What causes it? This type of sickness is usually associated with the nausea and vomiting that most women experience in their pregnancies.
As no two pregnancies are the same, pregnancy sickness symptoms also vary from light to very severe.
This type of sickness is called 'morning sickness' because its symptoms are usually worst in the morning but tend to ease up during the day.
This isn't to say that a pregnant woman suffering from nausea and vomiting in the morning won't have trouble holding down her food during the day either.
Pregnant women may experience nausea from as early as four weeks into their pregnancies but typically you can expect nausea and vomiting around the first six weeks into the pregnancy.
And although the majority of women are relieved from this torment by about the 14th week, there are also many women who get it much worse and for them it could take up to another month for the symptoms to completely disappear.
An even smaller percentage of women may even develop what is known as 'severe morning sickness' or hyperemesis gracidarum if you like medical terms.
The latter m is also the worst kind of pregnancy sickness.
Women suffering from it experience excessive nausea and vomiting that prevents the absorption of the right amounts of food and liquids.
This usually leads to severe weight loss and the woman can become dehydrated therefore endangering her health and her baby's health.
Even with all the technical advancements of today, doctors still can't figure out what is causing pregnant women to get sick.
The most plausible reason would be that during the pregnancy the hormone levels rise within a woman's body.
What is also known about this sickness is that some women are more prone to developing it than others so it might help to ask your doctor about this issue.
But if you are expecting twins or higher multiples then you can be almost sure that you will suffer from morning sickness.
The explanation for this is due to the higher levels of HCG, estrogen or other hormones in your system.
Another sign that you are likely to suffer from pregnancy sickness is if you have a history of vomiting or nausea after taking birth control pills.
This happens because of your body's response to the estrogen.
You may also be more prone to get this sickness if you have close relatives who have had it during their pregnancies.
It is also believed that morning sickness is transmitted genetically as well.
A history of migraine headaches is also a good indicator that you will be suffering from morning sickness during your pregnancy.
Morning sickness remedies Whatever the reason for getting morning sickness may be, you know that you need to find a cure for it before it causes any real damage to your health and to your baby's health.
The most popular and well known morning sickness remedies are changing your eating habits by eating smaller meals more frequently during the day and avoiding the stomach being empty or completely full and get plenty of rest.
You could also try avoiding the smells and foods that you know will make you sick.
As no two pregnancies are the same, pregnancy sickness symptoms also vary from light to very severe.
This type of sickness is called 'morning sickness' because its symptoms are usually worst in the morning but tend to ease up during the day.
This isn't to say that a pregnant woman suffering from nausea and vomiting in the morning won't have trouble holding down her food during the day either.
Pregnant women may experience nausea from as early as four weeks into their pregnancies but typically you can expect nausea and vomiting around the first six weeks into the pregnancy.
And although the majority of women are relieved from this torment by about the 14th week, there are also many women who get it much worse and for them it could take up to another month for the symptoms to completely disappear.
An even smaller percentage of women may even develop what is known as 'severe morning sickness' or hyperemesis gracidarum if you like medical terms.
The latter m is also the worst kind of pregnancy sickness.
Women suffering from it experience excessive nausea and vomiting that prevents the absorption of the right amounts of food and liquids.
This usually leads to severe weight loss and the woman can become dehydrated therefore endangering her health and her baby's health.
Even with all the technical advancements of today, doctors still can't figure out what is causing pregnant women to get sick.
The most plausible reason would be that during the pregnancy the hormone levels rise within a woman's body.
What is also known about this sickness is that some women are more prone to developing it than others so it might help to ask your doctor about this issue.
But if you are expecting twins or higher multiples then you can be almost sure that you will suffer from morning sickness.
The explanation for this is due to the higher levels of HCG, estrogen or other hormones in your system.
Another sign that you are likely to suffer from pregnancy sickness is if you have a history of vomiting or nausea after taking birth control pills.
This happens because of your body's response to the estrogen.
You may also be more prone to get this sickness if you have close relatives who have had it during their pregnancies.
It is also believed that morning sickness is transmitted genetically as well.
A history of migraine headaches is also a good indicator that you will be suffering from morning sickness during your pregnancy.
Morning sickness remedies Whatever the reason for getting morning sickness may be, you know that you need to find a cure for it before it causes any real damage to your health and to your baby's health.
The most popular and well known morning sickness remedies are changing your eating habits by eating smaller meals more frequently during the day and avoiding the stomach being empty or completely full and get plenty of rest.
You could also try avoiding the smells and foods that you know will make you sick.