Seeking Help on Morning Sickeness and Bloating Feeling

Saltines made me nauseas, but plain graham crackers worked well before getting out of bed or when it came on again. Ginger ale and hard lemon candy worked well for me too. I lived on popscicles for the worst week - melon flavored was all I could keep down. Kroger and Food for Less has these. Good luck and it most likely will pass. Just remember, the sicker you are, the healthier the baby is. Congrats!

You've gotten a ton of advice already, but may I also suggest...

Keeping breathmints on hand to suck on when you start feeling green-around-the-gills. It helped me more than all the ginger stuff.

Also, look into the brewer's diet. http://www.blueribbonbaby.org and also http://home.mindspring.com/~djsnjones/index.html It stresses protein intake when you're pregnant. I don't know how it affects nausea and bloating, but it helps healthy mommas and babies!

Several of my friends took Vitamin B6 and Unisom before going to bed at night, and that combination worked wonders for them! If only I had known about that when I was pregnant with my kids... :) I lived off peanut-butter toast and caffiene-free coke for the first few months - the peanut butter seemed to help...

V.,

I'm 11 weeks pregnant today, so I'm literally feeling your pain! I'm also still nursing my 10 month old, which makes me extra hungry, and makes it that much more difficult to find enough to eat.

My midwife recommended taking Milk Thistle (1 capsule 3 times a day) for the nausea. This worked a little for me, but I was still feeling quite nauseous. I went to my local health food store and found something called Morning Sickness Magic. The brand name is Mommy's Bliss. It has Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Ginger Root Extract, and Red Raspberry Leaf Extract. You take 1 capsule 4 times a day. It has made a huge difference for me. I still have difficult days, but for the most part, I feel tons better! If you are unable to find this, you could probably just take Ginger Root capsules; the ginger is what helps with the nausea. I bought ginger mints and ginger candy. I also sip on ginger ale occasionally.

Also, everyone recommended to me that I eat soda crackers when I was nauseous during my first pregnancy, but what I actually found out was that my nausea was being caused by low blood sugar. As soon as I started adding more protein, my nausea went away. That has been somewhat true for this pregnancy as well, but adding protein didn't take care of the nausea completely. Instead of eating soda crackers this time around, I have eaten graham crackers. They are lower in sodium and have worked just as well. I will often put peanut butter on them so I can get a little protein. I haven't really wanted anything sweet, but if sweet is ok for you, you could try protein powder and make protein shakes.

I haven't been terribly bloated, just occasionally, and pretty gassy. Just make sure you drink plenty of water. Adding lemon to your water will also help with the nausea. A few weeks ago, this was the only way I could drink water. Now I want nothing to do with lemon. :-) My preferences change every few days. Try to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables as well as other fiber so that you can keep things moving. Your digestive system slows down during pregnancy, so that won't solve your problem completely, but it should at least help some.

Congratulations on your pregnancy! I wish you all the best!

A.

Congrats!!!!
For the sickness, Ginger root tea, Ginger ale, ginger candy and most ginger products. You can go to babies ‘r’ us for the ginger candy or try a place where they sell organic foods. You can go to compare for the ginger root (corner of Morganton and Bonanza). You smash the root (not the whole thing, break up a piece or two) so the flesh is exposed, you boil in plenty of water with a dash of salt and lot of sugar (but don't over do it) to taste. You can add a cinnamon stick if you with for added flavor. Let the water boil until the water is murky, that is when you'll know its done. Drink it slow. Drink the ginger ale (found any where) at room temperature. Buy a pack of cans to lower the risk of it going flat.
For the bloating, my doctor suggested lowering my salt intake. That did not work for me, but it might work for you. I found the bloat to be from my hormones and that my body was just adjusting to the invasion.
Plese, let me know how it works out or if you get stuck on any of the instructions.

Good luck and God bless,

Lemon and Ginger both work with nausea. There is a store that sales nausea preggo-pops-these work awesome too.

http://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com/morning-sickness.html

Ginger Ale is your best bet. Mine was Sprite. The ONLY thing I could eat was McChicken Sandwich from McDonalds (weird huh?) and Ensure Chocolate shakes. Everything else made me sick and the smells of foods made it worse-baked chicken, roast, speggetti was the worse! It should subside at around 13 weeks though. Don't worry about what you are eating now. Just eat what you can when you can, and take those vitamins-if you can!

Try eating a few saltine crackers before you get out of bed. Saltines work wonders or as crazy as this sounds sour pickle juice also works.

first congrats! crackers and gingersnaps did nothing for me. with both of my kids i ended up going on a rx for nausea. but you should try spearmint gum or hard candies. they seemed to help me a lot, and i didn't have to take as many of the rx!

Hi V., Don't dispair--you WILL get through this awful phase. Try keeping soda crackers right next to your bed and eating a couple before rising. Through the day,eat whatever appeals to you, but drink plenty of water--keep a bottle of water with you and sip at it if necessary. Rarely, the nausea can be so persistent that you can't even drink enough to get by, and must see your Dr. for IV fluids, which s/he should be able to give you in the office. This can give you much needed relief and a chance to start eating and drinking on your own. Most morning sickness isn't this bad, but don't be afraid to speak up to your Dr. if necessary. My last child arrived 15 years after his sister--and my oldest son was married and a dad himself. The adjustments will come one day at a time. If anyone gives you a hard time about being a mom again, just tell them that God doesn't make mistakes, and then rely on Him for guidance. Best wishes and I hope you are feeling lots better already. D.

Congratulations. For the morning sickness, try ginger snaps. Keep some crackers or ginger snaps at your bedside to eat as soon as you wake up in the morning to get something in your stomach. Usually the nausea is over by the 2nd trimester. It's the change in hormones that causes the spells. Just think of it as something your body is doing to help the growth of the baby. It will be hard to deal with, but it usually doesn't last long. For indigestion try a stick of gum, the saliva helps neutralize stomach acid. You may try going on Parents Magazine's website www.parents.com. Their magazine this month has some home remedy ideas for children, but you could probably use for yourself also. Good luck with everything. I hope this helps.

HI V., I am sorry to say but for some people nothing works to help with that......I was sick as a dog with both boys for the entire pregancies.....I have tried everything and nothing worked( I have couple friends who had it the same way). Tring all the sugestions is not going to hurt, but if they do not work, remember it's "only" 9 months and it will be over in no time:)

Take vitamin B6 and Unisom before you go to bed. It didn't take away the nausea completely, but that helped a lot with my first child. With my second pregnancy, I didn't have the luxury of sleeping as long, and I woke up really groggy from the Unisom if I didn't get a full eight hours of sleep, so I just took the B6, and that still made a big difference. Also keep crackers or something by the bed to eat before you actually get up. Good luck!

morning sickness-- ginger. ginger snaps are supposed to be good.

bloated-- yeah, that will go away in about 36 more weeks!!!

Good luck and Congrats!

Awwww..... i feel for you.......I had it real bad too and I know how draining it is. I found that it was better if I ate small little mouse nibbles of peanut butter crackers ALL DAY. When I didnt, my days were HORRIBLE, if I did....I was at least able to hold down a few bites of each meal. My first pregnancy it was so bad I was given....phenergen (sp?) but it was still pretty bad. hopefully yours wont last too much longer :)

Saltines and ginger ale!

The bloated feeling could be gas but sometimes when you are pregnant, the gas is painful. Your doc can give you something to take for gas and for nausea. I have had two children and with both I was SOOO sick! With my second, my daughter, I was sick up until the day of my C Section. When you are nauseous, you feel it in your stomach and in your throat. Keep snacks on hand at all times. Granola bars, starchy, carbs. My comfort food was peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or potatoes. I liked milkshake and fries with my first! Certain foods aggrevate it, milk, spaghetti sauce, etc Crackers are good but I got sick of them after so many. I have heard that peppermint helps with nausea. I think the red/white mints work well. Ginger is supposed to work too. Usually you feel better after about week 15. The doc can prescribe things for you to take if it gets bad. I tried it and it didn't work but it did work for several friends. Keep granola bars and mints in your car, your purse, your desk drawer, etc You never know when you could be stuck in traffic! Good for you! Congrats! It will pass by quickly, you can do it! W. M M'boro, TN

My sympathies to you on your sickness! What my doctor told me to take was vitamin B6 and a Unisom tablet together every 24 hours. It really worked!!! I was terribly sick all day for the first 4-5 months of all 4 of my pregnancies, but I wouldn't trade our sons for anything in the world! They are all absolute blessings form God!

Hi V.!
Rootbeer did wonders for me! I was so nauseated all the time with my daughter, I called it "puke purgatory"! I read that the sassafras root worked well and that was absolutely my best friend for nine months. Good luck!
L.

Congratulations on your pregnancy. You sound like you're about as far along as I am!

Abdominal bloating is caused by foods that your body is sensitive to, usually due to a leaky or damaged gut. You will have to experiment with your diet to figure out which foods bother you. Common offenders are wheat and gluten containing foods, soy, and dairy. Eating the foods that bother in smaller amounts less frequently will help. Taking probiotics and digestive enzymes and eating raw foods with each meal will also help you to digest your meals better. Bloating can also be caused by too much yeast in the gut. You eat a high-carb meal and have bloating because the yeast converts all the sugars (which are only digested in your mouth, a good reason to chew your food thoroughly!) to alcohol and carbon dioxide in the gut. Again, higher-protein meals, chewing food thoroughly, enzymes to help digestion, probiotics will all help. You can drink plain kefir or bulgarian style buttermilk with a meal, add plain yogurt, or take capsules of acidophilus and other beneficial bacteria. Capsules should be refrigerated, if they aren't sold in the refrigerated section they may not be worth buying.

For nausea, ginger or peppermint tea. Foods containing ginger can be helpful, but remember there is a lot of sugar and other ingredients you may not want to eat every day in ginger cookies. Candied ginger is yummy but very high in sugar. And soda is a no no throughout pregnancy. The phosphorous and carbonation strip minerals from your body that you desperately need during pregnancy.

Most important is eating many small meals or snacks. Preferably high-protein and free of preservatives, additives and sugar. Hard-boiled eggs with salt, cheese and celery, cucumbers, or all natural whole grain crackers. Organic peanut butter or even better, almond or cashew butter. Chewing raw almonds thoroughly will help not only with nausea, but with heartburn and leg cramps. Sweets, even just fruit, eaten right after getting up, can make your blood sugar go up and then crash hard. I feel faint if I drink a glass of OJ in the morning before I've eaten. If you feel nausea mostly in the morning, try eating a small snack when you get up to pee in the middle of the night.

Foods to avoid are hydrogenated oils, sugars, additives, colorings, preservatives, nitrates, MSG.

www.blueribbonbaby.org is the diet that many midwives recommend, and that is taught in Bradley childbirth classes- I try to follow it myself.

HTH! There is lots of conflicting dietary information out there. You'll just have to sift through till you find something that works for you.

First V. CONGRATS!!!!
I too have 14 yrs between my DS and DD. Zach is turning 19 on 4/25 and Madison turned 5 in December. BTW, I was older than you when I had my DD, I was 37 almost 38. It is starting all over again but it different this time around.

As far as the Nausea try some dry saltines, if not they make a lollipop for morning sickness. It is supposed to be a sign of a healthy pregnancy. :)

Wishing you a Happy & Healthy 9 months!

Preggie Pop Drops helped me the most. You can find them at Babies R Us or most maternity stores. They also sell them as lollipops, but I found that the drops were more discrete than than the other. They definitely helped with that yuck feeling! Hope you feel better soon.

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Congratulations!

Motherhood in your 30's is a lot more relaxing than in your 20's, you are calmer and able to appreciate things more.

Answer to your question, nausea? SALTINES, bloating? UH, IDK sorry
But, I wish you the best of luck! Let us all know when your little person arrives!

My doctor told me after 3&1/2 months of puking & nausea 24/7 to take a vitimin B6 and then 1/2 a Unisom (spelling?) at night before bed. Worked like a charm for me, BUT ASK YOUR DOCTOR. Things change so fast that they may not do that anymore. My daughter is 1&1/2 now. Good luck and I feel your pain.
G.

Here is my blog page on morning sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum, with some links to other places, and herbs and other strategies that may be helpful:

http://womantowomancbe.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/morning-s...

try acupuncture..I have heard it really works!

I too am 4 weeks pregnant! I have yet to get morning sickness, but I have two other children and suffered my entire pregnancies with morning sickness. I have not tried this yet, but have heard it works really well. If you go to the produce dept. of the grocery store and find ginger root, slice it up and put it in some hot tea in the mornings when you wake up. Ginger is suppose to sooth your stomach and help with morning sickness. I am anxiously awaiting the day I get my morning sickness :( Let me know if that helps!

Sorry. That is part of it. It will go away in a couple of months. Lay off the carbonation drinks..that causes bloating.
Make sure you eat right and take your vitamins so the baby gets the nutrition that it needs while you are sick. Chomp on ice chips all day, that will help... a little. Nothing really and truly helps but.......
you will be wonderful in 8 monts... promise!
Good luck. Enjoy every minute of it.

Ginger tea is wonderful! I say it's like giving your insides a massage. You can make it with fresh ginger root by mincing up a tablespoon or so and pouring boiling water over it and letting it steep for 10 mins. Or you can go to the natural section of your grocery store and get it in tea bags. I like the yogi tea or the traditional medicinals. It really settles my stomache when I feel nauseaus or have indigestion.
Hope this helps.
-K.