Morning sickness is said to be a symptom observed in pregnant women in the period of 6 to 14 weeks of pregnancy. It starts inline with the quantity of HCG present in women ‘s bodies. Where the main role of HCG is to form new placenta, increasing production of oestrogen and progesterone, also stops the production of ovaries.

Where all these are reasons behind your morning sickness. One can observe this when you are pregnant or hoping to be pregnant. Though it is miserable and an unwanted nauseous feeling, it’s a positive sign for those who have been waiting for a baby.

Generally, morning sickness is nothing but nausea and vomiting which is caused by pregnancy. According to some medical surveys it is proved that about 70 to 80 percent of pregnant women will feel this morning sickness. If you observe morning sickness during your pregnancy do not panic, as you may feel the nausea for a while, and you may vomit at time of the day.

When does morning sickness start?

Morning sickness is just another name for both nausea and vomiting that commonly pregnant women experience during pregnancy. The so-called symptoms are termed as morning sickness as many pregnant women experience severe symptoms of it in the morning. But some pregnant women feel this sickness all day, hence it can also be known as anytime sickness. In case of pregnant women who suffer from anytime sickness, nausea effects will be fluctuating at different timings of the day or it will be very some time like evenings. Morning sickness symptoms may start in 6 weeks and it will become severe in 9 to 10 weeks, and then manually decreases its effect.

When does morning sickness end?

As mentioned above this morning sickness starts in the 6^th week of pregnancy and it will slow down during 12^th and 14^th week of pregnancy. According to a survey, some moms explained that they completely recovered from morning sickness after 20 weeks and only 10 percent moms experienced this nausea till their delivery time. This morning sickness appears again after 20 weeks for a few pregnant women but this time the diagnosis will be at a faster pace.

Is morning sickness different for moms carrying twins?

Morning sickness symptoms differ for pregnant women carrying single babies and twins. For moms who are carrying twins’ symptoms of morning sickness comes into picture after 6^th or 7^th week of pregnancy. Once this morning sickness starts it shows severe symptoms for the period. In the case of moms carrying twins, the hormones like progesterone and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) produced by placenta are high. These excessive hormone counts cause severe morning sickness symptoms.

Is morning sickness dangerous?

Though morning sickness and its severe symptoms causes inconvenience to you and disturbs your daily routine, they are not harmful to mom and baby. Good thing about this morning sickness is that morning sickness in pregnant women is a sign of good health for mom and baby.  According to a medical survey conducted in 2016 it is observed that moms who experiences morning sickness have the less chances of miscarriage.

What can be done with morning sickness?

Out of all the discussions it is concluded that morning sickness is a positive sign for healthy pregnancy for moms. It is a comparatively less time period where you would deal with nausea and vomiting but there are some tips and tricks to reduce the effect of morning sickness.

• Try to consume small and frequent meals during morning sickness because its effect will be adverse if you eat stomach full.
• Avoid eating greasy and heavy food instead eat protein rich foods and more carbs.
• Drinking ginger tea or chewing ginger candies will help you get relief.
• Have some peppermint tea or diffuse peppermint essential oils.
• Keep drinking small quantities of liquids throughout the day.
• Do not smell any strong-smelling things at all.
• Reduce the cooked food instead eat some raw salads, sandwiches or fruits.
• Eat some crackers in the morning.
• Involve yourself with continuous simple exercises like walking and yoga or swimming.
• Try to calm or rest yourself for more time.

If you are not getting any relief from morning sickness with the mentioned home remedies, then contact your doctor once. Your doctor may help you by prescribing vitamin B6 supplements and any anti-nausea medicines which are safe for you and baby.

Is it bad if you don’t have morning sickness?

Morning sickness is a positive sign for your healthy pregnancy but, it’s not a mandatory sign for every mom. If you don’t have the morning sickness symptoms at all, then you are one of the lucky women out of 20 to 30 percent moms. Never care any myths about it and strange looks at you when you say you are not feeling morning sickness. You are fine and healthy though you don’t have this morning sickness symptoms in your pregnancy cycle. If you still have any questions related to not having sickness or facing more sickness at times then, it is suggested to call OB-GYN any time for help.

Conclusion

Morning sickness is nothing but a combination of symptoms nausea and vomiting that could happen at any time in a day during your pregnancy. It is observed that morning sickness mostly happens for first trimester moms and the symptoms of it start early in the 6^th week and continue till the end of 14^th week of pregnancy.

Morning sickness hardly becomes a huge problem for moms, in rare cases severe morning sickness may lead to a medical condition called hyperemesis gravidarum which needs complete medical treatment.

Though morning sickness difficult time for mothers it shows less chances of miscarriage in pregnant women. There are many home remedies to reduce the symptoms of morning sickness like nausea. If you are unable to deal with nausea then call your doctor for suggestions.