For the love of... Brushing teeth?? ?

LOL..I'm not laughing at you but, I'm laughing because so many pregnant women have told me that they have this problem, including myself. It was not so bad when I was in my second trimester. Gosh I wish there were some suggestion I could give you. I brushed anyway even through it made me gag for like 5 minutes straing and used mouth wash if my mouth still felt dirty. I'm sorry but I dealt with this annoying routing for the first 3 months. Just make sure your stomach is empty (which is the usually situation) before you brush. Also, try not to expect the gagging. Try to control your reflexes with your mind. Maybe if you do it first thing in the morning and give yourself some time, you can crawl back into bed for another 15 mins. I know it takes a lot out of you.