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Essential oils for morning sickness

Morning sickness affects approximately 50% of women during the first 3-4 months of pregnancy and anyone who has experienced it will agree that it’s unpleasant. 

Here are some essential oils that can help you:

  • Ginger
  • Spearmint or Peppermint
  • Lavender 
  • Lemon
  • Sweet orange
  • Cardamom

Sprinkle 5 drops total of one or more of the above oils on a tissue and inhale. 

At night you can place a few drops of one of these oils on your pillowcase (warning it may stain!) or on a tissue placed by your head while you sleep. Spearmint and peppermint are not recommended for use at bedtime as they are stimulating oils. 

אידוי וגינאלי אחרי בדיקת רפואית כאבים אחרי בדיקת וגינאלי

Make a massage oil blend to decrease morning sickness: 

Add 50ml of a carrier oil (for example almond oil, grapeseed oil, olive oil or coconut oil) to a bowl or small bottle and add the following essential oils: 

2 drops cardamom

2 drops ginger

4 drops lemon

1 drop peppermint

3 drops sweet orange

Massage a tablespoon of the massage blend into your hand, neck and upper chest for a few minutes and inhale the lovely scent. 

 

Use essential oils in the bath: 

Add 2 drops of 2-3 of the essential oils above to a cup of full fat milk (a lot less messier than oil in the bathtub) and add to a warm bathtub of water. Disperse the milk in the water and relax in the bathtub for 20 minutes.

Other suggestions: 

  • Eat small frequent meals to keep your blood sugar even. 
  • Drink ginger tea (freshly grated ginger in boiling water) 
  • Peppermint tea can also relieve nausea
  • Avoid sugar, alcohol, caffeine and cigarette smoke.
  • Take Vitamin B supplement with magnesium. Foods rich in vitamin B6 and magnesium include brewer’s yeast, sunflower seeds, soya seeds, brown rice. Walnuts, bananas, salmon, tuna, chicken and wheatgerm. 
  • Place a small snack like crackers by your bed to eat before you get up in the morning

I offer Sobada pregnancy abdominal massage treatments with reflexology to help you feel some relief from morning sickness. 

I know it’s not easy but remember that morning sickness is a good sign that the placenta is implanted. And in most cases morning sickness passes by the 4th month.

Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy. 

I’m a holistic therapist and I am here to help you!

 

I love helping women to overcome their fertility challenges and other issues related to your cycles, pregnancy, periods and/or anxiety. 

I treat women with abdominal and womb massage techniques known as Sobada (formally the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage) and reflexology.

I’m also an Advanced EFT Tapping practitioner and I work with women in particular issues around anxiety, depression, stress levels. 

I teach Fertility Awareness to help women better know their bodies and improve their chances of conceiving or prevent pregnancy naturally.     

I live in Modi’in, Israel and that’s where I spend my days helping women during their fertile years, pregnancy, menopause and other hormonal conditions. Bodywork sessions (massage and reflexology take place in my clinic in Modi’in but EFT Tapping sessions and Fertility Awareness education can take place online or in person).

Learn more about working with me here.