Morning Sickness

[Soroush Ebrahimi]

I was searching for something else today and per chance came across this:

Morning Sickness

Causes: Hormonal changes but also emotional states e.g. doubt, ambivalence, fear, resentment, disgust and denial can contribute.

There is often increased sensitivity to:

Smells and particular smells, strong smells, noise, foul metallic taste in the mouth, funny smell in the nose which taints all other smells and alteration in appetite.
Many things like eating and drinking, motion and emotional upsets can make the nausea worse.

Do:

Talk through ambivalent, difficult feelings with your partner or close friend - they are quite normal even if intense.
Try the following in stages and note their effect:

Have a drink and a dry biscuit or piece of dry toast on WAKING (Do not get out of bed or raise your head off the pillow). Eat slowly and chew well. Drink slightly sitting up. Instead of tea or coffee try a glass of cold or hot honey and lemon. Or try herbal tea.
SIT DOWN and eat and give yourself time to enjoy it.

Eat often and little, slowly and chew well.
Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables and unrefined carbohydrates (whole-wheat brown bread and potatoes with their skins (Lovely if baked in an oven). If after a couple of days this has not helped, then introduce high protein diet (fish, cheese, eggs and meat).

Tune to the inner voice which will tell you what to eat and what not to eat.
Try eliminating fats and rich fatty foods, dairy foods, sugar and even fruit. But MAKE SURE you are getting enough calcium from elsewhere if you cut out dairy food and also iron if cut of meat and brown bread.
DO NOT:

Don't fast unless eating aggravates your symptoms (In this case you need professional help).
Don't let yourself get hungry. (Your blood sugar will drop and bringing it up will cause problems)
Don't worry if in the first three months of pregnancy you lose some weight. Your baby will get what it needs from your fat supplies and then you will put on weight after the nausea has passed.
Seek Help from a professional Homoeopath if:

You have nausea and vomiting and you vomit most of what you eat and drink and are keeping little.
You are not able to talk to your nearest or if you feel that you cannot put your feelings into words.
Reference:

Homoeopathy for Mother & Baby, Miranda Castro F S Hom, Macmillan, London, 1992.
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