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obscure but possibly useful morning sickness idea
I am not attaching this to any existing thread because (still throwing
up almost daily at 15 weeks, myself) I know how MADDENING it is when you mention morning sickness and Helpful People chirp up with alleged cures and make it seem like only a lazy idiot would still be suffering :-) But then OTOH it can't hurt to have a larger library of things to try, and here's something that helps me a LOT that I have not seen this mentioned in books or on this forum... First, just so's this doesn't sound completely insane ;-) let me explain that I have spent a LOT of my life working with horses. (Tho not as a career). It is moderately common knowledge among horsemen that when a horse is colicking, for some reason it can often help soothe him if you gently grasp his ears around their bases and slowly firmly stroke outwards to the tips, lather rinse repeat as needed. That alone won't generally cure the colic, of course, but can make the horse a LOT comfier and thus safer and healthier for the time being. So, a couple weeks ago I was once again about to heave-up and was nowhere near a suitable receptacle, and just on a whim I tried doing that to my own ears -- pinching them where they attach to your head at the most concave part and pulling lightly out towards the top tip of the ear. To my astonishment, the nausea almost instantly vanished! This has been my mainstay since then. Unfortunately the effect only lasts 20 seconds or so, sigh, but with suitable repetition can often keep me going til the nausea has temporarily passed, or worst case scenario it at leasts lets me get to the toilet in time ;-) A friend says she's been told there is an accupuncture point on the ear, somewhere, that can address nausea, but that's all she remembers. Anyhow, even though it isn't a miracle cure, just a stopgap measure, and heaven only knows WHY it works, and I have no idea whether it'll work for anyone else, if you are feeling desperate or experimental it might be worth trying. *I* certainly wish I'd known about it much much earlier in my pregnancy! ;-P Good luck, Pat |
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obscure but possibly useful morning sickness idea
"P Harris" wrote in message om... I am not attaching this to any existing thread because (still throwing up almost daily at 15 weeks, myself) I know how MADDENING it is when you mention morning sickness and Helpful People chirp up with alleged cures and make it seem like only a lazy idiot would still be suffering :-) But then OTOH it can't hurt to have a larger library of things to try, and here's something that helps me a LOT that I have not seen this mentioned in books or on this forum... First, just so's this doesn't sound completely insane ;-) let me explain that I have spent a LOT of my life working with horses. (Tho not as a career). It is moderately common knowledge among horsemen that when a horse is colicking, for some reason it can often help soothe him if you gently grasp his ears around their bases and slowly firmly stroke outwards to the tips, lather rinse repeat as needed. That alone won't generally cure the colic, of course, but can make the horse a LOT comfier and thus safer and healthier for the time being. So, a couple weeks ago I was once again about to heave-up and was nowhere near a suitable receptacle, and just on a whim I tried doing that to my own ears -- pinching them where they attach to your head at the most concave part and pulling lightly out towards the top tip of the ear. To my astonishment, the nausea almost instantly vanished! This has been my mainstay since then. Unfortunately the effect only lasts 20 seconds or so, sigh, but with suitable repetition can often keep me going til the nausea has temporarily passed, or worst case scenario it at leasts lets me get to the toilet in time ;-) A friend says she's been told there is an accupuncture point on the ear, somewhere, that can address nausea, but that's all she remembers. Anyhow, even though it isn't a miracle cure, just a stopgap measure, and heaven only knows WHY it works, and I have no idea whether it'll work for anyone else, if you are feeling desperate or experimental it might be worth trying. *I* certainly wish I'd known about it much much earlier in my pregnancy! ;-P Good luck, Pat Thanks for the tip Pat My body responds well to acupressure so I will try it. Thanks also for the bit about those Helpful People! I'm also sick of people who try and tell me how my ms feels (especially MEN!!! clarification - a guy I know dared to quote me that bogus and utter crap study that suggested that ms is all in our head brought on by feelings of anxiety .... funnily enough both I and my SIL suffered from ms before we even knew we were pg ... my SIL for 20 weeks before she knew with #2!) Ta Amanda |
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obscure but possibly useful morning sickness idea
Thanks also for the bit about those Helpful People! I'm also sick of people who try and tell me how my ms feels (especially MEN!!! clarification - a guy I know dared to quote me that bogus and utter crap study that suggested that ms is all in our head brought on by feelings of anxiety .... funnily enough both I and my SIL suffered from ms before we even knew we were pg ... my SIL for 20 weeks before she knew with #2!) Ta Amanda Yeah - what is it with men telling you how ms or labour and delivery feels??? I just use that saying from Friends "No uterus, no opinion" Camille |
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obscure but possibly useful morning sickness idea
"Cam & Shane" wrote in message ... Thanks also for the bit about those Helpful People! I'm also sick of people who try and tell me how my ms feels (especially MEN!!! clarification - a guy I know dared to quote me that bogus and utter crap study that suggested that ms is all in our head brought on by feelings of anxiety .... funnily enough both I and my SIL suffered from ms before we even knew we were pg ... my SIL for 20 weeks before she knew with #2!) Ta Amanda Yeah - what is it with men telling you how ms or labour and delivery feels??? I just use that saying from Friends "No uterus, no opinion" Camille Snort! I like that one Amanda -- DD 15th August 2002 1 tiny angel Nov 2003 EDD 19th August 2004 |
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