I live in the UK and they are not available here (as far as i am aware) but my friend is in LA at the moment so i was hoping she could pick some up for me. I am about 6 weeks pregnant with my 2nd child and am feeling slightly nauseous. I had bad nausea the whole way thru my first pregnancy.
Did they work for you?
2007-02-27 08:41:42 · 8 answers · asked by Chimera's Song 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I read the ingredients on them and they are basically just hard sugar candies flavored with mint or ginger, etc. There's nothing special in them to help with the nasuea. So you might try regular hard candies that are available there. I suspect they might just be a marketing gimmick.
You might not have as much morning sickness with this pregnancy as every pregnancy is different. good luck!
2007-02-27 08:45:48 · answer #1 · answered by EmLa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never tried them, but I bet they are just glorified/expensive candy. Do you have Gatorade in the UK? That is what I drank in the mornings when I first got up, and it seemed to help quite a bit. I bought the powdered kind and just mixed myself a drink every morning, or when I was feeling especially pukey. If you have the powdered version available I would go with that because I found the pre-mixed kind to be too sweet, and it didn't really solve much. Drinking Gatorade never got rid of the nausea completely but it definately brought me to a level where I felt I could function. I don't think there is ever a time when you feel "normal" when pregnant anyway, I'm 33 weeks and I still suffer from nausea sometimes.
2007-02-27 09:35:09 · answer #2 · answered by leenajoyce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all, congratulations!
One of my friends gave me preggie pops, and unfortunately they didnt help me much. Most of them tasted so odd that they actually made me nauseous. They did help, however, during labor. I dont know about you, but I was immensly thirsty and wasnt allowed water ( i know, its stupid) only ice chips during labor and i hated the cold on my teeth. The preggie pops kept my mouth moist and gave me something to bite down on when the pain hit!! lol.
I honestly dont know of anyone who found the pops useful as a nausea reducer. Im sure there are people, or else they wouldnt sell them, but i have yet to meet one. Its probably worth a try, though. I found peppermints and orange soda much more useful.
Good Luck, and again, CONGRATS!
2007-02-27 08:50:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I used these during my first trimester and they worked fine. However, I'm more than certain that any sour candy will do. I dont think there is anything special about the brand or the candy for that matter. And there a bit over priced. :-) Try any hard sour candy, it will most likely have the same affect.
2007-02-27 08:50:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought $20 worth of them because I was so ill and I got all the different kinds and flavors and they didn't work at all. I was so bummed!Don't waste your money. What really helped me was hard candy that was cinnamon flavored and that helped!! good luck and congrats!!
2007-02-27 09:57:49 · answer #5 · answered by k 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they work great and they taste great too. it was basically the only thing that kept me from tossing my cookies the whole time i was pregnant. good luck and congrats
2007-02-27 08:46:57 · answer #6 · answered by littleluvkitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tried them and they didnt seem to do anything for my upset tummy. They taste great but they didnt do anything. Maybe they will work for u.... :)
2007-02-27 08:46:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't waste your money...they didn't help me at all. Sipping on fresh ginger tea really helped me alot.
2007-02-27 08:48:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋