Being pregnant is lots of fun, but the morning sickness is one of the less desirable side effects of it. Especially if it isn't just morning sickness, but morning, afternoon and night sickness! For some people the morning sickness part of the pregnancy is even harder than the last few weeks, when they are huge! Here are ten ways to help you deal with pregnancy nausea and hopefully to lessen it.

Eat something before you get up. When I was pregnant with my first child, my husband would make me a light breakfast and serve it to me in bed. That helped quite a lot to deal with some of the nausea. Alas, he stopped doing it with the subsequent children :-) Crackers would be good to try, maybe with some cheese. Try different things and see what works best.

Ginger. Anything with ginger seems to work well for some people. Gingerbread, ginger snaps, ginger ale, just adding some ginger to a stir fry meal. I have heard a lot of people having success with that one.

Lemon water. That used to be one of the only things I still could drink when I was really sick. Normal water tasted yucky and I couldn't bring myself to drink it. But the lemon water made me feel better. Not perfect, but better. I made it by cutting up a lemon, putting it in a pitcher of cold water and store it in the fridge. I often added some ice to make it colder and even more tasty.

Sea bands. You can buy those in most drug stores. Otherwise try a health food store. They are officially for travel sickness, but work for a lot of pregnant women too. They are an armband, which stimulate some pressure points on your wrist. This will result in a kind of acupressure, which can really lessen or eliminate your pregnancy sickness.

Eat throughout the day. Try not to let your stomach get empty, but snack on light things throughout the day. It would be best of you could eat high protein foods, but anything is fine if it helps you to avoid morning sickness. Sometimes there are only a few foods which will stay down, then just eat a lot of them for a while. It is better to get some calories in, even if it is from junk food, than not getting any calories in at all, because you throw up everything again! A lot of people notice that that will help them to be less nauseous.

Enough fluids. Try to push fluids even more than food, it is very important not to get dehydrated, because that will make you even sicker and might land you in the hospital. If you can't drink much at a time, try drinking throughout the day, just as with eating. It also could help to not eat and drink at the same time, but wait at least 15 minutes after a meal or snack before drinking something. Another thing to experiment with and see what works best for you.

Rest. Try to get extra rest and lie down a few times during the day if you have the opportunity. Being well rested will decrease the likelihood of all day sickness. Of course, if you have a few other little ones to take care of, it might be hard to do that, but maybe you can build in a few rest points during the day, when you snuggle up in the big bed together and read stories. If you work full time, you might have to really cut back on your evening activities, asking your partner to do most of the housework and the cooking, while you rest and gain new energy.

Mint. Peppermint, or spearmint tea to sip, any candy with mint in it. Try different things to find something which works for you. A few drops of peppermint oil as aroma therapy can help too. Do not take the peppermint oil internally!

Be careful with iron supplements. Iron supplements, or prenatal vitamins with iron might aggravate the nausea. If you use those, try taking them at a different time of the day, or cutting them out for a few days and see whether that improves things.

Avoid food and smells which bother you. Sometimes just smelling something will set you off. It might be a wise idea to let your partner do the cooking for a while, and make sure you are not close to the kitchen while he is doing it.

I really hope one of those tips helps, but sometimes nothing does! In that case, try to tell yourself that morning sickness is a good sign, it means the pregnancy is going well, and your chances on a miscarriage are less. It won't make you feel better physically, but it might help you mentally!