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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Micah" data-source="post: 2485929" data-attributes="member: 16412">Pregnancy can really be miserable. It isn't for everyone mind you, but personally I'd rather go through labor a couple of times than the first trimester, early second trimester sicky stage.Morning sickness has degrees. Some folks don't get it, some feel queasy, some throw up every morning, some of us lucky gals got to continue throwing up until we ended up in ER with an IV.I second the body pillow. Also ask your care giver about Unisom. It has the same ingredients as anti-nauseau meds. I found the stuff to be a lifesaver (recommended by my nurse practitioner) for the green stage and the "How-can-I-sleep=when=I-feel-like-a-beached-whale" stage.It's downright normal to feel tired, achy, and nasty. But when the tired reaches exhaustion, the achy gets worse than the flu, and if you are steadily loosing weight or getting dehydrated due to morning sickness - you prolly need to be talking to a medical professional. It's one of those times in life where if it's feasible - try to give yourself lots of rest and relaxation (hobby time - etc.) to try and take your mind off how miserable you feel. Our grocery bill was always worse when I was pregnant. Not that I could keep food down but when I wanted something to eat I needed it now. If it had a long preparation time - I usually couldn't eat it by the time I got it fixed - that meant lots of frozen and microwavable dishes.I'm sure the baby books have told you, but if you can get some crackers or pretzels down before you get out of bed, sometimes that helps ease the nausea. Some folks find success with ginger snaps or ginger pills. Gatorade also can help if you have a day where the morning sickness is getting you dehydrated. It absorbs quicker than juice or water - but you got to watch what flavors you try - some of them just aren't palatable when you are queasy.Hope that helps. And I hope alls well with Mom, Dad and the little ones.</blockquote>

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