NAUSEA

[LEMONMUMMA]

JUST DISCOVERED LEMON AND LIME CORDIAL HELPS NAUSEA!

[doormat]

So does gingernut biscuits first thing in the morning.

[snowqueen]

Not very healthy but something salty worked for me. All I could eat was crisps and apples!

[whymummy]

sucking on a slice of lemon as well,i never had nausea but very bad indigestion and them huge tablets you suck made me feel like a dog with rabies all that foam in my mouth,YUCK!! never helped!

[tinyfeet]

Vomited my entire breakfast this morning in the toilet at work. Can't hide the pregnancy now, as my vomit stopped up the toilet, and they had to call the engineers to unclog. I'm green and can barely stay awake, and have constant nausea. Isn't there something I can eat to prevent vomiting? I had a large glass of orange juice this morning - was that a mistake? Someone please advise. The thought of this happening for the next few weeks is making me miserable.

[doormat]

tinyfeet try gingernut biscuits when you first get up in the morning. I was told this by a midwife years ago and I swear by them. Also anything with mint ie mint tea, pkt of polos etc as it calms the stomach. Hope this helps.

[SofiaAmes]

orange juice is very acidic, not the best thing to have on an empty stomach, particularly if you are taking pregnancy vitamins in the a.m. In the states pregnant women eat Saltines which is a dryish salty cracker. Just recently I've seen something similar here in the cracker section at Tesco's. It was called something really unoriginal like Salt Cracker (?).
Ginger anything can help. I found that eating small amounts of food all day long helped a little, but I still puked 4 or 5 times a day for the 1st four months. They soon learned to quickly clear the halls at work when I headed towards the toilets.

[sibble]

acupuncture, I would swear by it. Ginger, diet high in zinc (nuts, seeds, wholmeal bread small amounts of eggs, red meat, cheese etc.) and small but often, nibble every 2 hours. Impossible when you are working but rest.
Good luck
Oh and my stupid doctor told me with DS to drink flat coke never tried it as was having trouble keeping water down. Not sure if anybody else has heard or tried it.

[tinyfeet]

Thanks all. I had started another thread where Sibble did recommend lemon and fresh fruit, I believe. I thought the citrus of orange juice would be good, but now having thrown a large glass up this morning, I don't think I can ever go near orange juice. For the rest of the day, I had a bit of lemon in hot water, and that seemed to help a little. So for some reason lemon seems good, orange bad. I'll get some mints. I also have the saltines, which I will take to work. I can't stand the smell of ginger, but maybe could deal with ginger ale. I'll try some crackers this morning before I eat breakfast. I may also look into acupuncture. Thanks again. Feeling better already, but it's night time here and I'm about to go to sleep. Hoping tomorrow will not be as bad as today. Goodnight.

[JayTree]

I really sympathise - my nausea is starting to come to an end but has really brought me down. My best hint (which is rather unoriginal I am afraid) is to carry mints everywhere. As well as being great for car journeys etc. to freshen up, it is useful to have a few if disaster strikes and you are actually sick outside the house - freshen up your breath without need of carrying a toothbrush everywhere! Helped me.

[pie]

I totally sympathise tinyfeet. When I had DD the morning sickness evened out around 13 weeks. This time I'm 17 weeks and it is still going strong.

When I was 8 weeks I was admitted to hospital I was so sick and they only let me leave when I started to keep my fluids down.

My advice is not to worry too much about the food, some of it will stay down but keep your fluids up!

If you feel really awful, don't be afraid to see your GP and give them a urine sample to check for ketones (a sign that your body is seriously not getting enough nourishment).

Morning sickness is part of the course for most pregnancies and with my DD I was fine, but don't just put up for it if you are feeling awful for it!

[grommit]

Tinyfeet - poor you! I am also feeling sick but not vomiting thank goodness and mine is mostly in the evening. I have to say it seems to be easing a bit now (I am 10 wks). Someone told me to drink flat coke - it does sort of work but I am sure you can't face that first thing in the morning! Small amounts of food often - try a yogurt in the morning - less acidic than orange juice. Good luck

[eemie]

Discovered by accident that I felt better lying in the bath: also in the swimming pool for a short time but had to give that up after a while because of the smell of chlorine.

Eating small amounts of something starchy quelled it a bit: it took me a while to cotton on to this because it's so hard to think of it when you feel sick.

Found I could keep liquids down better if they were bland, tasteless and chilled.

Sucking on a sweet suppressed nausea for a while, which helped on journeys in the car/train, or to get through an ultrasound scan. I had more succes with mildly-flavoured ones like buttermints.

Sleeping in the day time helped, at least while I was actually asleep.

My aunt also recommended sitting on the bathroom floor wailing 'oh please just let me die'. Or maybe she was just saying that's all she could manage to do. Anyway I felt more comforted by her telling me that than by all those who offered advice.

Another thing - it's bad enough being vilely sick without also blaming yourself (is it because I ate that toast/didn't eat that toast/didn't get enough sleep/am a pathetic wimp?). Remember it's not your fault.

[Rachael17]

i found that chewin stuff made me not think about the nausea so much starburst an fruitellas were my fav but u cud have chewin gum or sumthin (ive gone off mint completely)
but now im into my 11th week an the nausea seems to have worn off except occasionally wen i eat a slice of dry toast an a glass of water an im fine after about 20mins
hope thats help to any of u

[Rachael17]

i found that chewin stuff made me not think about the nausea so much starburst an fruitellas were my fav but u cud have chewin gum or sumthin (ive gone off mint completely)
but now im into my 11th week an the nausea seems to have worn off except occasionally wen i eat a slice of dry toast an a glass of water an im fine after about 20mins
hope thats help to any of u

[tinyfeet]

Thanks again. I think I'm ok today. I do feel just like Eemie's aunt - I have told DH that I feel like I know what it is like to be severely disabled, as all you can think about is how not to get sick and how to make it to the toilet as fast as possible in case you do. I can barely work or think about feeding myself, much less DH or DD. The terrible thing is that the only thing that makes me feel better is to eat a little something, but I have no appetite and all smells are putting me off right now.
Jaytree - can you tell me what mints you recommend? I bought a tin of lemon drops yesterday to carry around with me. If I could just lie down on the floor right now, I think I'd feel much better . . .

[sueanna]

My saviour was low dose vitamin B6 (behind the counter). Taken just before going to bed at night & first thing in the morning. Certainly better than the 24hour vomitting that I had, and it's amazing how much difference just a little can make.

[Daffy]

When I was pg I found that eating little and often helped a lot. Digestive biscuits worked well and I always had a secret stash in my hadbag. Food shopping was hell and would only manage to make it round the supermarket by sucking boiled sweets and breathing calmly. Hope it doesn't last too long.

[tinyfeet]

hi everyone, just thought I'd say that since Monday, I haven't vomited once, despite feeling nauseous the entire time since then. I think what has saved me is Lemon Zinger herbal tea. Every time I feel a little green, I just fill up with this tea. It really helps. When I'm driving or unable to get tea, I've been taking Altoids peppermints, which I keep in my purse. They seem to help temporarily as well. Maybe this advice will help someone. Thanks to all for the advice - I keep telling myself to eat a little something also.

[bundle]

hula hoops. an open pack in each pocket. just in case.

[pie]

Yesterday was the first time since I got pregnant that I was not actually sick, I'm 17+2. I ate crisps for the first time...I'm sure this is gonnna do my waist line no good. Hope you'll be alright for the duration now tinyfeet!

[emwi]

I've been dying to share my morning sickness rules - I was incredibly ill for 2 months - off work, bucket by bed stuff. I think I'd have been hospitalised if my mum hadn't come to live with us and sort me out (she had it with me too). Anyway the following helped:

1. Don't let anyone cook in the house - everyone must eat salads and sandwiches.
   
2. Don't go in the kitchen, ever. Even the sight of the fridge made me ill.
   
3. Don't eat meals, eat snacks.
   
4. I could manage, cheddar cheese, slices of peeled apple and pear, crackers, toast, breadsticks, celery, lettuce and radishes. Fairy cakes. Later on I managed more variety.
   
5. I drank water, dilute fruit juice, strawberry and banana milkshakes.
   
6. A house rule was "never ask me what I want to eat" as contemplating food just set me off. My Mum used to bring me a selection which I could take or leave.
   
7. Occupy your brain. I do think its partly psychological, my mind would torment me with thoughts of the most nauseating food it could. I did puzzles and crosswords to keep my thoughts away from nauseous things.
   
8. I took B6 as well, don't know if it helped or not.
   
9. Liquorice allsorts went down well, but they always do with me.
   
   As you can see, without a willing slave - sorry Mum, I probably wouldn't have coped. Hope this helps someone in need.

[pie]

emwi, that sounds pretty much like what I did when I was pregnant with DD, and so didn't end up in hospital. Unfortunately DD would kill me if she could only eat salad and my now DH is a Yank who thinks that everything should come with a steak on the side. Hence my ending up in hospital this time :D

[emwi]

Poor Pie Glad you're feeling a bit better anyway.

[tinyfeet]

Emwi, I know your message wasn't meant to be funny, but I am LOL!! I see that your rules are pretty much the same as mine, except you didn't mention lemon or mints which have helped me alot. Also, I have to feed DD who is 14 months old - I can barely stand to feed her since the smell of her food makes me nauseous. You are really lucky to have someone to help you out. Pie, congratulations on making it through - how horrible that it lasted 17 wks!! I am praying for the day to come fast when the nausea is gone. With DD, it lasted until week 12.

[Mum2Toby]

With me, the best thing was cinnamon balls - remember them? They are hard-boiled sweets. i went through bags of them for the first 13 weeks!!

Tinyfeet - how many weeks pregnant are you? Your first is only 14 mths old! You're a brave woman. Then again, my Mum had me when my sis was 15mths old and she loved it!! I'm just a wimp.