Findings
I’ve been reading a lot lately about morning sickness and pregnancy and trying to find my own way to cope. It’s different for everyone, so you have to find out what works for you. I’ve realized that my nausea or morning sickness becomes extreme when I let myself get very hungry. An example is getting up in the morning without having eaten anything before going to sleep, or immediately upon waking up. I always have crackers by my bedside for that, then I have some breakfast. The other day we decided to eat at home instead of eating out only to find out dinner wouldn’t be ready for a while. Even crackers weren’t enough for that and it made me dry retch. I often feel faint and dizzy too, but I find that staying still can alleviate this, and not reading a book. A hot water bottle or a warm hand rubbed against the tummy is a big comfort for me. And I’m nearly always sucking on candy.
I asked a friend from work, who already has 2 small children, about this, and specifically how she handled morning sickness at work. See, we work in customer service- we’re on the phones all day, a 7 1/2 hour shift, and a night shift too. I just called in sick yesterday and I’m afraid I might get fired already due to my absences, but I just can’t imagine doing that all night while feeling this way. Just the thought of having to continuously open my mouth and swallow my saliva already makes me feel sick. I just called a mobile phone company a while ago here from home, and I felt nauseous during most of the conversation, even if it wasn’t a lengthy one, and at one point I felt like I really might throw up.
So my friend said, what she did was take a leave from work for a week or so, during which she figured out what food she liked, ate a full or partial meal of that, and always kept her stomach just full enough so the morning sickness wouldn’t fully hit her. She said that she mastered the cravings and the sickness first before she went back to work, and assured me of course that morning sickness will eventually pass.
I’ve already made a list of food I really like at this point and which makes me feel better, which consists of:
ice water, fruit cocktail, mashed potatoes from kfc, grilled boneless bbq chicken from Reyes Barbecue, the 3 korean meals from Kimchi, corn, plain bread and crackers, strawberry yogurt, small brownies, and crunch chocolate.
my list is kinda weird. I’m craving right now for some cheese, and potato chips.
oh and almost forgot to add, I found instructions on the inner gate pressure point for helping with morning sickness. It’s on the inner side of the forearm, 2 1/2 finger widths from the wrist crease. this actually works for me, makes me sleepy too.
