1st Trimester

This helped my nausea, what's helped yours?

Hi all!  I'm on baby #2, had horrible sickness the first time around.. (threw up over 100 times)  and I'm not feeling so hot this time around either.... egh. 

 Last time Ensure drinks helped me a ton, sometimes when I felt like I couldn't eat they were really easy to take down on my stomach.  

 My friend said Rice Cakes helped her out quite a bit. I just purchased caramel one's, I dipped them in cool whip. I would have to agree and they'll continue to be on my list of foods to get that I can stomach. 

 What's helped you?  

«1

Re: This helped my nausea, what's helped yours?

  • Eating non-stop, pretty much whatever i'm craving....pb and bagels are working out for me, as are mini-twix.  I also wear sea bands and take b-6. I don't know if ANY of it is actually helping, as i have rolling nausea day and night, but I'm not getting sick.  So there's that.
  • When I wake up, I drink a huge glass of water. I have to eat constantly all day. 
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker BabyFruit Ticker
  • Loading the player...
  • imagegrace_smith03:
    Eating non-stop, pretty much whatever i'm craving....pb and bagels are working out for me, as are mini-twix.  I also wear sea bands and take b-6. I don't know if ANY of it is actually helping, as i have rolling nausea day and night, but I'm not getting sick.  So there's that.

     

    I also started wearing sea-bands and taking b-6 yesterday.  I take 25mg twice a day with breakfast and dinner.  It is definitely helping me better especially after I eat.   

    Pregnancy Ticker
  • I just bought seabands and b6 tonight...so we will see if that helps me any!
  • Lemon water
    Image and video hosting by TinyPic Lilypie Pregnancy tickers image Mom to 4, pregnant with 2
  • Peppermint decaf green tea.  My mom recommends cinnamon bears or red hots.
    pediatrician in her first pregnancy
  • Saltine Crackers and not getting full every time I eat. Eating small meals every 2 or 3 hours
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
  • I am on B6 3x a day 25 mg and I am no longer sick at all.
    imageimageimageimage

  • imageclb2011:
    I just bought seabands and b6 tonight...so we will see if that helps me any!

     

    I am having so much luck with the Psi Bands.  I'm like a new person.  Good luck! 

    Pregnancy Ticker
  • The best thing that I have found is to eat.  All.Day.Long.

    I try to make as much of this healthy....but when something else sounds good, I have that. 


    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • Ladies, I cannot recommend bananas enough! They have seriously saved my life during the 1st trimester. 
    BabyFruit Ticker
  • Jolly ranchers. I constantly have one in my mouth. Not the healthiest but it works for me!
    June 2010 - IVM
    July 2, 2010- BFP Beta July 5th - 931 Repeat beta July 7th - 2,779
    July 13, 2010- First ultrasound! Gestational sac found!
    July 16, 2010 - 2nd u/s due to bleeding. Twins found! Baby A is great! Praying for Baby B!
    July 23, 2010 - 3rd u/s. Saw Baby A's flicker of a heartbeat! Lost Baby B. :-(
    March 16, 2011 - Nathan James was born
    November 26, 2012 - surprise BFP! It's a girl!
    July 26, 2013 - Lilianna Jean was born

    imageimage





    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • zofran..and pepsid.the doc prescribed them, but thats b/c i lost 15 lbs and i was only 115 to start with, i couldn't stop burping, nothing stayed down.  Another thing that helps is i dont eat and drink liquids at the same time.  i noticed once i ate...then waited a few minutes to drink, i would keep things down a little more.
    Pregnancy Tickerimage image image image Pregnancy Ticker
  • I hav'nt really thrown up but I as well have rolling nausea in the morning & evening. Sipping lemon water works the best for me. 

  • Gummy fruit snacks
  • Vitamin B6 and Unisom pills! I take a full 25mg of unisom (make sure they are the tablets and not gel caps) and 50mg of vitamin B6 together every night. I know...it sounds terrible to be pregnant and taking a sleeping pill....but my OB recommended it and it saved me from so much misery. Every week I do a one day trial and stop taking it to see if I'm finally getting out of the all day sickness phase.  So far no luck, but maybe week 13 will have better things in store for me.
  • I took a half of a unisom tablet every night before I went to bed.  It stopped morning sickness with my last pregnancy 16 years ago and curbed my nausea with this one! I would however, consult your doctor before you take it.  My midwife said it was just fine.
    Pregnancy Ticker >Anniversary >image
  • Bananas are the only thing that works for me!  When I wake up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, I'll have a piece of a banana, and I'll have another piece when I wake up for the day.  If I don't eat a banana, I will throw up, but when I eat the banana, I do not throw up!  Yay!  
  • I am just over 10 weeks and so far: Lemon drops and other hard candies, water with lemon in it, sprite, saltine crackers, eating small bland meals, and a lot of fruit seems to help me. I work the night shift and I find the late nights/early mornings are when I am the most nauseous...yay :/

    At least I feel better on my days off and I am starting to be able to keep more food down and more food sound good again. For a while I wasn't able to eat meat, especially red meat.

    <a href="https://www.thebump.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Getting Pregnant"><img src="https://global.thebump.com/tickers/ttcf923.aspx" alt=" BabyFetus Ticker" border="0"  /></a>

    Anniversary BabyFetus Ticker image
  • Lemon drop candy, and lollipops. Lemon water helped too, but make sure you use toothpaste that protects and builds enamel. :)
    BabyFetus Ticker
  • sea bands, salad & grapes
    BabyFruit Ticker image
  • imageBeckondeck:

    I am just over 10 weeks and so far: Lemon drops and other hard candies, water with lemon in it, sprite, saltine crackers, eating small bland meals, and a lot of fruit seems to help me. I work the night shift and I find the late nights/early mornings are when I am the most nauseous...yay :/

    At least I feel better on my days off and I am starting to be able to keep more food down and more food sound good again. For a while I wasn't able to eat meat, especially red meat.

    <a href="https://www.thebump.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Getting Pregnant"><img src="https://global.thebump.com/tickers/ttcf923.aspx" alt=" BabyFetus Ticker" border="0"  /></a>

     

    I'm in the night shift frenzy as well... Still haven't found my fix just yet... trying to eat more times a day than the usual two I find time for.  My cravings change everyday, making buying ahead impossible.

     Hope things keep mellowing out for ya!!!

    IAmPregnant Ticker
  • I am trying ginger infused water.

    Boil about 4 cups of water.

    Slice up some ginger root (about 2-3 chunks per cup of water).  Place in a tea strainer and let it sit in the boiling water for about 5-7 minutes (like a tea bag).

    Add 1 tsp. of brown sugar per cup of water and a few drops of lime juice to kill any overly sweet flavors.

    Let it cool in the fridge if you prefer a cold drink.

    I have no vomiting but pretty constant nausea all day long, so just having something to sip on helps me cope, and I know you are supposed to be drinking lots of water during pregnancy.  I have also had some relief with smoothies.  If you make your own at home you can add the ginger root to the food processor/blender.

  • eating all day!

    ginger for me too. Reeds crystallized ginger or Chimes ginger chews any time i feel queasy. my purse is stocked with them.

  • Eating all day is kind of helping, but making me a giant fatty and nobody wants that!
     



    image

  • Sleep!  And eating every couple hours...but I can really tell the difference when I get sleep : )
    BabyFruit Ticker; BabyFetus Ticker
  • I had horrible nausea with my first pregnancy that lasted until I delivered. I was on Phenergan, then Zofran for the duration. It stopped me from throwing up, but didn't always work on the nausea.

    This time I have a new OBGYN that recommended Unisom and B6 before bed. Since Zofran hasn't made a dent in the nausea this time, I tried it. I cannot believe how good I feel. As long as I take the meds before bed, I am almost 100% nausea-free. It's a lifesaver.

  • Sucking on limes or anything that contained limes helped a lot. I ate limes and had my fridge full of sprite and 7-Up. Also, eating small portions helped a lot with my morning sickness.
  • I can't eat any meat or dairy without being sick. So basically all I am eating right now is vegetable soup with lots of snacks during the day. My favorite snacks right now are: fruit (sliced green apples, banana, grapes, cherries, blackberries), English muffins toasted until extra dry, coconut water, apple sauce, graham crackers, Popsicles and hard candy. 

     

    November: Doing my own thing
    image
    image

     
  • At 30 weeks I'm still suffering from being sick but its not as bad as it was. My doctor prescribed me zofran (which is expensive as hell) that helped a bit but I found chewing on ice helped soothe my tummy a bit and constantly eating something with protein. Hard candy helped too (my favorites are jolly ranchers and the miniature altoids.) I still carry the mints on me and when I'm feeling sick i pop one or go have a snack
  • kmj3bkmj3b member

    This is my first pregnancy and I found out I was pregnant because of all the nausea. I have been sick since the day I was supposed to have my last period. Here's what helps for me:

    Ginger, ginger, ginger! I take a ginger supplement (can be found in the organic section of your grocery store or at any whole foods store) and drink ginger ale or ginger tea. Starbucks has a really good ginger tea that tastes like chamomile tea, so it's not spicy.

    I also buy those popsicles that come in plastic tubes (I think they're called flav-or-ice). Cold foods seem to help with my nausea and popsicles are low in calories, so they won't make you feel as guilty as a pint of Ben and Jerry's.

    Make sure you're drinking plenty of water. I have a hard time drinking enough water because it makes me feel sicker, but when I have enough throughout the day, I feel much better.

    Pregnancy Ticker
    image image image image
  • kmj3bkmj3b member

    Several people have suggested hard mints. A friend of mine gave me "peppermints," but they turned out to be strawberry flavored. They just made me hungry. So I can't endorse mints just yet.

    I have been eating a lot of cough drops because I have a sinus infection from hell and can't take cough syrup. They help with my nausea and are kind of like mints.

    Pregnancy Ticker
    image image image image
  • Diclectin! Get it from your doctor. It's 100% safe, its just Vit B6 really. But it helps so so so much!
  • The active ingredient in Unisom is the same as in Benedryll, correct?  I don't live in the States, and I cannot find Unisom. 
  • Zofran.  That's the only things that helped.  I lost so much weight during the first trimester bc of throwing up.
  • Honestly, I tried everything. My doctor suggested some remedies as well and none of those worked. I ended having to go to the hospital for IV fluids at one point my morning sickness was so bad. The only thing that ended up helping was Zophran every six hours and Phenergan at night. Both of these were prescribed by my OB are a totally safe during pregnancy. If it gets to the point where you can't eat or drink anything, it might not hurt to ask about these.
  • Lived off of water with lemon juice. Oranges, anything citrus helped
  • I take half a unisom at night and this keeps me from actually throwing up. Helped with my last pregnancy too. I take b6in the morning. I have been doing like you also and trying to not let my tummy get empty. But I am SO sick of eating crackers and cereal and bland crap! Ugh! But if I don't force it down then I feel sick. If I think of something throughout the day that sounds halfway ok then I try to accommodate that... It's not easy though!
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
  • imageIntotheSky:
    The active ingredient in Unisom is the same as in Benedryll, correct? nbsp;I don't live in the States, and I cannot find Unisom.nbsp;


    There are two types of unisom. The gelcaps are the same as Benadryl but the tablets are a different drug. It's diphenhydramine succinate, which is what you want to help with the ms. I don't know if its available in another product or not... Maybe you could order from amazon? I don't even know if they sell unisom...
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"