Soap - accidentally got some in my mouth

[CraftyZebra]

Was showering and accidentally got some dove body wash in my mouth. Does anyone know if this can cause any harm? Thanks!

sorry for the anxious pregnancy post

Oh bless you! No it really won’t cause any harm, our little babies are very well protected in there x

Assuming you weren’t tucking into it with a spoon?!

You've started posting all these ridiculous questions again OP. A question about soap at 3am.

Take a step back and think rationally.

OP, please seek some support for your anxiety if you haven’t already. There’s lots of support available - have a chat with your MW.

You need professional help maybe if enough people say it you may seek some out maybe start by seeing your gp

But i presume you use soap to wash dishes or in a dishwasher? Why would it going in your mouth be harmful? How do you know shampoo doesn't get in your mouth when washing your hair?

It won't harm your baby.

Congratulations! How far along are you?

I met a woman who had cravings for soap during her pregnancy. She would keep a bar next to her on the table and just scrap a bit off with her teeth occasionally. Her kids are fine

When is the baby due? Are you a first time mum? 😊

Huh?

I don’t see any offensive or nasty messages in here - as you say, you have asked a question and have gotten very valid responses. My personal suggestion of speaking to your midwife was in RE to requesting support for anxiety, based on all of your previous posts; not to ask them about the soap. I have also experienced anxiety in pregnancy after multiple losses, so I know how it feels and have sought help myself via my MW and Talking Therapies, which I found was really beneficial. Hence it’s something I always personally recommend to anyone struggling with perinatal anxiety.

I know, yes: it's not dumb at all, it's the universal mum experience and indeed can be very well explained with "not wanting to mess up anything" 😅
What helped me in moments of intrusive thoughts (and I'm aware this may not be useful for you, but as we're both here, sharing this insomniac moment 😂) was feeling the baby. And I mean feeling how the baby was inside me and what was she communicating me. Feeling as in "connecting" at a very deep level. The baby can reassure you and, in cases of these kind of worries and anxiety, you may be able to shut your mind if you concentrate on the body?

Oops, cross posted with you saying you are a mental health clinician! Now I feel dumb 😂

What do you find does help you?

@NameChangedOfc thats actually a really interesting grounding technique. I think as I can feel more that could be something I can try just mindful I don’t want to obsess over it. The insomnia is just ugh btw 😂

I guess it's all about accepting our own limitations within this numinous experience! If you are someone who needs to feel in control (and I believe in this society we are all like this by default), then pregnancy is a shock because we are literally doing something while having very limited control over it.
It does mess with our minds. But this isn't necessarily bad, if it allows us to be more (as you say) grounded in our bodies and connected to Nature.

Oh my, I need to sleep definitely 😂
Anyway, I hope you find a little bit of comfort in this 😊

Huh? I don’t have OCD, nor have I mentioned OCD. I am just about to deliver my own baby, and have experienced quite severe perinatal anxiety myself, so started commenting on this thread because I felt my experience and suggestions were relevant.

My reply was a genuine question as 1) it sometimes helps to talk through these things and 2) I was interested in what you have found has helped you.

I actually also felt I may get some insight myself as you have stated that you are a mental health clinician and I am just about to deliver my own baby within this next week (hence we’re all in the midst of this fabulous insomnia). Never mind… Best wishes with your pregnancy.

Yes, do you know I definitely think the lack of control has been a big catalyst for me! Particularly after losses. I think that’s possibly why some of us worry about what we eat, do, etc, as you feel you have some type of control then… interesting. Hope you are more successful in getting to sleep than I have been tonight!

@DefinitelyMaybe92 sorry if I came off as a bit harsh definitely wasn’t meant to be at you. Really find it interesting with regards to the concept of control tbh, I agree I think it’s really what causes so much anxiety etc in pregnancy. Wishing you all the best with your delivery! I really don’t like giving advice outside of my role tbh I find that I really can’t do it justice here especially if I’ve got things going on that are personal - if that makes sense 😅 I also don’t think I can give you anything more than you have already, you’re in the home stretch! You’ve got this!!!

So honestly, why exactly would getting a trace of soap in your mouth hurt your baby?

OP as a mental health professional I'm interested in whether you think that asking for reassurance in these ways for something that is clearly irrational to be concerned about is actually doing more harm than good? As that's what I was told when I had similar OCD in pregnancy and I can see the logic in it now - because no matter what reassurance you receive you cling on to the worry and trying to reassure yourself through Google or whatever route just encourages you to think about it and spiral.