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I think this, my fourth, is the easiest pregnancy I've had nausea-wise. I'm 10 weeks today. My first pregnancy was the only one which featured regular vomiting, and that's probably because I had horrible habits regarding keeping myself nourished and hydrated and choosing foods that would be easy on my system.
Last pregnancy, I had such strong food/smell aversions, it didn't seem like "nausea" was as much the issue as hating food, but I still remember regularly feeling much worse than I do this time.
This time I actually can go hours not feeling bad at all. So even though it happens often, it still kind of surprises me, but also reassures me, when I am feeling simply nauseated. It's not bad even then; no vomiting. Unfortunately since the nausea is not a constant condition I forget that I don't just need to find the right thing to eat to settle my stomach, and sometimes keep eating when I don't really need to... This is the first time I wouldn't call it all-day sickness. I thought I was tending more toward "evening sickness," but that's not really consistent either; sometimes it's worse earlier in the day.
I also have the ability to be quite sedentary at this point. Walking around does seem to make it more likely I'll feel queasy.
I have food aversions, but they are not as strong as last time. I do however heed them and never try to force something that sounds completely unappealing. I sometimes have to eat things that sound somewhat unappealing, though, or my diet would be much worse and I'd probably end up feeling worse for lack of protein.
I know that there are women who have no nausea at all and have healthy pregnancies, but since there is a correlation between some nausea and a healthy pregnancy, I admit it concerns me a bit that I feel so much better than I did with previous pregnancies! I just don't know what is the typical "severity" of nausea. I don't think it's losing most of what I eat like with baby #1, but before this I'd started to figure intermittent, "morning" sickness was pretty much a complete misnomer/myth!
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1 - some nausea, mostly alleviated if I laid down for a while in the early afternoon.. easy with #1 
2 - none
3 - pretty bad.. the only reason I think I managed to avoid any intervention was because I don't have a high enough aversion to throwing up that I would stop trying to keep fluids down.
4 - not bad at all.. some now and again but only a now and again queasiness. Nice since we moved long distance in the middle of it.
5, 6, 7, 8 - more than 4 but not too bad.. by this time I was getting pretty good at knowing what would help me get rebalanced.. it seems my worst problems was that throwing up would make things (electrolyts?) out of balance and I found ways to get rebalanced so that it wasn't near as bad as it started.
9 - nausea but seems mostly caused by pressure on my tummy inside or out.. so any gassiness makes me feel nauseous, waistbands can make me feel nauseous  but the quality is different than the others.. just kinda weird.
And I have to admit having had one healthy pregnancy with no nausea.. I do tend to hope for another like that
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For all three of my pregnancies, my pregnancy-related sickness has been exactly the same: all-day mild nausea, worse in the evenings, no vomiting, strong food aversions, lasting roughly week 6 through week 11. This time around was so similar to the other two times that I was sure I was having another girl--and was surprised to see a baby boy on the ultrasound.
I am SO thankful that I don't usually vomit since I don't have to worry about hydration. I am also thankful that despite the nausea, I can still function for the most part--it isn't bad enough that I'm laid up, usually. The less I think about food during that period, the better. The nausea gets worse when I need to prepare meals or eat something myself, so we rely on a lot of freezer meals, convenience food, etc., for my husband and the kids. It's usually best for me to pick a safe meal (which has been pasta these last two times) and eat it every day. The routine really helps.
It's funny you mention that being sedentary helps you, Theresa--for me it is the opposite. The only time my nausea really goes away during those early weeks is when I'm out running. During this last pregnancy, I kept up my ten-mile Saturday runs all the way through my first trimester so that I could have at least an hour and a half or so of the day nausea-free! At least it's great motivation to exercise!!
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#1 and 2 were pretty similar - a little nausea (no vomiting), usually moreso in the evening when I was tired. Lasted from week 6 until 10-12 or so, and then again in third trimester. Food aversions definitely.
#3 - I was couch-ridden with extreme nausea and exhaustion from week 7 or so until 12, then pretty bad but semi-functional until week 18. At week 10 I discovered I couldn't drink ANY water without feeling miserable. I think it was week 12 when I finally went "gatorade only" and things turned around to "functional". Never actually vomited more than once, but felt like I was going to about 22 hours of the day. I felt half alive from 10pm to midnight!
#4 and 5 were better than 3 but worse than 1 and 2. I understood the "no water" thing and it helped but not as much as I had hoped these times around. I think with these two PGs I was feeling better around week 15 instead of all the way to 18. Forgot to mention the nausea/exhaustion was much worse the weeks I was taking progesterone suppositories for pgs #3-5 (had shots with the others)...so weeks 6-12 approx.
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Theresa,
Somehow I missed that you are expecting again. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
In regards to your question, though, I've only ever actually vomitted due to pregnancy once. I've never really had nausea or vomitting.
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With #1 ds, mild nausea for about 3 months with only 2 episodes of getting sick.
#2, the nausea was a lot worse and lasted 4 months with only a few severe vomiting episodes which required IV fluids.
With #3-#6, I would have called it "morning, noon and night sickness," getting sick was an almost daily occurance, and it lasted almost 6 months. 
Certain foods definitely triggered the n/v cycles- especially turkey, veggies and salads (and these are my normal daily foods!) Thinking up healthy alternatives felt impossible!
I also felt much worse when out walking, and I don't know that it was the movement (which definitely was a factor) as much as the smells! Just-cut-grass, leaves (in the fall,) dryer exhaust,...UGH! I vividly remember racing home from a walk to get to the bathroom! Bleh!
Ooh, I am hoping that this doesn't make you feel worse! It is truly amazing how I so clearly recall it!
And Congratulations, Theresa! Here are some prayers that your pregnancy stays calm, healthy, and uneventful!
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I've only had mild nausea with my four pregnancies (unless you count the stomach flu with #3). Usually my nausea has been coupled with mild dizziness during the first trimester. I usually took it as a sign that I needed to eat and/or rest for a few minutes. I've only really come close to vomiting once (other than the stomach flu) when a coughing fit hit my gag reflex.
I've found that eating breakfast, especially one with protein in it has helped it from getting bad. I also tend to crave high protein foods and tomato sauce when I am pregnant in general. I eat a lot of pizza (cheese or with meat or veggies). When not pregnant, I'm good with meatless spaghetti, but meatballs have really been hitting the spot lately.
I also try to eat real food, preferably with protein, before bedtime. I call it my "bedtime meal". I find that it helps stave off hunger during the night and nausea in the morning. I also avoid taking prenatal vitamins before bed or without food.
The only "food" that tends to make me kind of queasy to smell is gummy candies that my husband loves to eat (even though they usually make him queasy after he eats them  ).
I've had healthy pregnancies every time.
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The worst nausea I've ever experienced was with the child that I lost at 12 weeks - I was so severely nauseous from week 6 to week 10 - no vomiting - but just a strong, generally nasty sick to my stomach feeling 24/7. So, personally, I don't buy the sicker you feel the healthier the pregnancy theory...
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I'm only on my second, but both times very sick and vomiting every day (more or less) for weeks 5-13, mildly nauseous and throwing up once a week or so for the rest of the pregnancy. On Diclectin from weeks five until I give birth (which I hope will be in early March).
Terrible food aversions for the first few months. I've had fewer aversions this time around but still lots of sudden nausea and vomiting.
We'll see how the third (God willing) goes, but I think probably permanent morning sickness is just something that happens when I get pregnant.
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