I
am 10 weeks pregnant and I know that
morning sickness is usual but this past
week EVERYTHING that I have ate, I have
thrown it back up. Is this normal?
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Dannzibelle
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Posted: 05-05-07 15:44pm
Some people are like you and can barely
touch food without bringing back up three
meals worth! Talk to your doctor and see
if she/he can suggest any foods that could
be easier to digest, in the meantime
perhaps try to eat little bits of food
with not much flavour instead of full
meals if you can't handle them
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daisypoo
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Posted: 05-09-07 06:12am
it can be quite normal. Hopefully like
most people you don't have to endure this
past 12-13 weeks. Importantly get a scan
done in the next week or two to rule out
twins or molar pregnancy (rare).
try eating first thing in the morning,
even before u think about food. It helps.
If you're drinking ok, would be a great
idea to swallow some multivitamins (either
small tablets or crushed) to at least get
some nutrition that you are missing.
Especially thiamine, vit B12, folate.
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kaerbear
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Posted: 05-09-07 06:35am
I had pretty bad morning sickness for a
while in my first trimester. I found that
having sour candy, like lemon drops,
helped when I was feeling sick. Having
something to smell, like a tissue with a
citrusy scent, can help as well. I had to
have all of these things around me so I
wouldn't start gagging while sitting in
classes or on the bus. I had my school
bag stuffed with a grapefruit scented
cloth, suckers, sour skittles, lemon drops
and water to help me when I was feeling
nauseous. Try a few different essential
oils and see if the smells can help ease
your nausea. Try clean smells like
lavender, peppermint or lemon. Eating a
little ginger or drinking ginger ale
(especially when it is flat) can help too.
Also, keep some snacks by your bed and eat
them before you get out of bed and try not
to go to bed hungry at night. This helps
you avoid low blood sugar which can
trigger nausea. I had crackers by my bed
and would eat a couple and stay in bed
until they settled. This keeps you from
having low blood sugar when you get out of
bed and can help with the nausea. High
protien snacks are best before bed and
high carb snacks are best in the morning.
((because protien takes longer to digest
than carbs))
Supposedly you can try those copper bands
that put pressure on a pressure point on
your wrist to help with nausea. I haven't
tried those but I hear they sometimes
work.
Sometimes low lights and a quiet room can
help. Just having a small snack then
lying down in your bed for a bit might
help you keep food down.
Finally, if all else fails, there are meds
your doctor can prescribe that can help
with the nausea. Most docs will take it
seriously if you can't keep food down
because you need to be eating properly for
both you and your baby's sake, especially
in the first trimester when so much
important development is going on. Hope
you feel better soon!
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mamaTT
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Posted: 05-09-07 08:01am
Yes, it is normal. I had horrible morning
sickness from about week 7 to about week
19. I could not keep anything down and
had a naseous feeling from the time I got
up in the morning until I went to bed at
night. My doctor prescribed me some
medicine for it. It helped out a lot. I
still felt naseous all the time, but it
kept me from throwing up. Talk to your
doctor about some meds, if nothing else
helps.
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I
am 10 weeks pregnant and I know that
morning sickness is usual but this past
week EVERYTHING that I have ate, I have
thrown it back up. Is this normal?
