Does Your Pregnancy Nausea Get to You at Night?
I don't know about you, but I had one heck of a time sleeping when my pregnancy nausea hit me at night.
The queasy feeling came in waves; just as I was about to drift off to sleep...
Bam! It would be back again, with a vengeance.
The cycle would continue from the point it would start: wave of nausea...
doze off...
wave of nausea...
vomit...
doze off...
wave of nausea...
you get the picture.
For the first week, this was my life at night.
I didn't get much sleep because I was afraid that the nausea would start if I even came close to sleeping.
Like I said, I don't know if you're running into a similar situation with your pregnancy nausea at night, but if you are, there are a couple of things that worked pretty well for me to end the sleepless nights.
The first thing I did was to stop eating super heavy foods for dinner.
My most favorite food then (and now) was pasta with red sauce.
I couldn't get enough of the stuff.
I know that it isn't good for me to eat the same thing over and over, but when I first got pregnant, it was my biggest craving.
There happened to have been a night toward the end of that first week of my night-time pregnancy nausea when I wasn't able to get my hands on any pasta.
I've recounted the story previously like I had made a conscious decision to cut out the pasta, which I eventually did, but the first time was because my husband forgot to pick it up on his way home.
Don't worry, his punishment wasn't too severe.
Anyway, my pregnancy nausea that night wasn't as bad; there were at least two less cycles of nausea than the previous nights, and I actually got to sleep relatively early.
I also kept a couple of items on my nightstand that seemed to help in a pinch: crackers and ginger ale.
I know they don't work for everyone, but they really seemed to help me when I started to get that nauseated feeling.
Another thing that helped was a technique I picked up from my Acupuncturist.
She gave me some great insight into the world of acupressure.
Applying deep pressure to certain areas (my Acupuncturist taught me the right places to focus my efforts) on my body around the time when my pregnancy nausea would start at night did wonders for keeping the nausea monster at bay.
Something else you might want to try is sea bands or motion sickness bands.
I never tried them myself, but I've spoken to countless women who swear by them.
My regimen of staying away from pasta, crackers, ginger ale, and acupressure seemed to help me enough where I was able to get to sleep with very little incidence of my night-time nausea and vomiting, so I didn't need to try them.
If you are going through some bad pregnancy nausea at night, I feel for you.
Try these tips to see if any of them work for you.
You'll realize that there isn't one end-all cure for morning sickness, whether you have it in the morning, afternoon, or night.
It's a trial and error game, so find a combination of remedies that will help you.
Once you find one that works, stick with it.
The queasy feeling came in waves; just as I was about to drift off to sleep...
Bam! It would be back again, with a vengeance.
The cycle would continue from the point it would start: wave of nausea...
doze off...
wave of nausea...
vomit...
doze off...
wave of nausea...
you get the picture.
For the first week, this was my life at night.
I didn't get much sleep because I was afraid that the nausea would start if I even came close to sleeping.
Like I said, I don't know if you're running into a similar situation with your pregnancy nausea at night, but if you are, there are a couple of things that worked pretty well for me to end the sleepless nights.
The first thing I did was to stop eating super heavy foods for dinner.
My most favorite food then (and now) was pasta with red sauce.
I couldn't get enough of the stuff.
I know that it isn't good for me to eat the same thing over and over, but when I first got pregnant, it was my biggest craving.
There happened to have been a night toward the end of that first week of my night-time pregnancy nausea when I wasn't able to get my hands on any pasta.
I've recounted the story previously like I had made a conscious decision to cut out the pasta, which I eventually did, but the first time was because my husband forgot to pick it up on his way home.
Don't worry, his punishment wasn't too severe.
Anyway, my pregnancy nausea that night wasn't as bad; there were at least two less cycles of nausea than the previous nights, and I actually got to sleep relatively early.
I also kept a couple of items on my nightstand that seemed to help in a pinch: crackers and ginger ale.
I know they don't work for everyone, but they really seemed to help me when I started to get that nauseated feeling.
Another thing that helped was a technique I picked up from my Acupuncturist.
She gave me some great insight into the world of acupressure.
Applying deep pressure to certain areas (my Acupuncturist taught me the right places to focus my efforts) on my body around the time when my pregnancy nausea would start at night did wonders for keeping the nausea monster at bay.
Something else you might want to try is sea bands or motion sickness bands.
I never tried them myself, but I've spoken to countless women who swear by them.
My regimen of staying away from pasta, crackers, ginger ale, and acupressure seemed to help me enough where I was able to get to sleep with very little incidence of my night-time nausea and vomiting, so I didn't need to try them.
If you are going through some bad pregnancy nausea at night, I feel for you.
Try these tips to see if any of them work for you.
You'll realize that there isn't one end-all cure for morning sickness, whether you have it in the morning, afternoon, or night.
It's a trial and error game, so find a combination of remedies that will help you.
Once you find one that works, stick with it.
