For the greater percent of us out there, there will be morning sickness. If you are one of those lucky few, please don’t tell your friends how you never got sick or even felt a little queasy. For the rest of us, morning sickness is a fact of life for a pregnant woman and for the working woman a challenge close to competing in an endurance event. When you think you can no longer take it you keep on going. I found a number of good ways to help with the general sickness as well as coping with it at work. Remember two things about morning sickness: 1) it is often a good sign that things are progressing well with your pregnancy and your body is adjusting to being pregnant, 2) morning sickness often sets in when you haven’t told anyone. Imagine having the flu and telling everyone you feel great, but not to get between you and the bathroom without tipping them off. Morning sickness is a natural occurrence for a pregnant woman and a foreign occurrence to the working woman.
Here are few tips on how to deal with the general physical parts of morning, afternoon and evening sickness:
1) Eat small amounts frequently. Try to avoid greasy foods. They can increase feelings of nausea. Carbohydrates and fruits can be good sources. I always enjoyed crackers (Pringles if you feel like Polly after a while), an apple or orange and if you like cheese, string cheese is a good snack as well.
2) Eat something before you get out of bed if you have morning sickness. My theory was the child feasted all night of your nutrients and you wake up empty. You can ease the first wave of nausea by recapturing some of those nutrients and settling your tummy with a little food before leaping into the shower.
3) Try natural remedies. Ginger is a natural remedy for nausea. You can purchase tablets at any place vitamins are sold or eat ginger if you can or steep it in tea.
