During pregnancy, women tend to worry a little more about everything in general, and more so, what is going on in their pregnancy.  Since morning sickness is one of the first symptoms to arise, having no morning sickness can cause you to get nervous.  So what exactly does it mean if you find yourself without any nausea or vomiting?

You may have heard that a lack morning sickness means that your body is not producing enough of the right hormones.  Although research has shown that women who experience morning sickness do have a lower rate of miscarriage, not having morning sickness does not necessarily mean that anything is wrong.  Also the thought that “the sicker you are, the healthier your pregnancy is” is simply not true.

In order to understand why, you’ll need to look at the causes of morning sickness.  Although nobody can say for sure what causes it, it is thought to be brought on by the change in a woman’s hormones when she becomes pregnant, especially the rise in HCG or human chorionic gonadotopin.  This is the hormone that is responsible for giving you a second line on a positive pregnancy test.  The level of morning sickness is thought to be related to a woman’s sensitivity to these hormones and therefore can fluctuate from woman to woman. A women may find herself with no morning sickness, she may have very mild morning sickness or she may be so severely sick that they she has to be hospitalized.

So, a lack of morning sickness does not mean anything definite either way.  It really cannot tell you if your pregnancy is healthy or if something is wrong, it merely means that your body is likely reacting to the new levels of hormones.  Take some time to enjoy your pregnancy, and try not to worry – even if you have no morning sickness.