Herbal Household Remedies

Many women feel dizzy during pregnancy. Avoid herbal remedies as well as herb teas while you are pregnant or nursing, as the effect of many herbs on your baby are not sufficiently researched.

If you feel dizzy during pregnancy, lie down immediately and turn onto your left side. Lying on your left side maximizes the blood flow to your heart and from there to your baby and your brain. This also works as a remedy against dizziness when you are not pregnant, of course.

Catnip tea is very good for overcoming dizziness of any kind, and besides helps you to sleep better if you drink it as a night cap. The following tea also reduces fever and the misery that comes with hay fever and nausea:

Bring 1/2 cup of water to a boil, add a tsp of freshly cut or dried catnip after removing the water from the heat and let steep for 20 minutes. Drink lukewarm, and you can add honey to taste.