Metallic Taste in Mouth During Pregnancy

I don't want to scare you at all, but to ease your mind get your blood tested for metals, especially lead. If you've ever been exposed to lead paint or dust, it may have settled in your bones. Sometimes the body mistakes lead for calcuim and it comes out during pregnancy because the body uses the calcuim to nourish your baby. I hope this helps. If you do have metals in your system, the doctors will know what to do.

This does happen on occasion in pregnancy. Your Dr. might have a different take on it than I do. I, along with other holistic practiioners see it as an imbalance in your system. My first guess would be either you are not absorbing nutrients and or your mineral balance is a bit off. The best care providers that I refer my clients to are acupuncturists and chiropractors. They both have very good knowlege in this area. Please feel free to contact me if you have more quesitons and or would like a referral to someone in your area.
Hope this helps.
L.
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I had that with both of my pregnancy, my daughter is now 3 and my son now 5 months. I think it went aways some time in the 2nd trimester? But in some books they say it happens and my doctor said, as always your body does strange things, I never heard of it being the vitamins, I had the taste both times before being on prenatal vitamins?? anyways, your not alone :)

Yes, and I checked with a friend at the time who had the same taste with her kids. I could no longer STAND diet soda, and at the time I was addicted to the stuff. Everything tasted weird with that taste in my mouth.

It could be that you're a bit anemic - low red blood cells. Try eatting some red meat or veggies that are higher in iron. I became anemic when pregnent with my daughter. The dr. had me take an otc iron suppliment.

it's the iron in your pregnancy vitamins and minerals you take, don't worry.

I had the metallic taste with my son too and although it was probably from the iron I was having to take (two supplements plus the prenatal vitamin). Even with all the iron, I was having trouble getting and keeping my iron level up. So the taste seems more indicative of the intake level than your actual hemoglobin level. The taste is bothersome but nothing to worrry about.

You might want to try eating with plasic utensils until it goes away. I've had no experience with this symptom but eating with plasic may help reduce the taste.

It's funny that you mention the metallic taste. I am 10 1/2 weeks pregnant and have just started noticing it. I don't have it all day, mostly in the morning. I don't know what to tell you about helping it go away. Maybe milk or bread. I am curious to see what advice other moms give you.
Good luck!

Dear J.:
Congrats on the new baby! All of the other responses were good responses but the main thing that I didn't recall seeing was that the only real reason you have the tinny or metalic taste in your mouth is all because of HORMONES and nothing else and is a typical sign of pregnancy (among one of the top ones, actually). Yes, of course, please make sure you are taking your prenatal vitamins but other than that, there is nothing you can do to get rid of it. It's normal. :-) Good luck with the pregnancy! :-)

Yes I had that. I was told it was b/c of the Prenatals (but its so important to take them). What I ended up doing after 5 months of it was just taking them every other day and CONSTANTLY eating/chewing fruity gum or candy. It didn't get rid of it but somewhat helped. Good Luck!

Hi J., It sounds like there's a good possibility that it's from your pre-natal vitamins. I've had a touch of that with my last pregnancy and I've had friends who've had that since they first found out they were pregnant. Maybe it's just A LOT of iron!? Hope you figure it out. -J.

I think that the other moms who responded about prenatal vitamins and iron levels could be right on target, but I thought I would mention one alternative experience that I had. You did not mention the use an antacids, like Tums, but when I was pregnant the first time, I used some toward the end. The heartburn and reflux were just unrelenting. Anyway, I found that if I took a Tums before bed, as was usually the case so I could sleep, I found that the next day, I had a metallic taste in my mouth for the entire day, no matter what I ate. It was the most pronounced, though, when I drank plain water. I just figured it had something to do with the mineral make-up of the Tums. I hope you find some relief soon.

yes!! I had that with my second child. I looked on the internet everywhere trying to figure out what it was. I could never find a good answer. All I can tell you is it does go away. I can't remember how long it lasted, but it finally did stop. I just chewed a lot of gum. However, you are the first person besides myself who has this happen to them that I know of. That makes me feel good, I thought I was the only one. Good luck to you.

It could also be your prenatal vitamins. But I have heard many moms experience this. It is normal.

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