Posted by: axara June 2, 2008
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Besides following traditional methods (which are also recommended by more mainstream institutions), I think you should start reading/subscribing to one of the many pregnancy related websites. I get mine from www.babycentre.co.uk (UK based, but still works fine for me, and relevant).Some of the traditional remedies for morning sickness and other occurrences that will show up in near future are also recommended by doctors. I think as a way to avoid all/any medications (usually tempting, but highly discouraged), traditional remedies work just fine.

Re food: there will be no one set of food that you will want to eat day in and day out. It will change every day, every meal. The trick is to have some stock of almost every variety of food, popsicles included. I have gone through numerous packets/varieties of Gits ready to eat mixes/meals, Indian food deliveries, pasta, pizza, daal bhaat, etc. And for the past 5 months no food item has repeated within the same week. Also recommended are occassional treats outside.

Eat frequently in small quantities. The trick here is to have some food handy at all times. Even carrot sticks, steamed veg (broccoli, etc.) boiled/baked potatoes, etc.

Eat warm. This helps with apetite.

AVOID ALL MASALA, FRYING, etc at home if at all possible. Smell contributes to morning sickness. I had to go back to the low end detergent for laundry, as an example.

Coffee: Avoid it. Tea: basic tea (tea flavoured milk is what I call it), one cup in the morning is OK. Have some dry crackers with tea first thing in the morning.

And avoid any medications if at all possible, including those prescribed to cure morning sickness. You will be doing your baby a huge favor.

I hope these have been helpful. As always, these are my experiences, and yours will be different. These are NOT PROFESSIONAL and AUTHORITATIVE recommendations, so the judgement should entirely be yours.

 

 

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