My previous pregnancy had me yukking it up on a plane at eight weeks (not in the sense that you're having a good time cajoling and whatnot with your neighbor, but rather that you are experiencing what lunch tastes like in reverse). I should have learned my lesson then. However, silly me, I've chosen to be on airplanes yet again. At seven-and-a-half weeks, I managed to survive all the way through take-off and landing a few times, but alas... did not survive the last landing without tossing it.
During the last pregnancy, I vomited eleven times total. I'm pretty sure I can survive without as many pukings this time. Of course, the large part of it is managing my intake of carbs and other sugars, protein (ah, blessings), and not doing silly stuff like texting or reading while passengering in a car. Motion sickness (turns out) plays a rather large part in the general nausea. I've read that if you are prone to getting motion sick, you will also have the pleasure (probably) of experiencing morning sickness.
Morning sickness is not an automatic sign things are going swimmingly, so if you don't get it just count your blessings (and fetal kicks, when you can feel them) and be happy. About 50% of women have both nausea and vomiting, 25% have just nausea, and 25% have neither. Ginger helps, but B6 is even better (although you can't have too much of it because it could cause problems). One thing I swear by is taking the prenatal vitamin close to bedtime. As long as you've eaten within the past 2 hours, your stomach still has enough gunk to help it break down without irritating your stomach. It's always good to take it with a glass of milk if you're able to do that. The extra calcium is a bonus, plus milk soothes the tummy as well.
Tummy soothing is about the best thing a girl can ask for these days.
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