# 8 Super Simple Morning Sickness Solutions

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/family/pregnancy/remedies-for-morning-sickness/
- Published: 2019-07-02T16:32:47+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

#### _** – For mums-to-be, morning sickness is a massive hassle that’about half to two-thirds of all pregnant women in Australia deal with. – **_

So, when the baby vomit train is at the station, what can you do? As it turns out,
there are solutions to morning sickness, even though it can seem impossible that
you’ll ever feel better.

Morning sickness is a pregnancy symptom, starting around week 4 during most pregnancies
and ending around week 12. For some women, symptoms of morning sickness persist 
until their child is born, but for most, it’s around 8 weeks of vomiting and nausea,
which are the main symptoms. In most cases, morning sickness is most felt in the
morning, which explains the name.

However, a woman can experience nausea and vomiting at any time of the day, from
the afternoon to the evening.

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## **What Even Is Morning Sickness?**

Morning sickness occurs in approximately half to two-thirds of all pregnant women
according to [www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au](http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/) 
the main symptoms being nausea and vomiting. Typically, morning sickness symptoms
will be worse early in the morning, but some deal with it in the evenings as well.

So, what can you do about morning sickness? Well, there are no solutions that work
for everyone, but here are 8 things that you should definitely try!

## **1. Trick Your Hydration Senses**

Women with morning sickness need to stay hydrated. It’s one of the most important
and beneficial things that they can do for their own health. The problem is that
when morning sickness is bad, it can be difficult to keep anything down, even water.
Some women have found an effective way to getting both simple food and water into
their bodies by eating plain but salty foods, like salted chips or crackers.

As their body reacts to the salt, they’re able to take in some water, and for some
women, the salt also settles their stomach.

## **2. Freeze Your Electrolytes**

If you know you aren’t getting enough water to stay hydrated, you might need to 
opt for [electrolyte liquids](https://amzn.to/3YLpsuo) instead. These allow you 
to be more hydrated from less liquid intake, and are generally used for people suffering
from symptoms like diarrhea and vomiting.

You can make them more palatable to a sensitive stomach by freezing them. Freezing
them into ice cubes, or buying the kid’s popsicle variety, means you get it into
your body nice and slow, which can stop you from vomiting.

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## **3. Watermelon To The Rescue**

Watermelon and other fruits and vegetables with high water content are great for
the morning sickness period because they offer a chance to eat and to hydrate. Watermelon
is particularly good because it has a mild and sweet flavour.

If you’re struggling to keep it down, you can also blend it into a puree and either
eat as is or freeze into ice blocks.

## **4. Smell It Real Good**

Nausea during women’s morning sickness is often triggered by smell. It might be 
your partner’s garlicky breath, it might be your older child’s sweaty shoes, or 
it could be your neighbour’s smoking BBQ, but those bad smells really get the gag
reflex pumping. So, offset your vomit comet by carrying around a nice smelling scent,
something that calms you.

## **5. ****Dose Yourself Naturally (ginger, lemon, peppermint)**

Speaking of peppermint, pregnant Mumma’s should also have a look into foods that
can settle nausea. While morning sickness isn’t quite like normal nausea, many of
the same settling foods apply. These include peppermint and ginger, both of which
can be incorporated into many different meals or snacks when you’re struggling with
morning sickness.

Ginger in particular is a great option because it is so versatile.

#### **Ginger Flavoured Foods and Drinks to Try:**

 * Gingernut Biscuits
 * Ginger Ale
 * Ginger Beer
 * Ginger tea is great to sip on during on the day

#### **Peppermint Flavours to Try:**

 * Peppermint Tea

## **6. Try All-Day Light Grazing**

Many women find that during their morning sickness, they can feel quite nauseous
all day, a feeling often made worse by having a full stomach. If you’re one of these
women, the solution is to snack very lightly throughout the day, almost like you’re
grazing. Choose foods that you enjoy and that do not tend to make you sick, such
as bland or plain items, and just eat a small amount every hour or so.

Try and snack on healthy options such as:

 * Pumpkin Seeds (pepita’s) are deliciously crunchy and very good for you.
 * Nuts in small doses are good for you.  Just watch the fat content.  Apparently
   the daily dose of almonds is only 9!
 * [Banana Oat Bites](https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/banana-oat-bites/) are
   delicious and filling!
 * Healthy Muffins are another great choice.  Try savoury muffins such as [Ham and Vegetable.](https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/ham-and-vegetable-muffins/)
 * Low Fat Greek Yogurt is full of calcium, low in fat and filling.

## **7. Experiment With Settling Foods**

When you have morning sickness, the last thing you want to do is to sample foods
that might make you sick. But, if you aren’t sure what’s going to sit well in your
stomach, you could go weeks without getting a proper meal. So, when morning sickness
sets in, put aside some time to figure out the foods that work for you. Most women
find that plain foods, like crackers, work well, but we’ve heard all kinds of weird
foods that women say were the only thing they could eat!

#### Some Weird Food Options that Ease Morning Sickness (according to our followers) include:

 * Sultana Bran (I could throw it up, then pour myself a new bowl and eat it again…)
 * Lemons (suck on slices)
 * Jatz Crackers
 * Rich Tea Biscuits
 * Cold berries
 * Pasta with Soy Sauce (I couldn’t stomach it any other time than when I was pregnant)
 * Cottage Cheese
 * Plain Cherios from the box – dry.

## **8. Avoid Your Triggers**

Now, just as there are foods that can settle the stomach when suffering from morning
sickness, so too are there things that can make you want to hurl. For every woman,
these can be different, but as a rule, spicy and greasy foods generally set off 
vomiting. The same is true for alcohol and caffeine, which should be absent from
your diet anyway. Figure out what your morning sickness doesn’t like, and then avoid
it!

Sometimes, all you can really do when you’re suffering from morning sickness is 
lie down, close your eyes, and take a five-minute time out. Relaxation and deep 
breathing are definitely worthwhile things to try. Although they might not alleviate
your morning sickness, they can make you feel better. Remember, if you ever feel
like your morning sickness is getting out of hand, you can go see a doctor.

## **9.  Try and Eat Something Before Getting Out of Bed**

It’s funny but most morning sickness occurs in the afternoon!  But if you are one
of those that start puking your guts out as soon as you get out of bed in the morning,
then having a light snack before you put your feet out of the bed could help.

Most Mumma Bears swear by the salty crackers – nibbled slowly!

## **And if That Doesn’t Help?**

Go talk to your Doctor.  There are many medications that can really help you feel
normal again when taken under medical care.  Many women (myself included) end up
in hospital from having terrible morning sickness – because it is very easy to become
dehydrated.

When hospitalised, many woman are given a drip to hydrate the body, and various 
medications to ease the vomiting.  It is just surprising how well you can bounce
back to normal with the right treatment!

### **Severe morning sickness is not normal, and if it’s impacting your day-to-day activities, there are treatment options you can consider.**

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 Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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