It would be interesting to know when the nausea of morning sickness starts.
Chemically, it probably results from different hormonal changes that take place in a pregnant woman's body long before the actual nausea begins.
It's certainly recognized by the mother as soon as she begins to sense the subtle initial feelings of mild nausea unaccompanied by vomiting.
The father undoubtedly is the last to know from observation when he hears the tell-tale retching sounds coming from the bathroom.
However it starts, it's a full blown phenomenon at about four weeks into the pregnancy.
Morning sickness is something that 60% of all mothers-to-be experience during pregnancy's first trimester, but nobody really knows why.
There is no doubt about its universality.
It has become accepted down through the generations as the body's physical announcement that someone was in a family way.
Even though there is no concrete information on its causes, there is plenty of speculation.
Some experts claim that the nausea is caused by the sharp increase in progesterone and estrogen that occurs early in pregnancy.
It is thought that the level of progesterone increases early in pregnancy to relax the muscles in the uterus to prevent premature births.
This relaxation, however, is not limited to the uterus.
It affects all muscles in the body including those of the stomach and the intestines.
The relaxed stomach muscles allow excess stomach acid to accumulate and cause nausea.
HCG is a hormone that is also thought to cause nausea.
The body begins to generate it as soon as implantation occurs in the uterus.
It increases continuously until the end of the first trimester, and then begins decreasing.
The time of HCGs increasing is the same as the time when normal morning sickness is experienced.
We have all experienced foods and chemicals that have aromas that stimulate our natural gag reflex.
It is undoubtedly an evolutionary development that has helped to protect us from foods that we shouldn't eat.
Researchers have suggested that pregnant women may experience increased sensitivity to certain smells, and that that sensitivity protects them and the baby from toxins.
This sensitivity may overcompensate in its attempt to protect them from ingesting anything that could injure either the mother or the baby, and cause nausea that may not be beneficial.
It's pretty well established that spicy and fatty foods can cause nausea.
The metabolism of a pregnant woman is naturally slowed, and it naturally forces the stomach to reject them.
The causes of morning sickness will undoubtedly be debated for years to come, but regardless of the actual cause, it is a phenomenon that is experienced by most women.
For most mothers-to-be, the experience ends at the end of the first trimester, and there are plenty of traditional remedies that will relieve the more annoying morning sickness symptoms.
As an interesting and positive addendum, statistical research indicates that those women who go through the experience of morning sickness have fewer miscarriages than those that do not.
For more great information go to; The Start of Nausea during Pregnancy
Chemically, it probably results from different hormonal changes that take place in a pregnant woman's body long before the actual nausea begins.
It's certainly recognized by the mother as soon as she begins to sense the subtle initial feelings of mild nausea unaccompanied by vomiting.
The father undoubtedly is the last to know from observation when he hears the tell-tale retching sounds coming from the bathroom.
However it starts, it's a full blown phenomenon at about four weeks into the pregnancy.
Morning sickness is something that 60% of all mothers-to-be experience during pregnancy's first trimester, but nobody really knows why.
There is no doubt about its universality.
It has become accepted down through the generations as the body's physical announcement that someone was in a family way.
Even though there is no concrete information on its causes, there is plenty of speculation.
Some experts claim that the nausea is caused by the sharp increase in progesterone and estrogen that occurs early in pregnancy.
It is thought that the level of progesterone increases early in pregnancy to relax the muscles in the uterus to prevent premature births.
This relaxation, however, is not limited to the uterus.
It affects all muscles in the body including those of the stomach and the intestines.
The relaxed stomach muscles allow excess stomach acid to accumulate and cause nausea.
HCG is a hormone that is also thought to cause nausea.
The body begins to generate it as soon as implantation occurs in the uterus.
It increases continuously until the end of the first trimester, and then begins decreasing.
The time of HCGs increasing is the same as the time when normal morning sickness is experienced.
We have all experienced foods and chemicals that have aromas that stimulate our natural gag reflex.
It is undoubtedly an evolutionary development that has helped to protect us from foods that we shouldn't eat.
Researchers have suggested that pregnant women may experience increased sensitivity to certain smells, and that that sensitivity protects them and the baby from toxins.
This sensitivity may overcompensate in its attempt to protect them from ingesting anything that could injure either the mother or the baby, and cause nausea that may not be beneficial.
It's pretty well established that spicy and fatty foods can cause nausea.
The metabolism of a pregnant woman is naturally slowed, and it naturally forces the stomach to reject them.
The causes of morning sickness will undoubtedly be debated for years to come, but regardless of the actual cause, it is a phenomenon that is experienced by most women.
For most mothers-to-be, the experience ends at the end of the first trimester, and there are plenty of traditional remedies that will relieve the more annoying morning sickness symptoms.
As an interesting and positive addendum, statistical research indicates that those women who go through the experience of morning sickness have fewer miscarriages than those that do not.
For more great information go to; The Start of Nausea during Pregnancy
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