As most pregnant women know, morning sickness is a lie – that wave of nausea can hit any time. And when it comes, there are few effective remedies for it, according to a new WiserPregnancy survey.
The survey found that pregnant women try, on average, 3 to 4 remedies for morning sickness. Yet none control the condition: Almost two-thirds of respondents (62%) report that no remedies are “highly effective.”
The three most popular remedies to try:
- Eating smaller meals more frequently (76% of women try this)
- Getting more rest (64%)
- Avoiding trigger foods (62%)
Unfortunately, the most effective of these – avoiding target foods – isn’t: Only 27% of the women who avoided those foods found it “very effective.”
Prescription medications such as Compazine, Tigan and Phenergan work better (43% of women rated it “very effective”), but relatively few women try these for fear of potential harm to their babies, even if the medications have been proven generally safe. The same holds true for over-the-counter medications.
So search and experiment as we might, most of us simply deal with the nausea and vomiting until it goes away (we hope) in the 3rd or 4th month of pregnancy.
Here are the top 10 morning sickness remedies:
- Eating smaller meals more frequently – 76%
- Getting more rest – 64%
- Avoiding trigger foods – 62%
- Drinking ginger tea or suck on ginger candy – 53%
- Avoiding stressful situations – 39%
- Over-the-counter medications (e.g. Unisom Sleep Tablets, vitamin B6) – 21%
- Prescription medications – 20%
- Sea Bands (wrist bands that target acupressure points) – 17%
- Acupuncture or acupressure – 10%
- Hypnosis – 6%
What remedy did you try for morning sickness? Did it work?
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When I had my pregnancy on my first child, morning sickness was there but nausea and vomiting occurred at any given time. Sometimes, there were food or situation that triggers it so what I did was just to avoid it.
Actually I am fortunate that I haven’t experienced this morning sickness at all…and I am wondering why..is it possible? does it mean that I will no longer have morning sickness at all? I am in my fourth month and yet I can attest that I haven’t experienced all this things..
I really have that problem every time I am pregnant…. and I cant do nothing about it..this article really help me a lot..at least I know what to do now…
I can only experienced morning sickness in my first two months of pregnancy ..during this time… I always crave more on something that I don’t eat before..Im fortunate that I dont experienced morning sickness at all..
In my first 3 months of my pregnancy… I had experienced morning sickness and I felt weak and everything..I just stay in bed and rest..I am glad that I am here and be able to know all these remedies at least it will make it go away..although its past already (morning sickness ) but I need to know all this..since we really cant tell when I am going to be pregnant again..
Hey Sahara …you’re lucky for not experiencing those things…how I wish I am like you too…
I did not experience any morning sickness during my first pregnancy and also on this second pregnancy. Although I experience repugnance to certain types of odor, I do not feel any nausea nor experience any vomiting spell.
I agree with this article there is no cure on this morning sickness but only to minimize its symptoms and occurrences…I really don’t know all this things(the tips) because I am a first time mom..
I think I experienced this feeling of nausea on my first and second months but not in the morning ..its when I eat something that is repulsive…its the time when I had this vomiting and everything…
In my first 3 months of pregnancy..I don't like to eat fatty foods..especially those food that I had already eaten before I was pregnant..so strange isn't it? I crave for food that lesser in fats and those that I haven't tasted yet..it was really difficult I think..
Hypnosis? How the heck can that help in our morning sickness? I mean play so we're hypnotized now what? I just can't see any connection to it.
Hello all!
Gale here,
Morning sickness is due to hormone changes during our pregnancy right? So… Can't doctors just make a medicine that could affect our hormones in order for us not to have morning sickness?
That's weird… You know I never experienced morning sickness during my pregnancy. I did vomit at times but because of certain foods I ate but vomiting because of morning sickness, never experienced it.
Hypnosis? How the heck can that help in our morning sickness? I mean play so we're hypnotized now what? I just can't see any connection to it.
Hello all!
Gale here,
Morning sickness is due to hormone changes during our pregnancy right? So… Can't doctors just make a medicine that could affect our hormones in order for us not to have morning sickness?
That's weird… You know I never experienced morning sickness during my pregnancy. I did vomit at times but because of certain foods I ate but vomiting because of morning sickness, never experienced it.
well, i think morning sickness doesn't happened to everyone. or should i say i was lucky not to have experienced this with my two son. the only thing that makes me suffer while pregnant was leg cramps. other than that, i had no problems at all.
i always make sure to eat only small portions of food. i don't eat bigger meals but i take snacks eat and every time i got hungry. in that way i didn't suffered from morning sickness.