Pregnancy Food Cravings
As I was pondering all things pregnant this morning while gazing at my rapidly growing waistline, I wondered what my food cravings mean. Do cravings tell you something, or is there no real reason for them other than to annoy your husband when you demand that he get you fried chicken take out at 11pm?
When I was pregnant with my older children, I craved carbohydrates. All of my older children happen to be girls too. I wonder if it was all the ice cream, pretzels, and cookies I ate during those pregnancies? Doesn’t that nursery rhyme say that little girls are made of sugar and spice?
When I was pregnant with my son, I craved vegetables and meat. With the child I am carrying now, I crave spinach souffle and sardines! I don’t get it either, but it makes my husband laugh. He tells me that he can’t wait until this child gets old enough to hear Popeye jokes.
My most embarrassing craving moment happened with my first child. I had a craving for a sundae with whipped cream. We lived in a very rural area and I stopped at both of the ice cream shops in town asking for a sundae with whipped cream. Both of the shops had run out of whipped cream! I actually refused to take the sundaes because of that and instead drove to the grocery store about a half and hour away to get ice cream and whipped cream. By that time, I decided to just buy the whipped cream to eat.
I was eating a bowlful of whipped cream in my car when a neighbor spotted me! She promptly gave me a long lecture on nutrition and scolded me for being so irresponsible. I patiently listened, waited until she left, and then resumed eating. I felt so guilty afterwards though!
What food did you crave when you were pregnant?
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Jeannie says...
I am a little over six months pregnant and I have been CRAVING homemade chocolate chip cookies. I never bake. I don’t usually eat sweets. While we are waiting to find out if it is a boy or girl, I have to admit….I think it’s a girl, have from the beginning. I wonder if the “sugar & spice” rhyme is right? Only time will tell… Jeannie
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Dawn says...
lol Jeannie!! I craved milkshakes n pizza throughout my pregnancy, plus any Italian food w/sauce n mozzerella cheese!
Melissa H says...
With this pregnancy I have been craving canned salmon on saltine crackers and Smoked Oysters on saltine crackers and shrimp cocktail. This one is a girl… I wouldn’t have thought so based on my cravings COMPLETELY different from with my daughter where I wanted any fruit or veggie I could get my hands on. But this little girl has me going gaga for the seafood. LOL More like cravings from my son… but three different U/S Techs swear that I am having a girl… so we will see.
VaMomma says...
Melissa…now you have me hungry!
We have an ultrasound scheduled for the end of March, so we’ll see if the seafood cravings mean it’s a girl for us too.
Jeannie, I love to bake. I’ll send you some cookies!
Dawn, sadly, I seem to have a lot of tummy upset with the tomato products this time around. Had to give up the stuff.
Maybe it will change once the baby is born.
Melissa H says...
I am with you on the tummy upset with the tomato products…. such a shame I would love a plate of spaghetti or Lasagna…. but alas I would be up all night and sick. : ( The more I think about it though those sardines are sounding yummy!
Zoe from Get Potty Trained says...
While I was pregnant with my second daughter, my husband went insane looking for the rarest food because I had to wake him up in the middle of the night.
I was craving for mangoes, the green ones. Imagine the consternation on my husband’s face. But my hubby is such a sweet guy that he never complained about it. On the flip side, I hated pasta when I was pregnant. In general, i love pasta. Bummer, because I couldn’t eat pasta that time even if I wanted or else I would end up vomiting.
VaMomma says...
I thought I was the only one who couldn’t handle tomatoes during pregnancy. Sorry to hear that you have the same thing Melissa.
Zoe, sounds like your husband is a patient man!
Christina says...
With my boy I craved sour jelly bellies like CRAZY!!!! ANything sour I could not get enough of!!! I knew he was male before the ultrasound LOL The funny thing is he now loves anything sour and will not touch cake ice cream or anything sweet. It’s strange but I guess the cravings are what the baby WANTS!!!
Sidsidlo says...
I agree completely cravings are what the baby wants! First pregnancy was all about salad and tomatoes and anything with salsa. My first daughter loves all that stuff. Second pregnancy I had an aversion to tomato’s they would make me puke and i needed Boston cream doughnuts and french fries. These are now two of her favorite foods and she will not eat anything with tomato on it at all even pizza. Third pregnancy I found that i needed lots of sweets, Icecream and jelly beans, My third girl has a super sweet tooth. This time i am pregnant with a boy and i am needing salty things, chips pretzels, olives, just about anything salty. So i agree with Christina i think it has alot to do with the child you are carrying.