Tomato addiction

[FearnRJ]

I'm currently 8 weeks pregnant and since Monday I've had a really bad craving for tomatoes, anything tomato related last night I was drinking tomato juice like it was going out of fashion I'm the same with orange juice too I can't seem to get enough of it. I had my booking appointment on Wednesday and had a blood test. Has anybody actually been so obsessed and found out there iron levels are low or something? Or is it just a strange craving I've got? Thanks ladies x

Despite my tomato cravings my bloods were always normal :)
I also craved watermelon / white toast / microwave chips with tonnes of vinegar and salt

Because I love an old wives tale...

I had a girl - what did other tomato cravers have??

Menopausal here. But had a dreadful tomato craving earlier in the year. It gave me gout. I also get a tomato bloody Mary craving when flying.

Not anything tomato related but am loving tomato soup so far this pregnancy!

@Chillisauceboss I love an old wives tale all your cravings pointed to a boy according to them! I'm now pregnant with a boy and crave tomato's, with DD it was snickers, cold coke of the tap at McDonald's only and bbq dip

I loved tomatoes with my daughter at around 8 weeks too! She’s a tomato addict now too. I used to grow tomatoes but had to stop as she would pick them off when they weren’t ripe! Also she has been known to eat them in the supermarket through the plastic wrapping

I can't wait to find out whether it's a boy or a girl as I seem to be craving tomatoes and salty things at the minute. Seems to be a mixture of boys and girls when craving tomatoes x

In my first pregnancy I was obsessed with tomatoes too - I have hardly ever drunk tomato juice before or since, but I had so much for a few months. I decided it was a healthy craving and I just went with it. My bloods were normal through pregnancy and my daughter was born between the 50th and 75th percentile for size - so I don't think it reflected any underlying medical thing. This pregnancy I am loving bananas and salt, so long as my blood pressure (so I'd need to be careful about salt) doesn't creep up I will just enjoy miso soup and a banana for a snack!

@LondonKate I'm craving salt too, 8 weeks here and hoping that craving will exchange itself for fruit and vegetables soon !