Week 9 - Some tips to deal with pregnancy nausea

 


These are probably some common sense advice but I have a few tips that I'm currently using to avoid that nauseous feeling that I now sometimes get. Note that these are all personal advice based on personal experiences, and you should know by now that each pregnancy is different. Try these tips out but don't rag on me if they don't work for you, alright? Now that we've got all of that out of the way...

1. Sleeping while in a semi-seated position

I'm not sure if you do this but when I have a flu with runny nose in the past, I would sleep in an elevated position, which means instead of 1 pillow to lay on, I'll prop myself up with another pillow. It's a pretty comfortable way to sleep I'd say and for some reason, it helps to keep the nausea at bay. 

2. Always carry around a big enough* plastic bag for emergencies

At one point, I was playing a game with my headset on and everything, and I suddenly felt that overwhelming sense of nausea which unfortunately resulting in me upchucking the papaya I've just had to help with my pregnancy-related constipation (5-6 days, can you believe it?). I didn't have the time to take off my headset, push my butt off my seat, and rush to the toilet in time, but thankfully, I have the plastic bag I've prepped within reach and it saved me from just vomiting all over my keyboard lol. It would have been a double whammy then, having to clean up vomit AND buying a new keyboard to replace the one I've just ruined.

*Big enough - you don't want to get a bag that's way too big (the ones that can fill an entire dustbin) or too small (can't cover the entire mouth; not deep enough to prevent "splashes" from hitting your face). A bag that's somewhere in between those two is good. Also, make sure the bag is watertight, meaning no holes. Wouldn't want vomit to spill out of the bag = extra work for you.

3. Ask your doctor about anti-vomiting pills

They are truly heaven-sent.... if they work for you. Truly, I usually pop one in if I feel nauseous but I had to take a meal soon. It should help keep down whatever little food I can swallow.

4. Taking a nap after a (light) meal

If you can manage it, sleeping can really help to keep food down. I've tried it even while I was having mild nausea and it did its job. I've never woken up before just to upchuck my meal - mostly just to head to the loo to pee, which is a very rare occurrence prior to getting pregnant - so I've used napping as a way to make sure my baby's getting whatever nutrients I can give it. 

5. Sucking on/consuming something that's sour

This is the advice I've gotten from family and friends (who has been pregnant before) but it didn't work for me - maybe it'll for you! This includes sour plums, pickled stuff, lemon/lime water/juice, etc. 

6. Sucking on an ice cube

Adding another technique that I've found - sucking on an ice cube! The cold actually helps to keep nausea at bay but sometimes, you may need to suck on a few ice cubes - one after the other - for it to really work. 



All in all, these are some methods I used (besides tip #5) to manage my pregnancy-related nausea, which from other people's experiences of the same thing, seems like it's pretty severe but not enough to land me on a hospital bed. However, I'd like to point out that if you're already on the verge of upchucking, many of these techniques probably wouldn't help and it would just be better to get the vomiting over with. However, if it's mild or still a while away from vomiting, then you can give these techniques a try.


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