Not only does blowing into a whistle make me feel ill, so does just about everything else. Any tried and true advice for morning sickness?
According to my wife, saltines do wonders.
~Larry
Depends on the kind of morning sickness.
If it’s viral I’ve heard a popsicle can be quite soothing.
If it’s the morning after sickness the Scottish remedy is IRN-BRU.
If it’s morning sickness you may wish to consult an obstetrician. 
I hope you get to feeling better.
Cheers,
Aaron
Whooowhoo! Congrats! Mazel Tov! I bet the little one will be born with a silver whistle in his/her mouth! 
I’ve been popping saltines at all hours, also eating nutritious foods. And yet I feel sick (almost like vertigo) about 20 hours a day, and it’s still new…could get much worse. Geez.
Yes, Bloomfield, a whistle will be in his or her mouth…the embryo was conceived (on purpose) in Ireland.
I mean, try what you can, but in my (second-hand) experience, waiting it out is about all you can do. The second trimester will be much better.
I’ve heard the herb/spice ginger is good for it. But mostly time (getting into the second trimester), as Bloomfield says, helps. I was lucky as I never had it once, in fact I ate like a horse and did fieldwork for 10-hour days when I was pregnant. But everyone’s different.
Congratulations–giving life is a wonderful thing, and when you feel the little whistler move inside you, there’s nothing better!
Congratulations!
I hope you get to feeling better soon. It’s good to see you back on the boards.
–James
The tried and true cure for morning sickness is time. My daughter just finished with morning sickness about a month ago. Now she is having gestational diabetes. Congratulations! Its good to see another generation of IrTrad is coming on the scene. For her/his first whistle I suggest a Brass Gen high G. Glad you had a productive trip to Eire.
Ron
Jessie, are you saying that you got intentionally pregnant in Ireland as a single mom, while still living with your parents in the USA, ala, Madonna and running a mail order jewlery business from their home? Good luck. Not being judgemental, I don’t personally care, especially without the additional information. I was just curious for details since you brought it up.
Jessie, since you mentioned vertigo, now I can relate! The only cure I’ve found for the sickness brought on by vertigo, unfortunately, is Meclazine, prescrbed by my doctor. But being in your “delicate” condition, I doubt it would be your remedy. Sorry.
~Larry
My wife had horrible morning sickness. She controlled hers by taking a good Vitamin B complex daily. That made her morning sickness almost vanish.
Nope, I’m not going to be a single mom and I don’t live with my parents anymore. I met the man of my dreams in March. When we decided to get married, we thought we’d get a head start on trying to start a family, as we’d heard the average time it takes is 5 months for a fertile couple to conceive. It worked on the first try. As was already planned, we’ll be married next month.
Hmm…vitamin B complex…I’ll look into it. Thanks!
Congratulations Jessie! I hope you and the man of your dreams are very happy together. I hope the morning sickness is soon gone.
Cheers,
Kathy
Best to you and him, Jessie, and may your child be forever surrounded by the love you put into your jewelreysmithing and music!
~Larry
Thanks, Kathy, James and everyone who wishes me well.
To everyone…
For years, I struggled with a marriage that, despite my best attempts, was not really working, except musically, much of the time. I reached out for other forms of entertainment and intimacy, including this community. I took it way too seriously and took too much offense at comments directed toward me, because this WAS (a great deal of) my support network. I want to apologize for taking the bait a whole bunch of times and for fighting people for being themselves and for everything else I did to bother people. I do have an extensive knowledge of whistles, and I used that as some sort of leverage that I had convinced myself afforded me some extra privileges. At the time, of course, I just couldn’t help myself. Then a year and a half ago, my world (as I knew it) fell apart when my then-husband refused to have children, the one thing I couldn’t sacrifce to be in that marriage. So I left and moved 1000 miles away, into my parents’ house. I was positively miserable for months. When, after other times when I actually HAD tried to say that people were wrong for doing or writing things, or whatever it had been, I was misunderstood (about the whistle tube that Beth had made) and five “hate Jessie” threads popped up simultaneously, that was probably an all-time low for me. I hadn’t meant any offense when I said “So you made a tube?” I guess people were just geared up to misunderstand my meaning. I honestly hadn’t realized that I had alienated so many people. I am truly sorry for that. But at that point, after crying for three days straight, I was forced to look elsewhere for community, and I decided I’d had enough of being less than happy with life. I changed my outlook and met an amazing man who, through mutual love and understanding, has helped me to shed bad habits and become more of the person I am meant to be. In loving him and joining my life with his, I am happier than I have ever been, by a long shot, and I feel compelled to connect here again, in a limited way, as a whole person. So…I am very sorry (and embarrassed) for the negativity of days gone by. And I am still available for answering whistle questions, though instruments are not the focus of my life anymore.
Thanks to those who have been kind to me, even when I wasn’t able to be a full person.
~J
All I can say is congratulations Jessie and best wishes for the future.
Congratulations Jessie; health and happiness to you and your new family.
I highly recommend red raspberry tea (the real leaf stuff, not Bigelow or Celestial Seasonings). It helps to tone the uterus, gives much needed minerals, and seems to work well for many women with morning (or all-day ) sickness. Remember to eat frequent, small meals.
A very happy, healthy nine months and beyond, Jessie!
Best wishes,
Andrea
Beth, you impress and amaze me with all your fearless travel and exploration. I am not at all surprised that everyone who meets you, loves you. I’m sorry our paths didn’t cross in Ireland (I know it was my own fault). We took a detour in Connemara and ended up staying for a while. Then we came home early to begin our life together and tell our families. Anyway, I watch your travels in awe. I marvel at how completely you embrace life and opportunities. Thank you for the good wishes.
Thanks Wombat, and Andrea…I will look into that tea! (Eating leftover pasta with meat sauce as I type.)