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What is Morning Sickness? Does it mean there's a problem?
by: Marc Hofkens
Whether you’re extremely sick or not sick at all is not a predictor of a
pregnancy’s success or failure.
Morning sickness has become synonymous with pregnancy in our culture. But
certainly not every pregnant woman experiences it. (A medical term used
to refer to extreme forms is hyperemesis gravidarum.) Only a little more
than half of pregnant women are afflicted with nausea.
Many people believe that pregnancy sickness is the body’s natural defense
system at work, protecting your baby from harmful toxins. It’s easy to
jump to the conclusion, then, that if you’re not sick, your body must not
be protecting your child from harmful toxins. But it doesn’t work that
way. The bottom line is that no conclusive evidence exists that not being
sick is a bad sign.
Nausea is caused by a number of factors. The most popular theory about
morning sickness is that it’s due to elevated hormones, primarily human

chorionic gonadotropin and estrogen. Researchers believe nausea may have
to do with the amount of hormones circulating and perhaps the structure
of certain hormones or your particular sensitivity to them. Also, if you
have a pre-pregnancy tendency toward motion sickness, it may mean the
area of your brain that controls nausea and vomiting is more sensitive.
Environment can also play a role. Smells such as perfume, dog food, or
coffee, as well as motion and the sight of certain foods (a friend of
mine would almost instantly become nauseous at the sight of a can of
tuna) can all trigger nausea. Also, stress, fatigue, and operating on an
empty stomach can make you more prone to gastrointestinal upsets.
The bottom line is, nobody really knows why some women get sick and
others don’t. What is important to know is that whether or not you
experience morning sickness has nothing to do with how successful your
pregnancy will be.
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