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really sensitive gag reflex?

clyons2008clyons2008 member
in November 2016 Moms
Sorry if this is already a topic, I couldn't find a search function (I am on my phone, using the app). Ever since I hit the second trimester my gag reflex has hit overdrive. I have always had a really sensitive reflex but this is nuts! Anyone else have this issue? This is my second child, and other than developing preeclampsia at 34 weeks with my first and being hospitalized till he was born at 37 weeks, I really didn't have any negative symptoms, so this is all new to me.
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  • yosemite2018yosemite2018 member
    Yep! Brushing my teeth (or more specifically, when I clean my tongue) is horrible. 3/4 times I've gotten sick have been thanks to the gag reflex.
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  • forevertiredforevertired member
    Same. Brushing my teeth is so awful. I switched from my electric toothbrush to a regular one which has helped a little. 
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  • Katemr1146Katemr1146 member
    Yep! I gag every time I brush my teeth! 
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  • leighryleighry member
    @ash111916 I'm the same. 85% of my vomiting has been from brushing my teeth.
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  • TwandaFTGTwandaFTG member
    Teeth brushing is a dangerous task when I am pregnant.

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  • MrsBigTimeMrsBigTime member
    I'm also struggling with brushing my teeth, but also when I have any phlegm at all. This allergy season is particularly difficult!

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  • MissAmeliaPondMissAmeliaPond member
    ash111916 said:
    Yep! Brushing my teeth (or more specifically, when I clean my tongue) is horrible. 3/4 times I've gotten sick have been thanks to the gag reflex.
    Samesies. It picked up (got worse) when I hit ~11 weeks. Brushing my teeth/tongue cleaning is my least favorite task of the day now.  :(

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  • MollySmMollySm member
    Brushing my teeth is worst for me too!  Otherwise my gag reflex has been okay, but I hate brushing.
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  • Des321Des321 member
    My gag reflex I thought was already sensitive but holy crap it's even worse now. I threw up a vitamin the other night because it hit the spot just right. 
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  • mayergirl920mayergirl920 member
    Oh gosh yes. Gagging for no damn reason is why I still throw up occasionally. I'll feel fine and then all of a sudden I'll cough then I'll gag from the cough and if that happens 2 or 3 times my stomach will start churning. This happened the other day and I sat there like, "I'm not going to throw up! I'm not!" Well.... I did. Didn't even make it all the way to the bathroom. So much for feeling better at 12 weeks.... going on 14 Friday.....
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  • MeetherMeether member
    I have had HG with the 3 girls. I am 16 weeks now and sometimes, even a whiff of something will make me dry heave. But I am hoping it goes away once the nausea, etc has subsided.
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  • clyons2008clyons2008 member
    It happens when I brush, but also just randomly. Glad to see I am not alone in this though. Hope it passes quickly for all of us.
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  • MawmeeMawmee member
    Ugh, I've been gagging at random times throughout the day. The other day, a sneeze made me gag and I was scared to sneeze from there on out. Even more strangely, I have been dreaming about gagging which, in reality, is me actually gagging in my sleep and causing me to wake up. Weird shit.

    Also the tooth brushing.
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  • mrsjlangmrsjlang member
    Get a kid-sized toothbrush! Legit, it made things way more bareable. Also switched to the floss sticks instead of using the long strings, made a huge difference. I'm not saying everyday is awesome, but a good 90%. 
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  • XmomXXmomX member
    Yup! If I cough to hard (which is inevitable now due to allergies) I puke and I gag EVERYTIME I brush my teeth.

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  • OlgaN15OlgaN15 member
    I had this so badly with my first. I too have a sensitive gag reflex. Second trimester was worse for me than the first because of the extra sensitivity. Ugh. It got better over time though. Hope it will for you too. This time I haven't had it too bad (yet). 
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  • Knottie1458416769Knottie1458416769 member
    At first I was complaining of no symptoms and being afraid unsure if all's good. Now at 13wks nausea is kicking my butt. Karma...
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  • HotSauceSwagBagHotSauceSwagBag member
    Even anticipating a bad smell makes me gag. I open the garbage can and even if it doesn't stink, it makes me gag. Currently it really does stink, so instead of taking the trash out, I put the whole can in the garage for H to deal with later. Cannot handle it.

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  • tigerfish227tigerfish227 member
    Brushing my teeth was problematic early on but it's been better lately. The coughing really hard tho... No joke! I have legit almost thrown up so many times because I coughed too hard. 
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  • remaroniremaroni member
    I can't even read/hear the word gag or I start to gag. Now I'm gagging.



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