increased sense of smell..

[mrsbrunette]

Hi all.

I'm five weeks pregnant and a few days ago, my sense of smell greatly increased. The smell of food cooking or wet hair really grossed me out. But as of last night, it seems my sense of smell went back to normal.

This freaks me out! Should I be worried the smells aren't strong? I took my temp and it is still high. I am still tired as ever and my gag reflex has seemed to kick in.

Anyone else experience their sense of smell increasing and then decreasing? Is this normal?

[ChildoftheMoon]

totally normal

Symptoms come and go...... My last pregnancy started with symptoms right away, then nothing for two weeks, then they came on strong at seven weeks.
This time, they come and go on a daily basis. My other pregnancies are a blur at this point.

No worries mama!

[Ellen Griswold]

Originally Posted by ChildoftheMoon

totally normal

Symptoms come and go...... My last pregnancy started with symptoms right away, then nothing for two weeks, then they came on strong at seven weeks.
This time, they come and go on a daily basis. My other pregnancies are a blur at this point.

No worries mama!

I completely agree.

[mrsbrunette]

thanks for the reassurance! i think i will still be a little paranoid until the smells come back. i am gagging big time to certain foods but only when i smell them really close up. same thing with my vitamins... so ill take that as a good sign.

i did have a little stomach bug a few days ago and im thinking that might have been the reason i had a heightened sense of smell.