What is Morning Sickness?

What is morning sickness? 

Morning sickness is one of your first signs of pregnancy. However, this doesn’t always mean that you’ll get sick only in the morning. This can happen, morning, noon or night. It normally occurs in the first trimester of your pregnancy and end by the second. Although, this isn’t the case in all pregnancies, some women will continue with it until the very end of term.

Nausea and vomiting can happen immediately or you may get lucky and have no morning sickness at all. No one is certain what actually causes morning sickness, it is a change in the body that happens during pregnancy.

There are a few ways to minimize the morning sickness, but they don’t work for everyone. Try keeping crackers on hand, I prefer saltines for some reason. Try drinking some ginger ale, it calms the stomach down.  Dry cereal is another good thing to eat, your stomach may just be a little bit hungry and trying to tell you about it. Remember to take small portions, this way you know if it is all going to come up or not. Sleeping is another good way to avoid it, however it will wake you up.

Smells is another thing that seems to cause morning sickness. Imagine walking into a restaurant and the first thing you smell is grease. Yes, this can easily set it off. Bad smells and even certain tastes, get the feel for your body during the pregnancy.

A few reasons you should go to your doctor would be if you begin losing weight because you are constantly sick. If you become dehydrated, faint, look pale, confused or throw up more than four times in a day. Your doctor may be able to prescribe something that will stop it.

Try slowing down a bit, sometimes your body is just exhausted from all the errands and it tries to give you a break. Listen to your body, take a nap, relax and watch a television show…take some time off.