morning sickness

  • Morning Sickness: Making Him Understand Your Pain

    Morning Sickness is a lot like back pain. If you've never experienced it you'll never appreciate how debilitating it can be. Do men understand morning sickness? No. Do men under estimate how bad it can be? Yes. How can you get your man to be more supportive and sympathetic toward your morning sickness?

  • Prenatal Vitamins

    Prenatal supplements consist of a variety of vitamins and minerals. During pregnancy, a woman's daily intake requirements for certain nutrients, such as folic acid (folate), calcium, and iron will increase. Vitamins and minerals such as iron, calcium, and folic acid are vital for proper fetal growth, development, and healthy adult living.

  • Sick All the Time

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am in my 13th week of pregnancy and have been sick. So sick that I have lost 20lbs. My doctor gave me these lollipops that was supposed to help but they made it worse.

    Is there anything that I can do?

  • Dealing with Morning Sickness

    Morning sickness may involve a lot of nausea and vomiting any time of the day. It affects up to 90% of all pregnant women, usually in the first trimester. Read "Dealing with Morning Sickness Naturally!" for some natural remedies and helpful tips for dealing with your morning sickness.

  • Using Acupuncture to Enhance Fertility and Treat Common Pregnancy Conditions

    For at least 2500 years, the Chinese culture has used acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine to safely and effectively assist in the treatment of infertility, pregnancy, post-partum conditions, and many other gynecological conditions.

  • Dealing with Morning Sickness Naturally!

    by Tabatha Jones

    There's so much joy in finding out you're pregnant. You're overflowing with excitement and you can't stop telling everyone.

  • Morning Sickness: What to Pack for the Journey

    Morning sickness demands a plan -- a strategy -- for outsmarting your body and letting you feel in better control. To do that, you will need some basic tools, a Morning-Sickness Survival Kit to be carried with you at all times. Read "Morning Sickness: What to Pack for the Journey" to learn more.

  • Guys, Empathy and the First Trimester

    QUESTION

    We are nine weeks pregnant and I feel like @#$#@. My husband doesn't get it. His attitude is that since I don't "look" pregnant then I shouldn't be complaining.

    I'll be honest. Right now I AM a grouch after feeling exhausted, nauseous 24/7, and then trying to juggle my normal routine (at work and home.)

    I don't expect him to make it better but can't a guy have SOME sympathy?

    Grouchy in Maryland

  • Dealing with Pregnancy Nausea

    QUESTION:

    Dear Livitician,
    I have just found out I am about 5 weeks pregnant. I'm suffering from nausea (no big surprise there) and food aversion. Nothing seems desirable to me. I'm concerned about eating enough and giving my baby the right nutrition.

    I work full time in retail so it's hard to find the time and energy to cook or to eat full meals. Add to that I can't seem to find room in my stomach for half a can of soup and I'm at a bit of a loss.

  • Morning Sickness Survival Tips

    If you're suffering with nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, you're not alone. Most women experience it to some degree during their first trimester. Read "Morning Sickness Survival Tips" to find tips for relief.

  • Morning Sickness: Making Him Understand Your Pain

    Morning Sickness is a lot like back pain. If you've never experienced it you'll never appreciate how debilitating it can be. Do men understand morning sickness? No. Do men under estimate how bad it can be? Yes. How can you get your man to be more supportive and sympathetic toward your morning sickness?

  • Nic's Nerves - Feeling better and worse at the same time.

    Well yesterday I had my first Prenatal appointment so that was pretty exciting! My Doc. put me down as being 9 weeks pregnant which was 1/2 a week more than I was thinking. She asked me to come back in a couple of weeks so that she could listen for the heart beat. Her comment was "If we can hear the heart beat, then you'll be fine." I really like her, not only is she a great obstratition/GP but she is a mother of two young kids and has experienced 2 miscarriages. She talks from experience.

  • Nic's Nerves - Not through the sickness yet!

    Well, I thought that I was through the worst of the morning sickness....but I have been proven wrong! The last few days have left me able to do very little except lie around, sleep and catch up on my xmas reading.

    Feeling horribly guilty for my in-action but I'm still terribly happy to be pregnant even if it is tough right now. I'm reasoning that it won't last for ever, and at the very most I shouldn't be this sick for more than a few days, before things start to ease off.

  • Early Pregnancy Symptoms

    The onset and degree of pregnancy symptoms will vary within women. Many women experience them within days of conception, others take a few weeks before pregnancy symptoms kick in and a lucky few feel no discomfort at all.

  • Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy

    Nausea and vomiting usually begins between the first and second missed menstrual period and lasts until about the end of the 3rd month.

  • Problems with Morning Sickness

    I am past 3 months pregnant and I still have problems with morning sickness. I am nauseated by everything I eat and usually throw up. Could you please guide me about what and when to eat?

  • Using Acupuncture to Enhance Fertility and Treat Common Pregnancy Conditions

    For at least 2500 years, the Chinese culture has used acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine to safely and effectively assist in the treatment of infertility, pregnancy, post-partum conditions, and many other gynecological conditions.

  • Mother Nature Never had Morning Sickness

    Although it had long been considered the stuff of old wives tales and legend, using ginger as a remedy to treat morning sickness is rapidly earning a new respect. New studies have confirmed this natural remedy is an extremely effective treatment for the nausea and vomiting that affects up to 90% of all pregnant women.

  • Anything to Alleviate Morning Sickness?

    One of the ladies that I work with has extremely severe "morning" sickness all day long. Is there anything that she can do alleviate that? I am concerned because she has already lost about 5 pounds in the last week from getting sick.

  • Miscarriage Risk at Thirty Eight?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I just found out that I'm pregnant with my 5th child. My oldest will be 20 and my youngest just turned 10. Surprise, right.

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