Dealing With Morning Sickness

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By the grace of God, I have finally reached Week 18 of our 6th pregnancy. It’s been a long, long way! I have never felt sicker or more tired than in the 1st 16weeks of this pregnancy. It was so bad (for me) that I had to surrender and succumbed to getting a cleaning service company to clean my house for two months!

Even bathing the children was exhausting! How ridiculous, I thought. But I just couldn’t fight it. It was either get external help or feel even more sick if I insisted on doing everything myself. I was just glad I didn’t throw up. Feeling nauseous all the time was bad enough.

So how did I cope? Afterall, the cleaning ladies only came in oncea week. School still had to be done, meals still had to be cooked. The basics of housekeeping still had to be performed.

Well, I just did it. But a little at a time. I had to pace myself. And I prayed A LOT! It really forced me to rely on God and not on my own strength coz I didn’t have any!

Since school was priority, we always did school first. If that wiped me out and I couldn’t cook, then I ordered in. Yes, it wasn’t healthy but it was better than starving! Lol! And it was only for a season.

Where housework was concerned, I started teaching my older 2 (8.5 & 6)to get even more involved than before. Yes, they were not as thorough as I would like them to be. But hey! It was still better than nothing. And they are slowly learning.

Cooking, I must confess was a real challenge. Just looking at the raw food was enough to make me nauseous. To handle it really made me gag. This is where discipline came in handy! I just did it. And quickly too!

Having no help meant that I just had to do it or the children get nothing to eat. Afterall, you can only order in MacDonald’s so many times a week! I couldn’t even order KFC or Pizza Hut. Those made me even more nauseous.

BTW I tried all the natural things that many said worked for them. None worked for me except drinking ice cold water. Lemon water worked for one day. Taking dry crackers/biscuits made me more sick. Vit B6 did nothing for me. Switching to a B complex worked for one day.

I used to be able to eat hard boiled eggs to ease the nausea with my 5th pregnancy. This time round, it made me sick. Drinking peppermint tea helped a bit.

It is said that when one has morning sickness, the body is purging the toxins from the body and that the body is instinctively rejecting foods that are not healthy for the baby. I personally believe this.

While almost everything was unappetising to me, foods with MSG, caffeine, sugar, refined carbohydrates made me feel 100 times worse. Eating simple meals in smaller and frequent quantities made me feel better. Drinking lots of ice cold water felt good!

Being tired made me feel a lot worse. My body was telling me to slow down. I had to comply or suffer the consequences. I marvel at how God has so wonderfully made our bodies!

Nursing my toddler made me really nauseous and uncomfortable. I prayed to God to lead her to wean! She did. On 22nd December, 2006, 4 days before she turned 22 mths old. My longest nurser yet!

I just thank God that once I hit 16weeks, my energy level returned. I am still nauseous and I still have to watch what I eat. But with tht return of my energy level, I could start re-organising the house and de-cluttering to make space for another blessing!

Indeed what an honour it is to have found favour with God that He should bless us with another baby. The Bible says in Psalm 127 “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.” (NKJV, emphasis, mine). May we never take for granted that it is us who controls the womb!

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