During my first pregnancy certain odors were triggers for
potential barfing. For example, I love to cook with sesame oil
but could not be in the room with it while I was pregnant with
my oldest daughter. Instead, I pretty much lived on bland soda
crackers—they're all I could keep down. Morning sickness refers
to periodic episodes of nausea common during the early months of
pregnancy. It can happen at any time of day (or night), but
generally ends around the third or fourth month. Pregnancy is
not without very real—and sometimes very annoying—symptoms.
Particularly during a first pregnancy, your hormones will very
likely treat you to such wonderful experiences as the legendary
morning sickness. Your body is preparing itself for the process
of gestation. Each person has a different threshold for
tolerating nausea but for some it can be quite debilitating. It
usually settles down after a few weeks but sometimes can plague
you throughout the entire pregnancy. And by the way, although
it's commonly called morning