[umami_mommy]

anyone else being driven crazy by smells?<br><br>
yuck!<br><br>
if a farm truck drives by the exhaust smell makes me gag, the fridge is really gross, even though i have cleaned and cleaned it and sometimes i make dh take a second shower since his "man" smell is making me wince.<br><br>
last time there was this guy in my office who brewed coffee and then left it on all day and it was horrible. this time it's everything!<br><br>
anyone else wanting to hide somewhere becuase of your sense of smell??

 

[ekblad9]

My mom has a variety of smells at her house that make me ill normally much less when I'm pregnant. Fragrant lotions and candles, perfumes, hairspray, fabric softener, the works. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/greensad.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="greensad"> I can hardly go over there right now at all.

 

[elmh23]

For me it's meat. With my first, I had a strong aversion to chicken, but now it's all meat. Except steak from my BIL's restraunt, lol.

 

[MamaCAS]

My nose is out of control. I went to an open house and while overpowered by the smell of paint, I could also smell the mildew and damp rot. Needless to say, we aren't buying that one!<br><br>
Also, living and working in the middle of the city, I am disgusted how many people must urinate on the streets at night. In the mornings, the stench is incredible.

 

[mom2mimi]

Yes yes yes! Smells are the absolute worst right now!! When I take my nightly walks I can smell what other people are cooking and it makes me gag! I have gotten so I just breathe out of my mouth while I'm cooking so that I'll be able to actually eat the food I make! I feel so bad for my dh, though, he's a chef and he comes home every night happy to see me and wanting to cuddle and I can't stand the smell of him!

 

[ibusymomto5]

Yes! Perfumey smells are the worst offender. I did this with my last pregnancy too, and it drove me nuts. Most food smells don't bother me, unless it's really strong or greasy. I have a pretty sensitive smeller anyway, but during pregnancy it kicks into overdrive. I hate it. I went and bought the lightest scented body wash I could find(do they not make fragrance free?), and fragrance free lotion & deoderant and replaced all my "regular stuff" so at least I wouldn't be gagging as much.

 

[Adensmommy]

Ugh My normally super sonic sniffer has become the equivalent of a bloodhounds nose, but the dog is a normal stink lover and I just hate stink. I cant even list the things that bother me I would surely freeze up our mdc, but lets just say my ms is living long and strong because of my whiffer. I was thinking, why is it women who are pregnant seem to become super sensitive to smells tastes and sounds. I think it is a survival mechanism, like a mama bear we have a lot more to protect than just ourselves now. Not sure if my logic is true but it makes sense to me. What do you guys think?

 

[ibusymomto5]

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I've often wondered this same thing. Makes sense to me.

 

[umami_mommy]

it's to protect you from eating something that has gone bad or is poisonous.

 

[lanielayne]

Smoke. I could uke even thinking about it. My neighbors like to pull up a chair between our apts and smoke right outside my window. I was waking up to it at 7 am almost every morning until dh made the chair disappear <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/whistling.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="whistle"> .

 

[heabrook]

Certain smells make me want to uke!!! Those are foods that I normally like, but the smells drive me mad!! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/crap.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="crap">

 

[JunieMoon]

Yes! Today I was stuck in traffic next to a recycling truck and I almost vomitted from the smell!

 

[timneh_mom]

The inside of the fridge or the kitchen garbage are the WORST for me! uke Even if the fridge is fine and there's nothing going bad in there, just that smell fo cold foods all mixed together.... UGH!! I hold my breath every time I open it! The freezer isn't good either but not as bad as the fridge...

 

[WinterBaby]

I also have a pretty sensitive nose under normal circumstances, but during pregnancy.. ahhhhg! Everything stands out more, and some things really get to me. The one I remember from my first pregnancy is the smell of citrus (which I normally love) could make me gag in a heartbeat. This go round I hadn't been able to open the fridge, but my stomach couldn't handle cleaning it either, so I got my step-daughter to, lol. Some perfumes, but not all. I can't take the smell of hard cheeses. My step-daughters room - she had to wash everything and air it out. And oddly enough - my husband, who has a mild musky scent and has never ever used deoderant - I literally went out and bought him a stick. He was totally getting to me, and he didn't even really smell bad, LOL. I got a lot of glaring over that one...