Coming into the world of pregnancy has been a happy occasion, but man, does it come with some new strict eating rules. I knew starting out that morning sickness would be bad. I had a sister's experience (who I've taken after in all womanly ways) to prep me for that. But I still don't think I expected it to be this bad. Here's just a few of the new rules I've come to accept as being part of my life now.
1- You will throw up every morning, whether there is something in your stomach or not. Eating something before getting up will not help. Staying in bed for 15 minutes while waking up will not help. It's going to happen no matter what you do.
2- you must eat something ever two hours, or your stomach will start to hurt (a lot!) and you might throw up more if you don't eat. This is just from hunger.
3- The time to go see the doctor about nausea and vomiting is before you can't keep anything down. The time to go is before 5pm, when you can no longer keep jello down.
4- There's some amazing(!) medication out there to help your stomach accept more food, and not get rid of everything you eat or drink. It's called Zofran. You should take it every morning, so you can eat throughout the rest of the day, no matter how you might feel when you wake up. even if you throw up the liquid you take it with, the pill will stay down, and you'll be happier in the long run. Don't try to tough it out.
5- most of the time, you will be eating like someone who has the flu. As much as you want to eat something that is more exciting than Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Toast or a myriad of liquids (jello, broth, ginger ale apple juice, Gatorade, and of course water. ), think hard before eating it. you could easily end up regretting that decision later.
1- You will throw up every morning, whether there is something in your stomach or not. Eating something before getting up will not help. Staying in bed for 15 minutes while waking up will not help. It's going to happen no matter what you do.
2- you must eat something ever two hours, or your stomach will start to hurt (a lot!) and you might throw up more if you don't eat. This is just from hunger.
3- The time to go see the doctor about nausea and vomiting is before you can't keep anything down. The time to go is before 5pm, when you can no longer keep jello down.
4- There's some amazing(!) medication out there to help your stomach accept more food, and not get rid of everything you eat or drink. It's called Zofran. You should take it every morning, so you can eat throughout the rest of the day, no matter how you might feel when you wake up. even if you throw up the liquid you take it with, the pill will stay down, and you'll be happier in the long run. Don't try to tough it out.
5- most of the time, you will be eating like someone who has the flu. As much as you want to eat something that is more exciting than Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Toast or a myriad of liquids (jello, broth, ginger ale apple juice, Gatorade, and of course water. ), think hard before eating it. you could easily end up regretting that decision later.
