Tried and True Treatments for Nausea in Pregnancy That Work!

5. Stock your pantry and refrigerator with sick day foods. Lemonade and orange gatorade, push ups and juice bars, cantaloupe and honeydew melon and Chicken flavored Ramen noodles kept me going and kept me hydrated on really sick days.

6. I also tried using Phenergan and Reglan, which are medications to help the nausea, but only on really sick days. I liked Reglan better because it didn't make me sleepy like Phenergan does. However, I tried to avoid these as much as possible because I don't like taking medications.

7. Do not discount the stress in your life. In retrospect, I know that I had a lot of stress in my life that I internalized and that irritated my gut. Much of this stress I could not change so I had to find positive methods of coping with the stress. I'm not saying that morning sickness is all in our heads. I just believe that there is a psychological component to it.

As I talk to other women that have had debilitating nausea in pregnancy, they relate the same beliefs I have. Some of the stressors they have related to me early in their pregnancies are decisions to keep or terminate the pregnancy, abuse issues, abandonment by their partners, financial concerns, marital trouble, family discord, work or school related problems, trouble with the law and the list goes on and on.

What I've done to help my stress before is I have cut back on work a little and lowered my housework standards so that I can get more rest. Fatigue definitely causes nausea! So, my last suggestion is...

8. Get plenty of rest. Take a nap if you can. Don't keep an immaculate home. If you are having kids, get used to a messy house!!

Maurenne Griese is a registered nurse, doula and mother of four breastfed children, a prolific writer and a web design dabbler. She's been busy caring for baby Austin, born in August of 2000 and designing her new website, http://konzababy.tripod.com

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