Calling all people who have been pregnant...
Posted by Anonymous on Jan 16, 2009 · Member since Dec 1969 · 11789 posts
A co-worker of mine isn't far along in her first pregnancy, but she's had some pretty crap-ola morning sickness. I want to get her a few things that might make her feel better. Any suggestions of teas, foods, other products to help ease the nausea?
Thanks a bunch!
I just want to say that I like how you said "calling all PEOPLE who have been pregnant." ;D I think CK needs to add some tips.
This is totally why I popped in here!
I had HORRIBLE nausea for months 2-5, (seriously like needing IV's to rehydrate me kind..) Sadly nothing totally helped, oddly the only food I could sometimes eat was salty pumpkin seeds, (I would eat like 1/minute the whole day,0 and lots of gingerale....Everyone kept pushing ginger-everything on me, and i was in Kauai so it was plentiful....but only fake-soda-like gingerale would do...probably because it was milder.....also I would carry around a clean wash cloth to hold over my face because everything smelled so horrible!!! I couldn't even bear to open the fridge w/out gagging.....So yeah, prayers, pumpkin seeds, and gingerale are my best bets! And if she can find something she CAN stomach, Go for it! Leave thinking about balanced meals until later, my docs always said that as long as I was hydrated in the beginning baby was doin' alright...Oh and obviouslyNEVER take a pre-natal on an empty stomach unless you want to feel sicker than you've ever felt in your life!!!(including the morning after your 21st bday.....ya feel me?!!!!)
I am pregnant, 8 months. My first trimester was terrible because I felt sick all day long. Bundaberg Ginger Beer got me through the day. That's what we call it in New Zealand. It's like ginger ale but natural and spicier. I also nibbled at rice crackers off and on throughout the day. Your friend may not realize it, but eating actually helps with the nausea. Eating anything she feels like. She needs to eat before she gets hungry. Being hungry makes you feel even sicker. I would get up and eat breakfast as soon as i got out of bed, otherwise I would just feel sicker and sicker. I also really recommend the book The Morning Sickness Companion. Good luck all you pregnant women out there. It's a tough job! (I'm already considering adoption for my second.)
Nibbling on fresh fruit all morning really helped my nausea - esp. grapes and strawberries (baby loves both of those things now!)
I had a Spirutein shake every day to keep my nutrition up and compensate for a funky appetite (vegan all but bee pollen)
Smoothies made from frozen bananas & strawberries or frozen applesauce were a big help - blended with soymilk and sweetener till milkshake-like (I found cold helpful)
At dinnertime, grilled eggplant was easy to eat (baby loves that now, too!)
Chocolate soymilk was good, too.
I guess everyone is different on this stuff - but that's what I found helpful.
grilled eggplant was easy to eat (baby loves that now, too!)
Wow... just, wow. Had I even suggested that to my wife during either pregnancy, she would still be throwing up today.
You nailed it... it's different for everyone.
grilled eggplant was easy to eat (baby loves that now, too!)
Wow... just, wow. Had I even suggested that to my wife during either pregnancy, she would still be throwing up today.
You nailed it... it's different for everyone.
LOL!! This reminds me of when my boyfriend brought in some greens from the garden, still with some dirt on them and everything. He was like, "here I'll make you a salad" and the greens totally smelled like a big huge garbage truck dirt bomb... I had to literally throw them outside and lay on the bathroom floor. the thought of that STILL makes me want to vomit right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haven't been preggers for a LONG while, but remember well the constant companionship of that damn nausea... ginger tea was the only thing that helped me; & not 'tea' meaning tea leaves with ginger flavoring-- peel a bit of ginger root, slice off 2 or 3 1/8" slices, and pour boiling water over it in a coffee cup, then let it sit covered for a few minutes. Don't put anything else in it, like sugar or anything... even lemon had a bad effect, on me... but the ginger seemed to help.
never been pregnant (hopefully one day) but they could try this:
http://www.youtube.com/v/HjeXvODDRZs&hl=en_US&fs=1&
I agree though that a lot of ladies are offended by strong smells when pregnant, so I dunno. To each their own.
Ginger ale with some of the fizz gone was my saving grace.
Ginger tea, Just steep a chunk or two of ginger in hot water, add a little honey (or sweetner of choice) if desired. I hated that part of pregnancy...
I don't think there is any cure out there for morning sickness, if you come up with one, you would be a zillionare!
I lost 6 lbs and lived off of crackers and Sprite my first trimester. I couldn't even keep fruit down. Ohh, it was aweful.
I feel for her, been there. It DOES pass, it just is hell until it does.
eta: ginger did nothing for me to help, but everyone is different.
Never been pregnant, but I took prenatal vitamins for the iron at one point (for donation purposes; where I was, the only vegan iron supplement (or supplement period) was the vegan prenatal thing, haha). I felt crazy nauseous after I took it in the morning, so as others said, it's best taken at night.
The thought of the taste of those B vitamins still makes me feel nauseous :X
Never been pregnant, but I took prenatal vitamins for the iron at one point (for donation purposes; where I was, the only vegan iron supplement (or supplement period) was the vegan prenatal thing, haha). I felt crazy nauseous after I took it in the morning, so as others said, it's best taken at night.
The thought of the taste of those B vitamins still makes me feel nauseous :X
I used to take prenatel vitamins, I had the same thing happen to me!
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