| When you think of your child growing up what do | | | | are some simple tips you can try to ease the quease! |
| you imagine for his future? | | | | 1. Eat little and often |
| Brain surgeon? Rocket scientist? Future President? | | | | Morning sickness can be caused by a lack of food in |
| We all want our kids to be someone who will change | | | | your stomach and as your metabolism is working a |
| the world, but that's one thing you'll never know until | | | | lot faster now, it's a good idea to eat more regularly |
| your little one leaves the nest...or is it? What if you | | | | to keep your blood sugar stable. Sudden drops in |
| could predict your unborn child's IQ just by monitoring | | | | blood sugar will only increase your nausea and make |
| a common pregnancy symptom? | | | | you feel less like eating, even though this is what you |
| Well according to recent findings published in the The | | | | need to do to feel better. |
| Journal of Paediatrics and reported by New Scientist | | | | Try and fill up on quality proteins with slow release |
| magazine, this may well be a possibility! | | | | carbohydrates to keep sickness at bay for longer |
| Studies have shown that the children of mothers | | | | and to help ease pregnancy fatigue. |
| who experienced morning sickness during pregnancy, | | | | 2. Ginger is a great remedy for nausea and sickness. |
| were more likely to have a higher IQ than those born | | | | Try slicing fresh ginger root into a cup of hot water |
| to mothers who felt no morning sickness during their | | | | with a slice of lemon for and early morning cleanse |
| pregnancy. | | | | and pick me up. |
| There is also believed to be a correlation between | | | | 3. Homeopathic salts can work wonders for morning |
| the severity of the sickness and the level of | | | | sickness but you'll need to see a qualified pharmacist |
| intelligence of the child. | | | | to see which one is right for your symptoms. |
| The same hormones that are thought to cause | | | | 4. Exercise is great for morning sickness as it diverts |
| morning sickness; thyroxine and HCG (human chronic | | | | blood flow away from your stomach, so try a quick |
| gonadotropin), are believed to protect your baby's | | | | 10 minute workout. |
| developing brain. | | | | 5. Get some rest - fatigue and overtiredness are |
| Other reasons to be thankful for morning sickness | | | | enough to make you feel sick when you're not |
| are that some studies have shown that women who | | | | pregnant so imagine what it does to you when you |
| suffer sickness are less likely to suffer miscarriage or | | | | are! Take a 20 minute catnap around the time of day |
| give birth to a baby with birth defects. | | | | your nausea usually appears. |
| But no matter how intelligent your baby turns out to | | | | And if nothing works for you, at least you can be |
| be, morning sickness is no pleasant matter, so here | | | | thankful that you have a brainy baby on the way! |