PLEASE help with morning sickness

[Raene]

I can't believe people say that you don't have morning sickness eating raw. If anything, it's worse for me now! DH tells me that it's b/c my body is more sensitive to any changes now that I'm raw, and maybe that's the case, but AHH! I can't stand this.

I am sick all day, but in waves, and B6, extra protein (nuts/seeds), ginger, etc do not help. It's that gross sickness where you can't tell if you should or should not eat, so I just eat anyway since I don't throw up. My body doesn't know how to puke, which I know is strange, but I only heave and nothing comes out. So I'm not losing any nutrients, which is good...but...

[Ilse W.]

From experience I know that the only thing that helps morning sickness is time. Give it a couple of months and it will be gone. I'm not sure what causes it, but not every pregnancy causes morning sickness. I wasn't sick for one day with my daughter, and couldn't keep down one breakfast with my son. Try fasting in the morning, start eating fruit after 10 am. Very unscientific, but we all know where science has gotten us :D

[RaisingAlex]

I was never ill with Alex. However with the older kids I was ill all the time, in fact it was hard to raise my head with my daughter. Morning Sickness sucks! The only relief I had was if I ate celery. It worked well enough for me to go on with my day.
Sorry, I wish I had something magical that would help you.

[freshlight]

the only thing that helped me was a 10day water fast. Do it if you feel like it,-just listen to your body. Good luck and get well soon

Eva

[Raene]

Ooh. You're brave, Eva. I went 24 hours on a water fast and almost fainted. My blood pressure already is extremely low. I can't imagine fasting during pregnancy when I already feel so weak. To each her own, right? :)

[rawviveyourself]

So sorry to hear this...
I went into my pregnancy as a vegetarian and the first trimester I spent running out of the produce aisle before I threw up. I couldn't eat or smell anything except limes. I tried every natural, herbal, medicinal, and folk remedy - all with no success- I had 24 hour a day nausea. (I wished it was only in the morning!!:))
Then, a couple of days into my second trimester, it was gone like it was never there. So just listen to your body and you'll get there soon enough.

[oceanluv]

my suggestion is to eat only very small meals, maybe only bites at a time. I would also stay away from nuts, and other hard to digest foods. like the others said, your "morning" sickness will pass with time. try some very diluted ginger water, again only sips at a time. hope this helps, and congrats on your pregnancy. :)

[freshlight]

Ooh. You're brave, Eva. I went 24 hours on a water fast and almost fainted. My blood pressure already is extremely low. I can't imagine fasting during pregnancy when I already feel so weak. To each her own, right? :)
absolutely! just do whatever feels right for YOU and you'll be fine :) I wish I could help you out with this....I know how awful it can be.

concentrating on your baby and other beautiful thoughts would help a bit too,-I liked doing it and feeling all the LOVE flowing to and through us.

Take care! Eva :)

[souldanzer]

Never been pregnant but my best friend used to suck on crushed ice all day long. Was the only thing that helped her.

Souldanzer:o

[oai]

i would encourage fasting, too. morning sickness is an indication of digestion problems and is typical during early months of pregnancy. if not fasting, maybe more meals of juiced fruits only? and for complex meals, following food combining rules.

the goal is to make digestion very easy to alleviate morning sickness. :)

[oceanluv]

I forgot to mention that prenatal vitamins can also make you nauseated. If you are taking them, try to do it at night, before you go to bed. this has helped many ladies tolerate their vitamins.

[sbaker]

i am having this problem now...terrible heartburn, but more like a sick burning feeling in my mouth/throat. once i cleaned my system out..it seemed to get better. now i have a prune smoothie every morning, mixing in with frozen berries and hemp milk to disguise the taste, it's actually not so bad. doing this and eating very little has made me feel 100% better over a few days.

[rawstrength]

On a slightly unrelated note - CONGRATULATIONS, RAENE!

[Raene]

Thank you, Rawstrength :) However, things aren't quite going as planned. I'm off to the dreaded doctor soon. I avoid doctors but I am too annoyed to think of a better option at the moment.

[Moretta]

Congratulations Raene. I hope all goes in your favour.

[rawstrength]

I'm wishing you all the best, Raene. Stay calm and remember we are all here for you.

[Raw Angel Mom]

Hope you feel better soon!

I never had morning sickness. I ate only organic food and ate what i wanted. I ate my fruits in the morning and would have microbitic style of food as cook food.

Don't eat the food that isn't appealing to you even thought this is raw. Be careful with sprout, i heard that they could have armful bacteria for the child, so i stayed away from that during my pregnancy.

Have you tried the green smoothies, how do you react with that. Maybe you want to get some coaching with Jinjee (not sure if she does that).

Check your water

If your diet is pure organic, then i have no clue why you aren't feeling good but i pray that you find your answers!

[RawSun]

For my first trimester I could hardly handle any raw foods (although 100% raw before becoming pregnant). Things that helped with my all day nausea were bland cooked vegan foods. Rice, potatoes, bread. Also eating frequent small meals. Every time I felt hungry my nausea would come back, eating something small would help subdue the nausea.

I am at the end of my first trimester and have slowly been wanting and successfully adding raw foods back into my diet.

[KaitAnne]

Ugh, hang in there. I felt worse during my second pregnancy compared to my first, weird!! Thank goodness it only lasts for a matter of weeks, then it disappears.

[JuanaV]

Congratulations Raene! It has been many months since I have been on here. I had a girl on November 8th ~ that is for another post.

I just wanted to share what helped me as I had problems with nausea all through my pregnancy and even after I gave birth!
Drinking lots of HOT water was the only thing that helped. I carried around a thermos of hot water with me where ever I went - even to Church! Cold or cool water would increase the nausea - it had to be hot.

All the best to you Raene.

[Bookish Lass]

The Water Doctor guy says that drinking more water does the trick.

[Raene]

Thanks for the hot water tip! I'll try that. I do drink lots of regular (lukewarm water) but I'll try warmer.

Yesterday I ate MUCH less than usual and I felt SOOOO much better. Since I can't and don't want to fast, maybe just eating less is the solution for me. I ate only 1/2 a fruit, 12 oz juice, half cup hazelnuts, and a large salad all day and felt GREAT! My husband worries though b/c I'm thin, but hey, whatever helps.

[freshlight]

I'm glad you're feeling better :) Tell your hubby not to worry: being thin is healthy! Cheers from Eva

[gingincal]

Congratulations, Raene, on your pregnancy. Hope you continue to feel better.

[Raw Angel Mom]

Figure out the food that sit well with you and go for it. If you do well with fruits, eat tone of them. They digest very fast in your system and the nutriment go directly in your blood to feed your baby. Do fresh juice too, for it does get digest fast. Don't eat past 7pm even past 6:30 pm, it will give you extra nausa in the morning if you eat before bed.

I pray for you to feel better soon!

[Raene]

Oh guys, I'm at a loss here. I've lost 3 lbs and I just don't know what to do. Nothing sounds edible and I've hardly eaten in 2 days. I wrote more on my blog. I never dreamed it would be this way eating raw, but my body is so sensitive that I can't go back to eating anything cooked. I'm so worried, both for my own health and my baby's.

[JuanaV]

I usually loose weight at the beginning of my pregnancies. I think the most I lost was about 10# with Katrina. Although with Oksana-Maria I did not loose any but gained about 10 lbs at the beginning. I am not saying that it is a good thing - just that it can happen and still have healthy babies.
I remember my doc telling me with one of my pregnancies that not eating because of m/s will make it worse. Easier said than done I say... keeping trying different foods until you find one that will sit better with you.
All the best to you and your wee one.

[twinyoga]

I wasn't raw during my first trimester. I had morning sickness and just ate what would sit ok in me. It was survival at that moment. Anyway, I loved sour. So maybe some lemon water or a raw lemonade? Salt and sour got me through it. Like others, it was almost a macrobiotic type diet with some fish. Lots of whole grains. And it's ok to lose some weight. Ask yourself what sounds ok and listen to your body!

Now I am fine and crave nuts, fruits, veggies and dark chocolate. You gotta ride this out.

Congrats.