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Horrible Morning Sickness...want A Saltine!

Heidi Kelly

By Heidi Kelly
in Related Issues & Disorders

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Heidi Kelly Apprentice
Heidi Kelly
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But no, I wont eat one!!! I am about 6 weeks pregnant and I am throwing up everything...I was handling Kefir smoothies (added almond milk, flax seed, gluten-free oats, and fruit to them) pretty well, but no longer.

Does anyone have any good suggestions? Rice crackers arent cutting the mustard, gingerale is good but that is about it!

Any help is MUCH appreciated!

Heidi

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marciab Enthusiast
marciab
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When my stomach is this upset I eat a baked potato with EVOO and extra salt. Marcia Hope you feel better. Congratulations though.

Also, try drinking 4 oz of plain kefir. It really calms my stomach for some reason.

Michi8 Contributor
Michi8
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But no, I wont eat one!!! I am about 6 weeks pregnant and I am throwing up everything...I was handling Kefir smoothies (added almond milk, flax seed, gluten-free oats, and fruit to them) pretty well, but no longer.

Does anyone have any good suggestions? Rice crackers arent cutting the mustard, gingerale is good but that is about it!

Any help is MUCH appreciated!

Heidi

Some nausea busters to try:

cold water with lemon

ginger (not gingerale, but in other forms...I'm partial to candied ginger)

sea bands

Preggie Pops Open Original Shared Link

Ingredients:

Sugar, Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, (made from the essential oils of ginger, lavender, peppermint, spearmint, raspberry, lemon and tangerine) and Natural Colors Added (tumeric, red cabbage, annatto & beet color).

Michelle :)

Nantzie Collaborator
Nantzie
Posted

We like Ener-G Wheat Free Crackers. As bad as their bread is, these crackers are awesome. I buy them by the case because my kids and I eat them all the time.

Nancy

Guhlia Rising Star
Guhlia
Posted

Schar crackers are excellent. They're about as close to a "real" cracker as you're probably going to come.

As per the suggestion of preggie pops, they are gluten free, but they're made in a facility that also processes wheat products. Use at your own risk.

Kassie Apprentice
Kassie
Posted

i second the ener-g crackers. they taste a lot like saltines, also toast works well too. anything dry.

Heidi Kelly Apprentice
Heidi Kelly
Posted
  • Author

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!! I am off to find some of these crackers right now! The plain Kefir is also quite nice.

Much appreciated,

Heidi

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Guest cassidy
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Congratulations! I drink boost. I could get that down and it has a lot of calories and protein. The sea bands did work a little for me. Dum Dums are also good, I think there is something about the sugar and they are easy to keep handy.

Lay's Stax are also good if you can't find any good crackers.

Hope you feel better soon.

Fiddle-Faddle Community Regular
Fiddle-Faddle
Posted

The only things I kept down were fresh strawberries and Corn Chex (this was before I had a known problem with gluten, but you could find gluten free corn chex, they're called "Corn Crunch-ems," and they taste exactly like corn chex!). I TRIED to eat saltines because everyone kept telling me to. Now I understand why they wouldn't stay down!

Viola 1 Rookie
Viola 1
Posted

Glutino bread sticks have about the same texture as Saltines. They come in sessame and pizza flavours.

Hope you are feeling better soon!

Heidi Kelly Apprentice
Heidi Kelly
Posted
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I finally tried some of Pamela's Bread mix, and whoa! I still cant believe how much it resembles "real" bread! The plain toast has been refreshing!

Thanks again for all of the great ideas! :D

happygirl Collaborator
happygirl
Posted

Heidi,

Wow, girl! Congratulations on your pregnancy :) how exciting for your family!!!!!!!

I love energ's pretzels...I am actually eating them right now. And whole foods pizza crust (I use it for everything, not just pizza) is great, as well as Trader Joe's french rolls (they are really really big, so I slice them to make little thin slices....into like 3 or 4) and then make sandwiches with them.

Hope you find some relief!!!!! Congratulations! Please keep us updated.

xoxo,

Laura

Loribop22 Newbie
Loribop22
Posted
But no, I wont eat one!!! I am about 6 weeks pregnant and I am throwing up everything...I was handling Kefir smoothies (added almond milk, flax seed, gluten-free oats, and fruit to them) pretty well, but no longer.

Does anyone have any good suggestions? Rice crackers arent cutting the mustard, gingerale is good but that is about it!

Any help is MUCH appreciated!

Heidi

Sorry you are so sick. Instead of Saltines, try Glutino prezels. I just discovered them (they were a xmas gift!!) and I'm addicted. I am not pregnant, but we're trying. Everyone I know eats Saltines during pregnancy, but if/when I get pregnant, you can bet I'll be carryng around those pretzels! BTW, I found them at Whole Foods market, or I'm sure you can get them online.

CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
Posted

I found dehydration made me feel worse at the beginning of my pregnancies, so keep hydrated and be sure you're getting your electrolytes. I've read on the internet that you can make your own "electrolyte" solution like they do when they're battling dehydration in third world countries -- 7 tsp. sugar and one tsp. salt per quart of water. Or you could get Gatorade or some other commercially made beverage.

I also found that even though I didn't want a real meal, if I ate meat, veggies, and potatoes, it made me feel somewhat better.

I sucked on Jolly Ranchers all day long to keep from vomiting. Something about how sour they are ... I can't even bear to LOOK at them now!!!

Don't take your prenatals if they make you nauseous (talk to your doc, but this is what mine told me). Extra B6 helps with nausea (according to my doc) -- but it's best to take the B vitamins together, so a B complex may help if you can stomach it.

GFBetsy Rookie
GFBetsy
Posted

When I was pregnant, I would always throw up if I waited too long to eat .. . as long as I ate SOMETHING every two or three hours, I was usually okay.

BUT when I had waited too long and knew I was goign to throw up, I really liked to eat mashed potatoes. They didn't really sound good or taste great, but they were REALLY easy to throw up. And once I threw up one time, I could usually keep down the rest of my food.

Also, peppermint can really help with the nausea. My sister drank peppermint tea, but I preferred peppermint gum or altoids. Good luck!

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aorona Rookie
aorona
Posted

Rice or popcorn cakes helped slightly. Almonds and fruit helped. mostly bland foods that were easy to make. I am now 19 weeks pregnant, so I am not really sick anymore. As long as I always had something in my stomach I was o.k. otherwise I would throw up. You'll get through it.

Fiddle-Faddle Community Regular
Fiddle-Faddle
Posted

I wasn't yet diagnosed when I was pregnant, but the saltines did NOT stay down! What did stay down were popsicles, yogurt, fresh strawberries, nuts, and dry Corn Chex (there is a gluten-free version called corn crunchems).

Hope you feel better! Keep a water bottle with you at all times, and keep sipping at it--if you get dehydrated, it makes the nausea a lot worse.

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