Difficulty: Moderately challenging
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
Try not to let yourself get hungry; an empty stomach can increase nausea.
Step2
Keep a supply of Saltine crackers handy. Have some in the morning before you get out of bed to settle your stomach.
Step3
Avoid high-fat foods - especially fried foods - and stay away from spicy and acidic foods.
Step4
Eat foods high in B vitamins, which decrease nausea.
Step5
Add a bit of ginger to your diet in the form of ginger ale, ginger tea or gingersnaps. Or use ginger in your recipes.
Step6
Experiment with natural remedies such as papaya enzyme, vitamin B-6 or acupressure wristbands.
Step7
Drink plenty of water between meals. Try sparkling water with a slice of lemon.
Step8
Take your prenatal vitamins with food. Your nausea will increase if you take them on an empty stomach.
Step9
Avoid taking iron supplements in the first trimester unless you are anemic. Iron can be hard on your stomach.
Step10
Utilize the fleeting moments when you feel OK to eat healthful foods and get a little exercise.
Comments
CCrock said
on 4/3/2008 Papaya enzymes helped me as well as wearing motion sickness wrist bands.
Blackbear said
on 11/12/2007 Good advice! I was sick for 6 months straight for both children. I finally realized that if I ate when I started to feel ill, it almost always went away. I felt like I was constantly eating at times but it was just little things like cookies, crackers, bowls of cereal, sandwiches, and an occasional side of beef. Long story made short, eating does help immensely and I only gained 12 lbs for the first one and 7 for the second.
audracotton said
on 5/9/2007 I have had seven children, and I'm pregnant again. These are some of the things that have worked for me: #1 Ginger (ginger dressing on salad, crystallized ginger, slice of ginger to suck on), water w/lemon, small, and frequent meals (believe it or not, when I eat a little something before I get really nauseaus, it helps). I have also taken phenegran and zofran as a last resort on days when nothing else works, but I hate to do that because it makes me so sleepy. All of my kids are healthy, but how do you know years from now, we won't find out that the drugs somehow harmed them? I don't particularly LIKE ginger, but of all the things I've tried, it works the best. The first time was at a Chinese restaurant called Beni Hana's. I had a salad with ginger dressing that someone else ordered for me, and I felt so good for the first time in a long time. I was sold from then on.
Anonymous said
on 8/16/2006 I took a medication called Diclectin, which helped noticeably. Also Gravol helped me to sleep at night and is safe to take in pregnancy (category B).
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 One thing I found that subsided the sick feeling is strong mints, like an Altoid or Clorets gum.