Morning Sickness: All Day & All Night

According to author Miriam Erick (No More Morning Sickness), the term "morning sickness" was probably coined by husbands who saw their wives being sick before they left for work and then forget about it for the rest of the day. But for many pregnant women, morning sickness is not only a round-the-clock ordeal but it may also last much longer than the average 17 week period described in pre-natal guides. Combining interviews with mothers who recall the horrors of morning sickness together with expert advice from Erick and host Liz Weiss, this helpful program explains what morning sickness is (nausea ad nauseam, so to speak), what causes it (increased estrogen levels), and ways to handle it. It's all in the nose: smells that trigger morning sickness can include coffee, cigarettes, a husband's breath (which may not have been that great to begin with), even an ice cube (one spouse recalls having to wash the ice cubes before fixing tea for his wife). Lemons seem to help many, as do changes in sleeping (like tossing the alarm clock), drinking plenty of liquids, and having an occasional bowl of sin food (ice cream or potato chips). They may not work for everyone, but these suggestions are much better than pre-modern methods of treating morning sickness such as injecting the wife with her husband's blood. Highly recommended. (R. Pitman)