Cravings

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I'm 16 weeks and have been a bit fussy about food throughout but today the only thing I want to eat today is a specific brand of crisps and a bacon roll. I hate that I'm craving such junk and try to have a bit of fruit in between but it just seems to be all about carbs at the minute!

Anyone else get bad cravings around this time?

All I craved when pregnant with my son was unhealthy foods, cream buns, pizza, chocolate etc I threw in some fruit for balance lol craving lots of fruit this time thankfully, I read that you crave what your baby needs so high calorie foods is your baby needing you to pile on the pounds, craving fruit is your baby needing nutrients etc

Frankly I'm amazed my first wasn't born with a cheese topped crumpet on her head.

I had cravings for smells, bubble baths, washing liquids, nice clean smells. Baby bath was a favourite. Not unusual to walk round the supermarket smelling items. The urge was intense. I still get these cravings 12 years later if my iron levels are low. Even now my mouths watering

I had a really strong craving for junk food very early on, but that's because I was absolutely knackered and I think my body was trying to carb up 😂 a bit later I craved citrus fruits and I let me cravings do the food shop one week. I ended up with a trolley full of granny Smith apples, pineapple, mango, strawberries, melon, oranges, Plums... Really bizarre but eventually once I got over the sickness they levelled out and I didn't have any intense cravings really. Though I was partial to a pack of mini cheddars 😍😂