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Talk to me about cravings!

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SheWillBeLoved · 01/02/2009 11:48

When did you all notice you had cravings? And how did you tell them apart from being a craving and not just fancying a big slab of apple pie?

Also when did it start? Or did they never start?

I'm almost 17 weeks now, and people keep asking if I've had any cravings and I just say "No.. should I? I wouldn't say no to some cookie dough ice cream but then I never would!"

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purlease · 01/02/2009 20:40

I don't think people get cravings so much nowadays but it is a good excuse for that big slab of apple pie or chocolate cake.

In the past when people may not have had such varied diets, cravings apparently ensured that they ate the foods that were needed to get whatever nutrients they were lacking.

Scaredycat3000 · 01/02/2009 21:27

29 weeks and still no cravings for me! I wish people would stop asking me.
Infact I tried to eat my cookie dough ice-cream the other night and could barely eat it.
Having to almost force myself to eat at all, just not interested, I was looking forward to eating everything I normally wouldn't but it's not quite working out that way!

Maria2007 · 01/02/2009 21:28

I started having a huuuuuuge appetite at 12 weeks or so. Up til then I was very nauseous & so actually lost weight. So I suppose my increased appetite was due to that? During the whole 2nd trimester I had cravings of some sort.

dannyg · 01/02/2009 22:30

Hiya I'm 16 weeks and have to have salt & v crisps and kit Kat's, my latest one is ice Lolly's and start to get panicky if Ive run out, but have had no weird ones yet, my sister was obsessed with the smell of windowleen when she was expecting my niece, it got so bad my brother in law had to hid it as she was always cleaning the windows lol. When i was preg with my oldest son it was wispa golds & fresh orange also had fishfingers every day for 2 months as loved them so much lol x x

mummy2joshuarileyandbump · 01/02/2009 22:38

I had cravings for vinagery stuff and now crave flying saucers lol im only 10wks atm
in previous pg's I had no cravings at all (well apart from food itself

giggly · 01/02/2009 22:44

Last time it was for banana milk, and fab ice lollies, local shop quickly asked dh if wife was pregnant,as he was there at all hours. This time pickled onions.

oopsacoconut · 01/02/2009 23:24

I had huge cravings when preggie with DD - It was different to just wanting things if I couldn't have what I wanted I got very very upset and would cry Whenever I needed any I couldn't focus on anything else until I got it. My craving was for tinned peas, anchovies and tinned pineapple all mixed together in a bowl with a little red oinion marmalade on the side! It was heaven and it was the only thing that satisfied me. Dh had to find all the 24 hour Spar shops as I would only eat Spar tinned peas

oopsacoconut · 01/02/2009 23:25

Okay that post makes me look like a looney - i'm not honest. Also I was about 24 weeks when they started.

mummy2joshuarileyandbump · 01/02/2009 23:28

now thats what u call a craving hey but don't worry u dont sound like a looney

naturalbornmum · 02/02/2009 00:23

I have a craving for icecubes and fizzy water, prehaps I get de-hydrated? This is my third pregnancy and I have had it with all - this one since about 20 weeks.

nelix2000 · 02/02/2009 11:38

with DS i craved dettol I wanted(seriously) toput it on a yellow cleaning sponge and eat it. The smell was so delicious I had to make a conscienious effort not to drink it from the bottle. So i settled on putting a wee capful in my bath and sat in it for ages.

Pregnant now with DD and before we even knew I was pregnant I "needed" spicey food, its still my favourite thing, having never been to fond of too much spice, I now can;t get enough. Pickles not so much but the vinager in the pickle jar??? I drink it wow...but saying that at least I don't want to drink disinfectant this time

KT1983 · 02/02/2009 12:39

Ive been craving raw carrots - I get through a jumbo bag in about 2days Id rather carrots than cakes or something bad for me.....easpecially if i needed to eat them as much as I eat the carrots.

sezzlebum · 05/02/2009 19:21

um mine was (and this only lasted a week)
a hollands meat pie hollowed out, with lamb madras in the middle
so it would be a lamb madras pie lol

brettgirl2 · 05/02/2009 20:02

I had a lot of food aversions to start with - which made it look like I had cravings (which I didn't it's all that I could eat!)

I did have quite a long phase of eating a lot of red meat, however and I don't normally eat it very often. I think it was to do with the iron. DH thought it was great - regular steak etc.

loganberry12 · 05/02/2009 20:47

Oranges thats all i have to say Bloody loads and loads of oranges can't stop eating them

Reggiee · 05/02/2009 20:51

Ice cubes. Loads of em. Crunch crunch crunch. With dd at 34 weeks, and with this current one from 22 weeks (am now 28 weeks).

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