Pregnancy Nausea – How Early in the Morning is it Supposed to Start
Morning sickness is one of the unfortunate side effects of an otherwise joyous experience. It’s tough to know whether your pregnancy is progressing properly or not. We’ll deal with some of these questions I’ve been asked about pregnancy nausea: “How early in the morning is my morning sickness supposed to start?” and “Is it normal to feel sick every time my husband cooks dinner?”
In this article, we’ll go into the responses I have given to women to try to alleviate some of the uncertainty experienced due to the unknowns of morning sickness. It is that uncertainty that can be the hardest to deal with when we’re talking about morning sickness. At times, my responses involve situations that have happened to me personally.
“How early in the morning is my morning sickness supposed to start?”
I’m sorry to say, but there is no time that is right for all women. It can start at anytime in the morning hours, including hours before the sun is even up and most people aren’t awake yet. It has been suggested that women eat some protein before they even get up in the morning because it can help to quell the nausea and vomiting.
I know that’s not what you want to hear, but it should give you some piece of mind. It means that you can’t be wrong, no matter when your symptoms start in the morning. There is not an exact science when it comes to this condition, so take comfort in the fact that symptoms that occur anytime of the day are probably normal and nothing to worry about.
“Is it normal to feel nauseated every time my husband cooks dinner?”
I’d like to give this one a big “yes”. The reason I feel it is normal is because it is the way I felt when I was pregnant with my first daughter. It didn’t matter what he cooked, I just couldn’t stand the smell of it. Because I couldn’t stand the smell of this food cooking, he had to eat all of his meals in the bedroom, which I’m sure didn’t bother him a bit.
He couldn’t even cook the food in our apartment. I’d make him go from cooking on the grill directly into the bedroom to eat. He’d also have to put any fast food into air tight containers before walking through our apartment, so the smell wouldn’t escape.
Honestly, anything you are feeling, especially when it comes to sensitivities to smells, is normal. There is no food that is any more or any less normal to be nauseated by than any other. If it bothers you, then it’s normal for you.
This is the first in a series of articles that I will be posting from time to time to help ease the minds of any of you pregnant women that happen to read them. Also, if any men happen to stumble on these articles, I hope you’ll be comforted knowing that what your wives are going through is perfectly normal, and is not some personal attack on you.
