Prevent Morning Sickness - Natural Ways To Stop Nausea

Prevent Morning Sickness - Natural Ways To Stop Nausea

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Morning sickness is an unwanted side effect of pregnancy for many women. In fact, 50% of women who give birth experience morning sickness. Learn what steps can be taken to prevent or eliminate, morning sickness

And if that isn't bad enough, morning sickness usually is more than just "morning sickness"... it can last all day. Also, a pregnant woman must be very careful about what medication she takes, because many can be harmful to a growing fetus. So, because of the pain of morning sickness, and the lack of safe chemical medications, natural remedies for morning sickness are frequently taken. Here are a few steps and home remedies that are proven to work for morning sickness:

Step 1: Don't let your stomach become empty. An empty stomach is thought to be the source behind many episodes of nausea during pregnancy. To keep a stomach with food in it, you need to do 2 things... First, eat 6 small meals a day, rather than 1 big meal. Second, keep a bland, salty food by the bed such as crackers, and eat a serving whenever you wake up. Do this whether it is the middle of the night, or first thing in the morning. Keeping food in the stomach can help some women reduce the nausea, and it is an extremely safe method of doing so.

Step 2: Avoid fatty and fried foods. These can be hard on the stomach, and aren't healthy to eat anyway.

Step 3: It is important to drink lots of fluids, particularly water. Avoid soda, carbonated drinks, and caffeine.

Step 4: If the nausea or vomiting start to occur, a peppermint oil home made inhaler can suppress it. Simply drop 1 - 3 drops of the essential oil peppermint on a napkin, hold the napkin near the mouth and nose and breath in. Peppermint has a soothing effect, and will reduce the symptoms of nausea. This remedy is extremely effective, and was written up in "The Journal of Advanced Nursing" back in September, 1997.

Step 5: Take a vitamin B6 Supplement. This been common knowledge for a while, but only recently has been used to stop morning sickness. In the 1940's, two studies were conducted on a total of over 350 women and concluded the same thing: taking 25 mg - Taking 60mg of vitamin B6 has been studied and proven to help some women prevent morning sickness. Ideally, you should take it 3 times per day, in a 10 mg dosage per time - 20 mg capsules at a time. Once first thing in the morning before getting out of bed, once mid day, and once in the evening. Never take more than 100 mg a day, because nerve problems are possible with more than 100 mg a day.

Although not all of these remedies will be effective for everyone, each one has been studied and the results show some level of effectiveness for many women. Always consult a doctor before doing anything while pregnant, since pregnancy is a very sensitive medical condition, and there are many ways to accidentally affect your babies growth and development. These treatments, albeit natural and organic, should still be taken only under the supervision of a medical professional.

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These are a few examples of remedies for nausea. For the single BEST nausea treatment, check out natural remedies for nausea - where you can find out what natural remedies are as good as medication. This article contributed by Greg Podsakoff, editor of Herbal Remedies That Work



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