| The joys of finding out that you are pregnant is often | | | | foods that would be bad for you while the increased |
| upset by early or late morning sickness. Morning | | | | stomach acid and slower bowel movement makes for |
| Sickness can happen anytime of the day and in a | | | | better absorption of nutrients from your food. |
| number of cases, quite frequently all day. | | | | A study published in the Journal of Obstetrics and |
| Feeling 'ill', nausea and vomiting are all signs and part of | | | | Gynaecology stated that morning sickness is more |
| morning sickness. Although it is referred to as 'morning | | | | frequently associated with better pregnancy |
| sickness' it can happen at any time of the day. It can | | | | outcomes, decreased risk of; miscarriages, pre-term |
| last from a few hours or indeed last all day. It is | | | | birth, low birth weight and prenatal death. So, even |
| estimated that between 50-80% of pregnant women | | | | though you feel in discomfort, you don't have too much |
| suffer with morning sickness. Nausea and vomiting, | | | | to worry about for your developing baby. There are |
| said the researchers, may be your body's way of | | | | ways to help reduce morning sickness and in many |
| getting rid of potentially damaging chemicals and | | | | cases end it completely. Exercise has an |
| bacteria and keeping the woman and her baby safe | | | | advantageous effect however you must always listen |
| from food-borne and other common types of illness. | | | | to your body. If you cannot keep your food down then |
| At present there is no definitive answer to the | | | | I would not recommend exercising. |
| question "What causes my morning sickness?" The | | | | You need to conserve your energy and avoid sudden |
| main theory is based on the production of human | | | | weight loss which can lead to ketosis. Brushing your |
| chorionic gonadotropin (HcG), progesterone and | | | | teeth can often cause you to purge and vomit when |
| oestrogen produced by the placenta and fetus. These | | | | you suffer with morning sickness. Try using some |
| hormones have remarkable effects on the body, | | | | baking soda if you cannot tolerate your toothpaste |
| including increases in your sense of smell, increases in | | | | and do your teeth just a few at a time. Extremes of |
| stomach acid and slowing transit through the bowel. | | | | temperature can often trigger vomiting so try to avoid |
| The increase smell is thought to help you recognize | | | | too hot or too cold environments. |