Excerpted from: "Your Perfectly Pampered Pregnancy: Beauty, Health and Lifestyle Advice for the Modern Mother-to-Be"
by Colette Bouchez (BroadwayBooks, February 2004)

From : Chapter One - Surviving Morning Sickness: 12 Things You Can Try Right Now

Ever since that day in the 1950's when a blossoming and pregnant Lucy Ricardo announced to the television world that she was "nauseous", morning sickness came bounding out the closet and into our everyday pregnancy vocabulary. But perhaps the greatest misnomer about this common pregnancy concern is that it only occurs in the morning. In truth, the nausea and vomiting that are the hallmarks of this early pregnancy symptoms can actually occur any time of the day or night. Often prompted by the smell or taste of certain foods, morning sickness occurs in up to 90 percent of all pregnant women. It normally begins within the first 4 to 8 weeks after conception, but it has been known to develop as soon as 14 days after getting pregnant.

For some women, the symptoms can continue to build until about the 14th or even the 16th week, after which they rapidly subside. For most, however, morning sickness gradually subsides so that by week 13 or 14 you are feeling substantially better, with nearly all symptoms gone. In the meantime, however, the degree to which you experience morning sickness can range from mild queasiness to frequent vomiting or anything in between. Fatigue and headaches are also commonly part of the picture. The important thing to remember, however, is that, in general, morning sickness is a common part of pregnancy and so long as it remains within the normal time frame, it's not considered harmful to you or baby.

Solution # 7: Eat or drink anything containing ginger

It's not just a old wives tale! Studies published in the April 2001 journal Obstetrics and Gynecology (and again in April 2004) show that ginger really does control the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. In a survey conducted by ACOG, some 52 percent of all obstetricians now recommend ginger for pregnancy patients. While natural ginger is best - as a tea or sprinkled over a dessert - you can also try drinking gingerale, eating ginger snaps, or talk to your healthcare provider about taking ginger capsules. If you don't like the taste or smell of ginger, try anything lemon flavored (hard candy, sorbet, lemonade,) or peppermint products such as gum, tea or candy. Be aware, however, that peppermint may increase your risk of heartburn - so don't take it after a meal. For a quick fix away from home try Preggie Pops - all natural lollipops in flavors like ginger, lavender, mint and sour fruits - all flavors that studies show can help reduce nausea.