No one looks forward to spending most of her days facedown in the toilet.
Up to 85 percent of pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting, according to theAmerican Pregnancy Association.
I can fully vouch for that.
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But every woman has a different response to pregnancy.
And unfortunately, all women respond differently to supposed morning sickness remedies.
I was even nauseous in my dreams.
Sneezing, coughing, and breathing too deeply could all send me running to the bathroom in a panic.
One of my doctors suggested sucking on sugar cubes, and my yoga teacher saidapple cider vinegarwas the cure.
Unfortunately, nothing I tried brought me out of my misery.
But there are plenty of morning sickness remedies that women I know swear by.
I spoke with moms to learn some of the popular methods they used to cure their morning sickness.
“I was so sick.
My doctor recommended licking lemons and drinking lemon water and it actually helped.
I carried lemons with me to work.”
Jenna B., 31
“Lemons worked for me, too.”
Ashley A., 29
“I used Sea-Bands and they helped a lot!
I got called out a few times before I wanted to share that we were expecting.”
Alison R., 32
“I tried Sea-Bands, and I actually felt like they worked a little.
Especially while driving!”
April U., 37
“Sea-Bands helped me!”
I had tried lots of options: from a health food store, from my acupuncturist, even chewables.
They all exacerbated my nausea.
The Vitafol was tiny with no offensive smell and it never made me feel worse."
Taryn B., 32
“I had to switch to a non-prescription pre-natal vitamin.
The prescription ones made me so sick.”
Bonnie C., 40
“Pizza!
But seriously, the doctor said that the nausea’s brought on by being hungry.
I also had saltines at night and if I woke up in the middle of the night.
Maybe that’s why I got so big!”
Rachel P., 35
“Food helped me.
It was so weird being super nauseous and eating at the same time.”
Melissa B., 36
“Saltines exclusively.
All day everyday.”
Janelle W, 30
“Ice-cold water worked for me.”
Stacy N, 38
“Crackers and peanut butter.
Apples and peanut butter.
Basically anything with peanut butter.
If I had just carbs, I’d be sick.
Carbs plus peanut butter was usually OK.” Jaclyn N., 37
