Craving tea I hate tea.

[Crawling]

Is this ok? I never drink tea what is in it that I could be craving and is there a subsitute?

hi there crawling. i cant answer what it is in it your craving or a substitute but just wanted to let you know that my first craving with my first pregnacy was coffee. I had never liked it before it just smelled horrible to me up until then, but from that point on i couldn't get enough of the stuff. And coincidentally it never left me I have never ever gone back to tea and no longer like it at all. strange isnt it to want something you know you dont like at all.

Yes it is weird I know I should hate it but I dont

I am having this same craving an I never drink tea! It's not like an all day urge to drink tea, just in the mornings and once in the day. Quite a bit different to my previous 2 pregnancies when I just craved ice cubes! Can't be down to it being a different sex as I already have a boy and a girl!

when i was pg i could not drink tea at all made me sick ,i had a boy but drank tea whith my dd !!

when I was pregnant with my first I had a craving which lasted the whole pregnancy for cherry tomatoes and satsumas. Both of which I hadn't like before (in fact had hated all citrus fruit). It never left me completely... and 5 years on I still enjoy eating tomatoes and citrus!

lol i crave beer and hate beer... ended up buying lager shandy but it takes edge off. also craving other alcoholic stuff too and I am normally teetotal... if anything the last time i drank, at christmas, for first time in a year, little one was created.

i love tea, green tea, yet one day I threw up a cup and haven;t been able to stomach since.....in fact the only tea I can stomach is earl grey with a bit of milk and I havent taken milk in tea for years as it made me feel sick!

I did exactly the same with DD.

Although I also found I didn't drink that much of it anyway, I suppose beacuse I'm just not in the habit of putting the kettle on.

(And it was only earl grey, black with a little cold water that was acceptable)

Crawling, you could get some decaf tea bags (to avoid having too much caffeine) & see how you get on with them?

I am a tea-drinker but have been craving seriously hot tea, like burn your mouth tea! If it goes to warm I can't stick it, weird. My Mum whilst carrying me craved super strong tea & couldn't drink it if it had "too much" milk in!

lolajane I am also craving beer and wine, I have been known over the past few weeks to induge in some alcohol free beer - it's not the same but takes the edge off - especially with a drop of lime juice. I went to the supermaret yesterday to get some more and they had sold out - maybe there are more of us wanting beer out there! My other option is a glass of soda with a tiny bit of wine - just to get the flavour.

The 'older' ladies in my family have suggested a small glass of guiness or other stout, the strong flavour will take the craving away and they swear by the benefits of just a small glass of the stuff. I've not tried it yet.

Tea - has to be strong (Yorkshire preferably) and with a small amount of milk in it and not too cold - or I cant stomach it either

What funny picky creatures we become when pregnant

Evie, if you're a white wine drinker, Morrisons do a low alcohol (less than 0.5%) spritzer type thing called Green Ridge (I think!?) It's Chardonnay, water & grape juice & is lovely for getting the taste! :)

I miss tea! Since about 8 weeks I've not been able to finish more than half a cup (not good for night shifts!). Decaf don't taste too different and will allieviate the too-much-caffeine worry if you drink lots. Likewise, my tea has to be hot and not too milky :)

wiiunfit - that may be just what I'm looking for! I miss white wine. Odd, as the smell of red wine makes me want to heave...

Give it a go onesuzy, I find it much nicer than the alcohol-free stuff. :) I've been the opposite - I'm a white wine drinker normally but I love the smell of red wine at the moment!