Nausea & cannot eat (week 6)

Question

Just turned  6 weeks, 1st baby I had no trouble eating anything or home cooked food but current pregnancy, I cant even have a proper meal at home 😭 everything just doesnt taste nice anymore. Nausea the whole day, everything dont look appealing (even though I wanted to eat and cooked it) the only food I can eat is takeaway food (at times) 🥹🥹when does it gets better OR how you mummies overcome it? Any advice 😭 I miss home cooked food but I just cant eat and swallow anything. Everything just makes me wanna vomit 😭😭

Dawn · Answer

food aversions r unfortunately very real... hopefully disappear soon for u... meanwhile, small frequent bites?

Vô danh · Answer

Oh I totally get it, week 6 morning sickness can be brutal and it's so frustrating when nothing appeals to you. For me, it got noticeably better around week 12-13, though everyone's different. What helped was keeping things really simple and cold (like plain rice, crackers, or even ice lollies) because hot food smell made it worse, plus eating small amounts every couple of hours instead of forcing proper meals. Some mums swear by ginger biscuits or sipping on something fizzy, and honestly if takeaway is what you can manage right now then that's okay lah, your body just needs calories. Might be worth mentioning to your PD though, just to make sure you're not losing too much weight or getting too dehydrated, especially if the nausea stays intense.