How to avoid throwing up during labor? - Page 2

[chaoticzenmom]

Originally Posted by MsElle07

Another vote for essential oil: I used tangerine oil, because I hate the smell of peppermint. Any kind of citrus oil should help.

I'll vote Essential oils also. I had Lavender EO on a warm wet rag that I inhaled at each contraction. That helped everything, pain, nausea, etc.

I cannot handle nausea at all....labor pain I can handle, nausea...not so much. I had an epidural with my 2nd child as soon as nausea hit. I had less than an hour to go at that point, but I didn't puke

Nausea was my worst fear of a natural labor. The lavender oil was wonderful. Also, eat light during those last weeks.

[Jilian]

I didn't read all of the replies but with DS1 I threw up too many times to count during labor. With DS2 I invested in some homeopathic nux vomica and took it at the first sign in nausea during labor and did not throw up once

[Mommy StormRaven]

second the nux vomica - also lemon EO or jsut fresh lemons int eh room. the scent of lemons is supposed to be a good anti emetic from what i've heard.