My Unorthodox Ways to Stop Morning Sickness Vomiting
I’ve a confession to make. I’ve never experienced morning sickness during my last 2 pregnancies. I know right, lucky cow. This time around, I’m nauseous and hurling my meals out, BIG TIME. I searched Google for how to stop morning sickness vomiting, I’ve found many tips. But these tips could only help if I’m at home. What about situations when I’m out of the house? What do I do if I’m in a public bus, trying to suppress a blowout so big, I could be wiping down the hair of the person sitting in front of me? Methods like have plenty of rest, ginger tea and sniff a lemon are inapplicable in this case. Where can I find a lemon? So here are a list of tips for stopping morning sickness in its track that works. How do I know? I’m on that bus, right now, as I type this post.
1. Don’t think about it
Mind over matter. I find that distracting myself from thinking, “I going to vomit”, stops me from vomiting. In my case, I’m shifting my attention to writing this blog post instead. You can find something else to do – like plan your grocery list, check your Facebook on your phone.. although reading could actually makes it worse. So just stick to browsing Instagram, alright? Not sure who to follow on Instagram? Here’s my account 🙂 Anything to keep your mind off puking.
2. Take a deeeeeeep breath
When not thinking about it, didn’t quite distract me anymore, I turned to taking deep breath.
Deep breathing can also lower blood pressure, increase awareness and help us to de-stress. However, most of us are not breathing properly at all times. When rushed or stressed, we tend to take quick, shallow breaths. So whenever possible, I practise deep breathing to calm my mind.
How it’s done: With one hand on the chest and the other on the belly, take a deep breath in through the nose, ensuring the diaphragm (not the chest) inflates with enough air to create a stretch in the lungs. To start, inhale for a count of four, then exhale for a count of four — all through the nose to experience immediate reductions to heart rate and blood pressure.
Before you do so, survey your surrounding first though. Don’t be afraid to move a way from someone with BO or bad breath. I’ve been there, I know. It’s excruciating to sit next to someone with bad breath and they breathe through their mouth. Just thinking about it is enough to send me running for the toilet right now. Do yourself a favour – move to another seat if you have to.
3. Close your eyes
While you’re practising deep breathing, it also helps to close your eyes and imagine being in a calm environment such as a beach, lake or relaxing by the pool.
4. Let out mini burps
5. Rub the center of wrist
This tip isn’t really mine. I googled it in the moment of desperation. Interestingly, it worked. So basically, it is to activate a pressure point. With the palm of your hand face-up, gently push on and rub the center of your wrist. You can also try placing your wrists together and pushing them towards each other.
There you go. Try these steps when you’re in desperate situation to suppress that vomit. Please let me know what else works for you. Share in the comment below!
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Unfortunately, I have zero tips to share as I am one lucky cow too in both pregnancies. Hope, this stage will soon pass, so you won’t have to suffer anymore. Have a safe and healthy pregnancy, Michelle! Have you enrolled yourself in your own maternity concierge? Kiddin’! Just trying to make you smile. Haha!
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Oh God, mini burps are my biggest enemy! When I was pregnant, I constantly felt like I needed to burp, but I couldn’t. Like it gets stuck halfway. So I would try mini-burps… and then I end up gagging and the rest is history.
I would bring a bottle of Peppermint essential oil with me and if deep breathing and distraction don’t work for me, Peppermint usually does. If all else fails… alight and be a merlion. LOLOL
P.S. I had morning sickness for the entire 39 weeks of pregnancies for all 3 kids. Yes you lucky girl!!!
Oh my! Nausea for 39 weeks for first 2 pregnancies, and you still dared getting pregnant again?! Lots of people shared that peppermint oil works too.
You lucky cow! hahaha… I had morning sickness for both my pregnancies.. Don’t miss it at all. Can’t remember how I got through them.. I think I just puked it out.
I rmb I was nauseous and had really poor appetite most of the time for the first 3 months of my pregnancy but ate like a cow after the fourth month. Haven’t had to deal with actual vomiting episode when I was preggy with Laurent and I hope I’ll be a lucky cow in future if I get preggy again!
The thought of morning sickness gives me shivers. I used to puke and puke and lost so many KGs in the process. Good that you found out some unique ways!
I had major morning or all day sickness when I was carrying twins. I carry a bottle of the Axe oil and kept rubbing on my forehead if I need to commute or drive. I also tried eating dried ginger peels and that ease the queasiness a little. I agree with Jac, try peppermint oil?
Angie, I once read that Axe oil contains campor, which if ingested orally by children, or if it is applied to broken skin, it is rapidly absorbed into the body from the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and respiratory tract. This can cause camphor toxicity and poisoning. So I’m not sure if it’s safe during pregnancy too. Maybe peppermint oil is a safer alternative.
I had morning sickness for my first pregnancy and puke all the way till 39 weeks. I will pop a mint whenever the urge comes. Second pregnancy, I gulped cold fresh milk, 1.5-2litres daily.. Not sure if this help but no puking till full term labour.
Thanks, maybe I’ll try a mint next time the urge to vomit comes.1.5 to 2 litres of milk a day? How do you eat after that?
I had morning sickness so bad with my first pregnancy, I was even throwing up WHILE delivering her. Someone help a trash can by my face while I was pushing. Puke, push, puke, push. It was terrible! Sorry I can’t share any tips since nothing worked for me lol.
I was puking just before my first birth too. That was caused by the epidural though. Thanks for stopping by and comment, Theresa!
Some people say these things work though never tried them but for me it was more of loss in appetite and sleep only.
Great tips which I hope I won’t have use for them ^.~