Smells :-(

[BakewellGin1]

Hi All, I am in first trimester and can't cope with smells. That might sound stupid but everything makes me feel nauseous !! food, washing powder, petrol, coffee, air con at work and so on.. even normal 'house' smells make me gag.
Tried candles, boring food (Maccy Ds nuggets, plain crisps etc), changing washing powders... HELP how long does this last x

The sensitivity to smells might remain longer, but it won't bother you as much once the nausea goes (hopefully by week 14). In the meantime try some Vicks vaporub around your nostrils so you smell that instead

I'm with you! The bin stinks, the fridge stinks, the toilet STINKS! They're all clean, but I can still smell them.

Hi,

Totally feel for you, I had a terrible first trimester and hardly left the bedroom...just the smell of my home in general set me off with the nausea and vomiting and I could barely eat.

I was at my worst from around 7 to 11 weeks. I am now in my second trimester at 15+6 weeks and it does get easier. I still have the odd bad moment but my energy levels are returning and the nausea/vomiting has pretty much disappeared.

x

Oh I am with you. I had his horrible smell in the boot room, and was obsessed with bleaching the washing machine and all the tubes. I smelt soooo bad. I couldn’t bear to go near it. And tomatoe ketchup 🤢🤮 now at 26 weeks it’s back to normal and I can see it was just normal boot room smells. No advice I am afraid. Just try and avoid what you can I guess.

leighdinglady yes EVERYTHING smells... everything has been cleaned and bleached to within an inch of its life even my carpets, bin is emptied every day but I just cannot shift it..
1stTimeMumToBe Im awaiting a dating scan praying I'm further on then I think so it's over sooner
Jelly67 Oh I might try that !! I like the smell of that so hoping it helps.
I wasn't like this first time round so praying things improve soon.