my girlfriend is now 7 weeks along and
she's got very bad morning sickness. She
is sick about 3 times a day and can't keep
much down in the way of food, although she
is drinking plenty of water. Is 3 times a
day excessive for first trimester?
Also, i've heard that morning sickness is
supposed to be a good thing regarding
hormones and hcg? I.E. Less chance of
miscarriage? She totally feels crap but I
keep trying to reassure her on the so
called positive aspects of morning
sickness (this is what i've read). I know
I worry too much but we're on holiday next
week and i'm paranoid that something might
happen.
Thanks for any advice!
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 10-19-06 03:10am
It's not so much that morning sickness
means less chance of a miscarriage. But
the hormones that cause morning sickness
are the same hormones that continue the
pregnancy. It means that since the levels
are high enough to make her sick,
everything should be just fine for the
time being. Miscarriage can't really be
predicted or avoided, but morning sickness
is a good sign! If you can call it that.
have her eat smaller, more frequent meals,
and try to cut greasy food out of her
diet. Bread is gentle on irritable
tummies, so she might try that too. And
don't let her become hungry! I always
felt better with *something* in my tummy
instead of waiting for meals.
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Jayb
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Joined: 08 Oct 2006 Posts: 29 Location: UK
Posted: 10-19-06 07:19am
Thanks for the info!
We're going to try one of those sickness
bands and see if that helps! She's
started eating little and often now, with
crackers in the morning so hopefully it
will improve things.
