| Introduction | | | | Your best course of action for managing the nausea |
| Morning sickness is the nauseated feeling you get | | | | and vomiting is home treatment. These measures |
| during pregnancy and can be, but is not always, | | | | include: Changing what, when, and how much you eat. |
| accompanied by vomiting. These nauseating feelings, | | | | Therefore, during the first-trimester use home |
| which can actually occur at any time of the day, can | | | | treatment for your symptoms, unless your health care |
| really put a damper on your excitement about being | | | | professional recommends medicine. Taking Vitamin B6 |
| pregnant. It can only become a problem for your baby | | | | or Vitamin B6 plus doxylamine (an antihistamine) is |
| if you can't keep any foods or fluids down and begin | | | | safe and effective and should be considered a first-line |
| to lose a lot of weight. This problem and the others | | | | treatment. Although ginger ale or ginger tea may ease |
| that occur around this time are almost always mild | | | | mild nausea, your best bet for treating with ginger is |
| enough to manage on your own and occurs in 50 to | | | | with regular daily use. With any over-the-counter |
| 80% of new mother's to be. | | | | supplement, including herbs, it's always a good idea to |
| Nausea and Vomiting | | | | check with your physician first, particularly to make |
| Nausea and vomiting can be one of the first signs of | | | | sure the symptoms aren't related to a more serious |
| pregnancy and usually begins around the 6th week | | | | condition that needs medical treatment. However, few |
| after conception and continue beyond your 4th month | | | | women gain complete relief from morning sickness |
| of pregnancy. These signs usually go away 12 to 14 | | | | with any treatment. If you're looking for medical advice, |
| weeks into pregnancy. Nausea and vomiting are the | | | | a diagnosis, or treatment, consult your doctor or other |
| most common complaints of pregnant women and | | | | qualified medical professional. |
| can be made worse by lying on her side. This nausea | | | | Conclusion |
| seems to stem, at least in part, from rapidly rising levels | | | | Morning sickness, which can strike at any time of the |
| of estrogen, which causes the stomach to empty | | | | day or night, is one of the classic symptoms of |
| more slowly. You should always contact your health | | | | pregnancy. The name is a misnomer, since it can strike |
| care provider: If you are experiencing excessive | | | | at any time of the day or night and is more common |
| nausea and vomiting that prevents you from keeping | | | | among women who are under a great deal of stress, |
| any food down, If vomiting is accompanied by pain or | | | | either at work or home. Symptoms can range from |
| fever, If nausea and vomiting persists well into the | | | | mild, occasional nausea to severe, continuous, disabling |
| second trimester (after 13th week). | | | | nausea with bouts of vomiting and generally improves |
| Treatment | | | | by the 13th or 14th week of pregnancy, but some |
| The most important thing is to inform your health care | | | | women continue to experience nausea into their |
| provider when these symptoms appear and discuss | | | | second trimester. Also, it may be more severe if this is |
| possible options. Severe morning sickness | | | | your first pregnancy or if you're carrying multiple |
| (hyperemesis gravidarum) may require a stay in the | | | | fetuses. |
| hospital and treatment with intravenous (IV) fluids and | | | | Most women who experience morning sickness notice |
| medications, including anti-emetics, which control | | | | a dramatic improvement after the first trimester - at |
| nausea. Some women do not seek treatment for | | | | roughly 13 weeks. For prevention: Eat frequent small |
| morning sickness because of concerns about | | | | meals, every 2 or 3 hours, rather than 3 large meals |
| treatment safety. Yet, once symptoms progress, | | | | daily. Try ginger, which has proven effective in |
| treatment can become more difficult. Mild cases may | | | | combating morning sickness. Proven ginger products |
| be resolved with lifestyle and dietary changes, and | | | | include: ginger tea, ginger candy, and ginger soda. Call |
| safe and effective measures are available for more | | | | your doctor if your symptoms do not improve, despite |
| severe cases. | | | | trying these remedies. |