Pregnancy??? Cravings???

@geizshan (165)
Manila, Philippines
March 30, 2016 7:39am CST
My close friend is pregnant. I haven't known a lot of pregnant women. And now I'm seeing changes in her. Is it normal for pregnant women? She has weird cravings that makes me scratch my head most of the time. It has been haunting me for days. I feel like she is a different person. Can you recommend some ideas how can I be of help. Her husband told me the chance of it to be a risky pregnancy is high.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50179)
• United States
30 Mar 16
I craved mustard when I was pregnant. I hope your friend will have a healthy baby.
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
30 Mar 16
It really depends on what she's craving. While cravings are normal in pregnancy there is a condition called "pica" where the pregnant woman craves non-food items. I knew I was pregnant with my second child when I ate chocolate chips and pickles and thought it was delicious. LOL
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@geizshan (165)
• Manila, Philippines
30 Mar 16
That tells me you don't particularly like those lol
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@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
30 Mar 16
I had cravings while I was pregnant. I have friends with kids, and they had cravings while they were pregnant too. I wouldn't be too concerned. It's fairly normal for pregnant women to have cravings.
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@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
30 Mar 16
@geizshan cravings during pregnancy don't always make sense. Some of the things I've experienced are strange, but they do happen.
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@geizshan (165)
• Manila, Philippines
30 Mar 16
I heard of it but not to the extreme of weirdness
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@geizshan (165)
• Manila, Philippines
31 Mar 16
@dodo19 I see. Thank you for enlightening me
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
When I was pregnant I was just craving for food and lots of food. I could eat almost anything, including the ones I used to dislike. One way to help your friend is to comfort her when she's having mood swings. Pregnant women become too emotional and they need attention. Pregnant women become really selfish so try to give her all the attention that you can and be patient because it's just the hormones! Good luck!
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@geizshan (165)
• Manila, Philippines
30 Mar 16
Uh oh. Trouble. Big monster in the house. I really don't know what to do if she gets emotional since it is my first time seeing her that way. She keeps on eating too. She doesn't eat the food she used to like. Plus m allergic to perfumes. And she sprays them around us. I ended up with unending sneezes.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
@geizshan that's pretty weird. Pregnant women usually don't like perfumes. But to each her own maybe.
@geizshan (165)
• Manila, Philippines
30 Mar 16
Uh oh. Trouble. Big monster in the house. I really don't know what to do if she gets emotional since it will be my first time to see her that way. She keeps on eating too. She doesn't eat the food she used to like. Plus im allergic to perfumes. And she sprays them around us. I ended up with unending sneezes.
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• United States
30 Mar 16
Cravings seem normal I guess. Just give here what she wants lolz
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@geizshan (165)
• Manila, Philippines
31 Mar 16
That's what we're doing now. Some are silly ,some are hard, some are plain weird
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@gudheart (12659)
30 Mar 16
It is normal to have cravings :D
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@geizshan (165)
• Manila, Philippines
30 Mar 16
I wonder why it happens
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@gudheart (12659)
30 Mar 16
@geizshan Not sure. I guess it is the baby wanting to try different things too!
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@geizshan (165)
• Manila, Philippines
30 Mar 16
@gudheart probably so. I didn't think of that
@Teep11 (7673)
• United States
30 Mar 16
Cravings are a normal part of pregnancy. Eating fruit can help alleviate some of the cravings. Having cravings isn't harmful. There's more strange things that can occur during pregnancy.
@geizshan (165)
• Manila, Philippines
30 Mar 16
She craves for food that is not allowed for her.
@Shavkat (139672)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
It wasn't that risky. They just need to have proper prenatal care until postnatal care.