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[quote=OBnurse][quote=Anonymous]anyone else have this or have a recommendation?  I constantly feel like I have a bad taste in my mouth, no matter what I eat or how many times I brush my teeth.  never had this issue before, but have noticed it a lot over the last week (I'm 7 weeks pregnant).  it's just a gross taste, hard to describe.  I am brushing my teeth all the time and it doesn't help.  thanks!  weird, I know![/quote]

The raging increase in Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in early pregnancy causes all kinds of wild side effects related to metabolism.  This hormone is very similar to thyroid stimulating hormone, and your body gears up it's digestion.   This is why, as many other members have said, the 'penny taste' will go away.  This hormonal surge tapers off and is balanced by other hormones that will change over the months to come.

There is a LONG list of things you can do.  Many excellent recommendations have already made within this post.  Some additional resources you may want to use are:
-Antacids:  Tums are great, and have something your body needs anyway :)
                 Over the counter Pepcid, Zantac, or even Maalox can help re-balance the works.  They are of no risk to pregnancy, but prolonged use can precipitate heartburn, ironically.  This  
                 would happen when you stop taking them, and will resolve with abstinence.

-Vitamins:  Prenatal Vitamins are loaded with the same nutrients and elements that are in, well, metal.  This directly contributes to your sensation of 'penny sucking' as the components that
                 are  circulating in your blood stream are perceived by your taste buds.  Especially early in pregnancy as the folate is too valuable to your baby in the 1st trimester for most 
                 people to get enough without vitamin supplementation.  That said, if you were committed to good diet decisions, you can get enough of the 'pregnancy nutrients'  from food, 
                 alone.  This would probably have the greatest impact on reducing your bad-taste-ed-ness, but would require the greatest discipline.  That said, the advantages to your
                 body would be signifacant.  Decreased hunger, nausea, constipation, and many other things including less metal taste in your mouth.[/quote]

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