PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for September, 1998: Re: fluid intake while pregnant

Re: fluid intake while pregnant

From: Deborah

anonymous@obgyn.net

Wed, 16 Sep 1998 08:32:06 -0500 (CDT)

-Make sure you are eating small amounts of food frequently. -Don't drink liquids with your solids. Wait for about an hour after you eat anything solid. -No fatty or greasy foods. -Before bed, try eating a protein snack, like a small peanut butter sandwich, or a carton of yogurt. -Sip ginger ale. -Some herbal teas help: peppermint,spearmint,dandelion, or ginger. -Bananas help some women. -B6 supplement may help: 25mg three times a day. -Over the counter medicines: Emetrol 1 - 2 teaspoons in the morning before you get up and then throughout the day as you need it. Unisom 12.5 to 25mg three times per day (make sure you talk with your midwife or physician about this one). -Juice of lemon mixed with a teaspoon of salt. -Eating tangy foods with salty foods. -Continue to suck on ice chips, or eat shaved ice. The above things may help so that you can consume more liquids. If you continue to have signs of dehydration contact your midwife or physician. There are prescription medicines that may be needed to ensure that you are able to take in an adequate fluid intake.

Hope this helps. I have great empathy since I had severe nausea (no vomiting however) with all three of my pregnancies.

At Wed, 16 Sep 1998, steph wrote: >
>I am now about 10/11 weeks pregnant and have been pretty sick for most
>of it. For a while I couldn't even keep fluids down. That has stopped,
>but it is difficult for me to drink as much as I am supposed to. Small
>sips work best, but by the end of the day it isn't very much. My doctor
>suggested I drink 1 liter of water since it is only 4 cups, and then
>supplement with ice chips, italian ice, basically anything that turns to
>fluid once consumed. Well, I haven't been able to even take in that
>much because I get too nausious and don't want to vomit. Can this
>really cause harm this early? What if I can't increase my fluids until
>after this is over- presumable 2-4 weeks? I know i am at least slightly
>dehydrated because my mouth feels "dry" and I am not urinating as much

>as I had been. Could trying to eat fruit offset this since fruit has a
>pretty high water content? I am willing to try anything. Thanks so much
>for your help. I really do appreciate it!

-- Deborah Wage, MSN, FNP, CNM OBGYN.net Pregnancy and Birth Advisor

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