Thread: Morning sickness help

WIC is available for children up to five years old. They count the unborn child and the mother and any other children five and under. You will receive coupons good for fruits and veggies that can be used at the farmers markets. You will receive Milk, cheese, bread, PB, beans or rice, and cereal. The mother is covered for her entire pregnancy than six months after birth. The WIC changes if you are breast feeding or feeding formula, but Mother is still covered. Baby will be covered for the first five years of his/her life. Getting food stamps and any other welfare aide is a good idea. As for the nausea there are ways to get ride of it...one of the ways to help, according to my doctor was B6 vitamins once daily. Eat small, frequent meals and snacks throughout the day so your stomach is never empty. Some women find that carbohydrates are most appealing when they feel nauseated, but one small study found that high-protein foods were more likely to ease symptoms. Keep simple snacks, such as crackers, by your bed. When you first wake up, nibble a few crackers and then rest for 20 to 30 minutes before getting up. Snacking on crackers may also help you feel better if you wake up nauseated in the middle of the night. By the way, getting up slowly in the morning – sitting on the bed for a few minutes rather than jumping right up – may also be helpful. Try to avoid foods and smells that trigger your nausea. If that seems like almost everything, it's okay to eat the few things that do appeal to you for this part of your pregnancy, even if they don't add up to a perfectly balanced diet.
# It might also help to stick to bland foods. Also try to eat food cold or at room temperature, because food tends to have a stronger aroma when it's hot.
# Avoid fatty foods, which take longer to digest. Also steer clear of rich, spicy, acidic, and fried foods, which can irritate your digestive system. Try drinking fluids mostly between meals. And don't drink so much at one time that your stomach feels full, as that will make you less hungry for food. A good strategy is to sip fluids frequently throughout the day. You might find cold, carbonated beverages easiest to keep down.
Aim to drink about a quart and a half altogether. If you've been vomiting a lot, try a sports drink that contains glucose, salt, and potassium to replace lost electrolytes.
Watch for non-food triggers, too. A warm or stuffy room, the smell of heavy perfume, a car ride, or even certain visual stimuli, like flickering lights, might set you off. Avoidance of triggers can become an important part of your treatment.Nausea can become worse if you're tired, so give yourself time to relax and take naps if you can. Watching a movie (preferably not one about food!) or visiting with a friend can help relieve stress and take your mind off your discomfort. Try taking your prenatal vitamins with food or just before bed. You might also want to ask your healthcare provider whether you can switch to a prenatal vitamin with a low dose of iron or no iron for the first trimester, since this mineral can be hard on your digestive system. Try ginger, an alternative remedy thought to settle the stomach and help quell queasiness. See if you can find ginger ale made with real ginger. (Most supermarket ginger ales aren't.) Grate some fresh ginger into hot water to make ginger tea, or see if ginger candies or crystallized ginger helps.Research shows that taking powdered ginger root in capsules may provide some relief. Unfortunately, there's no way to be sure how much of the active ingredient you're getting in ginger supplements, so be sure to talk to your provider before taking them. (As with many other things that are helpful in small amounts, the effects of megadoses are unknown.) The best advice I can give is talk to people who have recently been pregnant and ask them what they do for it, and talk to your OBGYN for suggestions.