Sea-Band

reneamac313 · July 2014

Have you ladies had any positive experiences with it? I'm not being able to keep anything down, including water, and I'm a little wary to try Zofran. I've seen good things about the Sea-Band but I would prefer the no bs that y'all provide with your opinions.

michelle142 · July 2014

I used them and it worked wonders during my first pregnancy!

IMO, the discomfort from the bands pressing on your wrist distracts you from the nausea.. lol I know that's not how it's supposed to work, but that's how it felt to me!

triplej9 · July 2014

I'll be honest...they didn't do anything for me. Like not a damn thing.

BUT I have seen some other ladies say that they worked for them, so I guess it just depends on the person.

Hey, why not give it a shot? Just buy them from somewhere that has a good return policy just in case. Desperate times call for desperate measures!

reneamac313 · July 2014

ChickenOnSunday said:
Here is an earlier post that got some responses.

https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12371925/sea-bands

Thank you for the link! I'm doing everything on my phone so a lot of times I'm not able to get things to load.

lynnz52 · July 2014

Sea bands have been proven to be no better than placebo bands or placebo motion sickness pills. It's all in your head, but if it makes you feel better, they cause no harm.

"Naval Assessment
Enter the Institute of Naval Medicine (INM), who tested Sea Bands against the drug hycosine, sometimes known as scopalomine. (At sea, this gives good control of symptoms for some hours). But the INM also tested against two placebos. One was a dummy drug (Vitamin C), and the other was a dummy band (the Sea band with the plastic button reversed so that it didn't press against the wrist. Eighteen male volunteers were exposed to a "cross coupled nauseogenic motion challenge." In other words, they were blindfolded and rotated in a chair while they performed head movements to commands from a loudspeaker above them.
This may sound pretty innocuous, but in fact it's a fairly severe test. It will bring on the first symptoms of vomiting within 15 to 20 minutes on average. Each subject was tested on the motion challenge on four separate occasions, with at least a week between each. The results? The hycosine had an effect. But Sea Bands? No better than the dummy remedies. In fact, it emerges that the US Naval Aerospace people had tested Sea Bands back in 1982. The results then? No benefit."

WA1215 · July 2014

I bought them and tried them out -they didn't help with my nausea. Plus my dermographism and sensitive skin made the insides of my wrist hurt and I got hives bc of the pressure.

bes12 · July 2014

In my first pregnancy they worked when I squeezed them onto my wrist. I do think it is the distraction from the pain though. Nothing else worked for me at all.

camilu87 · July 2014

Worth a try! Worst case scenario you spent $6 and still need to try something else. I got them at Target and I think they helped. I wouldn't doubt it was just because I really wanted them to work so badly. Even if it's just a placebo, relief is relief and I will take it! Lol

MeganTJ85 · July 2014

Didn't do a thing for me with my first pregnancy. I tried EVERYTHING before finally going to zofran. Talk to your Dr. About Diclegis if.home remedies arent working. Its a new safer option than zofran.

PikoPiko · July 2014

I was desperate enough to go for the placebo effect the last couple weeks. I thought it helped some. It's supposed to be an acupressure thing so you need to have the button pressing the correct place.

I got the Psi bands from REI, they're like plastic straps that are far more fashionable.

sarahnwill · July 2014

Works wonderfully for me. Maybe it's in my head? Regardless last pregnancy I wore them until 20 weeks

kefttsc · July 2014

They have always worked for me, even as a little kid in the car!

sarahnwill · July 2014

Yeah we used them growing up as well for sea sickness whenever my mom and dad took us fishing

cafecreme · July 2014

I just bought a pair a few days ago. I put them on when I get bouts of morning sickness. Result? Within a few minutes I feel some type of relief. It definitely takes the edge off. Is it as effective as a medication like zofran? No. If you have severe morning sickness, I suggest a medicine.

shurlired · July 2014

They've definitely been working for me but it's really important they're placed at the right spots. U can always ask an acupuncturist to help out. I don't like that the bands cut off your circulation though...it's like wearing too tight jewelry

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