Tagged As: Morning Sickness Cure
Question:
last week, a coworker recommended to me to drink raspberry tea (not leaf) every evening before going to sleep - she said the sugar counteracts alot of the hormones which produce morning sickness. well, two nights ago, i tried tea with a lot of honey before sleeping - it seemed to work. this morning, it didn't, but right before giving into the urge to throw up, i made myself hot water with two packets of sugar and some lemon juice. the nausea went away after 10 minutes or so. can anyone give some hints as to why this seemed to work? is there any danger in drinking sugarwater every morning?
Answer:
In my first 16 weeks, even water would not sit well in my stomach. But Kool-Aid was great! Maybe it was the sugar afterall. From what I've read, anything you can keep down in the first trimester is okay, in moderation of course! A while ago there was a discussion on this group regarding possible problems with raspberry leaf tea during early pregnancy. I didn't really follow it, but it seemed like the consensus was that it was associated with increased risk of miscarriage. Perhaps people who know better than me could comment? In these queasy early weeks I've been cleaving toward SWEET food. Fruit is fine, vegetables *gag*. Ham is great with sandwiches, roast beef is not. Fat-free ice cream goes down better than plain milk. I read several places (including Mothering Magazine) that making sure to eat every couple of hours helps prevent (well, the theory is) low blood sugar which is somehow related to morning sickness. I didn't go that far, but I did eat a fair amount in the middle of the night, as I was up going to the bathroom anyway! And it did seem to help. I felt queasy sometimes, but I never actually threw up. I also ate at night during my third trimester, because I couldn't really eat a lot at once during the day, because of mushed stomach, and again, I was up a couple of times every night to go to the bathroom!
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