›› Morning Sickness
Pregnancy is a
magnificent journey filled with anticipation and excitement. The joy of
bringing a new life into the world is impossible to describe in mere
words and some say that it is the most wonderful experience a person
can have. This time of wonder and delight is often hampered by morning
sickness. This mysterious condition affects an estimated seventy-five
percent of pregnant women, making the magnificent journey a long one.
Morning sickness usually begins after the first four weeks of pregnancy
and usually lasts until around the fourteenth week. However, many women
have nausea throughout the entire time they carry their babies. The
symptoms may fade for some, but in certain cases, it returns later in
the pregnancy depending on the woman. And there are those who never
have the symptoms at all.
I was one of the lucky ones. I had no morning sickness at all and I am
very pleased to have been a part of the fortunate twenty-five percent
who do not have nausea during pregnancy. My constitution is typically
strong and I rarely feel sick to my stomach in general. I
don’t know if that is a factor or not. The absence of morning
sickness left me confused as to whether or not I should be concerned.
Statistics show that women who miscarry are more likely to have no
morning sickness. Some speculate that the weak pregnancies that end in
miscarriage do not produce as many pregnancy hormones. These hormones
are believed by some to be the culprit behind morning sickness.
However, statistics also show that many women who have normal
pregnancies float through their first trimester with no nausea or
vomiting.
Pregnancy hormones may be a factor, but no one is certain of the actual
causes of morning sickness. The causes may just be the huge
transformation that is suddenly happening to the mother’s
body. These significant changes can make the mother sensitive to smells
and could make her constitution weak.
My sister-in-law is one who suffers throughout her entire pregnancy.
She frequently vomits and is constantly feeling ill. She stated that
she has no idea why they call it morning sickness when she is sick all
day long. One thing that definitely triggers her nausea is the sense of
smell. She has difficulty cooking when she is pregnant because she
can’t take the smells, especially meats.
Though we are two polar opposites when it comes to morning sickness, we
both were affected by it. I was worried because I didn’t have
it and she suffered because she did. No matter what, in time the
morning sickness disappears and the worries vanish. They are a small
price to pay for such a reward.
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