Morning Chicness
There are over 6 million women pregnant per year in the U.S. and Canada and about 60% of them suffer from morning sickness. For these expectant mothers, morning sickness is a major source of anxiety, as they never know when or where they’ll be when they have the urge to vomit. They often have to run to the nearest toilet bowl, stick their head in a smelly garbage can or carry plastic bags with them. It is often a dreaded, embarrassing part of pregnancy.
Last year, Tara Ramos was suffering from an extreme form of morning sickness called Hyperemesis Gravidarum. This is a debilitating and potentially life-threatening pregnancy illness marked by rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration due to unrelenting nausea and vomiting. The cause of this illness, which affects approximately one to two percent of pregnant women, is unknown. Ramos states, ‘It was the hardest time of my life and instead of enjoying this joyous event, I was miserable and depressed.’ Ramos desperately relied on traveling colleagues to bring her back airsickness bags when she was not able to find disposable vomit bags in stores. She was vomiting so much that she was eventually hospitalized for dehydration. Later, Ramos delivered a healthy baby girl and then decided she had to help other pregnant women by developing a disposable vomit bag made especially for them.
Ramos designed Morning Chicness Bags, which are vomit bags that are compact and convenient. They can easily be carried in a handbag, stored in a desk drawer, or kept in a car’s glove compartment. Bags are made of sturdy paper with leak-proof polyethylene lining and horizontal closure clip. They measure 5′x 3′x 9.5′. Ramos wanted her vomit bags to be affordable to everyone, so a pack of 10 is only $7.50 and for those needing more, prices are discounted. Bags are available in a variety of trendy patterns and can be purchased online at: www.morningchicnessbags.com.