Nausea and vomiting are very common during pregnancy. Also known as morning sickness, it basically occurs due to the hormonal changes a woman undergoes during pregnancy. It's more prominent in the first trimester. 

Though it's not a serious problem to worry about but a severity can lead to dehydration. It is called hyperemesis gravidarum, or hyperemesis. You can even experience a weight loss due to it. You should consult your doctor immediately if there is excess of nausea and vomiting.

Treating Nausea and Vomiting

If vomiting occurs many times in a day and you are not able to eat or drink anything, you should take early precaution to save yourself from dehydration and undernourishment. Early precaution in severe nausea and vomiting keeps you away from weakness and hospitalization due to hypermesis.

The purpose of nausea and vomiting treatment is to reverse the effects of fluid loss and give mental support to pregnant lady to overcome her fear of morning sickness. Early treatment is helpful for your pregnancy and your baby too. Your doctor can give you number of suggestions like changing your diet, certain medicines, intravenous fluids and intravenous nutrition.

Home Remedies for Nausea and Vomiting

If your nausea and vomiting are not severe, you can use some home remedies to get relief. Natural treatment is the best as there are no adverse effects on you or your baby. In any case you should take advice of your doctor about it. Here check out some of the home remedies:

• You can add fresh piece of ginger in your tea to get relief.

• Take peppermint or chamomile tea.

• Mix one tablespoon apple cider vinegar with one tablespoon honey. You can mix cold water in it and drink it before going to bed.

• Mix milk and wheat-germ and take it every hour.

• Boil half cup of rice in one cup of water for nearly fifteen to twenty minutes. Take rice water by extracting rice from it. Rice water will help you in nausea.

• Grounded cumin seeds also provide relief from morning sickness. You can grind cumin seeds and keep in bottle. You can take half tablespoon grounded cumin seed when you feel like nausea.

• Do not drink plenty of water together, you need more water with less quantity at some interval. You should avoid drinking more water during or after a meal.

• Opt for natural therapies such as aromatherapy including lime, lemon or citrus oils. Homeopathy is also helpful for controlling nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. But in any case you need to take your doctor’s guidance first.

Food that can give you relief from nausea

• Chips and pretzels
• Soft bread or some noodles
• Sweet Pickles and lemonade
• Watermelon
• Brown rice, soup, peanut butter
• Apple
• Nuts
• Crackers
• Fruit juices

In general, nausea and vomiting don't bring in much trouble during pregnancy. Proper care needs to be taken only if it gets severe.