With all the morning/all day sickness.....remedies About This Page:

[graygables]

What remedies worked for you when/if you had it?

For me, ginger ale and crackers, ginger capsules, and phenergan in that order. My doctor knew that if the ginger didn't cut it, that drugs were necessary. I am the world's biggest wimp at being nauseated. My worst was 4 months of an almost 10 month pregnancy, but once he put me on the phenergan, I was good (as long as I had a babysitter for the oldest ) Another thing I had was a rice sock (a tube sock filled with rice) that I kept in the freezer and could put at the base of my neck. Sometimes the cold warded it off long enough to get some ginger ale/crackers in. Then, later in the PG, I could pop it in the microwave and use it as a heat pack on my round ligaments.

So, offer some suggestions for our poor Mommies-in-need! What worked or didn't work for you?

[KrisLuvsDisney]

My doctor recommeded that I take my prenatal vitamin right before I went to bed and this helped tremendously! He said the vitamin was making me sick and he was right.

[lauren-roxy]

It sounds disgusting, but eating Sweet Tarts really helped and it also helped to keep saltines by the bed and eat them before I would get up.

[Teresa]

With the 2nd - Emetrol, an over the counter med helped
With the 3rd - Guzzling WARM Sprite helped a bit, but I was sick for about 30 out of the 40 weeks.

[crystalloubear]

What helped me was never letting my stomach get totally empty - I ate small meals all day (and night) long. I would munch a couple pretzels or saltines during the night. I had more heartburn than anything but rolaids and sleeping propped up a little helped that. They say that if your kids have lots of hair you have lots of heartburn and boy did I!!

[MickeyMAC]

I was sick with everyone of my pregnacys...except the ones I experienced a miscarriage with...so I always considered being sick a good thing for me. With my youngest I was so sick that my OB doctor had to put me in the hospital. I was there for two weeks while they were trying to get the throwing up under control...finally I had to take a medicine that was off the market because of birth defects. We had to sign papers releasing the doctors and hospital but I couldn't stay sick for 5 more months it was hurting the baby and me. It worked and nothing is wrong with Ryan except maybe being a typical 14 year old boy.........

[MegglesMom]

I never let my stomach get empty... my sickness was the worst first thing in the morning. I also was on Phenergyn, which worked wonders!

[pmlskr]

I was very fortunate that I never had severe morning sickness. I just could not handle the smell of eggs cooking or stand the taste of meat.

So in order to handle this I just cook things that that I would eat and did not mind smelling. This would help those who suffered from morning sickness.

Pam

[joyjoy]

About 1/2 gallon of lime sherbet per day worked for me. Okay, maybe not that much, but seriously - I'd come home from work, eat a bowl of lime sherbet, eat dinner, then have another bowl. And on the weekends? Look out. I skipped meals and ate lime sherbet. It was a craving, but also it settled the vomitousness. Good luck, all you preggos!

[Luv4My4]

For some strange reason macaroni and cheese (from Wawa or Genuardi's only) and caffeine free Pepsi helped me with my fourth pregnancy. Nothing helped with my first unfortuntely I threw up for 5 months. For my 2nd and 3rd pregnancies mostly crackers and ginger ale. I also couldn't stand certain smells or certain foods (they were different smells and foods with each one) so I avoided them like the plague once I figured out what they were With the last baby it was yellow mustard, baked ham and the smell of raw hamburger (I could eat it I just couldn't cook it! Good reason to make my husband cook!