• Skip to content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Shop ModernMom
  • Become An Insider

ModernMom

The premiere destination for moms

  • Parenting
    • Pregnancy
    • Baby
    • Kids
    • Tweens and Teens
    • ModernMom Monday Videos
  • Cooking
  • Living Healthy
    • Breast Cancer
    • Health & Fitness
    • Body after Baby
    • Beauty
    • Relationships
    • Love
  • Lifestyle
    • Crafts
    • At Home
    • Education
    • Travel
    • Pets
    • Decorate
    • Money
    • Brooke Burke
  • Celebrate
    • Holidays
      • Easter
      • Valentine’s Day
      • New Year’s
      • Christmas
      • Hanukah
      • Halloween
      • Thanksgiving
    • Birthdays
    • Parties
  • Must Have
  • Contests
  • Entertainment

What to Do About Nausea During Pregnancy?

June 24, 2015 by ModernMom Staff Leave a Comment

Growing a baby isn’t easy. Mixed with the excitement of impending motherhood, you may notice various discomforts caused by your changing hormones and expanding uterus. A common symptom of pregnancy, nausea can cause you to make frequent visits to the restroom. Known as morning sickness, nausea during pregnancy can occur anytime of the day. Although this symptom usually disappears as your pregnancy progresses, it can cause considerable distress. Understanding what causes your nausea can help you take steps to minimize and reduce your discomfort.

Pregnancy Changes

Although the exact cause of morning sickness remains a mystery, the American College of Nurse-Midwives advises that changing hormones may cause you to feel ill. Not all women experience morning sickness, but if your mother had this symptom, you can expect to experience it also. You may also suffer from morning sickness during your pregnancy if you have a history of motion sickness or stomach problems. Your morning sickness may range in intensity from slight nausea to repeated bouts of vomiting.

Triggers

Certain foods and smells can trigger the feeling of a stomach on the verge of losing its contents. Common triggers include the smell of fried foods and perfumes. Heat can make you feel slightly ill when you are pregnant, as well as being in a stuffy room. Brushing your teeth or smelling certain foods may cause you to gag. Even though these things may not have bothered you before, you may notice they cause your stomach to flip over.

Watch Your Diet

Bland foods may help settle your stomach, while spicy, greasy foods can cause nausea. Eat small meals that contain carbohydrates. Avoid smelly foods and heavy meals with high levels of fat. Some women enjoy sucking on a lemon slice or a piece of lemon drop candy when they start feeling ill.

Remedies

You may find that nibbling on soda crackers helps settle your stomach. Keep a few by your bed and eat them before rising. Allow yourself to get plenty of rest, especially during bouts of nausea. Have someone else prepare meals for you if food smells make you sick. Wait at least an hour after eating before lying down.

Another remedy for morning sickness is ReliefBand®  a drug-free and FDA cleared wearable device that can alleviate nausea in a matter of minutes. It looks like a watch but when you are feeling ill, you push a button and you feel a small pulse and then soon, relief. And the best part is there are no side effects.

Precautions

Even though many women experience morning sickness, your illness may require a visit to your doctor. See your doctor if you vomit after every meal or several times during the course of the day. Nausea with abdominal pain, fever and difficulty urinating may indicate the presence of an underlying condition. Although rare, repeated vomiting, especially if you are unable to keep down liquids, can cause health problems.

Photo Credit

  • pancia image by CORRADO RIVA from Fotolia.com

Comments

comments

Filed Under: Pregnancy

About ModernMom Staff

Reader Interactions

Primary Sidebar

Tell a friend

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Search

ModernMom Boutique

ModernMom TV

Featured

How to Save Your Kid from Drowning

The lifeguard moving quickly past Lindsey’s chair seemed to … [Read More...] about How to Save Your Kid from Drowning

Must Have

winter

Pre-Holiday Must-Haves

"It's beginning to look  a lot like Christmas..." The … [Read More...] about Pre-Holiday Must-Haves

Did you know?

Repair Scratches in Glass Tabletops

How to Repair Scratches in Glass Tabletops

Bake Frozen and Pre-Breaded Chicken

How to Bake Frozen and Pre-Breaded Chicken

toddler hair growth

Toddler Hair Growth

tricks to get pen stains out of light clothes

Tricks to Get Pen Stains Out of Light Clothes

Functions of Flour in Baking

What Are the Functions of Flour in Baking?

What Happens When You Mix Lemon Juice With Baking Soda?

What Happens When You Mix Lemon Juice With Baking Soda?

Symptoms of Pregnancy If HCG Injection Is Taken

Footer

  • About Us
  • Contact ModernMom
  • Advertise With Us
  • Press
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contributors

Copyright © 2021 Modern Mom. All Rights Reserved.

Reproduction of any portion of this website only at the express permission of Mom, Inc.

The information provided on ModernMom is for educational use only. It should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.