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Which foods did you crave when pregnant?

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BlueBloodedBlue · 05/04/2022 11:16

With both my boys it was capers and wine gums (not eaten a caper before or since!). With Dd it was orange juice, by the gallon.
Oddly, my sister also craved orange juice with my niece.

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SiobhanSharpe · 05/04/2022 12:33

Watercress, ate a packet of it a day.
When DH came into hospital to see me the day after the birth he bought a packet in for me and i was completely uninterested. Wonder if I was short of iron and/or folic acid.
DS was a whopping 10 pounder, though.
The other thing was ice, I loved crunching up ice cubes multiple times a day.

LuckyWithMyLot · 05/04/2022 12:35

Peanut butter (normally hate it) and sparkling water (again, when not with child I find it rank).

Haveatakeaway · 05/04/2022 12:37

Ds1, cornflakes with ice cold milk.
Ds2, fishcakes with tartare and like you Op, caper and feta salad
Ds3, wholemeal toast with strawberry jam
Ds4, scampi fries and crab paste sandwiches Envy

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Haveatakeaway · 05/04/2022 12:40

My mums friend craved strawberries and are tonnes everyday. When her baby was born he had a birthmark that was a perfect strawberry shape.

spiderlight · 05/04/2022 12:42

Cardboard and raw vegetables.

Cheetocat · 05/04/2022 12:45

I'm going crazy for McDonald's chips and coke zero. Haven't gotten the chips yet but having the coke about twice a week.

Figgygal · 05/04/2022 12:47

Vinegar
I was pouring it on my salt and vinegar crisps

iklboo · 05/04/2022 12:47

First trimester - a pint of fresh orange juice gulped down as quickly as possible first thing in the morning.

Afterwards - pickled onions & the vinegar they were in (would drink directly from the jar), Twix and salt & vinegar crisps.

Completely went off tea, chicken & broccoli.

CointreauVersial · 05/04/2022 12:48

Pink grapefruit
Pink grapefruit squash
Pink grapefruit sweets
Pink grapefruit juice

....you get the idea......

WitchSharkadder · 05/04/2022 12:56

First pregnancy chocolate milk and fish (I'm vegetarian too!).

Second, all the fruit I could get my hands on and loads of salad.

Third, nothing at all.

Fourth, Rice Krispies. I was literally eating them 3 meals a day.

HectorGloop · 05/04/2022 12:57

Not a very exciting one but I had a bowl of Fruit N Fibre cereal every morning when I was pregnant with DD, when usually I never eat cereal (or any breakfast really). I assume my body wanted the iron and the morning calories. No cravings at all with DS.

Strokethefurrywall · 05/04/2022 13:00

DS1 - curry, beer, spicy hummus, fizzy laces
DS2 - no idea but had plenty of aversions, including one for Tupperware 🙄

Anyfeckinusername · 05/04/2022 13:01

ohhh my roaring addiction with both pregnancies was LOVEHEARTS those chalky sweets! I couldn’t get enough of them!!!

DoWhatYouLike · 05/04/2022 13:04

With Son 1, it was mint sauce, straight from the jar. Hated the stuff ever since.

The 2nd was fried onions with lots of kethup. I still like that, but only with burgers, which I probably only eat a couple of times a year.

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 05/04/2022 13:04

funny-some of my random cravings have been shared by others Grin

DS1 rice krispies with strawberries and Mrs Blobby pic n mix (neither things I would regularly eat) and capers by the vat

DS2 marmite toast fingers

DD1 KFC-again something I don't normally eat but suddenly rather fancy it

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 05/04/2022 13:08

I didn't crave any foods with any of my three dc, but particularly with ds3, I did crave the smell of lavender.

SnottyLottie · 05/04/2022 13:08

Salmon and really spicy curries (I usually hate curries and can’t handle spice but being pregnant gave me an asbestos mouth and tummy)

Alwayspaintyournails · 05/04/2022 13:11

DC1 Cashews with Orange aero (back when it was good and tasted of orange!)
DC2 No cravings but couldn’t look at a tomato.
DC3 strawberry milk. Especially from cafe Nero. I don’t usually go near cafe Nero.

Chocolatetrifle · 05/04/2022 13:14

With DS1 it was meat and potato pasties and Vimto.
With dS2 it was Parma violets and then towards the end of the pregnancy Mr Sheen polish and bleach, obviously not to eat , I did so much cleaning!

Cravey · 05/04/2022 13:21

With the oldest, cheesy wotsits and cherries ( together ). Second was blue slush puppies. And ice.

tiddlywinks2 · 05/04/2022 13:23

Gherkins! I could eat jars of them, i also went through so many tuna sandwiches with gherkins. I had HG with all 3 kids and all I could think about was gherkins, it became an obsession!

Sartre · 05/04/2022 13:35

DC1 McDonald’s sadly, gained 4 stone…
DC2 ice. Better calorie wise but broke my front tooth.
DC3 cheese.
DC4 Rice Krispies
DC5 cheese and jam on toast Confused

timtam23 · 05/04/2022 13:48

Salt and vinegar crisps. The more vinegary the better. Not keen on them usually, prefer ready salted

LuckyMoonstone · 05/04/2022 13:52

Anything cold and sweet- fruit (ideally kept in the fridge), ice cream, milkshakes, yogurt etc

allfurcoatnoknickers · 05/04/2022 13:56

I mostly just had aversions Sad. When I did want to eat though it was mostly cucumber, watermelon and avocado. Anything light and fresh tasting.