Creating this as a space to share tips for dealing with morning sickness. A few days ago (right around 6 weeks) the all day nausea and vomiting hit me like a bus. I can’t keep anything down, getting dehydrated, and vomiting 6-8 times a day. Already have lost about 7 pounds in the past 2ish weeks (had bad nausea before the vomiting started). I also have horrible dysgeusia so I constantly keep a bottle of mouthwash on hand. The only thing I’ve found to kind of help is nibbling on saltines if I can keep them down. I feel way worse in the later half of the day so I try to get some light food in the morning and keep it down as long as I can. Is anyone else experiencing this? I felt the exact same with my first pregnancy but forgot how relentless it was.
Re: Coping w/ Morning (24/7) Sickness
Eat whatever your nose/stomach will tolerate. I beat myself up a lot for not being able to eat healthy the first few months of my first pregnancy... anything healthy got thrown up shortly after. Take your prenatal (during whatever part of the day you're least nauseous) and just focus on getting whatever calories in that you can. For me it was bean burritos. Remember to drink fluids throughout the day too! Even if it's just small sips.
Hard candies, ginger tea, pedialyte popsicles are other go-tos on my list. If it gets so bad you can't function (at work or with older kids) talk to your OB about medication options. Zofran is what has gotten me through in the past.
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You’re not alone! I’m definitely going to try some of these tips and tricks thank you ladies!
But I feel you all on the nausea, especially at work. I teach elementary school and I’m really worried for how the end of the school year is going to go if I feel sick as the kids get more excited for summer.
I’m 7 weeks 5 days right now but right when I hit the 5 week mark, I had an awful day where I was sick literally all day long. I called my doctor and the nurse told me to take 50 mg of Vitamin B6 three times a day and to take Unisom (specifically the doxylamine version) at night and my morning sickness has basically cleared all the way up! I also try to eat as soon as I’m hungry or I get nauseous and a few crackers in the morning right when I wake up and that helps too.
Of course, talk to your doctor before you start the B6 and Unisom but I swear to you, such a lifesaver!!!
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