Ugh, I couldn't brush my teeth adequately tonight because I felt like I was going to throw up! I managed to get all the surfaces but the very very back, but had to quit after a quick 30 seconds. Now my mouth tastes gross and I'm afraid to try again. Mouthwash makes me want to barf, too. WTF? What did you do if this happened to you?
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yep. I used to have really white teeth before I got pregnant with LO. couldn't stand brushing my teeth, so they're not so white anymore. I try to suck it up and brush better now though. Don't want them to get even more discolored than they already are.
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Totally barfed while brushing this week. And I'm 17 weeks!! Sorry friend.
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Better to have mostly clean teeth than get vomit on completely clean teeth!
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@Minnie_Girl: LOL that is so totally true.
Thanks girls for making me feel more human!
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I just brushed as quickly as possible!! I still can't believe it's so common the gagging while brushing while pregnant...I thought I was crazy when it first happened. I wonder why it happens...
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Not pregnant but my friend complained about this during her pregnancy. She said that every time she brushed it made her gag. I think the further she got the better it got.
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It never worked for me, but I've heard that some women have luck fighting off the nausea by humming while brushing their teeth. I still sometimes get nauseous, and I'll stop for a minute or two until the wave passes and then keep brushing.
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@FutureMrsMcK: That helped me!
I'd always get nauseous brushing my teeth and humming helped!
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Try humming. It didn't completely make me feel better, but I didn't puke anymore once I did that
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Try switching your toothpaste. Get some travel size tubes to see if you find one that works for you.
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Try a baby/kids size toothbrush.
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Oh yeah. I tried all the tricks and nothing helped. Husband found it all hil-arious. It went away around 13 weeks for me.
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it happened to me twice in my first trimester that i threw up after brushing my teeth. i thought it was so weird until i found out how common it is!
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In the first trimester I totally felt queasy and would sometimes puke when I would brush my teeth, too. It helped to use just the tiniest amount of toothpaste ever and to brush on an empty stomach.
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Yes. It was awful. I would try to distract myself with other thoughts while tooth brushing to try not to focus on the nausea. The first time I brushed my teeth after DD was born was amazing. For me it was the first time in almost 9 months that I hadn't gagged while brushing my teeth. It was *amazing*!
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That's been happening fairly often for me. What has helped has been blowing my nose as much as possible and coughing up as much mucus and phlegm as possible first. I seem to have a problem with the nasal trip and brushing my teeth setting off my gag reflex. I'm definitely throwing up less now that I am at 13 weeks.
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I agree, try humming. Christmas songs worked for me ;D
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Yup, same thing happened to me. STILL happens, actually, at almost 33 weeks! Ugh. Probably doesn't help that I used to gag while brushing my teeth even before I got pregnant, but pregnancy have definitely made it a lot worse.
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@sarbear: For me, I think it's just because I'm more nauseous than usual, so anything that triggers my gag reflex (brushing in the very back, brushing my tongue) just sets me off.
@FutureMrsMcK: Good idea!
@SusieQ: Yeah I have noticed when I go to bed right after dinner (uh, like, always lately) or have a particularly large dinner or late-night snack, it's worse.
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Ugh I hated brushing my teeth when I was nauseous. I would just brush really quickly, pause, then brush again. Sometimes holding my breath while brushing helped.
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