https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:38:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1357262 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:52:59 +0000 Dandelion 1357262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MadamBabyFever: Wow...no, I've never had it during AF! You'll probably be like a bloodhound while you're pregnant, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1357242 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:48:14 +0000 night cheese 1357242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah. Weirdly, the worst offender is flavored coffee. If anyone in my office is drinking a hazelnut latte or something, it makes me want to barf SO BAD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1357079 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:30:55 +0000 MrsB2012 1357079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was only one smell that really got to me. The smell of toilet water. It didn't matter that my toilet was so sparkly clean you could drink out of it.. the smell of the water made me barf every.single.morning. for weeks! I would literally take a huge gulp of air and hold my breath every time I had to go to the bathroom. It was horrid. lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1357053 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:20:24 +0000 indi 1357053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They definitely do. It was really awful during my chicken aversion, but thankfully that's gone now! But I can definitely smell things faster/stronger than I used to, especially clients in our tiny office, food smells, smokers, etc. </p> <p>The weirdest one is that I could already sort of "smell" when people were going to be sick with the cold or flu, but now it's like a freaking brick wall hits me, it's very pungent. That sure comes in handy, though, so I can try to subtly steer clear of them and make sure to wash my hands extra when they're around. But ugh, that smell is AWFUL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356969 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:43:42 +0000 GrapeCrush 1356969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No...I didn't become more sensitive to smells with either pregnancy. Does this make me weird? Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356968 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:43:33 +0000 MadamBabyFever 1356968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Quick question for all you pregnant ladies with sensitive smell, before getting pregnant were you sensitive to smells during your period?</p> <p>I'd say i have a normal sense of smell most of the time, but every month a couple of days before my period my sense of smell goes in to over drive. I can smell my period coming (sorry TMI) and this lasts for the rest of my period. I'm sort of dreading having that level of smell for 9 months, although I'm sure I'd survive it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356829 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:40:28 +0000 doodlepoodle 1356829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I had to ask a coworker to leave my office bc her perfume was so strong. Ick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356719 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:03:09 +0000 lemondrop 1356719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, yes! Last pregnancy seemed a little bit worse, but I still get set off pretty easily. </p> <p>At Christmas my husband wanted bacon for breakfast along with french toast- something he hasn't asked for in a year. Also our Christmas ham- I could not eat either! I had super bland meals that day just because the smell set me off. </p> <p>Last pregnancy I had a student that chain smoked, and I just could not be in the same room with her unless she febreezed herself before she walked in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356673 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 12:34:19 +0000 Dandelion 1356673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: lol like a dog! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356414 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:10:28 +0000 psw27 1356414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ugh yes. my dog threw up at 2 a.m. today... that almost put me over the edge! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356388 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:04:28 +0000 regberadaisy 1356388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes!!! My sense of smell goes on crazy overdrive!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356385 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:03:44 +0000 Greentea 1356385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH ate something bad when I was pregnant and I could smell it! He threw up two hours later :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356367 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:59:57 +0000 bisous 1356367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! I love coffee but the smell grossed me out. Same with poultry. And I had to store all my Bath &amp; Body Works shower gel in favor of more neutral scented soap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356316 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:48:30 +0000 MrsH 1356316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: I avoid going outside while the smoker is going and he has started putting the meat outside to cool and put in tupperware instead of pulling it apart in the house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356294 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:43:16 +0000 spaniellove 1356294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: How do you put up with it? I haven't cooked or eaten meat while pregnant partly because the smell of meat in the process of being cooked makes me gag so badly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356291 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:42:46 +0000 wonderstruck 1356291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes, majorly! I threw up in the trash cans at gas stations more than once - DH had to start taking my car out to fill it up with gas for me. Oh, and he had to buy new deodorant, because one time that made me throw up too when he put his arm around me - I'm sure it took a lot of effort for him to not be offended by that, haha! And when my boss was coming back inside from a smoke break I could smell him wayyyy before he was actually standing by me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356230 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:24:24 +0000 yellowbird 1356230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: yea, I couldn't do the dishes or do anything with the trash at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356173 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:09:29 +0000 Dandelion 1356173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: oh...ewwww! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356116 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:57:39 +0000 spaniellove 1356116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the fact that I can smell every annoying thing about food (like oil) is why I'm now limited to eating clementines and egg salad sandwiches. Takeout is totally off limits!</p> <p>OMG, DH opened a can of tuna this morning. You can imagine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356115 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:57:30 +0000 MrsH 1356115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! DH took up smoking meat as a hobby and the smell of the smoke and the smoked meat makes me want to gag! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356102 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:54:00 +0000 teamjse 1356102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I could barely tolerate it when dh was cooking. It made me sick to my stomach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356088 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:49:43 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1356088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dandelion: same in my apt! can't stand it</p> <p>@illumina: i'm the same way about the fridge, i hold my breath when i open it in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356083 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:47:54 +0000 Dandelion 1356083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleredhairedgrl: bacon lingers in my house! I like the smell, but after I cook it, I swear my house smells like it for DAYS afterwards! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356082 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:47:54 +0000 illumina 1356082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just food smells. I couldn't open the fridge without gagging and at times I couldn't even bear to enter the kitchen! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356079 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:47:20 +0000 Dandelion 1356079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's a grocery store here that has a huge seafood section that's great, but I can smell the seafood all through the store, so I can't shop in there these days, lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356076 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:46:50 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1356076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>and sometimes bacon :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356075 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:46:42 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1356075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>coffee makes me gag </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356056 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:41:40 +0000 Foodnerd81 1356056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. It was awful- and poor Dh was often the offender. I made him brush his teeth so many extra times. Oh or people on public transportation? The worst. It actually got better towards the end, and now I'm probably still more sensitive than prepreg but not like I was when I was pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356042 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:37:23 +0000 pui 1356042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes definitely. They don't even have to be bad smells. Everytime I go in to the kitchen at work I gag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-smells-bother-you-more-when-youre-pregnant#post-1356039 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:36:42 +0000 LovelyPlum 1356039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm generally super sensitive to smells, but yes, I can smell things more now that I'm pregnant. The first trimester, the smell of boiling pasta was enough to make me gag! </p>