive feedback. Ithink the more sever m/s you have then the less they work. I keep some in my hand bag for when I get stuck out somewhere and start to feel REALLY average.

[clare076]

Hi girls, firstly I am by no means complaining about having morning sickness. I would start panicing if I woke one morning and had none, but I am feeling pukey all day and worse at night.

I am waking in the night vomiting! I have tried snacking on crackers, gingernut biscuits (all worked with Shelby) but I just cannot stomach the thought of eating. Even the smell of vegemite is making me feel queasy.

What can I do to take the edge of it? I dont want to get medicated, I seem to be able to keep fluids down, I just feel like I am on a boat when I lay down at night

[Mummy1]

Hey
I dont no how much help i am going to be but just wanted to say that with this pregnancy
in the first trimester i couldnt eat anything and nothing would help
but i had to try something so a tried fruit like oranges realy made me feel alot better and drinking hot orange hit the spot too
i hope that you find something that settles your m/s

Take care
Eve

[Mumintaz]

I know how you feel. My pregnancy last year had me feeling like that. I did find that not laying flat helped a lot. I had a large flattish, tapered foam wedge cut and found that if I lay on that, it helped to control the "rolling bed" syndrome.

I also found that keeping the fluids up with things like fruit juice and milkshakes helped to control the blood sugar levels and eased the night sickness off a bit so that I could at least sleep.

Lisa

[Snacks]

*hugs* I'm sorry - I don't really have any advice as my m/s wasn't as bad as yours sounds. I was going to suggest not lying flat too - maybe some well-placed pillows might help?
Hope it eases up for you soon.

[angel_eyes]

I had morning sickness at night with DS and the only thing that helped me was popcorn.

[clare076]

Thanks for the hints. I have found laying on my side helps a bit, but I suppose it's because by the evening I am exhausted making it worse. I am finding that the nausea (not just little waves, full on near puking) is eased with eating something but comes back within about 10mins of finishing. I cant eat all day, I will be the size of a house.

I am going out tomorrow to stock up on fresh fruit and will prepare carrot sticks etc to nibble on all day. I also bought a popcorn machine so might make up a batch.

Please keep the hints coming. i had all day sickness with Shelby until 32 weeks, and this is worse. Hopefully it means a healthy bub

[Janie]

I'm sure it means a healthy bub Clare, but I do feel really sorry for you! I had 24 hour sickness until 16 weeks and it's awful! All I can suggest is to keep up the snacks before you go to bed to help your blood sugar, eat whatever doesn't make you vomit, and try sleeping propped up a bit (I know that's awful). My ms started off with me needing to eat all the time from about 6-8 weeks, then it switched to me hardly eating at all! I'm just starting to put on weight now.

I really hope it eases up a little for you soon!

[AnyDream]

Hi Clare - full sympathies and I hope you can get on top of this and SOON! The Women and Children's Hospital in Adelaide did some recent studies which you can read about on their website - involving using (separate studies) ginger and acupuncture to lessen the effects of morning sickness. Both of these were found to be effective in lessening the severity of symptoms. Blackmores has a morning sickness formula that contains both ginger and B6 in the dose recommended by the study.
HTH

[Lulu1]

I am 61/2 weeks pregnant and have not had anything! Besides having a sick taste in my mouth a couple of days it would be nothing. My bb's have only been sore and if it wasn't for the BFP I wouldn't know I was pregnant.

I'm concerned about not having any symptoms. Has anyone not had any ms?

[Debbie Lee]

Don't fret, Lulu. Often m/s doesn't kick in until 7-8 weeks. I know with my first I was crook as a dog from 7-17 weeks!
This time I haven't vomitted (yet!) but I do feel queasy in the mornings and sometimes all day. It didn't start until 7-8 weeks and is still going at 13 and a bit weeks.
You'll start getting stronger symptoms soon enough. Remember... a lot of women don't even know they're pregnant until well into the first trimester (sometimes longer!) so it is possible to have very few symptoms in the early weeks

[wardygirl]

Lulu, you could be one of those fortunate people who doesn't get m/s (I didn't get any for either of my pgs)

Embrace and enjoy!

[simone]

i only got morning sickness with my third baby, 6-13w. With my first two, i only have the extreme fatigue, and the metiallic taste in my mouth. Just pray you dont get morning sick..

ETA i got night sickness from 31-37w with my first 2...

[Flossie]

LuLu, you could be lucky! I was lucky and didn't get any and had the same concerns but you will find a lot of people don't get any sickness. I had a few days of nausea....maybe 6-7 days but that was it.

As people will tell you, live it up! At least you aren't slumped over the toilet bowl all day for 3 months And trust me, you will be loving it that you don't get any as you will hear from people that wished the didn't have any either!

Enjoy!!

[angel_eyes]

Lulu1 you are lucky!

I didn't get MS until 9 weeks with DS.

[mrsmac]

I had no morning sickness with either of the girls but a lot with Riley.

[Mysti]

M/s for me didn't start till 7 1/2 half weeks, and i too, was worried about the lack of symptoms early on..... But, they arrived! And now i wish i didn't have any,

All will be fine, Just relax and Enjoy your pregnancy.