Suffering through months of morning sickness with both her children has led Hamilton-based mother Natalie Dean-Milo on a new journey to provide much needed relief for others experiencing the same, through the online pregnancy products store www.morningmummy.co.nz.
As owner, packer and marketing manager all rolled into one, Natalie loves knowing she can help others gain relief from morning sickness symptoms and more.
“I know what it’s like to have to deal with morning sickness – which more often than not, isn’t just in the mornings! With both my boys, I had morning sickness right from the beginning, all the way through to the end of the pregnancy. I remember having to find the right things to help me through that stage and wished I could just dial up a remedy,” she says.
“With my first son, I found anything cold would help settle my stomach. Ice cream helped a lot but it’s not like you can leave that sitting on your bedside cabinet at night in preparation for the morning!”.
“As soon as I got pregnant with my second son, I felt all those familiar queasy feelings come straight back and I couldn’t find anything that could help. Fast forward to now, years later, and I came across Morning Mummy and wished I had these remedies on standby when I had been pregnant!”
“When I had the opportunity to purchase the business, I jumped straight in – I knew I had a chance to help other pregnant mamas gain some relief from those morning sickness feelings”.
“I have been in the trenches of morning sickness, and it’s not easy. Trying to get out of bed, let alone through the day while feeling unwell can be a challenge. Not to mention if you have other children to care for as well. Morning Mummy has a great range available that has proven to be really popular and received great reviews from pregnant mums who have found relief from using them”.
“I would have found my pregnancies a little more enjoyable if I had used these products when I was pregnant, that’s for sure!”.
The online store’s most popular product is by far the range of Preggie Pop Drops, a range of different flavoured lozenges to help morning sickness, providing relief for a few hours.
“These are a game changer. These help that queasy feeling first thing in the morning and help to settle the stomach so you can get on with your day. We have a whole range of these products, plus more, and also offer a range of boutique gift boxes for pregnant mamas-to-be and newborn babies as well,” Natalie says.
“And we haven’t forgotten about the whole family either – we also stock a range of Queasy Drops, Ginger Lozenges and homeopathic remedies that can help anyone get over nausea from travel sickness or illness. Including a range of kids’ products which have received great reviews from my 3 year, who is super prone to getting car sick: “Mummy I’m not sick anymore”.
