Does an Early End to Morning Sickness Signal a Miscarriage?
Miscarriage is a scary thought when you're expecting a baby. Especially during the early weeks when everything is new and exciting and the embryo/fetus's organs develop. Every twinge becomes a good or bad sign to the mother. Morning sickness, although uncomfortable, is a tell-tale sign you are pregnant. What happens, however, when morning sickness ends suddenly early? Does that mean you had a miscarriage? This article will help answer that question.
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Facts
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Morning sickness is caused by a surge of hormones in the body early in pregnancy. The two most commonly known hormones are progesterone and estrogen. Neurobiologist Paul Sherman says that studies show that women with morning sickness have less chance of miscarrying.
Time Frame
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Morning sickness generally occurs between 6 weeks and 13 weeks of pregnancy. Of course there is some variation from women to women, but the first trimester is when nausea is most common.
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Misconceptions
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Many women think the more severe the morning sickness, the more pregnancy hormones are in the body. That isn't necessarily true. According to Discover Magazine, there is no more progesterone or estrogen in women experiencing morning sickness than those without it. It's simply a different way in which those women react to the hormones.
Significance
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Logic tells us since pregnancy hormones cause morning sickness, a sudden and early exit of that nausea might mean there is a decrease in progesterone and estrogen. Some pregnant women think that means they will have a miscarriage. While the sudden decrease in pregnancy related symptoms, like nausea, is a sign of miscarriage, it does not always mean something is wrong. Everyone's pregnancy is different and no one follows the same exact time line. Talking to your doctor and perhaps having an ultrasound can do wonders for the nerves.
Expert Insight
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A study conducted by neurobiologist Paul Sherman and Cornell graduate student Samuel Flaxman indicates that evolution and the ability to survive has a lot to do with morning sickness. Often times, nauseous pregnant women have certain food aversions. The most common aversions are to foods like eggs, meat and fish. These foods are the most likely to affect a growing embryo or fetus through harmful microorganisms and bacteria. The food aversions keep the women away from the danger.
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