Morning Sickness

Morning sickness is such a well-known symptom that for most people it is synonymous with pregnancy. It affects half of all pregnant women, and comes on most often in the morning soon after waking. Certain smells seem to induce nausea, even if they are not in themselves unpleasant (some examples are cheese, spices, cosmetics, and perfumes), and even if the woman quite likes them under normal circumstances. Fortunately, these stomach upsets usually disappear of their own accord about the fourth month.

Homeopathy

Nux vomica and Sepia

- Four 5c tablets of one or both of these remedies to be sucked slowly two or three times a day, reducing the frequency once morning sickness begins to improve

Nux vomica

- Vegetable origin: nux vomica or poison nut
- The homeopathic remedy for nausea that comes on after eating
- A characteristic sign: the feeling that vomiting would bring relief

Sepia

- Animal origin: squid ink
- The homeopathic remedy for nausea brought on by the smell or even the sight of food
- A specific indication: a tendency to suffer from low moods or clinical depression.