Morning Sickness? It's so GOOD for you!
No one likes vomiting. And really, nothing will change that - but understanding the reasons why it is a good thing can make those urgent trips to worship to the porcelin goddess a bit more sensible.
The Good:
1. In a not-so-recent, but very good, study, Cornell University researchers found that morning sickness is nature's way of protecting the baby.
2. Morning sickness indicates high hCG (IE: main early pregnancy hormone) levels, which means you are less likely to miscarriage.
3. It will pass: By 12 weeks, most women find their symptoms decreasing in frequency and intensity. By 16-18 weeks, very few women have any symptoms left at all. (Those who do may have a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum.)
"Great," you say, "so it's good for me. But I want it GONE."
For that, stay turned tomorrow for Part 2...
posted by Jesie @ 5:35 PM
1 Comments:
Wow. Thanks to your site, I have discovered, thirty years after the fact, that I likely had hyperemesis gravidarum with my first pregnancy. I knew it was serious and was not impressed with the dismissal of the doctor. I had all of the signs of serious HG and met many of the risk factors! This is important information I will pass on to my (now adult) child. Thank you!
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