How to Treat Morning Sickness

Morning sickness is the term used for the period ofwomb. For example any excess fat or cholesterol
pregnancy in which the expectant mother feelsconsumed by the mother during this stage of
nauseous and begins to vomit on a daily basis. Thispregnancy will be flushed out through morning sickness.
common but uncomfortable condition usually occursAnother reason is that pregnant women tend to have
between the sixth and twelfth weeks of pregnancyheightened senses of smell during this period of
and is experienced by about half of all pregnantgestation. When the mother is exposed to repulsive
women.smells, she is more likely to vomit as her senses have
In the early days of modern medicine and psychology,become far more acute.
Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud proposed thatOther causes for the condition include:
morning sickness was in fact a feeling of repulsion that-Low blood sugar levels
the expectant mother feels towards her partner; a-Increased levels of estrogen
kind of exhibition of fury for having put her in the-Decreased levels of antibodies to fight sickness
uncomfortable position of pregnancy in the first place.What can be done to treat it?
Now that medicine has evolved we now know thisAs we have seen, morning sickness is often times an
theory to be bogus and have found the true causesinevitable and beneficial part of pregnancy, but even so
of morning sickness.it is unpleasant.
Why morning sickness?Many women turn to anti-nausea medications in order
One explanation is that the mother will vomit in order toto treat the condition. But as with all prescription
purge her system free of any harmful pollutants thatmedications, anti-nausea pills can lead to some serious
may affect her baby's growth and development in theside effects like birth defects and even miscarriage.