Coping with morning sickness can be the worst. Gretchen and Paige commiserate over their experiences with morning sickness; they can laugh about it now, but Gretchen says any day when she threw up less than twelve times was a good day!  Learn what worked for her to keep food and prenatal vitamins down, and check out our list of remedies that have worked for other moms.  We hope it helps!

•    Avoid greasy or spicy foods as they often cause nausea or heartburn.
•    Have frequent protein snacks. (Low fat meats and seafood, nuts, eggs and beans are high protein.)
•    Eat smaller meals every two hours or so.
•    Eating something salty before a meal can help you “make it through” a meal.
•    Do not drink fluids with your meals.
•    Non caffeinated teas like peppermint and ginger can help calm nausea.
•    Drink small amounts of fluids regularly though out the day to avoid dehydration.
•    Do not skip meals if you can help it.
•    Cold food may have less nausea inducing smells associated with them.

Talk to your doctor about:
•    Vitamin B6 - 50 mg. daily. Vitamin B6 has been shown to help with pregnancy induced nausea.
•    Ginger capsules: 250 mg. three times daily. Ginger has long been associated with alleviating nausea.  (Remember drinking ginger ale when you felt sick when you were little?)

For more remedies for morning sickness, click here and here.