what were your cravings and what sex was your LO ?(humour me)

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Ok, its pointless poll time.

What cravings did you have and if you have more than one DC, what was the sex?

Am just having a bit of fun to see if i can predict what this one is going to be before ethe scan although i know that its all boys on DPs side so likely to be another boy!

Well, I always thought it was sweet cravings if you were carrying a girl, and savoury if a boy.

When pregnant with ds craved white chocolate and milk. When pregnant with dd, salad, cucumber, and cream crackers.

Sparkling water with both

Cherries, Vanilla Yogurt & Peanutbutter and Jelly Sandwiches - Girl

Kiwi fruits and naval oranges (had to be naval oranges, not satsumas, not mandarins, and not tangerines). I had a boy.

It wasn't so much the flavour, it was the craving for the texture and juice in my mouth. I would have to stop the urge to rip open the oranges and bite into them in the middle of Tesco's fruit aisle!

marshmellows and fruit with the girl

with dd1 I ate a lot of chocolate and oranges, dd1 doesn't like oranges.
with dd2 it was peanuts, mainly in snickers bars and plums. d2 likes both peanuts and plums.

Never really had cravings, although for 2 weeks I wanted pickled onion monster munch. I also ate more fruit and went off a few things! I have a boy.

With ds I craved fruit such as pineapple, mango, lemon and drank litres of tropical fruit juice.

With dd I craved anything with vinegar and ate loads of mint sauce on literally everything. Couldn't bear the sight of vegetables either and I am vegetarian!

i craved black pudding sandwiches with tomato sauce(so gross) had one about 5 mins before going onto delivery suite with dd

fruit especially sour things like lemons I have had both girls craved the same things both times.

Roast lamb and mint sauce = boy
Marmite = girl

I was vegitarian prior to expecting ds! I still love the smell of roast lamb with mint sauce.

Vanilla milkshake, Marmite on toast, Cheshire cheese = boy.

Vanilla ice cream , vanilla milkshake, custard, choc ices = boy

Ice, carrots, shepherds pie, choc ices - girl

(The choc ice one never disappeared!!)

So has anyone done a study of these lists and come up with a theory?

dd's - peanut butter, pickles and orangina
? - fresh grapefruit, fresh orange juice, salad, orangina

Not wishing to sound completely bizarre, but I am one of those women who have cravings for coal (with this pregnancy - I am apparently going to have a girl).

I have not indulged and have hidden the coal scuttle, but occasionally I allow myself a little fantasy about licking coal dust off my fingers!

It is the thought of the gritty texture crunching between my teeth and on my tongue that is a turn on aswell. (ooh somebody stop me!!!)

This not something I fantasise about when I am not pregnant. Apparantly this compulsion is called pica and may be linked to a lack of iron, I am slightly anemic at the moment, so indulging in Floradix instead. Has anybody tried coal while preggers?

champagne n smoked salmon, i would eat a whole packet at a time, straight from the pack, thing is i couldnt stan the stuff before i was pg.

Izy no haven't tried coal LOL! My ds1 has pica as a side addition to his ASd though, its a pain!

Also been craving champagne- but resisting [asad] although we may have a glass at Christmas. Has to be Lanson though- not that that's a new thing LOL [blsuh]

Also craving lemonade sparkles but can't get hold of them, living off Sprite but cant abide it- just the only fluid doesnt make me feel rank atm.

LOTS of oranges - I had a girl

Carbs (esp Macdonalds brekkies), Coca-cola, olives - boy

both times i wanted crips

and i had a boy and a girl

not very helpful - sorry!

salt and vinegar crisps - boy

22 weeks now and craving liquorice like crazy!

cheese - dd (with a very sweet tooth)

chocolate - ds (who hates the stuff )

mexican food- had a girl

fruit and chocolate - girl

Izyboy, I think my raw broccoli and sniffing petrol cravings were partly due to anaemia - they did subside a bit after I was put on iron tablets, and like you, I have never wanted these things when not pregnant.

Yes SoMuch, it is strange I too am liking the smell of petrol and other petro -chemical type things. However the really odd thing is craving the 'gritty' 'crunchy' texture I think coal would have. Closest acceptable item I have found to satisfy this need has been rough oat cakes.