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Do you know the typical signs of morning sickness?

Morning sickness symptoms may present differently in all women but many symptoms have common features. You may notice that some foods cause your stomach to turn, this is a typical sign. Besides this, you will find that there are plenty of other symptoms that you might notice. We will discuss a few of these other symptoms and ways you can help to ease them. By the way, after giving birth you might also find this info on how to stop bedwetting to be useful.

A morning sickness symptom that is common for most is your appetite will be different than what it was before. Everyone has certain foods they prefer over others, but when you are pregnant and start experiencing morning sickness symptoms, this can change radically. The cravings vary from person to person and can include, salty foods, preferring cold foods or beverages hot. Certain foods may cause you more problems especially with the symptoms of nausea and vomiting. Try focusing on not eating as much solid food and drink more beverages. Just be sure that you get the nutrition that you need. Fruit and vegetable juices are very helpful for this. You should probably try to avoid fatty and spicy foods as much as possible, during the time period that you have morning sickness symptoms. A very small portion of the population will experience symptoms so bad that medical attention is necessary. If you begin to notice that you are losing weight, can not hold food down, are suffering from severe nausea and vomiting or have an increased heart rate you’ll want to seek medical attention. The technical term for this is hyperemesis gravidarum. If you have more typical morning sickness symptoms, don’t be concerned that you will develop this more serious condition, as it’s rare and occurs in less than 1% of pregnancies. However, if you think you may be experiencing this, don’t hesitate to ask for help, as it’s better to be safe.

One of the things that you need to be sure to remember about having morning sickness symptoms is that you are unique so your symptoms will not necessarily be the same symptoms that other people are experiencing so not all remedies will work for you. When it is time to eat, do not force yourself to eat something that you do not like. The only exception to this rule is milk because you need lots of calcium while you are growing a baby. If you do not want to drink milk, you might be lactose intolerant so try a lactose-free milk. You might also think about eating yogurt or milk products from other animals (goats and sheep in particular) because these are also high in calcium and protein and are tolerated by people who can’t process cow’s milk. In general, you have to find out what foods aggravate your morning sickness symptoms and try to avoid them, while still getting the proper nutrition.

Any woman who has been pregnant and had symptoms of morning sickness has longed for the day that it is over. It doesn’t last long, but that knowledge doesn’t help much during the pain. As always your doctor should be contacted prior to any home remedies you try, especially for severe pain. And finally, be sure to check out this information on bed wetting teens.