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Morning Sickness Is a Sign of a Healthy Pregnancy?

Website Review by: Rathna Kumaran    


Morning Sickness Is a Sign of a Healthy Pregnancy?What is Morning sickness?Morning sickness, also called nausea,vomiting
of pregnancy (NVP) or pregnancy sickness, it is the nauseated feeling you get duringpregnancy as well as to some women who take birth control pills or hormonereplacement therapy.Morning sickness can occur at any time of the day, thoughit occurs most often upon waking, since blood sugar levels are depressed aftera night without food.Symptoms Themorning sickness is accompanied by other signs of pregnancy like backaches,constipation, darkening of areola (breast nipple), excessive salivation,exhaustion or feeling sleepy, food cravings, frequent urination, headaches,increased sense of smell, lower abdominal cramps, and/or tender or swollenbreasts.Cause and cure Cause for morning sicknessDue to pregnancyhormones or Hormonal changes Trying herbalmedicines HomeopathyEating small,frequent meals and snacks throughout the dayTakeprenatal vitamins at nightKeep rooms well-ventilatedto reduce odorsAvoid smoking andsecondhand smokeAvoid takingmedications for morning sicknessConclusionMorning sickness is very common from thetime you first suspect that you may be pregnant; in fact, it may be your firstclue until about 12 weeks, followed by early pregnancy woes like headache, fatigue, breast tenderness, andmorning sickness. Thus morning sickness is a sign of a healthy pregnancy,since it implies that the hormones are adequate enough to support the pregnancyand the placenta is in well developing condition.But condition like “Hyperemesisgravidarum” if persist should requires medical interventions and,hospitalization or it may even endanger thepregnancy.
Published: January 22, 2007
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