Upset stomachs can be a big fact of life in all stages of pregnancy. Many women suffer from morning sickness during their first trimester and some have such bad symptoms that they actually LOSE weight. Pregnancy hormones can over-stimulate the emesis centers of the brainstem resulting in frequent nausea and upset stomach. This uncomfortable problem tends to be worse when you first wake up (hence the name "morning" sickness), but can actually happen any time of the day. It usually starts early in the first trimester and improves by the beginning of the second.
Another symptom of pregnancy is heartburn. Heartburn and acid reflux can be experienced during any phase of pregnancy and can be very painful. (There's actually an old wives tale -or perhaps it's scientific fact- that the more heartburn that you have, the more hair your baby will have.)
One tip in order to avoid both pregnancy morning sickness and heartburn is to eat smaller, more frequent meals. Be very careful with scents and aromatherapy—what may have been pleasing to you before pregnancy might be intolerable now. Many pregnant mothers caution that the mere smell or sight of certain things - even things they enjoy when they're not pregnant, e.g., fresh baked oatmeal cookies - could bring on nausea.
As far as helpful aromatherapy, many women find the scent of lemon and peppermint to be especially soothing to the stomach during pregnancy. Here's where pregnancy skin care products can play a role in helping to ease your queasy stomach: the uplifting aromatherapy of lemon is featured in Belli Pregnancy's All Day Moisture Body Lotion. The invigorating aromatherapy of peppermint is featured in Belli Pregnancy's Skin Smoothing Body Exfoliator, and Belli Pregnancy's Foot Relief Cream.
Belli Pregnancy is the only safe pregnancy skin care line in the world that teratology screens each ingredient to help you guard against chemicals linked to birth defects in published research. Every product is allergy tested and free of artificial dyes and parabens.
Important health tip from Dr. Jason Rubin the Founder of Belli Skincare: Persistant vomiting or dizzyness may be a sign of hyperemesis gravidarum – a potentially dangerous condition if not treated promptly. See your physician promptly if this occurs.
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