Anyone Successfully use chinese herbs/medicine for Morning Sickness?

[Salad]

Just wondering if anyone has or is using chinese herbs or medicine to stop morning sickness or lessen its severity. We have been discussing trying for our second bub and I am really worried about having bad all day all night sickness again.
I feel bad that I may be sick and will miss out on time with Georgia etc.

[Taurean]

I'd clear it with your GP first. Many herbs are dangerous during pregnancy.

I took the Blackmores Morning Sickness tablets but I can't say they did much. Callipo icy poles were my best friend

ETA: there is a thread for herbal remedies in this section. I can't get the link to work for some reason! Have a look at the threads started by the mods in this section (ie Pregnancy General Discussion)

[Kosi]

Ginger tablets, accupuncture and the couch were my friend. That and dry salada bikkies at work with lots of water. (and flat shoes that can easily be slid off for a quick mad dash to the loo when you do gotta hurl!!)

[jamakin]

Hi Salad,
I'm not sure about chinese medicine, but i have been taking blackmores morning sickness tablets, not sure if there working, but am starting to feel better. i didnt have any ms with ds so it was a shock for me to get it this time! and like you said it so hard with a little one, but somehow you just have to get on with it for there sake, ds has actually been a good distraction!
just plenty of crackers, ginger beer and sleep when there sleeping, thats what ive been doing.

sorry i havent actually answered your question...i hope someone else can be of more help

[Emma09]

I regularly saw a naturopath who gave me some really good stuff to take- I Can't remember the name of it, but it really helped me.
PM me if you need more info, I can always ring the naturopath.
I know what you mean about the icy poles!!!

[helle]

Salad, go hunt down yourself a good naturopath, you won't regret it! I will often see mine before my GP.
I wouldn't recommend taking herbs/chinese meds until you have spoken to someone that knows what they're talking about.

[Salad]

Hi everyone thanks for your replies - when I say chinese medicine herbs I mean prescribed by naturopath or chinese herbalist I would never ever take anything without consulting someone first. I am planning on seeing a local chinese herbalist here before we try for our next bub as I strongly believed it helped us last time. I was just curious if anyone had been prescribed anything and if it had worked. I tried blackmores ms tablets last time and it was difficult for me to take them, maybe the trick is to start taking them before I get the morning sickness what do others think??

[helle]

Hi everyone thanks for your replies - when I say chinese medicine herbs I mean prescribed by naturopath or chinese herbalist I would never ever take anything without consulting someone first. I am planning on seeing a local chinese herbalist here before we try for our next bub as I strongly believed it helped us last time. I was just curious if anyone had been prescribed anything and if it had worked. I tried blackmores ms tablets last time and it was difficult for me to take them, maybe the trick is to start taking them before I get the morning sickness what do others think??

It probably wouldn't hurt (ask a chemist though haha, i don't have medical certificates)? Get them built up in your system before the bad stuff hits!