Morning Sickness Information

Morning sickness, which in medical terms is also known as "misnomer", is when women during pregnancy experience nausea and vomiting throughout the day or even at night. It is true that during their pregnancy, some women experience morning sickness more prominently during the morning and then have it improve significantly during the rest of the day. Pregnancy nausea is not only subjected to the morning. It can occur at any time of the day, morning noon or night. It's usual for about 75% of pregnant women to go through morning sickness during the first three months of pregnancy. Despite the fact that pregnancy nausea can start as early as the fourth week, it is commonly accepted that it usually starts around the sixth week into the woman's pregnancy.

Almost 50% of pregnant woman suffering from misnomer feel absolute relief by about the 14th week. There is only a small percentage of pregnant women who are affected by extreme morning sickness and have that turn into a condition called hyperemesis gracidarum. This is when pregnancy nausea excessive vomiting obstructs the correct absorption of food and drink within the diet. This then could bring on weight loss and dehydration. Dehydration amongst pregnant women is dangerous.

Apparently it is still uncertain what is the main cause for morning sickness.
The general and widely accepted cause is because of the increased hormone levels that occur to a woman after the conception.
Having said that, there is proof that certain types of females have a higher chance than other types to suffer from pregnancy nausea. Commonly too, women who are expecting twins or triplets have a higher chance to suffer from pregnancy nausea. This could be because an increase in levels of HCG, maybe more levels of estrogen inside the pregnant woman's body.
Women with a history of vomiting when taking "birth control pills" are suspect to suffering from morning sickness when they are pregnant because of the body's reaction to estrogen. Added to that, genetics may also play a key role for suffering too. Plus if the pregnant woman has past experiences of migraines, she will have a higher chance of suffering from it too.

There have been countless arguments discussing whether morning sickness varied depending on if the woman was carrying a girl or a boy. One study concluded that women who were pregnant with a girl had a higher chance of suffering pregnancy nausea or vomiting.

However a lesser debatable topic was that woman who have a higher chance of suffering a miscarriage would not experience morning sickness during the pregnancy. This is because of the possibility that if the placenta or unborn child was not developing correctly then the woman would not have a high level of pregnancy related hormones and therefore would less likely to suffer from pregnancy nausea.

However...many women don't endure pregnancy nausea and have completely normal healthy babies.
There are many ways to ease morning sickness and its effects.
If you are pregnant you can change your diet and eating habits, incorporating smaller meals spread out through the day.
Make sure that your stomach is neither empty nor too full. Get as much stress free rest as possible. Pregnant woman should abstain from food that smells strong, which could provoke their nausea.

The use of acupuncture and acupressure has been widely recommended to help ease the effects of morning sickness