Heightened Smell During Pregnancy: Is That True

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• From the first trimester of your pregnancy, you
  might undergo several physical and emotional
  changes. A heightened sense of smell, also known
  as hypersomnia, is one of the early signs of
  pregnancy along with morning sickness. As you
  progress with your pregnancy, this sense of smell
  might gradually decrease.
• The feeling is really strange. A slight odour can
  suddenly become overwhelming. While the smells
  you didnt like once upon a time, seem quite
  delightful to you now, there are certain smells
  you loved, which may now make your stomach turn
  upside down. Sometimes, you might not even like
  your partners perfume.
• Reasons For a Heightened Sense of Smell During
  Pregnancy
• The rising oestrogen and HCG (human chorionic
  gonadotropin) hormones are responsible for giving
  rise to the other pregnancy symptoms, like
• Nausea or morning sickness
• Taste changes during your early pregnancy. These
  same hormones are also responsible for making you
  get a strong odour during your pregnancy too

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• Common Smells that Trigger This Pregnancy Smell
  Sensitivity
• Pregnant women experience different levels of
  smell sensitivity, including you. However, a few
  common smells that trigger this sensitivity are
• Cigarettes
• Alcohol
• Coffee
• Fried foods
• Meat, fish, and eggs
• Detergent powder
• Public toilets, smell of urine, etc

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Ways To Deal With the Sense of Smell During
Pregnancy
Since this strong pregnancy smell sensitivity,
can be really uncomfortable and unbearable,
however, there are a few techniques that will
help you manage the situation. The simple tips
are Eat Smart Try not to eat those foods, the
smell of which will trigger nausea. Replace those
scrambled eggs or fried foods with yoghurt
parfait. Keep Everything Clean Usually body
odours stick to the clothes you wear. They also
stick to the bed cover you sleep on. Therefore,
ensure that you wash clothes and bed cover at
regular intervals.
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Always Keep Your Fridge Clean Since your
everyday food goes in and out of the fridge, it
is possible that youll get a bad smell from your
refrigerator too. So, ensure that you clean your
fridge with some baking soda on a weekly basis.
Keep Yourself Away From Smoke Smoking during
pregnancy is in any case harmful for the
developing baby in your womb. Along with
this heightened smell can make things worse.
Ensure that you stay away from bad smells or
anything that emits harmful gases.
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Keep Yourself Surrounded By Some Pleasant Smells
You keep yourself surrounded by some pleasant
smells like

• Your favourite soap
• An old book
• A sweet-smelling diffuser within the house.
  Peppermint candies for example can help you smell
  better
• Chewing small pieces of gums
• This will also keep your nausea, especially
  during the early pregnancy at bay. Moreover, if
  the smell of the shampoos, soaps, or detergents
  disturbs you, opt for the same things with a
  flowery scent. 

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Keep Your House Ventilated Even if not your
doors, keep your windows open to allow air to
come into your house. This is particularly during
the summer season. However, during the winter
season, step outside the house wearing a sweater
to get a breath of fresh air. You might just
smell something nice.
Well! This is a natural phenomenon during your
pregnancy and the heightened sense of smell
declines after youve delivered your baby. Keep
the above-mentioned way-outs in mind and avoid
those smells that irritate you during your
pregnancy. Also, follow our blog page to get some
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