One Big, Pregnant Question.....

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A friend of mine is pregnant and is having a lot of trouble with nausea.

It's been three years for me, and I forget what I did to help keep this symptom away.

I remember drinking a lot of ginger-beer!

Any other ideas?
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
A friend of mine is pregnant and is having a lot of trouble with nausea.

It's been three years for me


You've been pregnant for 3 years? Holy cow!
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
For me, it was eating saltines, and lots of small meals all day long, instead of the usual three rather large ones.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top

I got nauseated when my bood sugar dropped...so I grazed, constantly.  Small meals and snacks, frequently. 


I know that eating isthe last thing you want to do when you feel nauseous...kind of a connundrum, huh?  Don't eat because you feel sick, feel sick because you're not eating......

Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
You've been pregnant for 3 years? Holy cow!


Yes, Mr. Guy. I'm an elephant!
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Yes, Mr. Guy. I'm an elephant!


Oh, sorry. Holy elephant!
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top

Depends on what is making her nauseated.  I couldn't smell meat without getting sick.

Saltines and Coke, Gingerale or Tomato juice (obviously the juice is the healthiest, but I have to be pretty bad to drink the stuff).  Also, it could be the mega-vitamins that are causing it.  She can ask to be put on a different brand or lower dose to see if that helps.

Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
Also, it could be the mega-vitamins that are causing it. She can ask to be put on a different brand or lower dose to see if that helps.


Good point! I forgot about that!
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
My prenatel vitamins made me puke. My dr let me do flinstones vitamins, and that helped.

The only things I could eat with morning sickness
~ Tortilla chips
~flat orange pop
~ bananas
~Peppermint tea is a lifesaver, it calms the nasaua and hydrates
~ fruit leather
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
I didn't have morning sickness in the early stage of my pregnancy - I felt like I permeantly had the flue but no vomiting. However from about 7months on I had constant heartburn which made me "sick"

Everything gave me heartburn I was forever up late at night "sick" - I subsisted on ice-cubes for the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy.
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top
For me, Coke was just about the only thing (besides thowing up) that made me feel any better. And bummer, I had been soda free and caffiene free for nearly 6 months when I got pregnant. Coke did the trick though!