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Off-the-Beaten-Track Tips for Battling Morning Sickness
A few extra ideas beyond the tired old ginger-and-carbohydrates mantra.
A quick google search of “ways to combat pregnancy nausea” will turn up a tried-and-true list that includes eating small meals, taking your vitamins on time, drinking ginger tea, chewing saltine crackers, and asking your provider about baby-safe medication. These are all great ideas, but you’ve probably heard them before! Here are a few more options from a mom who’s survived two brutally nauseating first trimesters and lived to tell the tale.
Lie on your stomach
This won’t be possible forever, so don’t get too accustomed to it — but if everything in this pregnancy goes according to what people have been telling you, the morning sickness won’t last forever either. If you have a few moments to lie down, do so in what medical professionals call the “prone” position. Putting gentle pressure on your abdomen can help to suppress feelings of nausea, and lying still can keep food from coming back up. Pros: it’s pretty comfortable. Cons: you can’t do much from this position except sleep. Pros: you should be sleeping as much as you can anyway, so get some shut-eye while you have the chance.
