How to cope with morning sickness

How to cope with morning sickness

About 70% of mothers suffer from pregnancy sickness and most babies are absolutely fine.

It’s horrible feeling sick, but try these tips to help you cope:

  • Hunger can make it worse – nibbling small amounts of food often can make you feel better, and resting before you eat may help keep food down.
  • If cooking makes you feel sick, try eating salads or fruit for a while. If you cannot face food, stick to nutritious liquids. As long as you’re keeping fluids down you’re probably ok – your body has stores of most essential nutrients to draw on.
  • Eat a plain biscuit or piece of toast before you get out of bed, and get up slowly.
  • Ginger helps some women; try ginger biscuits, tea or cake.
  • Sucking peppermints, or eating peppermint flavoured chocolate or drinking peppermint tea may help.
  • Try acupressure bands (first developed to help with seasickness). You can find them at chemists and health food shops.

Hyperemesis gravidarum
This is an unusual form of pregnancy sickness which can cause dehydration as a result of excessive vomiting. See your doctor or midwife if you are being sick several times a day for more than three days.

Comments

hyperemesis gravidarum

Submitted by lesley324 on Mon, 12/09/2011 - 09:53.

Don't listen to the doctors who tell you there is nothing they can do to help. I suffered with both my children so did my mother and sister. There are anti-sickness drugs you can take (cyclazine,prob spelt wrong but that's how it sounds) I got no help with my 1st just threats of putting me in hospital, but I was older with my 2nd and went to town on the doctors, and after being patronised by male doctors and being told to eat ginger biscuits I eventually got the drug I needed. It was no miracle drug but at least I wasn't been sick 24/7 and could keep food down and look after my daughter. I'm currently 7wks 5 days pregnant with my 3rd and have already been and discussed my condition with my doctor although mine doesn't start until 11-13 wks and he his fully supportive and will give me what I need. Please, please do not take no for an answer you are entitled to enjoy your pregnancy like most other woman. I hope this info helps some of you. Take care all my fellow sufferers and tell the doctors what you want!!

i am 7+5 and feeling so

Submitted by suzannebaby on Sun, 11/09/2011 - 09:09.

i am 7+5 and feeling so sick,not being sick thankfully but have come close,,im finding i cant eat what im meant to as it all makes me feel sick.i have a 3 year old which im just about looking after really just hope it ends soon x

im 6 wks pregnant with my 4th

Submitted by chezbabybump4 on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 16:17.

im 6 wks pregnant with my 4th baby and im soo scared im going to suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum again as iv has it with my other 3, im worried how i will look after my 19mth old, i was hospitalized countless times in my other pregnancys and im just praying this time will be different with little hope, my partner is on the verge of giving up his job to look after me and the kids but i know we will struggle with money, has anyone else suffered this and then not had it in another pregnancy??

I'm nearly 8 weeks an feeling

Submitted by xsazxtillyx on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 12:37.

I'm nearly 8 weeks an feeling sick all the time the smell an thought of food makes me feel sick. this is my second pregnancy and had sickness all the way through 24/7 with the last one. really don't want this one to be the same. someone please help with some ideas.

I'm 7 weeks pregnant with my

Submitted by alexmumsy on Fri, 02/09/2011 - 14:08.

I'm 7 weeks pregnant with my second baby and feeling so very, very sick. I had hyperemesis with my first pregnancy and I'm scared about it happening again. How will I be able to look after my three year old??? I was hospitalised before and I have no support as all my family members work full-time. I can't afford a childdminder. I really hope this sickness goes away, but it runs in my family for the whole pregnancy, and I have little hope it will disappear. Help!

I'm now nearly 14 weeks

Submitted by RebeccaRandall on Thu, 25/08/2011 - 22:12.

I'm now nearly 14 weeks pregnant and still having bad morning sickness. I find it hard to stay on my feet for longer than 5 minutes which makes cooking food impossible and I'm even waking up in the night and being sick. Beginning to give up hope on it ending soon..feel like I can't eat the right food to help my baby which upsets me everyday.

I am 10 weeks pregnant with

Submitted by secondbby on Thu, 28/07/2011 - 13:13.

I am 10 weeks pregnant with my second child and am finding the morning sickness should be renamed to just sickness. I am feeling sick constantly and am finding that I am even getting up in the middle of the night being sick.
I never had any of these symptoms in my previous pregnancy and am finding that the sickness is exhausting and draining me completely. Just doing basic tasks is unbearable. I want to sleep all the time and am finding it a constant battle to keep different foods and drinks down. I have tried suggestions on here to reduce sickness can anyone help? I am really needing some advice.

I am 9 weeks gone with my

Submitted by beckylouise2011 on Fri, 22/07/2011 - 15:26.

I am 9 weeks gone with my second child and the sickness and nausea is awfull ive got a 2 year old and can just about manage his needs its that bad, alls i want to do is lye down i havnt left my house in 10 days ive never felt like this in my life its really getting me down but all worth it in the end i just hope it goes by 12,14 week im excited for then

i am sufferign

Submitted by kellymcardle on Sat, 02/07/2011 - 19:53.

nausea 24/7 its really exhausting i need some help with some remedy!! I am 6 weeks preg and have been suffering since conceiving, i am pregnant with baby number 3 and have had this with the previous two children now 4 and 12, but this is worse than ever!! Oh well its all part of being a pregnant yummy mummy i suppose, but nice to share my thoughts with those that understand as my fiance just tells me to stop whinging lol!! Typical male xxx

nausea

Submitted by alws10 on Wed, 29/06/2011 - 10:43.

Hi, this is my first baby & I am 7 weeks pregnant. I stupidly got on the scales this morning & have already put on 4lbs!!!!! I know too much. I used to have carbs at breakfast & then very little carbs throughout the rest of the day as I have IBS & that was the easiest way for my digestion. Now I am eating toast, crumpets, ginger biscuits etc and grazing on them all day as these are the only things that ease my nausea. Oh how things change.
I really didn't expect this much change this early!

This is my 2nd pregnancy I

Submitted by stephanierachel on Wed, 15/06/2011 - 12:11.

This is my 2nd pregnancy I have a little boy who is 2 and half. I had hyperemesis with my son from 9 weeks until 19 weeks it was the worst time of my life i couldn't keep anything down and was in and out of hospital for 4 and half months on drips the lot. I am now 8 weeks pregnant and so concerned im going to get to 9 weeks and its going to start all over again. I have been takeing anti sickness tablets from my doctor 3 times a day I feel sick all day everyday which is getting me really down but i have only been sick 3 times. I can only eat dry bread, biscuits sugary tea I just dont want to go through wat i went through with my son ill try anything!

Wristbands

Submitted by comtecgirl on Tue, 14/06/2011 - 21:27.

I'm 8 weeks and bought the wristbands yesterday after a particularly awful week of nausea and have found after wearing them all day, night and day today that they do not work for me, which is very disappointing! All I have found that helps is constant grazing and lots of water and orange juice. Also sleeping whenever possible. x

6 weeks today and feeling

Submitted by msrachfoo on Wed, 08/06/2011 - 11:05.
6 weeks today and feeling sick almost all th time, but not being sick ! thank goodness!! got 2 daughters aged 6 and 7 xx

I'm 7 weeks pregnant and this

Submitted by nadiasule10 on Tue, 07/06/2011 - 13:05.
I'm 7 weeks pregnant and this is my 3rd one. my morning sickness started when i was 5 weeks, it is that bad that i forget to attend to my two lil girls, thanx to my partner he is doing a brilliant job with them. have tried tried everything but doesn't seem to work, keeping my fingers crossed it will be gone when i'm 15 weeks gone.

i'm 7 weeks and 5 days

Submitted by jadethal on Fri, 03/06/2011 - 08:06.
i'm 7 weeks and 5 days pregnant and my morning sickness is a killer! i tried ginger biscuits and sipping water with it but that only worked for the first day and now, it's useless! so i invested in some travel sickness bands, that were actually rather expensive! and they have worked an absolute TREAT! I wear them all day and all night, but take them off for a while in the evening. They really do work amazingly well and I would reccomend them to anyone suffereing from constant nausia

I'm 8 weeks on my second

Submitted by EstaRose87 on Wed, 25/05/2011 - 14:52.
I'm 8 weeks on my second pregnancy, last time I was very sick every day. This time I have constant nausea, even through the night. (it subsided for a few days but came back). I've tried pressure bands, peppermint tea, ginger biscuits, lemon tea, crackers, mints, dry toast, milk (worked last time) but it's always there. Im off food but forcing myself to eat things that don't even help. Anything more effective I can try / take? I can barely look after my little one, forget the house and my part time work :( Can't wait for it to go x

I am 8 weeks pregnanat. My

Submitted by bibin1983 on Sat, 21/05/2011 - 09:14.
I am 8 weeks pregnanat. My morning sickness started form week 7. It's a horrible feeling and feels like everything is spinning around me!! However gingernut biscuits have really helped with a sip of water. Also you must eat alittle and often to avoid being hungry as this makes it worse! Try to avoid smells and foods that make you feel sick. I am going to get the wrist band today after reading the comments, I really hope it works for me. Just remember it will get better...roll on 12 weeks!!

morning sickness

Submitted by Emma231182 on Tue, 17/05/2011 - 11:39.
i'm 6 wks 4 days pregnant today, and i've had my first bout of sickness this morning. i'm worried because with my 1st pregnancy i suffered with hyperemesis from wk 7 until i was induced at 36 weeks and was in hospital 10 times, trying not to think too much about it and move forward because this time i've got bubble to deal with too. gotta be positive, otherwise i'll make myself feel worse.

This is my 4th pregnancy and

Submitted by aminahZM on Tue, 12/04/2011 - 00:56.
This is my 4th pregnancy and i'm 6 weeks now and have awful morning sickness, i had to be admitted to hospital the last 3 pregnancies because i had hyperemesis was awful vomitting up 2 ten times a day and lost 2 stone =( the only thing that helped me was valoids that the hospital gave me just hope i dont get it this time round but reallly think i will.=(

Hi im 9 weeks pregnant and

Submitted by littleone4me on Fri, 08/04/2011 - 19:48.
Hi im 9 weeks pregnant and still suffering from sickness. I feel really miserable. reading your posts have made me feel like im not the only one. i think i will try them bands, will pop out tomorrow get it.

morning sickness

Submitted by teacake11 on Wed, 06/04/2011 - 11:22.
hi im 8 weeks and have had morning sickness from 4 weeks! every day all day iv had it bad :( last week i had to go to hospital cause i was getting so weak.... i came home and my husband got me them bands, they still make me feel sick and i still do be sick, but not as often now and im happy to say im eating again when using them... iv got a taste of metal in my mouth and had this from the start too and this was also putting me off food, but now i drink loads of water all day and when i eat and this also helps with my eating too

morning sickness

Submitted by Valdaz on Sun, 03/04/2011 - 17:12.
hi im new 2 this site.the mornin sickness has just kicked in this week (7wks) and all i can say is that while its tuff it means the baby is ok.i miscarried just over a year ago at 12wks so im just thankful (and also panicking everyday) im trying to drink plenty and small meals often is helping.keep som Rich Tea or Gingernuts handy as i find the nausea gets worse when hungry

Help

Submitted by neomilouise on Mon, 28/03/2011 - 19:34.
This is my 2nd pregnancy im around 7-8 weeks. Im getting really bad morning sickness (all day sickness actually) at first it was just normal sickness and was bearable but now i cant keep any food down at all everything i eat feels like its stuck in my throat and comes up 20 minutes later. Ive tried travel sickness bands they havnt worked, ginger biscutes havnt worked. im currently trying arrowroot biscutes and i bought some fresh ginger earlier today as advised by the herbel shop ( fresh ginger peeled & cut up boiled in water with 1 tablespoon of sugar and drank when a little cool) I also waiting for Preggie Pops to arrive which ive ordered online im just really worried that im going to have this all the way through my pregnancy as i was the same with my son (sickness all day everyday throughout the full pregnancy) and i feel like i cant go through it again. if anyone else has any morning sickness tips pleasee could you post as i will try anything. Thank you

Hi i'm 7wks and for the last

Submitted by valallen25 on Wed, 23/03/2011 - 07:43.
Hi i'm 7wks and for the last week i have been wearing the travel sickness bands mentioned above and they do work, i have lost the sick feeling and can eat normally again. I recommend these to anyone. I bought them from my local boots chemist. Good luck to everyone xx

this is my 4th pregnancy and

Submitted by sabandivans on Mon, 28/02/2011 - 14:58.
this is my 4th pregnancy and the morning sickness is awful i feel ill and all i want to do is sleep i am now 7 weeks

This is my first pregnancy I

Submitted by LauraLee1024 on Fri, 25/02/2011 - 09:59.
This is my first pregnancy I am 14 weeks and feel like the morning sickness is never going to end :( I have been to hospital a few times because I couldnt keep even water down. Does anyone know when the nasuea stops ...please don't say 9 months!

this is my second pregnancy,

Submitted by bex0911 on Wed, 23/02/2011 - 10:27.
this is my second pregnancy, and i really dont remember what i felt with the first. I seem to have similar symptoms to candice255 - nausea without the sickness and have had some light bleeding. my partner is adding to my stress as he is panicking about it, even though myself and the doctor has assured him everything is normal. Roll on four months then eh?...

sickness

Submitted by liveseyfamily on Sun, 20/02/2011 - 18:49.
hi im 8 weeks pregnant and im really struggling! all i want to do is get rid of this feeling i can barely function in a day let alone look after my 3 year old! in real need of support as even thought this mornrng about not carrying on! real help needed

Hi all! I am on my 3rd

Submitted by Pebblesg05 on Mon, 14/02/2011 - 13:10.
Hi all! I am on my 3rd pregnancy and I am 7weeks pregnsnt. Like all of you morning sickness is getting a real pain! Having 2 young boys my morning routine is hectic, I know this pays a big factor in my nausea. I cannot think of anything that makes the sickness subside but fortunately but 4pm it has died down alot! I am going to buy a wristband today that helps with sea sickness as I hear this helps! Will post if I get any joy!

Morning Sickness

Submitted by frankie74 on Sat, 12/02/2011 - 17:18.
Hi Ladies, This is my second pregance and at 7 weeks pregneant I feel sick all day long and even wake up in the night feeling sick, (Have taken to keeping a banana by my bed, which I can now peel and take a bite out of with my eyes shut!) It does make me feel so much better to know I am not on my own with this, your posts have cheered me up no end! xxx

don't worry girls

Submitted by candice255 on Mon, 07/02/2011 - 02:39.
this is my 3rd pregnancy also and i'm 7 to 8 weeks and as most other's i'm sick all day i feel so ill all the time but i'm not being sick i wish i was then it would go away for a while hopefully it will stop soon but i'm having light bleeding and that's also common but worrying with makes me stress and then makes me feel even more sick but don't worry girls it normally stops about 4 months so fingers crossed..

Sickness

Submitted by BOGGY1 on Wed, 02/02/2011 - 16:23.
I am 9 weeks pregnant and I have had sickness from 5 weeks, it is really getting me down. Every smell is making me feel sick. My stomach aches because Im hungry then my stomach aches after eating I just can't win. I can't stop cleaning my kitchen because the smell is horrific! I don't like the taste of ginger which is recommended for sickness. Does anybody know if it is ok to take ginger supplements? x

Hi everyone, I'm just at the

Submitted by emmafi on Tue, 25/01/2011 - 22:29.
Hi everyone, I'm just at the beginning of my second pregnancy and feeling even more ill than I did the first time (didn't think it was possible to feel any worse!), but I've found something that I think might be helping, and I thought it was worth sharing it with you all. It's a CD called morning well (http://www.morningwell.co.uk/). I was sceptical at first, but hey, when you're running out of meetings to be sick all day long you'll try anything! I've only been using it for 2 days, but already I'm getting some easing of the nausea when I turn on the CD, so I'm hopeful that it might stop it altogether in a few more days. Fingers crossed! Good luck to you all. xxx

hi this is my 3rd pregnancy

Submitted by ebbyali on Tue, 25/01/2011 - 20:46.
hi this is my 3rd pregnancy and my morning sickness has been really bad his time ive found that salt tablets help also pregesterone cream from the health food shop helps and drinking freshly squeezed orange juice settles the sickness hope it helps x

sickness

Submitted by DRAGONX2RED on Sun, 23/01/2011 - 20:51.
hiya, this is my third pregnancy. i was sick with both my girls, my 2nd, all the way through to labour. that was 9 years ago now and i had forgotten how bad it was. i am only 7 weeks and i have been sick now for 3 weeks. i really want to enjoy this pregnancy but i feel sick all day long. every day is the same. i spend the day either being sick or asleep. i cant keep down what i do eat, which aint very much as most things turn my stomach. im just hoping that it will get better soon. there is some comfort in knowing that i am not alone in this!

hiya everyone im on my third

Submitted by jammy4doughnut on Wed, 19/01/2011 - 18:19.
hiya everyone im on my third pregnancy with my first 2 i had no sickness wot so ever now i have it morning to night i feel sick but havent been sick its the most horriblest thing ive ever gone though. im always hungry all the time with this baby. if i dnt eat then i feel sick and even if i eat i feel sick i cnt win i just wont the sickness to go away. myself and my partner reckon as i had to boys and didnt feel sick maybe its a girl this time round lol

allday sickness

Submitted by sarahanddan2011 on Sat, 15/01/2011 - 19:02.
hi everyone this is my 1st pregnancy and im 7 weeks pregnant.i have never felt so sick in all my life, i am sick morning 2 night, i cant keep anything down. i cant even open the fridge without being sick.i hope it gets better, an im glad im not the only1 who is experiencing this. as this is my first pregnancy i didnt no what to expect.

hey everyone! im 8 weeks

Submitted by joshua311202 on Fri, 14/01/2011 - 14:38.
hey everyone! im 8 weeks pregnant and its my 2nd child. i have never felt so ill in my life im constantly being sick, i cant look or smell food without heaving. really hope this sickness will end so i can enjoy the pregnancy.

mornining sickness

Submitted by emz191183 on Thu, 13/01/2011 - 21:06.
i am on my 3rd pregnancy and with my 1st i had no sickness at all. then my second it was in the evenings very bad. and with this baby im really hungery all the time . if i dont eat i feel sick and if i do eat enough to stop the hunger i feel sick like ive over eaten. i cant win HELP.

i am 7 weeks pregnant and

Submitted by cara1991 on Thu, 13/01/2011 - 19:13.
i am 7 weeks pregnant and morning sickness seriously isn't the word. I feel sick 24/7 I guess my hours at work arent helping but i cant afford to stop working. I hope the sickness feeling subsides soon. This is my first baby and apart from the sickness i am really excited !!!!

Hi ladies, I am 8 weeks and

Submitted by gemsybobs on Sun, 02/01/2011 - 17:40.
Hi ladies, I am 8 weeks and this is my second go at it. Im feeling continuously sick, cant stop burping lol and now just started being sick on the morning. When I had my first I couldnt stop being sick for a while and even went shopping puking all over people, nice I know, not made an appointment with midwife yet but looking forward to it. This is my boyfriends first!! xx

this is my third pregnancy

Submitted by joboxx on Sun, 02/01/2011 - 02:53.
this is my third pregnancy and the sickness seems to get worse the more i have (or older i get) my youngest has just turned one and it is so hard looking after her feeling like this. i have noticed having little bits of food through out the day really helps even tho i dont want to eat and i am cleaning so much coz the smells in my house make me sick lol. really need to feel better soon

wow morning sickness should

Submitted by zoemumamia on Wed, 29/12/2010 - 22:50.
wow morning sickness should defo be renamed all day sickness its horrid...im 7 weeks pregnant with my 3rd baby....ive got a boy and a girl and had no sickness or nausea at all in both my other pregnancys so why now with the 3rd its driving me mad and abit dizzy sometimes lol....so the myth that if its a boy no sickness and girl sickness is a total myth cause i had nothing both times and now woooow its defo making up for it......its the constant nausea that awful im hopeing when i reach 12 weeks it magically disappears lol...if any body has ant tips on how to help please let me no :-)

Hi, this is my second

Submitted by Tiff23gittins on Wed, 29/12/2010 - 21:41.
Hi, this is my second pregnancy and I am nearly 7 weeks. Siince boxing day have been feeling so sick and basicly so tired all I want to do is sleep, thinking and the smell of food makes it worse. Have only been sick once this Mornng so hoping was a one off but hate feeling like this, I am very active usally and exercise regularly but cant bare the thought of going out some days. Had none of this with my Daughter so just assumed would be the same, I felt great. Dont wanna moan but its hard the early stage, just feel for women who have fullblown sickness for months.

hi everyone. im 8 weeks

Submitted by Chrisanne2010 on Thu, 23/12/2010 - 18:45.
hi everyone. im 8 weeks pregnant. this is my third pregnancy and i feel terible. sickness cant keep much down. its so bad i sometimes wish i was not pregnant, or wish i was further along. im fed up of being sick and its getting to a point that the sickness gives away my secret, so im also trying to avoid company, which is hard at christmas time. looking forward to the sickness, nausea and uncomfortable feeling to end.

HI all, this is my first time

Submitted by sarmum2be on Wed, 22/12/2010 - 14:03.
HI all, this is my first time writing on here...but have been feeling so dreadful , i came to find some tips and just wanted to say that im glad im not the only one!! Jodie i completly know where you are coming from. I am 8 weeks pregnant with first baby and have been throwing up for the past 2 weeks, as soon as i get up and again in the evening, and i have even been waking at 4am some mornings to be sick.. then when i am not throwing up i continually feel nauseas. I spoke to my mum n two sisters and none of them suffered like this. I HATE it, I dont know how people have more than one if this is what they have to go through! I've even had time off work because I cant stomach talking to public! Its dreadful and it feels like it is never going to get better =( BUT how weird is this..the only thing I can stomach is potatoes, either mashed, boiled, roasted, or chips!!lol!! xx

this is my 2nd pregnancy and

Submitted by jodiemorgan83 on Mon, 20/12/2010 - 15:56.
this is my 2nd pregnancy and im 8weeks....ive been sick and felt sick for 6weeks now! i had no morning sickness at all with my daughter so i wasnt expecting it this time.....more fool me! nothing is making me feel any better. the smell taste and even the sight of food is making me sick....i have it from the minute i wake up to the minute i get into bed and sometimes even in the middle of the night! its horrible!

I have been so sick, i'm 16

Submitted by danigirl20 on Thu, 16/12/2010 - 13:53.
I have been so sick, i'm 16 weeks (first pregnancy) and although it eased off last week, it's raised it's ugly head again. Everyone told me i should feel better by now!!! The only thing i can keep down is cheese sandwiches... i hope it gets better before xmas, wanna enjoy my lunch!

i know the feeling ladies .

Submitted by kellybaddams on Wed, 15/12/2010 - 18:39.
i know the feeling ladies . This is my second preganacy and im 6 weeks gone now , i have been sick for 2 weeks , allday everyday contantly. My first pregnancy was the same from 4weeks - 28weeks . Im dreading the next few months cause i know this sickness will not get any better for me , its so horrible. I cant even open the fidge as the smell makes me sick :-(. i would give birth every day of the week but this 9 months of pregnancy i hate . It is worth it at the end of course ... the end is just so far off lol

This is my second pregnancy i

Submitted by jojobab on Tue, 14/12/2010 - 04:38.
This is my second pregnancy i am 7 weeks gone now and am sick from morning till night it was the same with my first child. I was that bad the last time i lost allot of weight and was on sickness tablets that didnt work. So scared it will happen again dont think i can cope with constantly been sick. I will try the sea bands if that will help any other advice.