Some Natural Morning Sickness Cures To Get You Started
Want to know how to ease morning sickness? A couple of minutes is all you need to get started. Listed below are some of the most common and effective natural morning sickness cures known to (wo)man. Read on, and prepare to kiss morning sickness goodbye.
Saltine crackers in the AM.
Yes, taking a few cracks at saltine in the morning is a tried and tested remedy for morning sickness. Considered to be among the more established natural morning sickness cures, these crackers serve to settle your stomach when the malady is at its worst – in the morning. Chomping on a few before your head leaves the bed should make the wave of nausea that hits you in the AM seem more like a ripple than a tsunami.
Eat a hearty breakfast. Just not too hearty.
Why not? Because you still have five meals more to eat throughout the day if you want to keep your nausea and vomiting to a minimum. You don't want to fill yourself up too early, otherwise you may wind up skipping a meal and gorging on the one after, completely messing with your digestion and bringing you closer and closer to spending the day with your head hanging above the toilet.
The timing of your diet is critical in keeping morning sickness at bay, since being too hungry or too full can trigger a host of undesirable symptoms. Keep meals small and frequent, and only drink 30 to 45 minutes after you eat. Makes things easier for your stomach.
Get your daily dose of B6.
Studies have proven vitamin B6 to be a potent weapon in the fight against morning sickness. For some reason we have yet to determine, having it in our system makes it easier for us to handle nausea and prevent vomiting. Get your daily fix of B6 and you can throw your worries out the window.
The vitamin is available as a supplement (pyridoxine), but you can also get more than enough from eating foods rich in B6, like lean meats, vegetables, nuts, and bananas.
Wear a sea band.
Going out always carries the risk of dealing with morning sickness, but a sea band or acupressure wrist band allows you to deal with nausea if and when it strikes. These bands not only have the ability to relieve nausea, but prevent it as well. Regularly using these bands to apply pressure on the acupuncture points on your wrists should make morning sickness bearable.
Add a pinch of ginger and a dash of lemon.
Not because you're making like an Iron Chef in the kitchen, but because these two, like the rest of the natural morning sickness cures on the list, do wonders for morning sickness. Having some ginger and lemon (not necessarily together) should cut your chances of nausea and vomiting.
Stop and smell the flowers.
Not literally, of course. But do try to find a pleasant or neutral scent to smell – one that doesn't make you nauseous – and bring it along with you. As a sufferer of morning sickness, you have a heightened and very discriminating sense of smell. Certain smells are sure to make you queasy, while others can work to quell your nausea. A dab or two of peppermint on a handkerchief or even that slice of lemon you had earlier should do the trick.
Now that you know how to ease morning sickness, it's time you got started. With these natural morning sickness cures at your disposal, you're sure to fend the symptoms off.
