What's This Nasty Butt Taste In My Mouth??!!

Ok, so this post isn't going to be all cutesy wootsy fartsy tartsy baby stuff and the joys experienced during pregnancy. I would love to go into all that but today I just can't get passed this horrid taste in my mouth!! For the past few days I've been noticing this raunchy left over taste in my mouth after I eat, drink, talk, think, even brush my teeth! Whatever it is, I know it is NOT normal! I've never experienced anything like it!

I've tried to drown the taste by drinking water, orange juice, eating crackers, bananas, apples, and while those foods taste delicious and are indeed nutritious, the yummy taste only lasts for the moment and does nothing for the dead animal stank up in my mouth! :(

I decided I should probably make sure I'm not the only pregnant woman who has had such experiences. All I had to do was go to google and type in "pregnant bad ta.. " and it filled the rest in for me "aste in my mouth". Immediately I was relieved! For one, I'm not a complete whackjob, there are others who've had this problem, and two, someone is going to tell me why and what to do about it!

Medically speaking, I found out that hormones, and in particular estrogen, play a role in controlling and moderating our sense of taste. And when you're pregnant, estrogen levels — and hence your sense of taste — may fluctuate widely. Ok, sounds legit, now what do I do to get rid of it?!?!

One woman said she tried brushing, gum, mints, lemons, orange tic tacs, etc but nothing worked for her. Then she accidently found out that salt water made it go away (she was at the beach an apparently got attacked by a wave and was cured). So that's not too bad! I'll just have to gargle some salt water like when I have a sore throat and I should be good to go!!

So girls, women, and ladies... If you have yet to be pregnant or plan to be again someday, if you ever suffer from this problem of "I'd rather stick my head in a toilet than sit here another second with this revolting taste in my mouth", you are not the only one out there and there are solutions to help!! PASS THE SALT PLEASE!!!

What A Surprise!!

I'm pregnant! Got the for sure confirmation last night at my doctor's appointment! We're calling the baby "nugget" since we do not know the sex yet! We are sooo beyond excited!

There's just so much to do! So much to prepare for! Brandon said he's so impatient he doesn't know how he can wait 9 months. I'm saying THANK GOODNESS FOR NINE MONTHS so I can get my mind and life somewhat adjusted and prepared for the little bundle of joy! I have been reading up a storm! Part way through one book, finished a Pregger magazine last night, have about 5 more left... and let me just say, I am NOT a reader! It's like I dont have the patience to just sit and read. I can read when I exercise on a treadmill or elliptical, but not just sit on the couch and read. However, there's a whole new me! I want to know everything I can about how to be the best "host" for my little nugget's first 9 months of life!

I've been dreaming about nursery colors, about outfits, about what lil nugget is going to look like! I am really hoping for a blondie! I just love my husband's blonde hair (when it's cut and you can actually SEE it's blonde... babe, seriously, go get a haircut lol) And we both have blue eyes so how unfortunate can one be to have a baby without blue eyes when both chromosomes should have the Blue Eye Gene! I'm just sayin..

I am just SO excited to go through this 9 month journey! I can't stress it enough! I can't learn enough, prepare enough, or daydream enough while waiting in expectation of our little nugget!