Morning Sickness

About 50% of women experience morning sickness. It may be caused by nutritional deficiencies (B6 and zinc), changes in hormone levels, and/or the body’s way of eliminating toxins. It tends to be worse between the 7th and 12th week of pregnancy, approximately 20% of women experience it beyond that point.

Tips on coping with morning sickness:

Diet and Nutrition

– Eat smaller, more frequent meals and snacks. Don’t allow yourself to get too hungry.

– Don’t overeat
– Don’t have fluids at mealtimes. ( However, drink lots of fluids at other times, don’t allow yourself to get dehydrated)
– Eat something before you get out of bed and start moving around in the morning
– Identify your triggers and avoid them, such as, offending food or odors.
– Take prenatal vitamins with meals.
– Don’t force yourself to eat foods that make you gag just because they are good for you
– Avoid fatty or spicy food

Complementary Treatments:

Acupressure
– stimulate Pericardium 6 acupoint for 10 minutes 4 times a day, try wearing sea bands or acumagnets on the same acupoint day and night

Reflexology

Yoga and Meditation
– can ease nausea by relaxing the diaphragm

Western Herbalism
– eat ginger in any form
– herbal teas such as chamomile, fennel, or peppermint, drink a cup 3 times a day

Homeopathy
– morning sickness with irritability, Nux vomica 6c
– inability to keep anything down but nausea not relieved by vomiting, Ipecac 6c
– evening sickness and tearfulness, Pulsatilla 6c

Chiropractic
– realigns body and improves digestive function

Aromatherapy
– burning essential oils such as lemon, bergamot and peppermint

Read More: Traditional Chinese Food Cure (treatment of disease through diet)