When you become pregnant, your body experiences an explosion of hormones as the first cell divisions occur after fertilization. Your body is working overtime, doing the best it can.

All of these hormones can cause mild to severe nausea and vomiting. Your senses are heightened and you become extra sensitive to sounds, tastes and smells. This is why even the most common scents such as curry, garlic, onions, perfume, coffee and the like can cause an instinctive reaction. Some people may send their partner to the bathroom as the first thing they do when they get home – because they feel nauseous from the smell of “the rest of the world”. It’s not easy to be in – for either you or your partner. But it’s not intentional, abnormal or wrong. It’s just the way it should be, even though it’s deeply annoying. Your senses are working overtime.

But don't worry, there is something you can do, you just have to remember that your pregnancy is yours, so what works for your pregnant friend is not a guarantee that it will work for you and vice versa. You are the only one in this case, but you will also find that you are incredibly strong.