09/11/2022
Water is Life
One of the things I experienced during my morning sickness was aversion to water - sometimes it was so bad that drinking it made me gag. Turns out, it's pretty common too.
If the thought of drinking more water makes you gag, especially during your first trimester, then just know you are not alone. Many pregnant people experience this, as counter productive as it may be. But we need this all important life force not just to survive, but to have a healthy pregnancy. Here's a few things I learned that you can try to help you keep on top of your hydration:
1. Try a different temperature; super cold or warm water may go down more easily.
2. Try flavouring your water; using fresh ingredients like lemons, apples, cucumbers or your favourite berries.
3. Try fresh coconut water; it's naturally full of electrolytes and minerals but has a subtle taste. Zucchini always seems to have plenty available!
4. Try ginger tea; peel and roughly chop a piece of fresh ginger and throw it in a thermos with a lemon slice and a little honey, topped with boiling water and leave it to steep for at least 30 minutes. You'll need to experiment with how much of each works for you - some like it stronger and other like it weaker.
5. Try frozen 'popsicles'; freeze water with berries, fruit or even fresh fruit juice to suck on slowly. And speaking of fresh fruit juice...
6. Try freshly squeezed, locally sourced fruit juice; orange, watermelon, tree tomato, you name it! Avoid the stuff that comes in the packets on the super market shelf though. Those contain stabilisers, preservatives, sugars and flavouring which real, freshly squeezed juice doesn't. Again, my go to was Zucchini for this.
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