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    newmommy2be2008 Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    May 21, 2008, 01:39 PM
    Swallowing Gum While Being Pregnant
    I am currently in my first trimester with my first child. I love to chew bubble gum and I have a habit of swallowing my gum. Is it going to hurt my unborn child?
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    May 21, 2008, 01:50 PM
    It should not have any adverse effects other than your kid will come out craving to blow bubbles with bubble gum. It's not a good idea to keep swollowing gum.
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    May 21, 2008, 02:13 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by newmommy2be2008
    I am currently in my first trimester with my first child. I love to chew bubble gum and I have a habit of swallowing my gum. Is it going to hurt my unborn child?

    No, it won't hurt either of you, but it holds little nutritional value, so don't make it a regular part of your diet... ;)
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    May 21, 2008, 03:59 PM
    I'm sorry but are you for real? Your uterus is NOT in some way connected to your stomach. And No it will not harm your child. However gum is made to chew and then spit out.
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    May 21, 2008, 06:22 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Xrayman
    I'm sorry but are you for real? Your uterus is NOT in some way connected to your stomach. and No it will not harm your child. However gum is made to chew and then spit out.

    Actually, when you think about it, it makes sense to ask since anything a woman ingests may go to baby in some small amount after digestion (obviously not as a direct route)... this is why healthy eating, abstaining from drugs and alcohol, etc. are important.
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    May 21, 2008, 06:28 PM
    Gum is not drugs, although there are chemicals in everything now a days. You need to stop swollowing gum. At anytime, whether your pregnant or not.

    By the way, congrats on being pregnant.
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    May 21, 2008, 06:39 PM
    Heaven help us with the questions we are having tonight. Your dental health is very important especially now that you are pregnant. Since you are chewing sugary gum make sure you brush and floss regularly as well as get an dental exam. Poor dental heealth can lead to many problems for mommy and baby. So just lay off the gum!
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    Feb 27, 2009, 08:39 PM
    wow, and I thought I was the only person in this world that has a habit of swallowing gum! But thanks for asking this question, I am done chewing gum for 8 months =)
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    Jan 20, 2011, 01:02 PM
    ive just done it to thanks to all these answers i can relax now a won't be hvin gum anymore!
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