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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m pregnant and the smell of coffee makes me nauseous. They know this. Of course I’ve just dealt with it in the mornings, because I get that people want coffee, but DH has been opening the windows and has made sure to clean up as soon as possible to minimize the smell.

DH and I were just both upstairs helping older DD with bath/preparing for bed time, and MIL brewed a pot of coffee without asking or without warning. I’m currently gagging.

Thanks, MIL. This one time you couldn’t just skip a cup of coffee with leftover pie. Just this once, you couldn’t skip it.[/quote]

This is a you problem, of course people want to drink coffee, even more coffee than usual at social gatherings. Put something scented under your nose or chew peppermint gum. I can't imagine seriously feeling it would be appropriate to expect others not to make coffee, nevermind making a big production out of others making coffee. Not reasonable at all.[/quote]

Sorry but I agree.  She was probably waiting for you to go upstairs thinking it would be far enough away from you not to affect your smell.  People really love their coffee and some people need a pick me up in the late afternoon.  I feel for you since I had three rough pregnancies with daily vomiting, but I’m team MIL on this one.[/quote]

NP and disagree. The PP was being flexible by understanding that people were gonna want coffee in the morning. They could have met her halfway by skipping it at dessert. I would never be that selfish with family. [/quote]

Coffee with dessert is an absolute in my family. Asking them to omit coffee after dinner would be like asking everyone to skip turkey for thanksgiving.[/quote]

There is no tradition that is more important than my hosts’ comfort. If my hostess was pregnant, we’d have dessert and go out for coffee if we “had to” have coffee.[/quote]

Ugh. So tired of dramatic people who want everyone around them to treat pregnancy as a disability.[/quote]

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