Nausea? Don’t Sweat It.

By Anna Snyder | September 23, 2009

Okay, so you are pregnant. One of the draw backs or symptoms is nausea and vomiting. Well this is not so fun, it is one of the things that comes with pregnancy (unless you are one of the lucky ones).

Nope, I was not lucky at all when it came to nausea and vomiting, instead, I had it the worst ever! I was sick day and night, throughout my entire pregnancy, up until I delivered. Yuck!

So a decision has to be made when you have your morning sickness (or all day sickness like me) to take the medication root or to grin and bear it. There is a lot of things out there that you can do to help yourself through this.

One of the things that I always did was eat tums like they were candy. Yes, they are packed with calcium, but your body will only use what it needs, and the rest will just be flushed out. Tums were especially helpful with nausea, and their chalkiness was even more helpful (as yucky as that sounds). You could also drink peppermint tea, and you do have the option of purchasing that caffeine free.

If you want to go the herbal route, check with your doctor first. Ginger is a fabulous herb that has soothing effects on an upset tummy. But, if you don’t want to take a herb but still want the ginger effects, something very tasty would be ginger snaps. You can buy that in a grocery store. I used to keep a box in my car.

Salted or unsalted crackers is another nausea remedy. I used to keep a package right by my bedside, just in case I needed them. I also kept a package in my car, and peppermint tums in my purse.

Although all these lovely natural things worked for me with both of my pregnancies with my sons, when I was expecting my daughter, things just got a little worse. With all of my pregnancies I always had one thing that would set me off the most, but with her, it seemed like everything was not allowed in my tummy. Since I was loosing weight so quickly, my doctor prescribed me Diclectin. It is a pregnancy safe drug (if you look at it, there is a picture of a pregnant mommy on it) and that was the only way that I could actually keep anything down. Every pregnancy is different, and doctors usually take them case by case.

With both my sons I was prescribed Diclectin as well, but I was determined not to use it in fear of anything that would disrupt my pregnancy or my baby. Although my fears were common, I know now that I should have done the research and calmed my fears. So when it came to my health and the health of my unborn baby (my daughter) I realized that I had no choice but to take Diclectin. I did the research and I did take the medication. My daughter is healthy and happy and to think that I could have lost her is now put behind me. Thank goodness for research!

Anna Snyder is a young mother of 3 with a zest for life. She loves everything about pregnancy and maternity and is constantly striving to learn more. She has a large maternity swimwear section, so check out her site for Beautiful Swimwear For Beautiful Women

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