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Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:12 PM
You might notice up there under the menu bar that there’s a Food category on this site. I was excited about that when I first saw it; since cooking is one of my favorite hobbies, I figured I’d have a lot to contribute there. Then right before the site launched, I found out I was pregnant, and the nausea of the first trimester hit me hard. Now… oh dear. I can barely manage to get food on the table for my family, and I certainly don’t want to spend any extra time talking about it.
However, Darlamom asked about tips for keeping the nausea at bay during pregnancy. I’ve suffered big-time from nausea right from the beginning of both my pregnancies. It is my constant companion, reminding me minute-by-minute that having food taste good and stay in my stomach is a privilege, not a right.
Bearing in mind that every woman is different, I do have a tip for nausea control. It’s research-based (which means, um, that I got the idea from a friend whose husband is a doctor) and was developed through a lot of trial and error on my part.
It’s simple: as long as I eat lots of small meals throughout the day, avoid high-sugar foods and drinks, and include protein every single time I eat, then I don’t get sick. The trick is that every meal helps keep my blood sugar steady: doesn’t drive it up quickly, and doesn’t set it up to crash later. I’m craving fruit constantly, but as long as I have peanut butter with my apple or milk with my blueberries, I’m fine. Sometimes I have to force myself to prepare and eat things I don’t really want, and end up forcing down a fried egg on toast before I’ll let myself eat the juicy peach on the counter. But it’s totally worth it because it keeps my nausea within reasonable limits, and my rate of lunch-losing episodes is much lower this time around.
I hope this’ll help Darlamom or any of the rest of you who might be dealing with first-trimester nausea, because it’s the best I can do on the topic of food right now! I can’t wait until I’m in the second trimester and can start reading and writing about food without having to cower and clutch my stomach at the same time.
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