Did you CD while pregnant--needs tips!

LetsBeNice

I am gagging every time I change DS2 now that I am pregnant. The *thought* of CD's makes me dry heave. Any tips? I really don't want to switch to sposies, but I cannot dump poop, and DH REFUSES (and yes, I am aware that you are supposed to dump poop out of sposies). I was thinking about putting some mint scented essential oils under my nose before dumping solids, but IDK if that will work.

(my stomach is literally churning while writing this post!)

imurs8228

I know this is totally crazy but my dad has seven kids and he gags at the *though* of smelling poop lol so he kept those little masks that go over your nose and mouth by the diaper table.  He would keep cotton balls dipped in vanilla or lotion in there so he never smelt the poop.  Worked like a charm for him, maybe try that?

 Also, DS is in sposies while I strip our gigantic stash and all day it's make me sick smelling his pee...and poop OMG, I can literally smell it from a mile away.  Cloth keeps that stank contained IMO.  Good luck!

dosafyre

Yup...sure did.

You'd still have to open diapers and wipe down poopy bums even with sposies...so either way, you're gonna have to deal with smells. Luckily, the gag reaction when away after 1st tri...but I did a fair amount of breath holding, and changing on the floor so I could step away and grab a fresh breath

CaitlinJ22

I did some, but usually I stop for the roughest part of my m/s. While pg with DD I was vomitting every otehr day and it was BAD. So I stopped for a while. With this baby I stopped but it was also bc DD had a bad yeast rash and it was hard to control. 

For me the smell of the poop in the sposies in the trash was worse than dumping poop...BUT the smell of dumping the 2-3 day old bag of CDs was worse. My suggestion is to try and use a mask or noseplugs. E Oils near your nose may help. It really depends on how sick you get. For me my sense of smell is what makes me vomit...my sister it was the sight of something.

Hope you feel better fast! and take it easy on your self.  

sosoph

Keep a small wetbag on hand for the poop diaper and deal with it when you're feeling up to it. Sometimes I have to get through the change as quickly as possible and deal with the diaper later. Since they sit in a wetbag all day at daycare before I get to them, this doesn't seem any different.

RyanandManda

I had the same problem but, honestly, sposies smell way worse!  Not only poop but urine and chemicals made my nostrils sting and stomach churn (my IL's use sposies when they watch DD).  There were a couple of times I had to pass diaper duty off to DH early in pregnancy but it got better.  When I needed to, I would put some Vicks under my nose.  GL!  I'm hoping it passes soon for you!!