https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:20:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2227212 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 20:56:40 +0000 Mama Bird 2227212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Ginger ale is totally a fluid too, drink it if you can't deal with water! I don't know why, but plain water tasted absolutely awful and smelled worse to me in first trimester. Carbonated drinks didn't have that awful smell, and ginger ale was the best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2227191 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 20:07:40 +0000 Keybee 2227191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh dear, I'm sorry to hear you've been feeling so sick!<br /> I would talk to my doctor for suggestions. You may find an IV helpful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2227084 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 17:13:10 +0000 gingerbebe 2227084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hot water helped me - maybe because it was soothing and I could only sip a little at a time? I drank ginger green tea and mint tea for the same reason. I went through an iced diet McDonalds sweet tea phase and a lot of milky hot decaf black tea. Blue Powerade and Red or Lemon Gatorade also helped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2227077 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 16:52:10 +0000 sometimesshesings 2227077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree that you shouldn't hesitate to ask for IV fluids, if you're feeling dehydrated. I did that twice and felt so much better for about three days each time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2227027 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 15:10:50 +0000 SweetiePie 2227027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: yep this was me. Ice cold made it worse, warm water for some reason felt better. Maybe gentler on the stomach? And I've heard cold water is harder for the body to process. (No idea if true).<br /> And I did a lot of Gatorade. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226983 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 13:42:46 +0000 sometimesshesings 2226983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know it feels weird to not drink water, but just drink whatever you can until you're feeling better! I couldn't drink water from 6-12 weeks, then I could only stomach bubbly water for weeks after that. Even now, at 21 weeks, I can't drink more than about 16 ounces of water per day without feeling off. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226936 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 11:50:43 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2226936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think as long as you're able to drink something everything will be ok. If you get really dehydrated then you may need IV fluids. But ginger ale vs water isn't something I would worry about right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226918 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 10:39:24 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2226918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the first trimester I could stomach water only if it had lots of lemon and lime in it. I drank a lot of lemonade, ginger ale, and iced tea. I truly believe you do what you have to do to get through it. The baby is going to be just fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226907 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 10:05:08 +0000 wonderstruck 2226907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What @Rockies11 said was true for me as well - Coke was one of the only things I could stomach. My doctor preferred me being caffeinated to me vomiting and needing IVs constantly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226899 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 09:26:12 +0000 BSB 2226899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pre-pregnancy, I always struggled drinking water. Unless I was dying of thirst. I drank lots of juice, sodas or anything that didn't have a weird after taste (like iced tea). I know it's a lot of sugar but I needed to stayed hydrated. I'm at 25 weeks and I'm finally drinking water. I can finally tolerate it. I like Arrowhead water. I tried Desani water and hated the taste. DH said he prefers Desani water. Maybe try different brands.</p> <p>Oh, there was a phase where I could only stomach a McDonald's coke. Canned coke was too carbonated but fountain sodas were just right. It helped with my nausea on some days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226770 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:44:33 +0000 Anya 2226770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could only tolerate ice water too. Drinking seltzer cut with plain water helped (straight seltzer was too fizzy for me somehow) over tons and tons of ice. This too shall pass! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226765 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:31:56 +0000 turquoisemama 2226765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also you could try just chewing or sucking ice chips. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226764 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:31:36 +0000 turquoisemama 2226764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Water was always so gross. I could drink ginger ale and coke and maybe water if it had tons of ice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226763 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:31:34 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2226763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Drinking anything you can get down, at least for now, is fine!<br /> What about adding sliced fresh ginger to your water (or trying plain carbonated water)? Or trying different temps (hot water with lemon, ice cold, room temp, Etc?</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226761 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:28:35 +0000 Greentea 2226761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I could NOT drink flat water- I did sparkling water, Izze, San Pellegrino, Big Sky Ginger ale. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226755 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:13:10 +0000 gilmoregirl 2226755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I barfed water for a while and it was suggested to me to put citrus in it, but that made the nausea and vomiting worse for me. I could keep down artificially flavored water though. Like Dannon lemon flavored bottles. You do what you gotta do, regardless of what it is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226735 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 19:21:38 +0000 honeybear 2226735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like for others, sparkling water was a lifesaver. Ginger tea might also be worth a try. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226724 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 18:57:22 +0000 travellingbee 2226724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can only do ICE cold water. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226686 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 17:51:06 +0000 erinpye 2226686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep- drink anything you can. Water made me barf instantly, and I was told, as I went in for an IV at 11 weeks, that I could sip coca cola all day if that's all I could stomach. Hang in there :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226618 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 14:58:00 +0000 jhd 2226618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that stage I was drinking lots of ginger ale or whatever sounded good. I did find that water with lots of ice helped me. But I definitely had to do small sips throughout the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226610 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 14:45:54 +0000 blackbird 2226610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank Gatorade and San pelligrino lemonade sodas allllll the time. Drink whatever you have to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226609 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 14:44:15 +0000 macintosh 2226609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I had this soooooo bad! I lived on carbonated water (soda stream FTW!), cherry coke and lemonade. Luckily that symptom completely disappeared after I delivered. When I got to my recovery room I had to keep calling the nurse for more ice water! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226598 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 14:21:22 +0000 MrsKoala 2226598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, you can. Do what you need to do to hydrate. Water made me feel sick too so I had naked juice or lemonade or soda or whatever I could stomach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226586 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 14:08:12 +0000 Rockies11 2226586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I had this happen, and it's actually pretty common with HG pregnancies. I know a lot of people who only drank ginger ale or slurpees or coke for the whole HG pregnancy and had perfectly fine babies. So do what works, and don't worry about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226582 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 13:40:04 +0000 Mamasig 2226582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was the same. I had to take small sips of ice cold water. I also tolerated fuze drinks. I drank a lot of those. Eventually it passes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226568 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 13:08:19 +0000 lady baltimore 2226568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also found adding LOTS of ice helped. But as others have said, do what you have to do, mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226566 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 13:02:40 +0000 regberadaisy 2226566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! This was me too. I found I could tolerate ice cold water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226562 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 12:58:48 +0000 wrkbrk 2226562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about selzer water? Our soda stream was in constant use during my first tri!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226561 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 12:57:47 +0000 Truth Bombs 2226561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Water was/is a big puke trigger for me too. If I mix it with lemonade and drink it SUPER cold I usually have better success. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/water-makes-nausea-worse#post-2226560 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 12:52:25 +0000 ladybee 2226560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd try Gatorade </p>