Help! Weak Stomach

When I was pregnant with my second child, I was working full time in a lab with all sorts of awful smells. The best way to combat this was with some Vick's Vapo Rub. I would dab a small amount under my nostrils, then all I would smell is peppermint, which happens to also be soothing on the stomach. I would suggest maybe buying a small jar and keeping it next to the diapers. Then when you go to change a diaper, just dab some under each nostril and see if it works. Good luck and congratulations!

Get yourself a jar of Vicks or mentholatum salve. Put some at each nostril. The aroma will help mask any offensive odors you come in contact with. Now if you can't stand the smell of Vicks or mentholatum, ugh!!! You might find a solid perfume to dab on that area, or a dab of perfume/cologne from the bottle. The salve is used in morgues and around veternarian clinics, for obvious reasons. If it works there, I'm sure your son's diapers aren't any more toxic than those odor sources.

I wish you well!!!

Strong smells like Vicks might help, but could be hazardous for your son's breathing, especially if he's exposed to it several times a day. Read more here: http://www.supernanny.com/Advice/-/Your-baby/-/Health-and...

There's actually a face mask that's impregnated with activated carbon (designed for use in the livestock industry). Individual masks are fairly expensive, but can be reused for quite a while if you only use them for minutes at a time. See them here: http://www.uline.com/BL_1020/Specialty-Respirators

I have lots of sensitivities, and have evolved an even simpler system: I get an air filter replacement, cut a strip and roll it into a firm "log," wrap the log in a layer of firm paper to make a pipe, and hold it in my mouth to breath through. You may also be able to find any firmer (plastic) tube and stuff it with a roll of the filter material. It works well for months, and is way cheaper than the masks.

try a little shaving cream under your nose. I'm an RN and that's a trick many of us use for those particularly lovely clean-ups - typically on a face mask. It really helps with the smell.

Okat this may sounds CRAZY, but the only thing that got me through changing my sons diapers when I was prego with baby number two was to keep a box of matches in the top drawer of my changing table and the strike one before each diaper change and the smell from the blown out match would mask the smell enough to not make me gag. I was in the same boat you are in now, gagging, running to the bathroom, I was miserable! I really hope this helps you and good luck!

I too am pregnant and have a 22 month old. I had the same issue with diapers first trimester, but it settled down (though didn't go away) once I hit second trimester. If you can get through the next 2-3 weeks, it should get better! Now that the weather is getting nicer, I also try to open the windows before changing so there's some fresh air coming in and poopy air going out! :)

Hi C.,
I'm sure pretty soon you will feel this beyond just his diapers :) Morning sickness isn't fun at all!! You can also ask the doctor for Reglin. It really really helps with nausea. I was hesitant about taking anything when I was pregnant but by my third child, the sickness had gotten progressively worse. It was like night and day with the medicine. My daughter is a perfect, healthy child. :) Good luck and congrats on another baby!!

If it's the smell that gets to you, try putting Vicks under your nose. That gets professionals thru very stinky scenes.

22 months is young for a boy to be potty trained. They mature slower than girls. That's not to say he won't train if he's ready to do so. Has he shown signs of readiness?

I sympathize with you. It's common for pregnancy to cause sensitivity to odors.

Hopefully your 'morning' sickness won't last too long. Any way to get hubby/partner or other help on board to change diapers whenever possible? This is important to mommy & baby's health so please don't be afraid to ask for the extra help!

Oh you poor dear..I so know your pain. Okay, first off for the weak tummy..Ginger snaps! (Just the store bought crunchy kind) Nibble one of those before and after a "whooze" inducer. If you know its going to happen you can carry around a little vial of some oil that you find refreshing..I suggest peppermint, lemon, even a mild pine will mask what you need. Find something you can tolerate and or a couple of them..and find the combos that work for you. Some swear by a few drops of peppermint oil at the neck or behind the ears. It helps them "freshen up" some say. Lavendar oil is another one..though its a more sleepy time oil. Chamomile is very calming so at night it might work better. But, find the smells that make you feel better, and introduce that when your tummy starts to turn. Its sort of a mind over matter thing...you aren't tell your brain that the smell is any better but you are telling your brain to concentrate on something besides the bad smell. (Which is hard to do when overwhelmed by nausea. My problem was with the whoozy came the vertigo. So I did the gingersnaps and deep breathing exercises. My mom would also tell you that switching from pre-natal vitamins to children's chewable vitamins will help as well. She said that prenatals can mess with you because even though your body is well aware that it is pregant and needs the extra nutrition, in the first trimester the body is making too many adjustments to also take on the onslaught of vitamins. The chewables (developed as a multi vitamin for children usually) are way less harsh. You can take them two at a time twice a day instead of the great big pre-nates. That won't help with smells I'm afraid (but the very smell of prenatals made me nauseous...I couldn't eat anything but toast and tea for days..it really was just severe morning sickness that I didn't have with my first two. I can think of a couple of things that I cannot handle now. (My tummy never recovered completely). Hopefully one of the suggestions above will help. I do highly recommend nibbling the gingersnaps though, even their aroma can work out the "icky smell" queasies sometimes. Good Luck.

Oh, I just went through this - I am now at 13 weeks pregnant and over the worst of it, so hang in there! But in the meantime, the two things I found that helped were: 1. Get other people to change diapers more often and 2. Spray citrus air freshener before and after. I tried both Febreze and some organic spray that I got at our co-op - they both worked pretty well. Good luck!

I also experienced this. I was unable to find anyway of fixing this. When my husband was home however, he was very good about changing diapers. Just keep in mind that this too will pass!

H.