Finding Natural Morning Sickness Cures In Your Diet
While it's essential to know which foods to indulge in, and which to avoid, when dealing with morning sickness, it's equally important to know when and how often you should eat. Natural morning sickness cures that revolve around food won't do much good if you don't know how to make the most of them. Timing is crucial with these remedies, as you'll find out in part two of our list of diet dos and don'ts below.
4. Less is more.
You'd think being pregnant would make your three squares a day non-negotiable. No one can afford to cut back on calories when they're eating for two, right? That may be true, but that doesn't necessarily mean your pregnancy obliges you to stuff yourself full three times a day.
Truth be told, you'd benefit a whole lot more from smaller servings. Cutting your portions in half can be a big help with morning sickness. One catch, though: to benefit from this less is more approach, you're going to have to eat twice as often.
Studies show that eating five or six small meals a day instead of filling up on breakfast, lunch, and dinner can do wonders for morning sickness. Doing so would ensure that you are neither hungry nor stuffed at any given time, significantly lowering your risk of vomiting and nausea.
5. Don't run on empty.
As stated above, the less is more approach helps with morning sickness since it guarantees you always have something in the tank. Unfortunately, some women still think that they can find refuge from the symptoms of morning sickness by running on empty. Why? Because they can't throw up if there's nothing to throw up.
Point well taken. But vomiting isn't the only symptom of morning sickness, is it? An empty stomach only makes morning sickness worse by making you a prime target for nausea, so it's always best to have enough fuel to get you by until your next meal.
6. Get cracking.
What's a list of natural morning sickness cures without a mention of saltine crackers? These crackers are still considered to be one of the most effective natural morning sickness cures out there, making them a natural remedy that has survived the test of time.
Lots of women nibble on these crackers to settle their stomach and keep nausea at bay, but many still don't know the best time to snack on them. In case you're wondering, that time would be before getting out of bed in the morning, when morning sickness is usually at its worst.
7. Leave the drinks for later.
Saving fluids until a half hour or so after your meals should also help with morning sickness. This makes things easier for your stomach and keeps nausea at a safe distance. Drinking lots of fluids between meals (but not so much that you are constantly full) also helps as it ensures your stomach won't ever feel empty.
If you've been vomiting, then you might want to consider filling up on a sports drink or two. A couple of bottles of Gatorade should replace the electrolytes you lost in no time, and keep you hydrated while they're at it.
That ends the second and final part of your diet dos and don'ts. Now you can rest easy, not just because you know that a number of natural morning sickness cures can be found in your pantry, but also because you know full well how and when to use them.
