| Every pregnancy is different, but some nausea in | | | | nutrition during the first few weeks, as long as you |
| pregnancy is common. About 50 percent of women | | | | aren't losing a lot of weight, you are getting enough |
| will have both nausea and vomiting, 25 percent will | | | | nutrition for the pregnancy. |
| have nausea only, and 25 percent will be unaffected. | | | | Medications |
| About two thirds of women with severe nausea in a | | | | Several medications are helpful in alleviating nausea in |
| prior pregnancy will have similar symptoms in | | | | pregnancy. The most important thing is to treat nausea |
| subsequent pregnancies. Taking a prenatal vitamin | | | | early, instead of trying to tough it out. Delaying |
| before conception may reduce the chance of nausea. | | | | treatment may cause vomiting to become more |
| If nausea is so severe that you can not hold down | | | | severe over time. Two over the counter treatments |
| liquids, call your care provider. Women with twins or | | | | are effective. Start with pyridoxine (vitamin B6) either |
| triplets have higher levels of hormones and are more | | | | on its own or combined with doxylamine. Begin by |
| likely to experience nausea. For most women, nausea | | | | taking 25mg of pyridoxine three to four times a day |
| starts to get better toward the 12th week of | | | | (maximum dose 100mg a day.) If your symptoms do |
| pregnancy; however, early in pregnancy that light at | | | | not improve after 3 days, add 12.5mg of doxylamine to |
| the end of the tunnel can seem very far away. Only a | | | | each dose of pyridoxine. (Doxylamine is available over |
| small percentage of women continue to feel nauseous | | | | the counter as an ingredient in certain preparations to |
| for their entire pregnancy. The one positive thing about | | | | help you sleep always check the label first.) |
| nausea is that it is usually a sign of a healthy | | | | Alternatively, taking ginger capsules (250mg) four times |
| pregnancy. | | | | a day may reduce your symptoms. If neither of these |
| Dealing With Nausea | | | | over the counter remedies work, consult your care |
| There are various approaches to help relieve nausea | | | | provider for prescription medication. |
| in pregnancy, try out a lumber of methods to find what | | | | Acupressure |
| .Works best for you. | | | | Acupressure bands have been marketed under many |
| Dietary changes | | | | different names, but they are basically devices that |
| Some evidence suggests that small, protein rich meals | | | | are worn on the wrist to stimulate the P6 acupressure |
| may help reduce nausea. Try different foods to find | | | | point. Inexpensive models can be bought over the |
| the ones you like best. Don't worry too much about | | | | counter. |