Did anyone go off meat in pregnancy

[Swanny84]

Hi, just that really. I suffered with sickness for first 13 weeks, finally got appetite back but still can't stomach meat. Any meat.

[Lizzy86]

I haven't gone off meat completely other than pork. At the start of my pregnancy i couldnt stand the thought of meat. Now i'm 28 weeks and cant stand anything pork, bacon, sausages etc.

[juneau]

No, I was the other way - I got steak cravings! Not in the first 12 weeks, admittedly, but later on.

[woodwaj]

I did. Had my baby 6 days ago. Meals are all a bit rushed at the mo so haven't cooked properly but the thought of it doesnt bother me now. Baby is fine too!

[cathpip]

Can't stand red meat when pregnant, we live off chicken! Have also gone completely off veg though, it looks rank, tastes rank, even the thought of it makes me shudder.....

[figginz]

Nope. But couldn't bear apples.

[Slacktacular]

The other week I was tucking into a roast chicken and said to DH "this chicken tastes dead". You can imagine his response...but it did taste manky to my pregnant tastebuds although there was definitely nothing wrong with it!

[m33r]

Really off chicken! Thought of it makes me want to puke. Was such a staple too so I've strted taking all kinds of veggie options. 34+4 and been like this since about 8 weeks.

[Lottiedoubtie]

Yes went completely off meat. Especially pork - even the thought of it made me hurl (also had HG).

[comeagainforbigfudge]

Yup.

Gone off chicken, steak, chorizo, etc even some fish.

Force myself to eat mince just.... and will manage salmon if it's not covered in a sauce.

Will eat sausages and bacon easily enough though.


Stupid taste buds

[HaveTeaWillSurvive]

First sign of pregnancy with me is that I cannot stand cold meat, cooked is still fine though.

[Lunastarfish]

I can't stomach steak or red meat in general. I'm 18 weeks. Chicken on the other hand, I'm devouring it!! I also went off fish for the first 14 weeks but started eating it again recently

[StarOnTheTree]

I couldn't stomach meat when I was pregnant, all the way through x 3

[Jux]

I did. Couldn't bear the smell of it and certainly couldn't eat it. I rarely ate meat before I got married anyway (dh has to have meat or it's not a meal). I ate bagels with cream cheese and cherry toms throughout pg, almost nothing else, but I was sick for the whole 9 months.

[smilingthroughgrittedteeth]

Couldn't stand meat in the first trimester, in the second I was ok with chicken but that was it, now in the third I can eat a small amount of pork. Can't stand sausages or burgers though.

[Swanny84]

Thank you for all your replies, so glad it's normal and your baby is fine woodwaj. I'm really missing meat, but the thought of it makes me ill, I've tried eating out and tonight I bought a cooked chicken (Incase it was cooking it/smell putting me off) but it is definite no go.....veggie meals here I come xx

[Spybot]

Me too, I was practically vegetarian for both pregnancies. But you don't have to eat meat. Just keep an eye on your iron levels. Consider using an iron frying pan for cooking, it can help get iron into your diet.

[HollyAndIvyTime]

Oh gosh definitely. Couldn't stand the site of it, especially gammon - even looking at it made me feel ill. The only exception was sausages. I've had a lot of sausage and mash!

Almost 36 weeks now and I cam face some meat now but the thought of big chunks of it is still unpleasant.

[minimuffin]

Yes! I did for 2 out of 3 pregnancies. I discovered at about 20 weeks with DS1 that I could manage mince, so that was all I ate when I ate meat at all - spag bol, cottage pie etc. Otherwise the thought of it made me want to hurl. Weirdly, DS1 (age 9) has adopted the same position towards meat in the last 2 years. He only eats it in mince form

[Swanny84]

Oh wonder if it's connected to your pregnancy mini muffin. I wasn't like this with my 2dds, hubby is hoping it means we're having a boy (know it's not an indicator of sex) but I'm just missing my grub

[Rikalaily]

Me, first sausages, then steak now chicken. I'm ok eating other meat atm but not enjoying it as much, but I haven't got much of an appetite anyway.

[sleepybee]

Yes I'm 29 weeks & still funny about meat didn't eat it at during first tri

[mrsdicaprio]

Yep. With both of my pregnancies. Right up until the end with my first and I'm 29 weeks with second and don't anticipate it getting any better.
At times I thought it may turn me veggie permanently but it just messes your appetite up so much. It will get better once he or she arrives!

[Cliffdiver]

I completely went off meat when pregnant with DD2.

Had chicken in a restaurant when I was about 7 weeks pg and DH had to stop car on way home for me to be sick .

After that I could not bear to eat any type of meat in any form until I was about 5/6months.

Even thinking now about how meat made me feel when pg is making me feel quite queasy.

[geekymommy]

In my last pregnancy, the thought of the smell of raw meat in the store turned my stomach. Eating meat was out of the question.

[shutupaboutstarwars]

Ds1 I ate oily fish early on and couldn't touch it the rest of the pregnancy and felt sick at the thought of it.
Dd couldn't eat meat that had had anything done to it. Eg couldn't touch sausages or mince, but steak was fine. Dd would practically live off sausages if we let her
Ds2 meat and fish were fine.
What I found weirder was going off chocolate when pregnant with ds1