I have read several books on pregnancy, and I know that some women have morning sickness in the evening, some have it all the time all the time, and others not at all. I have also read that you can get it as early as two weeks after conception (is that true?). But, what does it actually feel like? Is it like having eaten something that gives you gas, or feel like having really hot liquid in you, or like an ice-cold stone, or like when you are twirling around and get all dizzy?
Silja *desperately not trying to go out and buy pregnancy testing kits already* ************************************************************** 07-19-05, 05:35 AM Sherasi I just felt nausea. Especially when smelling certain foods or food cooking, that sort of thing.
I didn't actually have much vomiting at all.
Sagus made me some Indian (Dot-not-feather) food and for some reason the smell turned my stomach so bad that I couldn't go into the kitchen for 3 days (until he cleaned it from top to bottom). Eek
07-19-05, 10:27 AM Professor Here are some links on hyperemesis gravidarum:
07-19-05, 04:56 PM ilse72 Silja, some never experience morning sickness at all. Morning sickness can occur at any time but is most frequent in the morning...hence, the name. It can range from a queasy feeling all the way up to actually vomiting. Everyone is different. Many have it before they even have confirmation of pregnancy and it usually ends along with the first trimester.
Many times, dry saltine crackers will help with the nausea. If nausea is experienced first thing in the morning, eat the crackers before getting out of bed.
I never do anything normal. Smile I never developed morning sickness until the end of my first trimester. I had constant vomiting and couldn't keep anything down. I ended up hospitalized for dehydration and loss of weight but I was the exception, not the norm.
07-20-05, 02:35 AM shelster I had no morning sickness with my first one. But with my second, certain smells or foods would just turn my stomach. I never vomited, just felt like I would if I didn't get away from that smell or food.
07-20-05, 03:54 AM babthrower Silja, my hatred of parsnips stems from my first pregnancy. I cooked a stew with parsnips in it, and as it cooked the odor grew stronger and more obnoxious by the minute. Foolishly, instead of tossing the stew, I 'toughed it out'. I was unable to eat it, or anything else, for 48 hours. I have hated the odor of parsnips to this day.
I have a hunch that the stong cravings and aversions associated with pregnancy are based on instinct: one is playing it safe. One avoids unfamiliar scents and flavors, and sticks to what is tried and true. (I had never eaten parsnips as a child.) Also, I suspect that one is particularly sensitive to toxins, and rejects them: I also abhorred the smell of tobacco when pregnant, yet two weeks after my daughter's birth I was smoking again! (I was not breast-feeding that time.)
I craved fish during my pregnancies. This is a 'good thing'. When not pregnant, I like fish but do not crave it.
'Morning sickness' is just (I think) the critical point in each day when your body is ticked off with these new aversions and cravings, and just says, 'Don't send me down anything just now. I'm not a morning stomach. Don't even think of tossing food down until noon at least. Or I may just toss it right back up."
I think you can relax and don't be afraid to follow your instincts. If something tastes wrong, toss it up. If you crave something, either eat it or figure out what it is that it represents. Fish = minerals not commonly found in food grown in inland soil. And so forth.
07-20-05, 08:10 AM Sherasi BUT, if you crave things that are not edible... say Paint Chips, Dirt or things that should NOT be eaten. Go to your doctor. Often there are certain dietary needs not being met. This doesn't happen often, but it should be kept in mind.
07-20-05, 10:32 AM babthrower Good advice, Sherazi.
07-20-05, 09:54 PM mrsblackiston I had terrible morning sickness, for a whole month I couldn't keep anything down. It was like having the flu for an entire month. And for the entire pregnancy certain smells would make me sick or give me a headache, to this day I can't handle the smell of cooking sausage and I can't go into a perfume store!
08-04-05, 10:10 PM Texan-In-Exile Silja - Ilse is right - morning sickness varies with the individual - and with the pregnancy. You may not have any big problem at all.
With my son, I felt general nausea for the first 2 months. I threw up only once, but the thought of certain foods made me feel queasy. With my daughter, I didn't have much general nausea. Instead, I carried her so high that about halfway through my pregnancy I had to give up any foods that were spicy: coffee, chili, hot chocolate, mustard, BBQ sauce, etc., as they gave me terrible reflux. But as soon as she was born, my taste returned to normal.
I hope you have an easy time! Smile
08-05-05, 04:10 PM Silja I'm not pregnant yet.... We are trying, and I was hoping that I'd have extremely early onset of morning sickness, but it was just a tummy bug Roll Eyes
Ah well, maybe next month!
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