Comments on: Favorite morning sickness remedies?

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:27:56 +0000

For the record… PB is still working! I almost feel normal 90% of the time, and I’m only 8 weeks along (didn’t ditch the MS until 14 weeks last time).

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:32:56 +0000

PB sounds like a genius idea.

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:18:39 +0000

PEANUT BUTTER!! I wish I’d figured this out with my last pregnancy… I tried everything under the sun (including almost all of the things suggested here) – everything helped for about 2 days max, and then it was as if my body “caught on” to what I was doing and said “nope, we’re going to puke some more”.

This time, I’ve started (slowly) eating two spoonfuls of PB before my shower in the morning (this is 5am), and then a spoonful here and there throughout the day… basically anytime I started to feel nauseated but not hungry. I think it’s the combo of protein, salt and sugar…

Granted, I’m only a couple days into this now, so we’ll see how it lasts, but it stops the nausea almost COMPLETELY, which is something none of the other remedies ever seemed to do (they just kept me from actually puking).

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:46:37 +0000

Thanks @Rachel, that’s some good insight that it can be hard to have when all you want is CEREAL.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:39:13 +0000

Herbs like ginger, fennel, chamomile and peppermint all have a calming effect on the stomach and deliver some nutrients. But to prevent nausea, the key is leveled blood sugar. The reason why so many people think that sugar is their remedy, is that their insulin/blood sugar levels are swinging up and down too high and low. Keep it level by eating appropriate levels of protein (if your’re pregnant, you may feel this is your full time job) and helthy fats. Good nutrition = healthy mom, healthy baby. A pregnancy focused site is: http://www.blueribbonbaby.org/ Or you can safely eat a Primal Blueprint http://www.marksdailyapple.com or Paleo diet for optimal nutrition. WestonAPrice.org is also a good resource. Eat a protein & fat snack before bed to wake up without nausea. Eat something first thing upon waking so that your metabolism doesn’t ramp up before your eat. And, my husband and I recommend first time parents take a Bradley Method of Natural Birth class. One of the best investments we ever made. Take what you need and leave the rest.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:54:17 +0000

Renee, i am having the same issues ill be 7 weeks tomorrow and EVERYTHING seems to make me gag except crackers, but i am soooo sick of eating crackers!!!!!!!!! Im gunna try to go out and get some fresh fruit tomorrow, hoping that will taste good…. i just choaked down an enchilada and almost lost it! ahhhhh

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:30:08 +0000

Help! I’m like 6 weeks pregnant with my 2nd child. NOTHING sounds edible to me. Literally everything makes me gag and want to vomit. Every 2-3 hours I’m battling nausea so I have to eat something or else. Suggestions are most welcome. I haven’t actually gotten sick yet but the gagging will lead to dry heaves if I try to ignore it. Sucking on peppermints does help but only enough to let me eat something. But I’m thinking that the morning sickness is only going to get worse as I go along because I am still so early timewise. With my first I didn’t really have morning sickness at all; I had other issues.

By: Brianna

Brianna — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:09:56 +0000

frozen watermelon! Its all I can eat right now(6 weeks)

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By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:57:57 +0000

Oh @Hanna I’m so sorry. I have no concept of the 8 months of sick. Just sympathy. Blech.

@Elisa, it really started for me around 8 weeks and culminated on the eve of my 14th week (right after my birthday party in fact). I tried so many things and the gum was my salvation. It only failed me once.

And, can we talk about how pregnancy puking is so different from other ways to be sick to you stomach? When you barf “in real life” the last thing you want to do is eat. I actually threw up while waiting for my lunch to heat in the microwave (because I was starving) and didn’t miss a beat in putting the food in my mouth when it was ready. Ick.

By: Lil

Lil — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:57:13 +0000

Second (third, what have you) the Zofran, which I took both times until delivery, at twice the normal dose for a few months in the middle of both pregnancies. My husband, a pharmacist, taught me the principle that letting yourself suffer because you are afraid of medications that have been proven to be very safe is not noble, just sad. Also, frozen canned mandarin oranges and animal crackers, the cheap kind that come in one or two pound bags and have lots of nutmeg in them. I lived on these for months.

By: pamela marie

pamela marie — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:10:47 +0000

i thought preggie pops were awesome until i realized i got the same effect with dum dum pops at a fraction of the cost haha. i also found myself eating constantly (though small portions), ESPECIALLY peanut butter and cottage cheese. sooo relieved once the nausea faded!