One of the drawbacks of expecting is good old nausea and vomiting. It is definitely no fun, but unfortunately, only a few of the lucky ones don’t get it while they are pregnant. I was not one of the lucky ones.

Nope, I was not lucky at all when it came to nausea and vomiting, instead, I had it the worst ever! I was sick day and night, throughout my entire pregnancy, up until I delivered. Yuck!

This brings on the question whether or not you want to take the medication root or the natural root. There are many different things that you can do for yourself to help yourself through this time.

One of the things that I always did was eat tums like they were candy. Yes, they are packed with calcium, but your body will only use what it needs, and the rest will just be flushed out. Tums were especially helpful with nausea, and their chalkiness was even more helpful (as yucky as that sounds). You could also drink peppermint tea, and you do have the option of purchasing that caffeine free.

You can also check with your OB/GYN in regards to herbal. Ginger is a great herb for soothing an upset tummy. If you don’t want that, there are always ginger snap cookies that you can chomp on!

I used to keep a package of unsalted or salted soda crackers at my bedside, or in my car, just in case I got a bout of nausea. I always kept peppermint tums in my purse so I could eat them whenever I needed them.

Although all these lovely natural things worked for me with both of my pregnancies with my sons, when I was expecting my daughter, things just got a little worse. With all of my pregnancies I always had one thing that would set me off the most, but with her, it seemed like everything was not allowed in my tummy. Since I was loosing weight so quickly, my doctor prescribed me Diclectin. It is a pregnancy safe drug (if you look at it, there is a picture of a pregnant mommy on it) and that was the only way that I could actually keep anything down. Every pregnancy is different, and doctors usually take them case by case.

With both my sons I was prescribed Diclectin as well, but I was determined not to use it in fear of anything that would disrupt my pregnancy or my baby. Although my fears were common, I know now that I should have done the research and calmed my fears. So when it came to my health and the health of my unborn baby (my daughter) I realized that I had no choice but to take Diclectin. I did the research and I did take the medication. My daughter is healthy and happy and to think that I could have lost her is now put behind me. Thank goodness for research!