What is sickness and vomiting in pregnancy?
Around half of all pregnant women feel sick and vomit during early pregnancy. So, it can be considered a ‘normal’ part of pregnancy. It is often called morning sickness, but symptoms can occur at any time – not just in the morning. Symptoms are mild in most cases. Feelings of sickness (nausea) typically come and go. They usually last between 1 and 4 hours at a time. Some women have more severe symptoms and have frequent and/or longer bouts of vomiting. You may just have nausea and no vomiting. Sickness and vomiting usually start before the 9th week of pregnancy. In 9 out of 10 women, the symptoms have gone by 16 weeks of pregnancy. However, about 1 in 5 pregnant women have some sickness throughout all of their pregnancy. Sickness and vomiting in pregnancy can be a difficult problem to cope with. It can interfere with a pregnant woman’s life. It can affect your mood, your work, your home situation and your ability to care for your family. Support and help from family and friends can mak
