Morning Sickness Explained

Pregnancy is an exciting and thrilling experience for women. However, it also comes with many physical and emotional changes which will not be easy to handle. And one such change is experiencing nausea, early pregnancy symptom! If you want to understand when morning sickness begins and ends during pregnancy, and other concerns associated with it, reading the following post can help you get fruitful insight into this topic!

What Is Morning Sickness?

Morning sickness, is considered as early signs of pregnancy. It is a feeling that causes nausea, vomiting, dry heaving, excessive salvation, and other such symptoms. It’s call morning sickness but the symptoms can occur anytime during the day. Where some women find their symptoms dwindling as the day progresses, others may find it increasing by evening.

There aren’t many studies available that specify why this symptom occurs during pregnancy. Where one study believes the increased amounts of hCG hormones to be the probable reason, another study states that it might be the body’s way of keeping foodborne illnesses and other forms of chemicals present in food at bay.

When Does This Sickness Start?

Morning sickness is often different for different women. For a few women, the symptoms may begin around 5 to 6 weeks of pregnancy. For others, feeling queasy might be one of the primary pregnancy signs. This suggests that morning sickness can begin anytime after fortnight of missing your first period after ovulation.

In some women, the symptoms may begin showing gradually; however, for others, it could just begin overnight. The feelings related to sickness can be mild, like experiencing certain aversions to food or food smells. They can also be severe symptoms, which may be leading to persistent vomiting and nausea.

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Also, don’t forget to read our article – Peak and End of Morning Sickness