| My friend Sarah (yes, it's the same Sarah - the one | | | | she said - there's nothing wrong with that. |
| who asked me about her pregnancy nausea and how | | | | Like many other aspects of pregnancy nausea and |
| early it should start) called me yesterday with a couple | | | | vomiting, the timing during the day is different for every |
| of questions she had about her morning sickness, so I | | | | woman. Some women's symptoms don't start until the |
| thought I would share her concerns. | | | | afternoon and continue into the night. There are some |
| This isn't the first time I've been asked these questions, | | | | who are the perfect definition of morning sickness |
| so it seems appropriate to put these out there for | | | | who only have their symptoms in the morning. |
| other women to read. Like I've said before, the most | | | | I know the answer isn't as concrete as you would |
| frustrating aspect of morning sickness (in my opinion) is | | | | probably like, but it means that no matter what you are |
| the uncertainty that goes along with it. Never knowing | | | | feeling, or when you are feeling it, it is normal for you. |
| whether what your feeling is okay or not can put a lot | | | | At some point there have been other women who |
| of stress on us as mothers, and as you probably | | | | have experienced something similar. |
| know, any stress we have is going to be experienced | | | | The other question she asked was, "Should I feel |
| by our babies. | | | | nauseated whenever I smell anything being cooked?" |
| This article will answer these questions and give | | | | Apparently, every time Sarah's husband cooks |
| pregnant women reading this some hope that what | | | | anything in the house, her nausea and vomit responses |
| they have going on with their morning sickness is as | | | | go into action. I was in a similar situation when I was |
| normal as anything else any other pregnant mother | | | | pregnant with my first daughter. Any time my husband |
| has going on. You will either find some comfort with | | | | would cook dinner, I would have the urge to vomit. He |
| my answers, or none at all. | | | | spent many nights eating in the bedroom with the door |
| The first question she asked me was, "How early is | | | | closed, the windows open (even on the coldest of |
| this morning sickness going to wake me up?" | | | | nights), a fan on, and towels stuffed under the door. I |
| At this point, Sarah is still very curious about what she | | | | know that sounds extreme, but it was only temporary. |
| has ahead of her. She had asked me previously how | | | | Besides, I think he actually liked eating in bed for a |
| early morning sickness was supposed to start in a | | | | change. |
| pregnancy. Because she hadn't had any symptoms up | | | | Anyway, I told her about my story, and how I thought it |
| until that point, and because she had heard that | | | | was completely normal. I also told her that it would |
| morning sickness was needed for a healthy | | | | eventually go away and she could go back to having |
| pregnancy, she thought something might be wrong. | | | | the desire to eat again. |
| She still hasn't experienced any nausea or vomiting in | | | | The point of all of this is to let you know that whatever |
| the morning, but she still has this idea that something | | | | you are feeling with your pregnancy nausea, from |
| should be happening then (because of the name of | | | | "How early is this morning sickness going to wake me |
| the condition.) It doesn't matter that she's actually | | | | up?" to "Should I feel nauseated whenever I smell |
| experienced it more in the afternoon and evening | | | | anything being cooked?", is normal for you, and has |
| hours. She's still waiting for it to start in the morning | | | | probably been felt by other pregnant women before. |
| also. If and when it does, she wants to be prepared, | | | | |