Were you sick in the early stages of pregnancy? Was there anything you did to help control it?

I was sick for the first 8 weeks. Thankfully I was off work for the summer and I spent the entire time laying on the couch just HOPING to hold down any food. I lost 10 pounds in the first trimester. It was no fun at all, but after the morning sickness was gone, I had a very enjoyable pregnancy.

The first stages of pregnancy was the worst stage of the whole pregnancy. I was always dizzy and vomited a lot. There were certain smells that I couldn't really stand and I would lie in bed most of the time.

With my first 2, I didn't have any morning sickness. My hubby did with our 2 year old. It was funny, almost every morning he'd crawl out of bed & complain about his morning sickness. He also got heartburn when I would eat something spicy.

But I had horrible morning sickness with our 6 month old. I'd just lay in bed half the morning, trying to get over the whole thing. I also couldn't cook certain foods because they would make me sick. I didn't gain any weight for the first 4 months of my pregnancy.

Originally Posted by medako

Were you sick in the early stages of pregnancy? Was there anything you did to help control it?

I was sick in the early and middle stages, but not just in the morning, unfortunately... it was all day long for the most part. It continued right through to the birth but of course some days were worse than others. It didn't matter, though, because I still loved every minute of it.

I was sick nearly all of the time with my first; even though, I had a really good time with the pregnancy though; it was thrilling! With my second, I was a little smarter and asked for anti-emetics right off and used them the first couple of months. The last month or so I experienced quite a bit of nausea and l lost a bit of weight which didn't bother me one bit!

I wasn't sick a lot, no throwing up or spitting or anything like that. I started throwing up in the last week before he was born.

I had nausea off and on with my 3 babies. It subsided by the 12th week. I also used sea-bands, they helped a little. You can get them at any drug store.

Originally Posted by EviesEarth

I had nausea off and on with my 3 babies. It subsided by the 12th week. I also used sea-bands, they helped a little. You can get them at any drug store.

I have heard other people talking about these and how well they work, too.
When I was pregnant, I didn't realize they existed or I would have certainly
been making a beeline to the drugstore!

I had morning sickness when I was caring my daughter. I found if I ate saltine crackers it helped. But I was sure glad when it stopped.