| Morning sickness, or all day sickness as is the case | | | | come to us at Innermost Secrets to take advantage |
| for some women, is something that every woman | | | | of our antenatal care package. You will receive |
| thinks will happen when she is expecting. It is caused | | | | emergency access to a consultant, as well as a more |
| by the increase in oestrogen and commonly starts | | | | in depth Down syndrome test and pregnancy scans |
| around the sixth week of pregnancy, taken from the | | | | than you would receive on the NHS. They will include |
| start of your last period. There may be other | | | | more accurate measurements of your baby, so that |
| reasons for nausea, such as heightened sense of | | | | you can be better prepared for birth if the |
| smell, and the increased production of progesterone. | | | | measurements are low. Your baby will also receive his |
| Progesterone relaxes the muscles in the uterus, but | | | | or her neonatal examination from a consultant |
| also the stomach and intestines, which can lead to | | | | paediatrician instead of a GP. |
| excess stomach acid and reflux. | | | | There are also some old wives tales surrounding |
| It is commonly thought that it is a good thing to | | | | morning sickness. The most common being that if |
| have morning sickness, as it means the hormones are | | | | you don't suffer from morning sickness you're |
| increasing and therefore the pregnancy is healthy. | | | | carrying a boy, and vice versa for a girl. Sigmund |
| However, a lot of women don't experience morning | | | | Freud also put in his thoughts on the matter and |
| sickness at all and this can sometimes be a worry for | | | | concluded that morning sickness was the result of |
| them, especially if they have previously had | | | | the mother's loathing of her husband. That conclusion |
| miscarriages. There is generally nothing to worry | | | | we'll leave up to you to debate about. |
| about, but if you are concerned you might want to | | | | |