Nausea and Vomiting in Late Pregnancy

The only thing that worked for me was having the baby. I had first and third trimester nausea with my first and whole pregnancy (and daily vomiting) with my second. One thing that really helped me was reminding myself that some moms have it much worse than me.

Other than that, lots of very small meals, saltines, pretzels and Sprite.

I had that with my first baby - the stuffy space or strong smells was throughout the pregnancy. I couldn't eat regular size meals from about 30 weeks onwards - just grazed through most of the day. Hang in there!

ooh B.! I'm so sorry!!

Instead of eating 3 meals - have 5 to 7 smaller meals.
Ensure that you are NOT in a confined space - even in your own home - leave a window open a crack - I know!! NY!! in the winter!! But having fresh air will help!!

Smells?? Not much you can do about that - unless you are going to wear a face mask to keep smells at a minimum!!

Good Luck!! Hopefully the baby will drop over the next 2 weeks and give you some relief!!

I had morning/all day sickness pretty bad, so I tried many, many things. Here's my list: Most effective- smelling cut lemons or peppermint oil aromatherapy, I have also heard smelling handiwipes works for some. For heartburn, papya tabs, tums, chewing gum, don't lay down right after a meal, sleep sitting up a bit. Other things to try for nausea: frequent, high protein snacks, ginger anything, mint tea, lemonade or sour lemon candy, pretzels, saltines, or other simple carb plus salt, hard candy of any flavor that you can handle, acupressure massages, ice pack on the back of your neck, ice chips. Sorry you are dealing with this, constant nausea is the WORST. I always say I would do labor twice happily if I could avoid the 6 months of morning sickness.

Time to move to smaller meals. I had terrible acid during the end of my pregnancies. Besides eating less more often, there isn't really much you can do. I ate a lot of apples and almonds. I didn't have problems with those. Also, drink more water!

Sorry to hear this.
When I felt nauseous and sick in mine, they told me not to drink much with my meals (smaller meals, more frequent). But to drink in between meals. That helped me and helped my heartburn.
I stuck to pretty bland diet. Slept with head really propped up and tried to avoid going to bed with full belly.
Good luck :)

Smaller meals with more snacks in between and drink plenty of fluids.
Have some protein (nuts and peanuts (unsalted if possible) were a great snack when I was pregnant).
Try nibbling on some crystallized ginger (or sipping some ginger ale, or ginger tea).

When baby drops your stomach might feel better but then your bladder will be crowded and it'll seem like your always on your way to the bathroom.
The last few months are tough but you're closer to baby time!

oh, poor B.! no fun at all.
you may need to put yourself on a modified version of the BRATT diet- tiny little meals, very mild stuff like crackers, and try to keep something in there as much as you realistically can.
it may be counterproductive, but if there are smells that particularly DON'T upset your system, carry a little bottle (or even a few cotton balls soaked) of an essential oil that reacts peacefully with your system to counteract the ones that don't.
i'm betting there are mild tums sorts of things that are safe for you to take too.
tea, toast, ginger ale and crackers are probably your best go-to. and rest.
good luck, hon!
khairete
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Eating constantly was the only thing that seemed to help me, outside of taking zofran. I had the nausea for the entire 9 months (right up until delivery) and really, having food in my mouth helped. Not necessarily what went into my stomach, although there were some things that were better than others (chocolate milk was one). But with the continual nausea I also had excessive salivation, which you swallow, and creates more nausea... it's a vicious cycle. Having actual food in my mouth (not just gum) seemed to help somewhat.

Double check with your doctor that it starting in your last trimester isn't some obscure cause for worry that it is indicative of any issue with your pregnancy, and then just try to hang in there. It sucks. But you'll get through it.

FWIW: wrist bands/sea bands did nothing for me, ginger did nothing for me, saltines didn't help and I was sick of them...crunchy Cheetos. Those helped. ;)

What worked best for me was eating small amounts all day long - and I even snacked in the night when I woke up. 1 egg for breakfast, then 1/2 a sandwich at 10AM, then 1/2 a sandwich at noon, then a can of nuts and a bowl of grapes on my desk all afternoon, then make dinner but only eat a little with my family at 6, and eat a little more reheated at 8. I would take a bowl of grapes upstairs with me and put them next to my bed for when I woke up hungry in the night. Good luck!

So sorry! Don't have any good advice, but I do hope that as the baby drops, you get some relief!!

Ginger tea, ginger ale, saltine crackers and/or smaller meals. If you can keep a fan going or crack a window for a little fresh air. Maybe get an air purifier/filter in your home.

That just stinks. Graze all day. Keep high protein things like nuts in your pocket so you can grab something good for you when you feel hungry. Hang in there a little longer and your next adventure will begin.

Sorry to hear this, B.. No fun at all whenever it occurs, and much worse during pregnancy I am sure.

Small stomach may mean acid is backing up? See if there is a safe antacid to use. Some women use Tums through out pregnancy - but of course check with your doctor. 7 small meals a day - just snacks, really - instead of real meals. My neighbor swore by almonds to help her nausea. She kept some in her car, purse, etc. Just a few at a time. I thought it was unusual and I don't know if it would work for you but it's worth a try. Make sure you aren't constipated - you want to be sure everything is moving easily.

Hang in there!

If you are concerned, call the office. If you feel worse, get triaged. My sister had problems with her son and it turned out to be the beginning stages of HELLP.

The only thing that helped me during my pregnancies for those symptoms were medications -- Reglan to move the food out of the stomach quicker and Zofran to control the nausea.

Since you have just about a month or so to go, I would just try to avoid the triggers. Medications are last resort.

Maybe go to the doctor again and ask for more advice. Eating several small meals rather than one big meal seemed to help me prevent vomiting while pregnant. I know the doctor also gave me some medications. Everybody throws up during pregnancy, and I assume there isn't a lot you can do to prevent it.