Managing morning sickness

Morning Sickness:

• Eat small frequent meals and snacks
• Eat a small snack before getting out of bed
• Avoid fried, fatty and spicy foods
• Avoid pungent food smells
• Try to prepare food when you are feeling well
• Sip ginger-ale

Heartburn:

• Avoid trigger foods
• Avoid fried fatty and spicy foods
• Eat small frequent meals, rather than large meals
• Avoid drinking with meals
• Stay upright as much as possible
• Stop eating several hours before going to bed
• Avoid caffeine

Constipation:

• Increase the fibre in your diet by eating more wholegrain breads and cereals, fresh fruit and vegetables.
• Drink more water
• Exercise daily