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Morning sickness is something that over 50% of
pregnant woman experience. Morning sickness refers
to the nauseated feeling you can experience whilst
being pregnant. Morning sickness can be, but is not
always, accompanied with vomited. The nausea is
often a result of increased hormone production in
your body and many health care providers think
morning sickness is a good sign because it means the
placenta is developing well.
Fortunately, morning sickness is not harmful to you
or your baby, but if you experience excessive
vomiting and cannot manage to keep your food down,
you may have hyperemesis gravidarum. (Hypermesis
gravidarum is a condition characterized by severe
nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and sometimes
electrolyte disturbance)
Nausea and vomiting are usually the first sign of
pregnancy and will begin around the 6th
to 7th week of pregnancy. Nausea is
commonly associated with morning sickness and can
occur any time of the day, and for most women it
seems to stop at the 12th week of
pregnancy.
Here is a list of helpful do’s and don’ts when
attempting to avoid morning sickness. Eating small
meals often, drink small amounts of fluids during
the day to avoid dehydration, drink fluids ˝ hour
before or after a meal, get plenty of rest, avoid
warm places, exercise, eat salty potato chips, eat
what you want when you want and try sniffing lemon
or ginger as they have been found to relieve nausea.
Do not lie down after eating do not skip meals, do
not cook or eat spicy food and do not let this
condition go untreated.
If at any time your nausea causes extreme vomiting
or you suspect that you may have hyperemesis
gravidarum please consult your doctor or healthcare
professional as soon as possible.
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