Pregnant; morning sickness & feeling better not eating

I had severe sickness the entirety of my pregnancy (Hyperemesis gravidarum) and I was lean when I fell pregnant. If your struggling to keep things down for days at a time, or failing to keep water down then you should see your doctor. They need to make sure that you are properly hydrated. Assuming you are properly hydrated then you have nothing to worry about and it will almost certainly stop for you once the placenta takes over properly at 12-14 weeks.

High carb low everything else foods like white bread, white pasta, chips (so long as they aren't oily), potato etc can all help with reducing the sickness, so you could try some of those.

I'm just under 2 months pregnant, & my m/s has gotten so bad that I currently feel better when i dont eat. I'm vomiting up to 3 times a day, my current diet consists of lunchables, ice cream, orange juice, etc. Mostly snacklike - light foods. I'm having issues getting my water in, im lucky to drink 2 (16oz) bottles a day. I'm keeping up with my prenatal vitamins, & try to take them after I have a vomit episode so they go in & not come out.

Any suggestions on what I can either take, eat, etc that will make things smoother? I hear this will all stop soon, but I can't help but believe it won't considering my body seems to like how it feels right now.

Help?

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My doc gave me a freaking miracle drug when I was pregnant and sick. It's expensive so insurance often will only allow you so many, but even splitting them up and taking half helps... Zofran (Ondansetron is the generic name)

I was able to get some relief with ginger can you sip on a ginger ale (make sure it real ginger in it)

Some things that helped me when I was in that lovely, lovely part of pregnancy (ha!)

- Morning Wellness Tea - or any kind of safe herbal tea, like ginger tea, chamomile, peppermint. You can drink these hot, warm, or iced to get your fluids in, and also they help with morning sickness.

- Gin-gins candy, either the chewable gummy kind or the harder kind you can suck on and let it dissolve on your tongue.

- Now I ate a bit more adventurous foods than generally recommended, but if you can stomach the flavor, pickled Japanese plums, or Ume, are an old remedy for morning sickness as well as for hangovers. But it's a very strong, acquired taste, so unless you already love Japanese food, it might not be for you.

- Eat small amounts of good, healthy, simple foods, every so often. Even if you don't feel hungry, have five or six almonds or a handful of dried fruit. Keeping your stomach satiated—not over-full, but just content—helped tremendously for me. If you find something that works, keep eating it, and if you find something doesn't, then don't. It might be that a baked sweet potato with a bit of butter and salt on it is just all you want for three days, and that's ok. Or just simple bone broth. Our bodies are remarkably efficient at getting every last bit of nutrition for the growing baby, it's pretty cool.

- Sugar, at least for me, made the nausea worse, as did dairy. YMMV.

- For most women, this part does pass. And if it doesn't, then like rawstrongchic said, you may need to see your doctor. Hyperemesis is awful and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, but there are things you can do to help.

Hang in there!

I'm just under 2 months pregnant, & my m/s has gotten so bad that I currently feel better when i dont eat. I'm vomiting up to 3 times a day, my current diet consists of lunchables, ice cream, orange juice, etc. Mostly snacklike - light foods. I'm having issues getting my water in, im lucky to drink 2 (16oz) bottles a day. I'm keeping up with my prenatal vitamins, & try to take them after I have a vomit episode so they go in & not come out.

Any suggestions on what I can either take, eat, etc that will make things smoother? I hear this will all stop soon, but I can't help but believe it won't considering my body seems to like how it feels right now.

Help?

(add me)

My doc gave me a freaking miracle drug when I was pregnant and sick. It's expensive so insurance often will only allow you so many, but even splitting them up and taking half helps... Zofran (Ondansetron is the generic name)

I too have hyperemisis. My morning sickness gets so extreme that I am dry heaving for 20 minutes after throwing up all the food and all the stomach acid - I did this every day all day long! I also tried to stop eating in hopes it would help, if I even sipped water I would immediately throw it up. After losing 30lbs in just the first few weeks with my daughter in was placed on a PICC line IV because I was severely dehydrated. They would inject the Zofran into my IV and I had found my cure.
This time, I started getting deathly I'll again right away. I remember the Zofran being insanely and outrageously expensive and was worried about the costs but had to have it. I went to my doctor, who said that it WAS very expensive - years ago when I had my daughter and it is not now. I got my bottle of Zofran for $9 (granted, this is after my insurance paid their half.)
And, I have my cure again. I wish I could tell you something more accessible than that. But, I honestly have tried everything. Anti-nausea medication has been my only relief.

I've not ever been pregnant so I'm not sure if this will helpful or fit into the rules of healthy pregnant eating, but when I'm crazy hungover (lol) and can't keep water down, I make pedialyte with the powdered mix and water, then mix that with sprite. Its sugary but it helps me with the dehydration factor. Good luck!!