Morning sickness is an unpleasant side effect many pregnant women experience—especially during the first trimester of pregnancy. It can range from slight nausea to near-incapacitating sickness. “Morning sickness does not just occur in the morning,” says Ann E. Behrend-Uhls, MD, FACOG, obstetrician and gynecologist at Saint Francis Medical Center. “It can occur at any time of the day or night. If you have a severe case of morning sickness, you need not suffer; your OB/GYN
can prescribe medication that will help.”
- Keep crackers next to your bed and eat one or two as soon as you wake up.
- Try eating peppermint candy in the morning.
- Instead of consuming three large meals each day, eat five or six smaller meals.
- Take Vitamin B6 before bedtime to reduce queasiness. Ask your doctor about the right dosage.
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