Natural Relief For Morning Sickness
I’d like to start a new section on this blog about natural home remedies, and with the thoughts of the unpleasant nausea of morning sickness still fresh in my mind, I thought I’d start by sharing with you a product that I absolutely LOVE, and have used with all three of my pregnancies.
For the first 3-4 months of each pregnancy I was terribly nauseous. And it wasn’t just in the morning, it lasted ALL DAY LONG! Every time I smelled dirty dishes, or even simply opened the fridge, I’d have to make a run for the bathroom. It was horrible. I had to find something to ease the nausea.
My mom, who is really into alternative medicine, recommended to me that I try some acupressure wrist bands. She sent some to me, and I skeptically tried them out. I was really surprised when they actually worked! They worked so well that I refused to take them off ! Every time I took them off for any period of time, I could feel the nausea creeping back to me.
They are called Psi Bands
Here is a little of the product description for you to read:
“Psi Bands (pronounced “Sigh Bands”) are indicated for the relief of nausea due to morning sickness (pregnancy), motion sickness/travel, chemotherapy, and post-operative nausea from anesthesia.
- Drug-free
- Comfortable
- Adjustable – around the wrist like a watch & at the acupressure point – adjust the dial to choose the amount of pressure for personalized comfort.
- Waterproof – no more soggy wrist bands
- Fashionable – 5 fun styles from which to choose
- Reusable
The Psi Bands Story Psi Bands were created by two fashion-forward moms-to-be looking for a drug-free way to treat their ongoing morning sickness. Determined to feel better without using drugs, they discovered the benefits of wrist acupressure to relieve their nausea and vomiting. Acupressure is an ancient healing art that uses pressure to stimulate the body’s natural self-curative abilities.
Psi Bands are being praised for their unique combination of features and benefits. Have fun mixing and matching designs. Wearing is believing. Breathe a Psi of relief.”
I love that they are totally natural; no pills to take, no side-effects to worry about. Anyways, I thought I’d pass this along to some of you who may not have ever heard of them. Hope this is helpful!
If you’ve ever used these, or have any questions about them, or even know of other natural remedies to treat Morning Sickness, I’d love to hear from you!
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I tried using these for my third pregnancy, but I didn’t really feel that they did much to ease my nausea. I’m sure results vary from person to person- I was bummed they didn’t help me! But they aren’t very expensive, so I would say they are definitely worth trying!
Kendra,
A friend of mine used them for her morning (all day really) sickness and they worked very well. My youngest son was always so vunerable to car-sickness that I actually purchased a set of Sea Bands for him and he was never car sick again – as long as I remembered to put them on him. I keep a pair of these in my car emergency/first aid kit and they have came in handy! These things are really so great!
I love the style you showed here! Were yours the same brand? Throwing up was a daily ritual for about the first 4 months for me, too. A friend of mine used them recently, so I’m interested in checking them out. I hope I’ll need to use some soon!
I was so very blessed to not be troubled with morning sickness during my pregnancy, but I have a lot of trouble with motion sickness. I use Preggie Pops (http://www.threelollies.com/) the bands you describe (mine are navy sweat bands!), and another type of “band”.
It’s pretty expensive, I think (my mom got it for me) – it looks like a watch that you wear over the same spot on the inside of your wrist as the bands. It actually delivers a small electric shock, though. I’ve found that it doesn’t keep me from getting nauseous entirely, but it helps, and it also helps me feel better sooner after the motion stops.
These are really cute. Mine looked like sweat bands so I didn’t want to wear them out of the house. I like the one’s in the picture better.
Toni
I used something similar (but not as pretty) Sea Bands – and they worked great for combating morning sickness! Great tip!
Hi Kendra! Thanks for this great post, as it is important to treat pregnancy syptoms as naturally as possible. I used these psi bands to, but mine looked like sweat bands! Where did you find the cute red pair? For morning sickness relief I also drank a LOT of ginger elixir and pepermint tea. Worked every time! Alexis
Hi Alexis,
If you click on the link in my post, it will lead you to where you can buy these bands on Amazon. That’s where mine came from. I got the light blue with white flowers, they’re so cute! I don’t know if local health food stores, or even herbal shops might have some. The first ones I got were the gray sweatband kind too… not too stylish! I loved these newer ones!
Weird. This has a comment of mine from a while back when it was on your other site.
Your sister is kindly letting me borrow her psi bands–the exact design as in the picture. I love the way they look. Like you, when I took them off I got sick immediately. They seemed to work for me at first, but now don’t seem to keep the sickness away–in fact one of my worst days was when I was wearing them. But hopefully I’ll be out of the “sick phase” really soon!
My husband did a bit of searching about them, and learned that Rite Aid is the only drug store to carry them (about $14), so Amazon is probably the best way for most folks to get these.
Keren-
LOL. Sorry to confuse you about the old comment! I’m trying to forward all of the comments from my old blog onto this newer one when I do a re-post here
I love hearing from you… congrats on the new pregnancy (by the way)!
I tried the Sea Bands, but they just weren’t tight enough on my wrists to do any good. My chiropractor put some things in my wrists though that were the same idea, hitting the same nerves and all, but I guess it would have been more of acupuncture rather than acupressure. The direct contact with those nerves worked wonders! If the bands don’t work for someone, they may want to see if they have a naturopath or someone else who could put those in. (Actually you can put them in yourself if you have a place to get them. My chiropractor gave me extras for when the ones he put in came out.)
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