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This is worse than the weekend I took up a dare in Tijuana to see how much tequila I
could drink. Is nausea a good sign during pregnancy?
They think morning sickness evolved to make women avoid foods that could harm their developing
children. For example, meat is loaded with parasites and pathogens, so it repulses you.
Calamari is gross in and of itself. But tuna fish shouldn’t leave me running for the
bathroom.
It isn’t just meat, though that’s one of the most common aversions. Women also tend
to avoid bitter and spicy foods, which are statistically more likely to contain compounds
that could hurt the baby.
Dehydration doesn’t help the baby.
First, avoid food that makes you nauseous. Second, drink water, ginger ale or lemon water
slowly to avoid throwing it back up.
And what if that doesn’t work?
You should call your doctor. About 5% of women have nausea so bad that it requires hospitalization.
I really don’t want to be condemned to bed rest.
Hyperemesis gravidarum, the serious morning sickness, is rare. You might just need antacids
to control it, if suppositories don’t work.
Why suppositories?
Certain anti-nausea suppositories can work. If you’re throwing everything up, they can
put a suppository in your rear where it is absorbed through the ***.
I thought the OBGYN doing a trans-vaginal sonogram was gross.
Wait until you see all of the different colors of poop that come out of newborn baby. Or
the pee, puke, snot and other bodily fluids he’ll ooze.
I still don’t see the advantage of nausea during pregnancy.
Women who have nausea during pregnancy are less likely to miscarry. Those with bad morning
sickness are more likely to have girls.
Then I’ll have something to hold over my daughter’s head in a few years, when she
says I don’t do anything for her.