Sickness with brushing teeth?

Helloooo! I'm 22 weeks and have been really struggling with this. At around 10 weeks I started feeling put off by my toothpaste. I pushed through until not long after that, I started throwing up everytime I would brush my teeth. I used arm and hammer and thought maybe it was too strong for my stomach or my senses right now so I tried to switch a couple times. I tried sensodyne, had the same reaction, and tried a bubblegum toothpaste for kids and still the same. I've started not brushing my teeth as often as I should. I used to twice a day almost everyday and now sometimes I'll go a day or two because I just don't want to deal with it. It throws my whole morning off if I throw up, I get a rash and I can't eat anything after that. I also want to include that I've tried different approaches. I've tried brushing on an empty stomach, after only water, a little bit after a meal. None of that seems to have an impact. I hate not brushing my teeth and I know it's more important during pregnancy as well but I don't know what to do here. If anyone has experience or suggestions it would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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Yeah, I was like that with both pregnancies. My doctor told me to use children’s toothpaste instead. I couldn’t use adult toothpaste at any time during my first pregnancy. Apparently, my kids didn’t like the mint flavor. Lol.

@Cassie the kids toothpaste isn't so offensive to my taste but it still isn't good lmao. Maybe I'll try a different one from the bubblegum I have. Thank you!

I used watermelon toothpaste 😂 When I was a kid, we used to brush our teeth with baking soda, maybe you could try that.

@Raqi I appreciate it! The arm and hammer one that I was originally using was baking soda. It wasn't baking soda alone so maybe I'll give that a try but I definitely have been experiencing an aversion with it. Watermelon sounds good too though 😂

I have this problem. What solved for me was a brand named closys. Barely any foam. I been able to brush mostly twice a day now without throwing up.

@Sofia Closys makes my favorite mouthwash, it's a great brand

@Sofia thank you so much! I'll definitely check then out 😊

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