Q&A: Help
for Morning
Sickness
By
Crystal
Paine
"What did
you do for
your morning
sickness.
I've tried
everything
but maybe
you have
some
pointers?" -Zan
Just to give
a little
background
to anyone
else reading
this, as I
know Zan
already
knows this:
I had
morning-noon-and-night
sickness
almost
incessantly
with my
pregnancy
with
Kathrynne.
Everyone
said it
would get
better after
the
12-week-point.
Mine didn't.
In fact, it
got worse.
It was a
very
difficult
time, but
thanks to
all of my
husband's
help and
help from
family
members and
friends, we
made it
through. I
started
feeling
better when
I was about
20 weeks
along and
now that
Kathrynne is
born, I
don't even
hardly
remember
that time!
She was
worth every
bit of it,
even though
at the time
it seemed
like I would
NEVER be
able to eat
or drink
again.
Zan, I was
so desperate
for help I
tried just
about
everything I
heard from
anyone who
offered any
suggestions.
I researched
on the
internet
(something I
could still
do while
lying in
bed!)
everything I
could find
on this
subject.
Honestly,
nothing
really
seemed to
work,
although a
few things
did seem to
help. I'm
sure you've
tried most
everything,
but since
you asked,
here's what
helped a
little for
me:
-
If I was
ever hungry
for anything
(which was
usually a
pretty rare
occurrence!),
I would eat
whatever
that was as
soon as I
could. Yes,
Jesse made
many trips
to Subway
and Panera
(my two
favorite
restaurants!),
and even
more trips
to the
grocery
store to
appease my
latest flyby
craving.
-Eat
protein, if
possible and
stay away
from fruits
and sugars.
-Drink
peppermint
tea.
- Saltines
and 7up
really did
work for me
sometimes.
Many days,
they were
the only
thing I
existed on.
- If you are
not opposed
to using
drugs, I've
heard that
there are
some out
there which
are pretty
effective in
curbing the
nausea. You
could ask
your doctor.
-That's
my short
little list
of a few
things that
helped me a
little bit.
