I’m 12 weeks pregnant. I noticed my tooth has been hurting, I asked my bf to look at my teeth, and he noticed a cavity. I brush my teeth in the morning and before bed consistently with my electric toothbrush. Because this has not been a problem, I assumed this was a pregnancy thing. Looked it up and found many other woman had the same issue. Told my boyfriend it’s related to pregnancy, and he keeps telling me it’s not. He told me I don’t brush my teeth “good enough” or long enough. (Not true) he kept saying I need to brush my teeth better. He was in a mood later on, and I asked why he was being moody, and he instantly brought up my teeth again and how I need to brush better. I immediately got upset, because he’s starting to make me feel like I’m gross or don’t have good hygiene. I told him I wanted to stop the conversation because I was embarrassed, and the neighbors could hear him (we have thin walls). He kept going on about it, and I asked him to leave the room and he wouldn’t. So I started crying, he told me I’m being emotional and that he’s “concerned about my health”. Which i told him I find ironic considering he has celiacs disease and eats gluten everyday. He should be worried about his own health. That’s when I said I needed space.

Again I never had this issue prior to pregnancy and it’s not like I don’t brush my teeth, have stinky breath, and or am gross like the way he was making me feel. I’m pregnant and I’m legit making our babies bones and it uses up my bodies calcium. Not to mention the vommitting from morning sickness, is not great for teeth. He still claims I had to have this cavity prior, etc etc. I just feel hurt and like he’s grossed out by me.