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with children and learn how to forget the vexing trifles of everyday
life.

There is something decidedly wrong with one's nerves when everybody is
constantly "getting on them." They are either highly diseased or
abnormally sensitive. Every woman is a slave to every other that
annoys her.

Fear is capable of so disarranging the circulation as to contribute to
the elevation of blood-pressure--which will be more fully considered
in a later chapter.

CHAPTER V

COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY

It is the purpose of this chapter to take up the various complications
which may appear in the course of an otherwise normal pregnancy, and
offer advice appropriate for their management.

MORNING SICKNESS

About one-half of the expectant mothers that come under our care and
observation, experience varying degrees of nausea or "morning
sickness." This troublesome symptom makes its appearance usually about
the fourth week of pregnancy and lasts from six to eight weeks.

On attempting to rise from the bed, there is an uncomfortably warm
feeling in the stomach followed by a welling up into the throat of a
warmish, brackish tasting liquid which causes the patient to hasten to
rid herself of it; or, as she rides on the train, on the street cars,
in a carriage or automobile, she frequently senses the same unpleasant
and nauseating symptoms during the second and third months of
pregnancy. Normally, this uncomfortable symptom quite disappears by
the end of the third month. A number of remedies have been suggested
for it, but that which seems to help one, gives little or no relief to
another; we therefore mention a variety of remedies which may be
tried.

First and most important of all remedies--is to keep the bowels open.
Sluggishness of the intestinal tract greatly increases the tendency to
dizziness and nausea. During the attack, it is advisable not to
attempt to brush the teeth, gargle, or even drink cold water. While
you are yet lying down, the maid or the goodman of the house should
bring to you a piece of dry, buttered toast, a lettuce sandwich with
a bit of lemon juice, or perhaps a cup of hot milk or hot malted milk.
Coffee helps to raise the blood-pressure, and all articles of diet
that tend to raise the blood-pressure are best avoided during
pregnancy. A cup of cocoa may be tried, but, as a rule, women at this
time do not relish anything sweet. Oftentimes a salted pretzel is just
the thing, or a salted wafer