Topic: My sister is
Cutiepieforyou's photo
Fri 03/06/09 10:20 AM
having really bad morning sickness. What has worked for any mom's on here?

lilith401's photo
Fri 03/06/09 10:28 AM
How long has she had it and how many times a day is she vomiting?

pkh's photo
Fri 03/06/09 03:04 PM
I'm sorry I have no clue I didn't have it.

Marie55's photo
Fri 03/06/09 03:09 PM
She needs to talk to her doctor. They are prescribing vitamin B6 now to help, but I don't know the dosage. Also can give her some meds if it is really severe. I remember in the old days, it was go easy on the liquids first thing in the morning and a few saltine crackers when you first woke up.

But she needs to talk to a medical professional to get help, they have moved ahead from the caveman days when I was pregnant (we just suffered - used the cracker trick) - my daughter is 34 now.

Hope she feels better soon.

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Fri 03/06/09 09:12 PM

having really bad morning sickness. What has worked for any mom's on here?


I heard chewing on some ginger root or ginseng can help with nausea. Then again, I'm not a pregnant mother-to-be, so I wouldn't know. But it's worth a try, though.

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Sat 03/07/09 01:46 AM
Gingernut biscuits and a nice cup of tea can help...

Foszil's photo
Sat 03/07/09 03:49 AM
Anj, Americans won't understand "gingernut biscuits." What we call biscuits, they call cookies,what they see as biscuits, we call scones, I think. Holding a conversation with an American, in a face to face situation, is quite an education. In a nice way, of course.

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Sat 03/07/09 04:47 AM
Dry small snacks regularly, like someone else suggested, crackers, or digestive biscuits (cookies) etc. Its the only thing i found to help, i had morning sickness for about 6 months of 1 of my pregnancies, and it was morning noon and night.

papersmile's photo
Sat 03/07/09 04:57 AM
Edited by papersmile on Sat 03/07/09 04:58 AM
I'd be careful of the ginger.

I know it's supposed to be good to soothe upset stomachs, but I could swear that I read something about it possibly inducing uterine contractions while pregnant and perhaps causing miscarriage. I probably saw it years ago in some health or natural healing book; I wouldn't know how to reference it, but it stands out in my memory.

I never suffered from morning sickness, but a friend of mine assured me that saltine crackers on her nighttable before she even woke up, helped alleviate some of the nausea.

mssilverfox's photo
Sat 03/07/09 05:03 AM
Sorry she's having so much trouble with this.. I had 4 children and never had one day of morning sickness, just lucky I guess.. Hope she is feeling better soon flowerforyou flowerforyou

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Sat 03/07/09 05:34 AM
She might have Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which is a severe case of morning sickness that some pregnant women suffer from. My sister suffered with it in both pregnancies.

Her Doctor put her on Zophran, which is used against nausea caused by chemotherapy, but has been approved safe for pregnant women. It's really expensive though, so if her insurance won't cover it, tell her to ask her OB/GYN for samples.

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Sat 03/07/09 12:19 PM

Anj, Americans won't understand "gingernut biscuits." What we call biscuits, they call cookies,what they see as biscuits, we call scones, I think. Holding a conversation with an American, in a face to face situation, is quite an education. In a nice way, of course.


You are right...I forget about the different lingo we all have..I must learn to dot my i's...biggrin

Cutiepieforyou's photo
Sat 03/07/09 02:00 PM

She might have Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which is a severe case of morning sickness that some pregnant women suffer from. My sister suffered with it in both pregnancies.

Her Doctor put her on Zophran, which is used against nausea caused by chemotherapy, but has been approved safe for pregnant women. It's really expensive though, so if her insurance won't cover it, tell her to ask her OB/GYN for samples.


She told me she took the Zophran but it didn't work.

MirrorMirror's photo
Sat 03/07/09 02:02 PM


She might have Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which is a severe case of morning sickness that some pregnant women suffer from. My sister suffered with it in both pregnancies.

Her Doctor put her on Zophran, which is used against nausea caused by chemotherapy, but has been approved safe for pregnant women. It's really expensive though, so if her insurance won't cover it, tell her to ask her OB/GYN for samples.


She told me she took the Zophran but it didn't work.
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