Swollen gums

katlyn • 23 years old • Future Nurse 👩🏼‍⚕️• Charleston, SC • Pregnant with baby #1 ❤️

Y’all.

Ever since starting birth control my gums are horrible.

They are so swollen you can’t even see some of my bottom teeth.

I went to the dentist and they told me I have pregnancy gums due to my birth control and that it’s just a side effect but they are painful.

I mean very red and super swollen and hurt.

Anything I can do to help the swelling.

I floss, I use mouth wash, I brush. I even massage my gums. Nothing is working and it’s bad when I can feel how swollen they are when my mouth is even shut I can feel them.