The cravings have begun...

My first it was chocolate covered liquorice bullets.

My second it was scones and jam. No cream, just jam.

Cravings are weird.

I had to drive out at 10:30 at night to buy a lemon to peel and eat. Just go with it. It's fun.

(as long as it's reasonably healthy)

Through all three of my pregnancies I was apparently possessed by a fruit bat.

My theory is your body is just trying to find certain nutrients. Go with it, within reason.

Just watch out for the donut cravings (I don't care if it's 330am I want a boston cream and we're going to timmy's!). And the cream cheese cravings (on a spoon tyvm). And the french fry cravings. But the french fry ones can be fun when you're craving something sweet to dip them in. A mixture of Wing's plum sauce (the packets from take out) and honey works well.

No, I have no clue why I gained 70% of my body weight while I was pregnant.

You know what's great in pregnancy? Those high fiber, good cereals before bed. A small bowl will really help curb those middle of the night cravings. Personally, I like Kashi products, but they didn't have those when I was preggers. So, Shredded Wheat, Total Raisin Bran, you know, stuff like that.

I was just so hungry all the time.

Perks said:

You know what's great in pregnancy? Those high fiber, good cereals before bed. A small bowl will really help curb those middle of the night cravings. Personally, I like Kashi products, but they didn't have those when I was preggers. So, Shredded Wheat, Total Raisin Bran, you know, stuff like that.

I was just so hungry all the time.

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I would get up in the middle of the night and make 7 grain cream of wheat with berries.

Mine was beef jerky and popcorn. Every pregnancy. I actually lost weight every pregnancy...

I have a friend who's preggers. She's craving chocolate...

spamwarrior said:

I have a friend who's preggers. She's craving chocolate...

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*puts down Mars bar*

*looks at belly, notices no line-of-sight to belt buckle*

*goes pale*

Uh-oh.

I craved green grapes. I was weirdly specific about it...they had to be seedless green grapes. Not seeded, not red, GREEN. Ice cold, too. And oh, yes, I was always hungry enough to eat a pound of them in one sitting, and I'd be hungry just a couple of hours later.

Also, thanks to the need for increased blood volume, I was always drinking something. Usually juice, but ice cold (not over ice, though) milk seemed to be much more satisfying. I'd stand there in front of the fridge and guzzle it right out of the jug, too, lol.

I don't miss these cravings, I must say.

Tomatos, salsa specifically and dr pepper.

Seasoned curly fries from Jack in the Box. Usually around 11:30 at night.

And Tums. The berry flavored ones.

My mother craved French pastries. Might explain my interest in "exotic" foods and such.

JoNightshade said:

I will be happy to get rid of them as well. I am not much of a "food person," and I find it really annoying to have to eat so very much. I used to dispense with food by eating two meals per day plus a little snack in the morning. Now foraging is like a full-time occupation.

The V8, though... not sure what possessed me. I got home, opened up the first can, got halfway through, and realized THIS STUFF IS DISGUSTING! WHAT AM I DOING?

Anyone want 5 cans of V8?

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nnooooooooo thank you. I can't even stand the smell of it.

JoNightshade said:

Yes. Yes. Yes. Although actually I've noticed less of this in the past week or two. Sort of goes up and down now. Before it was like MUST CONSUME MASS QUANTITIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yeah, I gained 43ilbs on salad and Ovaltine. (That's what I wanted. I wasn't being a freak.)

If you eat really healthy food, don't worry too much about weight gain. It'll come back off, especially if you're not someone who recreationally eats normally.

Can I ask, why aren't you taking prenatal vitamins? No judgement. I've just some some preliminary midwifery studies (years back, at this point) and am curious at what new advice is out there.

JoNightshade said:

I will be happy to get rid of them as well. I am not much of a "food person," and I find it really annoying to have to eat so very much. I used to dispense with food by eating two meals per day plus a little snack in the morning. Now foraging is like a full-time occupation.

The V8, though... not sure what possessed me. I got home, opened up the first can, got halfway through, and realized THIS STUFF IS DISGUSTING! WHAT AM I DOING?

Anyone want 5 cans of V8?

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I love V8. I usually drink it hot. For breakfast. My coworkers call it "gory."

Mine were cantaloupe and oatmeal.

Keep the V8. I bet the craving comes back.

I'm with Melia on the V8. I bet the craving comes back. I always found it to taste better with a little black pepper added.

With my first, I pretty much lived on hot wings and fruit the first trimester. Sometime a little Subway or pizza would be thrown in. After that, it was fresh fruit and vegetable, and meat made me feel sick. It was nothing for me to throw half a bag of frozen vegetables in a bowl, microwave steam them, top with butter, salt and pepper, and sit down and munch them.

With my second, I pretty much craved meat and carbs the whole pregnancy. Thick, fat cuts of steak and breads. Most vegetables smelled awful to me.

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I thought I was miraculously exempt from that whole "pregnancy cravings" thing. Silly and totally psychological, I said! Not for me at all!

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And this?

Your body craves what it needs, and it's best not to totally ignore it. I found I was never satisfied by anything other than what I was craving.

My Mom craved crab. That's one expensive craving!

Olives! And Kraft Dinner. I think I needed the salt.