Morning Sickness, Our Body's Innate Wisdom to Protect the Fetus

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Pregnant women during the first trimester release significant amounts of lead stored within their bones due to increased calcium needs for the fetus. Maternal plasma and whole blood lead during the first trimester were significant predictors of poorer Mental Development Index, which indicated neurodevelopment delays. PMID: 17107860

Morning sickness is the bodies innate wisdom, protecting the fetus from toxins crossing the placenta. Women who experience morning sickness within the first 8 weeks of pregnancy are 75% less likely to miscarriage.

We know a women's first child is exposed to the heavy metals that are stored within the mother's body through studies which test for lead in the blood. Lead is released because the fetus needs the calcium stored within her bones, so when the calcium is released, so is the lead that is stored in her bones. Both maternal plasma & whole blood lead during the first trimester (but not in the second or third trimester) were significant predictors of poorer Mental Development Index (MDI) scores, which is indicative of neurodevelopmental delays

Humans store heavy metals deep within tissues of the body like the brain & the bones as a protective mechanism to prevent continuously re-toxifying. So when someone is exposed to a heavy metal, it circulates in the blood for 1-3 weeks, & then depending on the metal it will be shuttled into tissues where it is impossible to remove without a proper heavy metal protocol.

Through studies, it is shown that some of the lead released can be mitigated with calcium supplementation, which makes sense because then the stores do not need to be taken from the mother.

This is why proper nutrition is needed & supplementation is so important during pregnancy. Prenatals don't take care of all of this for you, so don't depend on them alone.

Completing a preconception cleanse is one of the best ways to prevent morning sickness prior to getting pregnant as it will reduce your toxic load & inevitably the toxins you release to the fetus. We know that umbilical cord blood has 200+ contaminants in it, so anything you can do to reduce that is imperative for the health of your baby.