Recognizing and Dealing With Morning Sickness Symptoms

There are quite a few morning sickness symptoms, none of them very pleasant. The most common is the feeling of nausea, which is often accompanied by vomiting and that can make it hard for you’re to keep food in your tummy. This can sometimes be alleviated by changing your diet as you learn what you can and cannot keep down. There are quite a few other morning sickness symptoms and we will look at a few of them now.

For some women, extreme temperatures and changes from one extreme temperature to another can set off a bout of morning sickness symptoms. Very hot and very cold locations should be avoided. Take lukewarm baths and showers instead of hot showers and baths. Keep your heating and air conditioning at good levels while you are at home and try to avoid places where they may be turned up to extreme levels. This is not always possible, of course, as you can't control the temperature everywhere, such as outdoors! Of course, if you start to realize that extremes in temperature are what trigger your morning sickness symptoms, you can do what you can to stay out of spaces that experience those things. Having your "taste" change when you are pregnant is normal but sometimes it gets out of hand and you need to be more careful about making sure you get all of your nutrients. Up to a point, it's fine to follow your body's cravings. Ice cream pickles and crackers are very common cravings among pregnant women. However, if you find that you can't stop eating a certain food, it could end up causing a nutritional imbalance. It's normal and even encouraged that pregnant women take in 300 extra calories each day, but if your cravings make you go way over this limit a lot you need to ask your doctor for help in keeping your diet balanced.

Headaches are common symptoms of morning sickness. Many times you will find that along with a headache you will have the symptoms of nausea and discomfort. One challenge women face when pregnant knows what medications are safe to take. Birth defects and other problems have been linked to both aspirin and ibuprofen, so the current belief is that they should be avoided. Considered safe though, is acetaminophen which is contained in Tylenol.

You and your doctor should discuss what pain relievers are safe for you to take. Often you need rest, and the headaches are just telling you this. These headaches that are symptoms of morning sickness can sometimes be alleviated by a cold press. Morning sickness symptoms affect every woman differently and, usually, all you can do once they start is waiting for them to leave. You can use the advice contained in this article to help make your morning sickness at least a tiny bit easier to deal with (even if you can't make it go away completely).