What does morning sickness feel like

Pregnancy is a magnificent journey filled with anticipation and excitement. The joy of bringing a new life into the world is impossible to describe in mere words and some say that it is the most wonderful experience a person can have. This time of wonder and delight is often hampered by morning sickness. This mysterious condition affects an estimated seventy-five percent of pregnant women, making the magnificent journey a long one.

Morning sickness usually begins after the first four weeks of pregnancy and usually lasts until around the fourteenth week. However, many women have nausea throughout the entire time they carry their babies. The symptoms may fade for some, but in certain cases, it returns later in the pregnancy depending on the woman. And there are those who never have the symptoms at all.

I was one of the lucky ones. I had no morning sickness at all and I am very pleased to have been a part of the fortunate twenty-five percent who do not have nausea during pregnancy. My constitution is typically strong and I rarely feel sick to my stomach in general. I don’t know if that is a factor or not. The absence of morning sickness left me confused as to whether or not I should be concerned.

Statistics show that women who miscarry are more likely to have no morning sickness. Some speculate that the weak pregnancies that end in miscarriage do not produce as many pregnancy hormones. These hormones are believed by some to be the culprit behind morning sickness. However, statistics also show that many women who have normal pregnancies float through their first trimester with no nausea or vomiting.

Pregnancy hormones may be a factor, but no one is certain of the actual causes of morning sickness. The causes may just be the huge transformation that is suddenly happening to the mother’s body. These significant changes can make the mother sensitive to smells and could make her constitution weak.

My sister-in-law is one who suffers throughout her entire pregnancy. She frequently vomits and is constantly feeling ill. She stated that she has no idea why they call it morning sickness when she is sick all day long. One thing that definitely triggers her nausea is the sense of smell. She has difficulty cooking when she is pregnant because she can’t take the smells, especially meats.

Though we are two polar opposites when it comes to morning sickness, we both were affected by it. I was worried because I didn’t have it and she suffered because she did. No matter what, in time the morning sickness disappears and the worries vanish. They are a small price to pay for such a reward.