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I had that! My gag reflex was so strong those first few months. I hope it goes away soon!

Try a kids toothbrush, they are smaller and you don't need to open you mouth as wide. My dentist actually told me this.

I did the same thing, gagged on my toothbrush daily. Urgh, everytime I think I miss being pregnant I read a post like this and remember the icky ness! Its really easy to forget

I had that, it was bad in the first trimester. Sadly it's come back recently in my third trimester. Hopefully, yours will go away and not return, it's no fun.

Yup...this happened to me too. It got a little better for me in the third trimester but it was like my body had a strong aversion to toothpaste. I would get so nauseous. It completely went away after I had LO

I used to have white lovely teeth before I had Lo. Brushing my teeth made me gag too. Teeth aren't so white and lovely anymore..
I use listerine.

Yes, I had this SO, SO bad! I asked my dentist for some suggestions and he said prenatal vitamins should make up for the lack of quality brushing for this short time so not to worry too much. He told me to focus on getting in and getting out meaning don't spend too much time worrying about doing a perfect job, especially in the very back because that's likely what triggers the gag reflux/puking. Also, he told me to avoid brushing my tongue and just rinse with mouthwash instead since brushing there would likely make it worse. His final piece of advice was to experiment with different toothpastes. Buy some travel size samples so you don't waste money on a big tube. Try mint, regular, gel, cinnamon, etc. and see if you do better with one than the others. Good luck. I know how much it sucks, especially because you brush, puke, and then feel the need to brush again! It feels like a never ending vicious cycle!

The only time I got ill was when I brushed my teeth and I stayed green for hours after. I also have Invisalign and am supposed to brush my teeth every time I eat before I put my trays back in. UGH!!!! I figured out that the mint flavor of the toothpaste was a major offender. Someone gave me a wintergreen Altoid and it made me feel the same way and so a lightbulb went off! That minty taste seems to stay in my espophagus forever and is just...sick. So I bought some red toothpaste called Close Up and that's helped a lot. It's probably totally crapola toothpaste but whatever!

Oh also do you have an electric toothbrush? I just quit turning mine on and that helped some....

Good luck to you!!! I hope it goes away soon!

Humming really did help so much. It wasn't perfect, but better. I also switched toothpastes to something milder until I felt better.

This is the one thing that has stayed with me the entire pregnancy. It's so gross too, because I'm that person that once I get a hint of nausea it stays with me for hours.

@MaisyMay: Did humming help?

I had an awful time with my gag reflux as soon as my toothbrush hit my tongue.

@MaisyMay: Bummer. It wasn't perfect but it usually changed my experience from full on wretching to just nausea

I had this problem right around when I due to get my teeth cleaned. My dentist suggested brushing later in the day rather than first thing in the morning (I brush at night and in morning but only had this problem in morning); it worked.