tooth paste

Strong smells and tastes can be hard to deal with while pregnant.  And unless you've ever been pregnant you wouldn't necessarily think something as every day as toothpaste, could be a problem.  Speaking from my own personal experience on the matter; I would like to point out that nothing quite defeats the purpose of brushing one's teeth quite like throwing up immediately after or during the process.

So how can you have minty fresh breath if the attempt to do so induces vomit? Well the short answer is you can't.  However that does not mean you are doomed to bad oral hygiene.  It is time to look for different flavors of tooth paste.  And there is no shame in switching to a children's flavor of toothpaste.

Hey as long as your teeth end up nice and clean and you can save your delicate stomach from doing back flips I call it a win.  Now one weird thing I will mention is that I had to switch flavors of tooth paste more than once over the course of being pregnant.  Though I suppose it's not that surprising.  What tastes good while pregnant has less to do with flavors you actually enjoy normally and more to do with what your child requires on a nutritional level.  And since that changes over time your tastes will too.

Now some things will stay solidly in the good zone.  It's hard to go wrong with pickles and ice cream unless some one tries to serve them up to you at the same time.  And speaking of food.  There are some food items that while are no substitute for brushing your teeth can at least make your mouth feel better between brushing.  Apples and cheese (Not the soft cheese, you are not allowed to have those while pregnant anyway).

So go down the toothpaste aisle and let your literal inner child guide you when you make your toothpaste selection.