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** Alice's morning sickness starts before she even knows she's pregnant (possibly [[{{Literature/Twilight}} as soon as she conceives]])

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** Alice's morning sickness starts before she even knows she's pregnant (possibly [[{{Literature/Twilight}} [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga as soon as she conceives]])

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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Charlie decides to poison Alice's food the night before so that she thinks she's pregnant and relishes in the prank he has set up.



* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???
"Come on, Alice. We both know you and Bob have been having fun for a while and now you're throwing up in the morning. You know what that means?"
* '''Conversed''': ???"Is throwing up for no reason normal?" "If your pregnant, yes. Otherwise, no."



* '''Deconstructed''': Alice refuses to believe that morning sickness means she is pregnant and is deliberately in denial of it. She becomes paranoid instead that she contracted some rare disease.
* '''Reconstructed''': Eventually, she realizes that she's simply nervous about being pregnant and that she just didn't know how to cope with it at first. Her friends help her come to terms with morning sickness as she prepares herself for the next nine months.



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** Bob gets morning sickness, even though he isn't [[MrSeahorse pregnant]].

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** Bob gets morning sickness, even though he isn't [[MrSeahorse [[MisterSeahorse pregnant]].
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** Alice exhibits an IncurableCoughOfDeath for several episodes before the vomiting starts, as a RedHerring to make people attribute it to the fatal illness [[GenreSavvy she obviously has]]. After TheReveal, she mentions the cough to the doctor, and he dismisses it as a cold.

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** Alice exhibits an IncurableCoughOfDeath for several episodes before the vomiting starts, as a RedHerring to make people attribute it to the fatal illness [[GenreSavvy she obviously has]].has. After TheReveal, she mentions the cough to the doctor, and he dismisses it as a cold.

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** Alice is ''faking'' a pregnancy [[TheBabyTrap (to get Bob to stay with her)]], and has made herself throw up to perpetuate the illusion.

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** Alice is ''faking'' a pregnancy [[TheBabyTrap (to get Bob to stay with her)]], and has made herself throw up to perpetuate the illusion. illusion.
** Alice vomits, but it's due to food poisoning rather than pregnancy.



* '''Averted''':
** Alice doesn't experience stomach trouble.
** Alice vomits, but it's due to food poisoning rather than pregnancy.

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* '''Averted''':
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'''Averted''': Alice doesn't experience stomach trouble.
** Alice vomits, but it's due to food poisoning rather than pregnancy.
trouble.



** Alice has an abortion.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice running to find a place to throw up in... to ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' theme song.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice can't keep anything down, and she's dehydrated, which threatens her health and her pregnancy.

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* '''Implied''': Alice is nauseous, but her pregnancy is not mentioned until later on.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice running to find a place to throw up in... to ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' theme song.
song.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice can't keep anything down, and she's dehydrated, which threatens her health and her pregnancy.



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** Alice starts puking as soon as she's done having sex with Bob.

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** Alice starts puking as soon as she's done having sex with Bob. Bob.
** Bob gets morning sickness, even though he isn't [[MrSeahorse pregnant]].
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Alice feels a little nauseous throughout her pregnancy, though not enough to drive her to the toilet.

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* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't experience stomach trouble.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Alice doesn't experience stomach trouble.trouble.
** Alice vomits, but it's due to food poisoning rather than pregnancy.

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* '''Basic Trope''': Nausea and vomiting during (especially) the first trimester of pregnancy, as a result of pregnancy-related hormones.
* '''Played Straight''': Alice misses her period, but it's her feeling nauseous first thing in the morning that tips her off before the pregnancy test does.

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* '''Basic Trope''': Nausea and vomiting during (especially) the first trimester of pregnancy, as a result of pregnancy-related hormones.
* '''Played Straight''': '''Straight''': Alice misses her period, but it's her feeling nauseous first thing in the morning that tips her off before the pregnancy test does.



* '''Downplayed''': ???



** Alice is pregnant, but does not suffer from even a little nausea. In fact, she has a huge appetite [[WackyPregnancyCravings for the weirdest of things.]]

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** Alice is pregnant, but does not suffer from even a little nausea. In fact, she has a huge appetite [[WackyPregnancyCravings [[WackyCravings for the weirdest of things.]]



* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???



* '''Lampshaded''': "You OK, Alice?"



* '''Enforced''': SmallReferencePools, TruthInTelevision

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* '''Enforced''': SmallReferencePools, TruthInTelevisionTruthInTelevision.
* '''Lampshaded''': "You OK, Alice?"



* '''Exploited''': ???



** Bob knows that strong smells (like grilling salmon) smell stronger to Alice than normal, and tries to avoid producing triggers.
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* '''Conversed''':

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** Bob knows that strong smells (like grilling salmon) smell stronger to Alice than normal, and tries to avoid producing triggers.
triggers.
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'''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''':'''Conversed''': ???



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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is nauseous all the time, and this doesn't go away as the pregnancy progresses, or she has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperemesis_gravidarum a very severe case of it.]]

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Alice is nauseous all the time, and this doesn't go away as the pregnancy progresses, or she has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperemesis_gravidarum a very severe case of it.]]



* '''Justified''': Alice's hormones are getting all wacky, and this is how her body reacts.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Alice's hormones are getting all wacky, and this is how her body reacts.



* '''Inverted''': Alice is not pregnant, but feels sick to her stomach.
** Alice is pregnant, but does not suffer from even a little nausea.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice is not pregnant, but feels sick to her stomach.
'''Inverted''':
** Alice is pregnant, but does not suffer from even a little nausea. In fact, she has a huge appetite [[WackyPregnancyCravings for the weirdest of things.]]



* '''Subverted''': Alice finds out she's pregnant, and feels a little nauseous at one point, but that's as far as it goes.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Alice finds out she's pregnant, and feels a little nauseous at one point, but that's as far as it goes.



* '''Deconstructed''': If it's very severe, Alice may not be able to get the nutrients her body (and her baby) needs, and she may become dehydrated. This can put her overall health ''and'' her pregnancy in jeopardy.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice keeps herself hydrated and eats small meals throughout the day, and uses ''safe'' medications or herbs to help with nausea.
* '''Parodied''': Alice hasn't left the bathroom since the beginning of her pregnancy.

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* '''Deconstructed''': If it's very severe, Alice may not be able to get the nutrients her body (and her baby) needs, and she may become dehydrated. This can put her overall health ''and'' her pregnancy in jeopardy.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Alice keeps herself hydrated and eats small meals throughout the day, and uses ''safe'' medications or herbs to help with nausea.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Alice hasn't left the bathroom since the beginning of her pregnancy.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Some pregnant women are constantly vomiting, some are only occasionally sick, some are nauseous but don't vomit, and some never have stomach trouble.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Zagged''':
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Some pregnant women are constantly vomiting, some are only occasionally sick, some are nauseous but don't vomit, and some never have stomach trouble. trouble.
** Alice exhibits an IncurableCoughOfDeath for several episodes before the vomiting starts, as a RedHerring to make people attribute it to the fatal illness [[GenreSavvy she obviously has]]. After TheReveal, she mentions the cough to the doctor, and he dismisses it as a cold.



** Alice is not pregnant.



* '''Defied''': Alice takes ginger-root capsules or other medication/herbal remedy that won't hurt the baby.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Alice takes ginger-root capsules or other medication/herbal remedy that won't hurt the baby.
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** Alice is ''faking'' a pregnancy [[TheBabyTrap (to get Bob to stay with her)]], and has made herself throw up to perpetuate the illusion.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice running to find a place to throw up in...to the BennyHill theme song.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice running to find a place to throw up in... to the BennyHill ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' theme song.


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** Bob knows that strong smells (like grilling salmon) smell stronger to Alice than normal, and tries to avoid producing triggers.
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** Alice is pregnant, but it's not her ''upper'' digestive tract that's giving her problems so much as her ''lower''.

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** Alice is pregnant, but it's not her ''upper'' digestive tract that's giving her problems [[PottyEmergency so much as her her]] ''lower''.
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** Alice's morning sickness starts before she even knows she's pregnant (possibly [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Twilight as soon as she conceives]])

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** Alice's morning sickness starts before she even knows she's pregnant (possibly [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Twilight [[{{Literature/Twilight}} as soon as she conceives]])

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** Alice's morning sickness starts before she even knows she's pregnant (possibly [[{{Twilight}} as soon as she conceives]])

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** Alice's morning sickness starts before she even knows she's pregnant (possibly [[{{Twilight}} [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Twilight as soon as she conceives]])


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*'''Enforced''': SmallReferencePools, TruthInTelevision
*'''Invoked''': Alice is pregnant, and Bob is cooking fish (which smells very strong to Alice).
*'''Defied''': Alice takes ginger-root capsules or other medication/herbal remedy that won't hurt the baby.
*'''Discussed''':
*'''Conversed''':
*'''Played For Laughs''': Alice running to find a place to throw up in...to the BennyHill theme song.
*'''Played For Drama''': Alice can't keep anything down, and she's dehydrated, which threatens her health and her pregnancy.
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** Alice's morning sickness starts before she even knows she's pregnant (possibly [[Twilight as soon as she conceives]])

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** Alice's morning sickness starts before she even knows she's pregnant (possibly [[Twilight [[{{Twilight}} as soon as she conceives]])
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** Alice's morning sickness starts before she even knows she's pregnant (possibly [[Twilight as soon as she conceives]])



** Alice is pregnant, but it's not her ''upper'' digestive tract that's giving her problems so much as her ''lower''.



** Alice feels nauseous while pregnant, but it's for another reason.



* '''Deconstructed''': If it's very severe, Alice may not be able to get the nutrients her body (and her baby) needs, and she may become dehydrated. This can put her overall health ''and'' her pregnancy in jeopardy.

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* '''Deconstructed''': If it's very severe, Alice may not be able to get the nutrients her body (and her baby) needs, and she may become dehydrated. This can put her overall health ''and'' her pregnancy in jeopardy.jeopardy.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice keeps herself hydrated and eats small meals throughout the day, and uses ''safe'' medications or herbs to help with nausea.
* '''Parodied''': Alice hasn't left the bathroom since the beginning of her pregnancy.
** Alice [[WaterfallPuke waterfall vomits]] constantly, like [[{{Squick}} a nasty vomit-spewing fountain]] as soon as she finds out she's pregnant.
** Alice starts puking as soon as she's done having sex with Bob.
* '''Lampshaded''': "You OK, Alice?"
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some pregnant women are constantly vomiting, some are only occasionally sick, some are nauseous but don't vomit, and some never have stomach trouble.
* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't experience stomach trouble.
** Alice is not pregnant.
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*'''Basic Trope''': Nausea and vomiting during (especially) the first trimester of pregnancy, as a result of pregnancy-related hormones.
*'''Played Straight''': Alice misses her period, but it's her feeling nauseous first thing in the morning that tips her off before the pregnancy test does.
*'''Exaggerated''': Alice is nauseous all the time, and this doesn't go away as the pregnancy progresses, or she has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperemesis_gravidarum a very severe case of it.]]
*'''Justified''': Alice's hormones are getting all wacky, and this is how her body reacts.
** In evolutionary terms, it may be nature's way of protecting the baby from toxins accidentally ingested by Alice.
*'''Inverted''': Alice is not pregnant, but feels sick to her stomach.
** Alice is pregnant, but does not suffer from even a little nausea.
*'''Subverted''': Alice finds out she's pregnant, and feels a little nauseous at one point, but that's as far as it goes.
*'''Double Subverted''': But she vomits once or twice later, or experiences other types of pregnancy-related discomfort.
*'''Deconstructed''': If it's very severe, Alice may not be able to get the nutrients her body (and her baby) needs, and she may become dehydrated. This can put her overall health ''and'' her pregnancy in jeopardy.

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