Morning sickness can often be managed by making changes to your diet and having plenty of rest. The support of family and friends can also make morning sickness easier to manage. It’s important not to take any medicines to treat your morning sickness without first talking to your doctor. These food and eating suggestions may help you to manage the symptoms of morning sickness: Eat smaller meals more often. Missing meals can make nausea worse. Avoid large drinks. Have frequent small drinks between meals. Limit your consumption of fatty, spicy and fried foods. If possible, ask other people to help with cooking, or prepare your food at times of the day when you feel better. (Food has a stronger odour or smell when it is heated, which may make nausea worse.) Try eating a dry biscuit before you get out of bed in the morning. Eat a healthy snack before you go to bed at night. This might include fruit (fresh, tinned, dried), crackers with hard cheese or yoghurt. Try ginger tablets, dry ginger ale, peppermint tea or ginger tea (put 3 or 4 slices of fresh ginger in hot water for 5 minutes). Avoid foods if their taste, smell or appearance makes you feel sick. Avoid brushing your teeth straight after eating because this can cause nausea. Dental care The stomach acids in vomiting can soften teeth enamel. It is best not to use a toothbrush to clean the teeth straight after vomiting as this may damage them. Have a drink of water to clean your mouth. Keeping up your fluids If you are vomiting, it is very important to stay hydrated. It may be easier to have lots of small drinks than to try to drink a large amount in one go. Try a variety of fluids such as water, fruit juice, lemonade and clear soups. Sometimes it can be helpful to try crushed ice, slushies, ice blocks, or even suck on frozen fruit such as grapes or orange segments. You may like to talk with your pharmacist about drinking an oral rehydration solution. These solutions replace the important electrolytes, as well as fluid, that your body loses when you are vomiting a lot. Other options These other options may also help to relieve nausea: acupressure wristbands worn to prevent travel sickness (available from pharmacies) chewing ginger pieces or mints taking ginger tablets or vitamin B6 (talk to a pharmacist about how much to take)