sooooo about Morning Sickness - Page 2

[Cupressa]

About the aversion to raw greens:
You may want to listen to your body on this one. Raw greens/veggies are generally healthy, but they do have alkaloids (toxins) in small amounts. Our adult bodies can handle them if we vary the greens, since the alkaloids are different in each plant, but your body may be trying to protect the developing baby by telling you to stay away. Fermenting is a way to have them raw but break down alkaloids. The acids and other chemicals from fermented veggies also help digestion.

I don't mean to say that raw greens are toxic, just that when your body says 'no', you should listen.

[stilllearning85]

Originally Posted by Cupressa

About the aversion to raw greens:
You may want to listen to your body on this one. Raw greens/veggies are generally healthy, but they do have alkaloids (toxins) in small amounts. Our adult bodies can handle them if we vary the greens, since the alkaloids are different in each plant, but your body may be trying to protect the developing baby by telling you to stay away. Fermenting is a way to have them raw but break down alkaloids. The acids and other chemicals from fermented veggies also help digestion.

I don't mean to say that raw greens are toxic, just that when your body says 'no', you should listen.

Yeah, actually fermented veggies aren't so bad... so I eat a little of those. Lately, I can tolerate lettuce as well, but raw or cooked dark greens makes me gag a little... weird...

[ScarletBegonias]

raw almonds can really help with ms. i could only eat organic raw fruit for like 6 months of my pg with dd, because i was so sick. and electrolyte infused water. i highly recommend aromatherapy with fennel oil, it can instantly stop nausea, which i learned after dd! a great book to read is: natural babycare by colleen k dodt. lastly, ginger consumption has been linked to miscarriage, so i personally avoid it when i'm pg. hth! and congratulations!!!

[spartz]

Originally Posted by ScarletBegonias

lastly, ginger consumption has been linked to miscarriage, so i personally avoid it when i'm pg.

!!!!!! But isn't ginger the first thing that's usually recommended when you're suffering morning sickness????

I'm 9 weeks pregnant tomorrow and so far no morning sickness. I'm trying to see that as a good thing since I was sick from 6 to 16 weeks with my DD. I like the idea that 5 years on a TF diet I have better liver function than back then when I had only just started.

[elleystar]

Congrats! :

The ONLY thing that helped me was dandelion root capsules. They're supposed to be good for liver support, so that would make sense. I don't know how I'd have made it without them. They were the only thing that kept me close to normal!

[stilllearning85]

Originally Posted by spartz

!!!!!! But isn't ginger the first thing that's usually recommended when you're suffering morning sickness????

I'm 9 weeks pregnant tomorrow and so far no morning sickness. I'm trying to see that as a good thing since I was sick from 6 to 16 weeks with my DD. I like the idea that 5 years on a TF diet I have better liver function than back then when I had only just started.

OH NO! I have been drinking ginger tea to get rid of a cold I have... NO MORE i guess!!! ACK!
Not getting sick can be so stressful. People have been telling me that it seems people get more sick when they have girls as compared to boys. This is probably an old wives tale, but everyone I know in this area anyway who has had a girl has been horribly sick, while the boy mama's didn't have it quite as bad... so I am just hoping that I am either lucky, or am having a boy!

[hummingmom]

I'm on my fourth mostly-TF pregnancy, and have had pretty bad morning sickness every single time. 2 girls, 2 boys... not much difference for me either way. I was actually into the NT thing for quite a while before I got married, so I can't really blame it on bad past eating habits, nor on closely spaced children (since that wouldn't explain why I was so sick with the first one). But I do seem to have some ongoing liver weakness, which is likely behind the problem.

During the worst times, black tea with lemon helped me a lot. Also, smelling a cut lemon... you can even keep it in your purse for when you're going out.

And I'm not sure if this is within your comfort zone, but with one of my pregnancies, I couldn't eat cooked meat until about 16 weeks, but I found that an occasional dish of raw meat -- mixed with lemon or lime juice and salt -- went down very well, and made me feel much better.

[stilllearning85]

Originally Posted by hummingmom

And I'm not sure if this is within your comfort zone, but with one of my pregnancies, I couldn't eat cooked meat until about 16 weeks, but I found that an occasional dish of raw meat -- mixed with lemon or lime juice and salt -- went down very well, and made me feel much better.

Interesting! I was totally craving raw meat over cooked meat for a little while there. It went away when it got cold again, but I bet it will be back once it heats up!