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Re: Ladies - morning sickness
From: Trish (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 10 Mar 2003 09:07:01 -0600 (CST)
I just wanted to add that I had a hard time with the prenatals as well.
If you do, I had alot of luck with NATA CHEW I think was the name. They
are chewables and taste just like children's vitamins. Ask your doctor,
if you are interested.
At Mon, 10 Mar 2003, lynn wrote:
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>Barbara,
>Hang in there...you're almost at the 12 week mark. For me, I had severe
>morning sickness too, and lost 10-15 lbs my first trimester. I'm thin to
>begin with, so that amount of weight was significant. My morning sickness
>stopped completely once I was in my 12th week, which is very common. I went
>on to gain the weight I lost, then another 10-15 lbs, and delivered a 9 lb.
>boy. As far as I know, there is no correlation with sickness and gender.
>This is another one of those old wives tales. Morning sickness is not
>imagined, or in your head -- it is a real physical condition. Don't pay any
>attention to your mother-in-law. She should keep her mouth shut. What a
>nasty insinuation to make. You are not a wimp. It's a horrible feeling to
>know you're body and your baby needs to eat, and not physically be able to.
>
>I personally never found any relief with the morning sickness, only hitting
>12 weeks. The one recommendation I will make to you is to be sure to take
>your prenatal vitamins religiously. I had a tough time with those horse
>pills, but found that taking it right before bed was the best, to avoid them
>"repeating" on me.
>
>Best of luck. Let us know how you're doing.
>
>Peace,
>Lynn
>
>>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Barbara)
>>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>>To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH
>><pregnancy-birth@mail.medispecialty.com>
>>Subject: Ladies - morning sickness
>>Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 05:29:51 -0600
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