What are your best tips for beating pregnancy nausea?

Question

I've been sick for almost 2 weeks straight. It's been from the moment I wake up to the time I go to bed. I can barely function anymore! Any tips to beat this? It doesn't seem like its going to end on its own anytime soon!

Answer 1

25ml of b6 vitamin 3 times a day, the same time every day, without fail. In about a week it REALLY starts to cut down on the sickness, in two weeks it goes away, it only comes back when you stop taking them.

Saved my butt.

Answer 2

Boy do I hear you! I was sick from week 6 to 14 and it really sucks:( I tried everything...lemons, crackers, drinking lots of fluids...and nothing seemed to work for me. There are lots of things to try and if you find something that works for you...stick with it! If not...like me...ask your doctor about Diclectin...it saved me! It didn't take away the nausea completely, but at least I could function and eat again (in the beginning I lost a fair bit of weight). I have now been able to gain back what I lost and even put on about another 2 lbs (I am just over 16 weeks). Good luck and be assured that it usually doesn't last past the first trimester:)

Answer 3

Poor you! I know how you feel cos I was sick from week 5 onwards until the day I gave birth. Even after I gave birth, I vomitted. And my sickness doesnt just start from the moment I woke up. Even when I've fallen asleep at night, I could wake up in the middle of the night and still vomit. In order to keep some food down in my tummy, I ate and I lie down straight away at least for an hour. If you find crackers not pallatable, try cooked rice or bread. Don't drink more than two mouthfuls of water at one go. Take little sips. I tried ginger drink but didnt help much. My vomitting got so bad, I lost weight and my gastric came back so i had to take med. In the end, had no choice, I woke up at 6am everyday, force myself to drank a cup of warm milk and go back to bed. It helps me to get through the day by the time i wake up around mid morn. Rmbr to take lots of rest. Take your pregnancy a day at a time.

Hope this helps....Btw Congrats!

Answer 4

Try keeping saltine crackers and sprite by your bed. When you wake up eat a few before even getting out of the bed. Then during the day eat small light meals or snacks throughout the day.
If you get sick from prenatal vitamens , you can take Flintones for kids. That is what my doctor told me a few weeks ago.

Answer 5

I also had all day sickness with both of my kids and it was very inconvenient! I was told by my doctor to keep crackers next to the bed and before I even sat up to eat a couple of them and just lay there a few minutes. This worked so well! I only drank water and warm 7UP. Once I was up I was able to keep things down, but before I ate anything I would eat a few crackers (saltines) and then I would eat the regular food! I hope this helps, I know how you feel! Good luck and happy cracker eating!

Answer 6

Poor thing. How far along are you?
I was sick from week 5 to week 10. The only thing that helped was saltine crackers. And those only helped half the time.
It will get better. My OB said it should subside by week 12-14 (although there are the unfortunate few that have it longer).
Good luck!

Answer 7

Eat small amounts of food all day and all night long. If you get yourself up to eat in the middle of the night and again in the wee hours of the morning, the nausea won't hit you first thing when you get up. You have to keep feeding yourself every couple of hours. Buy some ginger beer. Buy a lot of different kinds of food so you can find something appetizing. Its hard having to eat so many times a day, but it will not last forever.

Answer 8

My daughter got pretty sick in the beginning of her pregnancy. And honestly the only way she stopped it was to eat. Any time she let herself get even a little hungry she would get sick. So every couple of hours she will eat a cracker or two. She leaves packages of crackers on her night stand and eats them before she even gets out of bed in the morning. She hasn't really gotten sick since. Good luck and congrats.

Answer 9

well hun i know you dont wanna hear this but not much worked for me i tried everything (crackers helped the most and as did sprite) i had it bad but once you enter your 2nd trimester it should get better it did for me but try an enjoy it cause then once you get to your third trimester you get to feel big lol but hunny it is a great time i know you problay dont think so know (i didnt either) but know i look back and would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Just wait til he or she looks up at you and smiles it just makes your heart melt. i sure hope i helped ya. If you have any more questions or just need someone to talk to you can email me [e-mail] congrads on your new little one.

Answer 10

Don't let your stomach get empty and get plenty of sleep. Eat something, even a few crackers, every 30min while you are awake and start it as soon as you wake up(keep food next to the bed). Vitamin b6 is good as well as ginger(although I hate ginger so didn't work for me).

Good luck, it does end eventually.

Answer 11

Practically nothing worked for me, BUT... eating something, as difficult as it can be, can help! Whenever I had an empty stomach it was 10 times worse. I also found that drinking something carbonated would help settle my stomach a little. I had morning, noon, and night sickness for a long time and I really thought I was going to lose my mind. Hang in there!