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Morning Sickness
Morning sickness is an early symptom of pregnancy and usually starts around the sixth week of pregnancy for two or three months. In rare cases, but not abnormally, morning sickness may start earlier and persist longer.
Some fortunate women don't experience morning sickness at all or may experience evening sickness. The Old Wives' Network has it that evening sickness indicates the baby is a boy, but there's no scientific proof of this. Studies seem to indicate that morning sickness is more likely for mothers expecting their first child, a girl or multiple babies. It also seems to be more common in women who did not follow a very healthy diet before falling pregnant.
So, morning sickness may strike at any time and it varies from mild nausea to constant vomiting (look on the bright side for a while each day you don't get any of those weird food cravings).
The good news is that morning sickness cannot harm the baby, even when it seems you are not able to keep down enough food to keep up your own daily caloric and vitamin needs.
Morning sickness should be treated in the same way you would treat nausea symptoms when you weren't pregnant (yes, I know. When you weren't pregnant, this didn't happen every day.)
Helpful morning sickness remedies may include the following:
Simple, bland food. Steer clear of hot and spicy food;Drink lots of fluids;
Keep off your feet and rest as much as possible;
Give yourself time in the morning for a cup of hot, sweet tea, sipped slow or a herbal tea (chamomile or ginger are good) before breakfast;
Get enough fresh air and gentle exercise;
Ginger, peeled and infused in hot water, has long been a good old-fashioned remedy for nausea;
Ensure you are taking a vitamin supplement;
Avoid tiring yourself out or getting stressed;
Consider homeopathic remedies (consult your doctor first).
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