Why Am I Getting Morning Sickness?
Why am I getting morning sickness? This is a question that many women ask themselves when they are having a baby. In some cases, the morning sickness is the first indication that a woman is pregnant. She will find that she is sick, usually in the morning, for no reason. She has no fever, nor any flu like symptoms although she is a bit more tired than usual. Morning sickness is characterized by nausea.
Why does it happen? Simple - there is an increase in estrogen when you are pregnant. The hormone fluctuation takes some time for your body to get used to. As a result, you end up feeling nauseous. Every woman is different when it comes to morning sickness. Ask 10 different women how they felt when they were expecting, and you will get 10 different answers.
Morning sickness usually affects women during the first trimester of pregnancy. In some cases, a woman may be sick up until the second trimester and some women are sick up until the day that they deliver their baby. In most cases, however, a woman will feel better during the second trimester of pregnancy, or around the 14th week.
There is not much that you can do about morning sickness. You may find that you are only sick once or twice during your pregnancy, or find that you are sick constantly. Again, every woman is different. You can take some of the following advice when it comes to morning sickness to stave off the ill effects:
Do not eat large meals. By eating small meals at lesser intervals, you decrease the risk of getting severe morning sickness.
Eat crackers when you feel an attack of morning sickness coming on. Crackers will sometimes soothe the stomach. You should make sure that the crackers you consume are salt free as you do not want to consume too much sodium during your pregnancy.
Drink 7-Up or some other carbonated beverage. Sip it gently to see if it will settle your stomach. Do not drink colas or diet soft drinks. Colas contain caffeine and diet soda has chemicals that can cause harm to you and your baby.
Drink ginger or peppermint tea. These can usually be found in your supermarket. Both are natural ways to quell nausea. Ginger root has been used for ages to stop nausea. You can even eat a little piece of ginger raw. In addition to helping with morning sickness, ginger root contains powerful antioxidants that are good for both you and baby.
In addition to every woman reacting differently to morning sickness, each woman will have a different story to tell about each pregnancy. Just because you had morning sickness in the evening with your first pregnancy is no reason to think that you will react the same during your second pregnancy.
Most women experience some form of morning sickness, but it is nothing to fear. It will usually subside after your body gets adjusted to the fluctuation of estrogen.