Funny about smells please help?

[Bottom]

Hi I am 9 weeks pregnant and have got a new fitted kitchen, and new carpets and seatie, I can not go in the kitchen or the living room because the smell of new carpets/kitchen is so strong its making me feel sick, I brought some plug ins to take the smell away but now they make me feel sick, my poor partner is not getting nice dinners anymore because the cooker and fridge and kitchen smells. please help me

[B00]

Congrats Bottom :-)

Why dont you make this last the entire 9 months? make him make his own dinners from now on permanantly, afterall you'll be going through the most unimaginable pain possible...and it will all be his fault....lol

[rampart]

Mrs rampart was the same way. Certain ordinary smells made her gag. Meals were quite often my duty, which was take-out since I can't cook. Given all that goes with being pregnant, I was glad to do this!

[twiglet4frog]

fabreeze everything!

[The Tiggster]

Congrats Bottom, I'm 20 weeks pregnant & I'm afraid to say only just starting to tollerate some smells! My husband did not have a cooked meal from me until week 13/14 & even now some things still turn my stomach..

I especially hate/hated garlic, coffee, sliced bread (like Kingsmill) anything with a rubbber smell, cigarette smell (esp on people's breath) & "toilet smells"!

Don't worry, all it means is your partner will appreciate you even more when you get back to being able to cook! My husband became very self sufficient which plesantly surprised me.  

You will feel better in a few weeks & it is a good sign that you have a strong & healthy pregnancy.

[Eeeek]

Hi there, I totally sympathise! I was exactly the same to begin with but I dont think there is anything you can do about it. Dont worry though, it will pass in a few weeks. x

[Bottom]

Thanks every one, Its horriable cause I dread going home, Its just stinks.

[lilyfrog]

My mum couldn't stand the smell of the telly and I am dreading being the same when it is my turn, I love the telly!!

[simont]

Hi (am actually simont's wife as he has never actually been pregnant), and I had a hateful time with sickness and smells with one of my pregnancies. I ended up in hospital on a drip because I couldn't even keep water down, and I sympathise with you so much about the smell thing.  The lavendar plug in which I think is called 'calming' or something, made me so sick that even now when I smell it (my sister uses it) it turns my stomach.  I had just moved house when I found out I was pregnant and the different smell of the new house made me physically vomit.  It was awful.

On the up side, it means that your hormones are so doo-lally at the moment that the pregnancy is obviously progressing nicely and little-Bottom is doing very nicely indeed and is very happy.  The key is to make sure you get enough rest, try and keep as much fluid as you can down and use this time as you should-to rest your body to grow your baby. (Unless this is a second baby in which case, play 'hospitals' with your older child and you make sure you are always the patient!)

Good luck with it and God bless

[louadams6]

I sympathise i really do! I was exactly the same when pregnant with my daughter! ( i couldnt stand the smell of bacon cooking or coffee amongst several others)  I never found anything to cure it at the time but have heard since that ginger (even ginger biscuits) are supposed to help with the sickness, its definately worth a try, hope it helps! Good luck for the future x

[Bottom]

simont, Its calming down a bit now, so hopefully it get less and less,

Thanks for your advise