Natural remedies for morning sickness

Many women experience nausea and vomiting in the early stages of pregnancy. Unless it’s a severe case, most turn to natural remedies to help relieve their discomfort, including dietary and prenatal vitamin changes. “The dietary change that helps the most is eating small and frequent meals,” said Jill Purdie, M.D., medical director and OB/GYN at Northside Women’s Specialists, part of Pediatrix^® Medical Group. “Oftentimes not eating for long periods can actually make the symptoms worse.” Prenatal vitamins can also worsen symptoms. “The iron in prenatal vitamins may make nausea worse, so during the first trimester, taking a vitamin without iron may be helpful if nausea is a problem,” said Dr. Purdie.

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