What did u crave when u were pregnant?

@halynn (1809)
United States
January 16, 2009 9:08pm CST
I didn't really have a specific craving but i was constantly hungry. i ate all of the time. i gained like 60 pounds when i was pregnant. i had a whole lot of morning sickness too. i was always sick. what about you?
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• United States
17 Jan 09
I wasn't sick when I was pregnant with my daughter, but I couldn't drink Pepsi anymore - it tasted funny, even before I knew I was pregnant. I did crave McDonald's fries, though. I had to have two supersize (back when they still had them) fries a week. Covered in salt, no less. I did have a lot of nausea with my son, and I CRAVED chili in the worst way. I hated chili - too spicy. But for the first month I was pregnant, that was all I wanted to eat. Every day. Lunch AND dinner. Preferably from Steak 'n Shake, but I learned to make it too. Drove my husband crazy using too much chili powder!
@halynn (1809)
• United States
17 Jan 09
LOL, i craved anything & everything lol. thanks.
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@lizmeek (31)
• United States
17 Jan 09
My first son I ate just about everything. I had a major craving for ramen noodles, crab legs and jelly beans. I couldn't eat hamburger helper or spaghetti o's those make me really sick. I gain over 50 lbs with my son. My second child I had constant nausea for the first three months. I only gain 20 lbs with her. The main things I craved with her is fresh fruits like fresh pineapple, oranges, apples, grapes and kool-aid. I had to make myself eat with her. My youngest son I was so nausea with him I couldn't eat anything. I could barely drink. I didn't have any unusual cravings with him. The one thing I always wanted after first trimester was Mountain Dew. I gained less than 20 lbs with him. I had big babies and all were healthy.
@halynn (1809)
• United States
17 Jan 09
I gained 60 lbs w/my son. i'm glad all your babies were healthy. my son was too. they're a lot of joy.
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• Canada
17 Jan 09
I didn't crave so much as I couldn't tolerate things that I normally enjoyed... the smell of coffee turned me right off and I'm a devout coffee drinker LOL The only thing I remember seriously craving was a DQ Blizzard when I was pregnant the first time. Funny... I still crave those even today ~ and I'm SO not pregnant *grin*
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@halynn (1809)
• United States
17 Jan 09
thanks for the response.
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@eden32 (3973)
• United States
17 Jan 09
My cravings were most intense with my first born. In the beginning of the pregnancy I "needed" cranberry juice & tomato juice. I couldn't get enough of either one. Then towards the middle I had cravings for sweet potatoes. One day when I didn't have any in the house I steamed carrots, mashed them up & put brown sugar on them and pretended they were sweet potatoes. With my other children I had different cravings, varying with each of them but the first was the most intense.
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@halynn (1809)
• United States
17 Jan 09
It's interesting what your body will do especially when you're pregnant.
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• Singapore
18 Jan 09
waw that was a great gain i shud say, i guess u shud give me tips in putting on, coz i m just trying hard to put on every month. craving - well i really dunno if i want something salty or sweet . its just tht if i like to have something i get it or tel someone to make it. been having cakes now. then ice cream. i had morning sickness and tht was really bad and made me lose weight. now i m fine and its goin on ..
@halynn (1809)
• United States
19 Jan 09
i had bad morning sickness the whole time & still gained all that weight. idk, i just was so hungry all the time. i never had a weight prob until i got pregnant. i was always very small. best wishes.
• Singapore
19 Jan 09
thanks friend.. well hope i put on enuf too and keep myself healthy and the girl. just waiting to put those extra pounds somehow. trying to eat butter, cheese, cake, ice cream and all. i m sure this is the best chance to put on when i m pregnant
@halynn (1809)
• United States
23 Jan 09
Yeah, those sound like good food for putting on weight. BEst wishes.
@mariefe18 (663)
• Philippines
22 Jan 09
I never had morning sickness so I didn't even know that I was pregnant until I missed my period for two months. During my first month of pregnancy I was really craving for strawberries and cream and since my place
@halynn (1809)
• United States
23 Jan 09
Oh, thats great that there were strawberries nearby! Best wishes.
• Philippines
22 Jan 09
grows strawberries, the fruit is very cheap here an while I was pregnant I really love to eat anything as long as its strawberry flavor just like milk shake, ice cream, yogurt and jelly. Until now I really love strawberry and strawberry products as well.
• United States
18 Jan 09
With my daughter I had terrbile morning sickness for 5 months. When I could actually eat, all I wanted was chocolate cake haha! I loved anything really sweat. The thought of spicy made me sick. With this baby (a boy) I didn't really have morning sickness, sweats sound gross and all I want is meat and spicy food. It's amazing how different each pregnancy can be.
@halynn (1809)
• United States
19 Jan 09
ME too i loved about anything tho u could imagine. i was just hungry lol
• United States
21 Jan 09
i crqaved ice cubes. They were so good when i was pregnant. lol oh and mcdonalds french fries!! I also had horrible heart burn and ate tums like candy.
@halynn (1809)
• United States
23 Jan 09
YUM, i loved McD's too lol. THanks.
@emma412 (1156)
• United States
30 Jan 09
I'm with you. I didn't really have anything specific I craved. I just wanted food and LOTS of it. Especially carbs like pasta and potatoes. I have been eating like a cow and figured I had gained a ton of weight since my last doctor's visit. But I went in and had only gained two pounds. I was shocked!
@halynn (1809)
• United States
30 Jan 09
Thanks for the response!~ I hear ya lol.
@kezabelle (2974)
30 Jan 09
I didnt have any cravings but I did go off a lot of foods anything greasy or spicy with my eldest daughter had me running for the toilet to be sick lol, but I found simple dry foods reguarly really helped with the sick feeling. My youngest again went off spicy foods but wanted chips ALL the time!
• Philippines
22 Jan 09
I used to crave for pizza, chocolate cake and a lot of junk foods...
@halynn (1809)
• United States
23 Jan 09
me too!!! lol
@ladynetz (968)
• Canada
23 Jan 09
At the beginning, when I had the morning sickenss, I was told to eat something and itwill pass. I was a good girl, listened to the advice, and have something toeat with me.Even if only an apple.And it helped.Most of the time I had no cravings, but ate a lot. I, too, put on some 75 pounds and lost them about 6 months after birth.With the second I put on "only " 65 pounds, and I still carry around like 12.I could not get rid off. Both pregnancies I was eating a lot, not craving.Probably because I ate so much and almost all the time, I had no time to have cravings...