Typical Signs of Morning Sickness |
Signs of a Potentially More Serious Sickness |
Your nausea goes away after 14–16 weeks. |
Your nausea doesn’t go away. |
Your nausea leads to occasional vomiting. |
Your nausea leads to severe vomiting (several times per
day). |
Your vomiting doesn’t cause dehydration. |
Your vomiting causes severe dehydration. |
Your vomiting still allows you to keep some food down. |
Your vomiting doesn’t allow you to keep food down. |
Your nausea and vomiting are annoying. |
Your nausea and vomiting disrupt your life. |
You don’t experience any significant weight loss. |
You experience weight loss of more than 5% of your body
weight. |
Nausea and some vomiting are your only symptoms. |
Dizziness, weakness, and fatigue accompany your vomiting. |