November 16, 2006
I don’t know if it is because my kids are two, or if it is because I am 33, or if there is just some sort of baby boom going on right now, but I know a ton of women who are currently pregnant.
This phenomenon has me thinking about what it was like when I was pregnant with The Goon Squad. I had two really bad aversions. One was to the smell of cinnamon. The other one was the smell of sponge. You know what I am talking about? I must have gone through thirty sponges thinking they were rotten. I think it was the sponge itself.
I craved pineapple. I honestly are an entire fresh pineapple every two days. It is kind of disturbing if you really think about how much fruit that actually is.
The whole Spongebob thing is a total coincidence.
I think.
I know people who couldn’t even go near the deli counter in the grocery store because the smell of lunch meat made them so ill. My Mom couldn’t stand the smell of food being grilled. What did you (or your wife) crave and/or have aversions to during pregnancy?
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November 16th, 2006 at 1:27 pm, Dana Says:
I craved cantelope. I would go to the salad bar, pile on the cantelope and eat it every day. I think people thought I was nuts.
And as for smells? Eggs made me sick. And I love hard boiled eggs.
There are a lot of pregnant women in the blogosphere! How fun! I fear I may be next, however. I shouldn’t write that or it might come true.
November 16th, 2006 at 1:30 pm, Whit Says:
My wife craved steak with the first time around, which was awesome. With the second one she craved vodka and sleeping-in.
November 16th, 2006 at 1:34 pm, Erin Says:
With my first, I could. not. stand. chili or ham. Just the thought of chili was enough to make me want to hurl (and I was pregnant when the whole finger-in-the-Wendy’s-chili thing happened. good times). The ham aversion eventually extended to all meat.
This time, I seem to have a thing for bread & butter pickles. I’ve been eating them straight out of the jar. My aversion seems to be starting with fish, as I saw some fish at the grocery store last week, staring up at me with their googly eyes and dry-heaved through the rest of the trip.
November 16th, 2006 at 1:34 pm, Valbee Says:
It’s been quite a while, but I haven’t forgotten! I craved (of all things) hot dogs with ketchup (whereas I had always eaten them plain in the past) and McDonald’s cheeseburgers. They had to be McDonald’s because they came with mustard and ketchup. I never put mustard on ANYTHING. But I had to have those cheeseburgers. And apple juice.
The only thing I recall feeling repulsed by was Stove Top Stuffing. And it’s not that I even had it… I saw a commercial for it and it made me ill. I couldn’t eat anyone’s stuffing for quite some time.
And I would cry if I learned I was pregnant right now.
November 16th, 2006 at 1:40 pm, Janet a.k.a Wonder Mom Says:
I could ONLY eat Peanut butter. Everything else gorssed me out.
Until my second trimester…then I ONLY ate French Fries, Krispy Kremes, MacDonald’s breakfasts, Pizza, Turkey Burgers with extra Cheese..yeah..I gained 60 bounds.
November 16th, 2006 at 1:41 pm, Stacy Says:
Oh…the smell of the musk oil perfume (whatever that stuff is) - you know what I’m talking about?
And, I swear - women that were wearing it would chase me around the grocery store. I was not sick at all during my pregnancy, but that one did me in. I still cannot stand that smell.
November 16th, 2006 at 1:42 pm, Jay Says:
With the girls, I don’t really recall any serious cravings. Pasta, chocolate, bread (but that’s my normal cravings!) With all kids, I couldn’t stand seeing raw meat. And fish was not a good thing either. I also retched at the thought of, or smell of, popcorn. BIG craving with #1 was milkshakes and chicken. With #2 it was canteloupe and pasta(preferably East Side Marios!), and DQ french fries and Blizzards. And with the girls, I just had to eat all.the.time, so I never really had time for cravings. But I ate a lot of veggies.
November 16th, 2006 at 2:12 pm, sarah, baby g sarah Says:
nothing really made me sick (I loved everything), but I HAD to have a very large (32 oz) bottle of Nesquick chocolate milk every morning. I couldn’t even make it myself, I had to go to the gas station and buy one every day before work. I love, love, loved it!
November 16th, 2006 at 2:14 pm, Gidge Says:
With the first one, I craved hot and spicy. I’d sit at Chilli’s and eat hot wings with a bottle of tums on the table.
And, the smell of the WATER FOUNTAIN in my office about sent me over the edge for several weeks. It was horrid and rancid and it seemed that only I,(from like 100 feet away) could) smell it. No one else in the building could smell anything but I thought I was going to DIE every time someone used it.
Finally I complained so much they had a service man come out and look at it. And the inside was full of mold!
November 16th, 2006 at 2:23 pm, raine Says:
i had to have taco bell. i looooooooove a tex mex place, called California Tortilla, and even when faced with an opportunity to go there, I wanted taco bell. That was when I realized it was an honest to goodness craving.
Oh, and I usually buy a pineapple a week during the summer. soooooo yummy.
November 16th, 2006 at 2:24 pm, Xdm Says:
I craved pineapple too! And it had to be fresh, the canned stuff just wouldn’t cut it. Fresh fruit in general really worked for me. Oh, and the smell of scented garbage bags made me ill. My husband bought them and I think I knew when they entered the house. (Poor guy, he thought it would make up for the fact that I could smell EVERYTHING in the garbage but it made it worse.)
November 16th, 2006 at 2:31 pm, samantha jo campen Says:
I can’t wait to be pregnant and find out what my cravings will be. Since I hate almost all fruit, my family is convinced that I will crave it in all forms and end up being the most healthy pregnant woman ever. So maybe I’ll develop good eating habits? We shall see.
November 16th, 2006 at 2:58 pm, stefanierj Says:
I craved sour and salty stuff–plain yogurt, cottage cheese, French fries, cheeseburgers (and my major morning sicknes was while on a camping trip out west, where there were soy burgers and salad instead of french fries and fountain coke. Outstanding.) For the first time, my sweet tooth was GONE. I also loved orange juice with (eeeew) ice in it.
And as soon as I read I couldn’t have deli meat, I craved it. The day after my son was born I ordered my husband to go straight to Jimmy John’s for a Vito Italian sub. It was possibly the best thing I’ve ever eaten.
November 16th, 2006 at 3:19 pm, Kristin Says:
With my duo I craved milk, milk and more milk. I drank a gross amount of milk (up to a gallon every 2-3 days) and usually I hate it!
Towards the end of my pregnancy I craved margaritas, but I didn’t partake. As soon as I could get out after they were born I ordered a big, ol’ margarita on the rocks w/ salt. YUMMY!
November 16th, 2006 at 3:44 pm, Lumpyheadsmom Says:
With Lumpyhead I really craved sweets. I sent Bump out in the middle of the night one night for cake mix (a quest he willingly undertook because it meant he got cake). My sweet tooth went away immediately after Lumpyhead was born. It’s back now, but it’s not as severe this time around.
Also, now? I just want beer.
Or a vodka martini.
Both in very large amounts.
November 16th, 2006 at 3:47 pm, Mom at Work Says:
I craved tofu. Yes, tofu.
I was disgusted by the smell of out dishwashing detergent. I had to search for the detergent that allowed me to wash dishes. Maybe it was the sponge?
November 16th, 2006 at 4:15 pm, Trish Says:
With the boy I was all about Taco Bell until they messed up my order so bad one night. I didn’t eat there for 2 years. Then I was all over McDonald’s biscuits for breakfast and BK Double cheeseburgers for lunch. I worked at a mall at that time and the ladies would see me coming and have it ready before I got there. I hated the smell of melons. Any kind. Blech. With the girl I was all over the pancakes. I can’t stand pancakes but that’s mostly what I ate the last 2 months. We’d make big pitchers of the mix and my husband would find me in the kitchen at 3am making me some cakes. Rotissarie chickens were the devil to me. I could smell one three aisles over in the store and have to run to the bathroom. Ish.
November 16th, 2006 at 4:17 pm, Dana Says:
With my twins I definately had a sweet tooth and craved milk and cheese. My boy twin now has a dairy allergy. Wonder if that did it?
Anyway - I could NOT stand bsalmic vinegar. Which I usually love. And I conveniently would yack everytime I tried to open dog or cat food. My husband took the job of feeding the animals for the remainder of my pregnancy.
November 16th, 2006 at 4:43 pm, britt Says:
hi sarah - well you know i am pregnant, so i have great insight to this. craving fresh fruit (especially pineapple!) and all i can drink is juice, soda and tea. drinking water makes me feel like i’m going to hurl. i pretty much detest everything else though. bye, off to visit the toilet again
November 16th, 2006 at 4:44 pm, Alison Says:
Both times, during my first trimester sugar tasted awful to me, which is strange because I normally have quite the sweet tooth. With Moe, I remember craving Taco Bell. With Robey, I ate a lot of oatmeal (Ding, ding, ding. Would you believe I only just made that connection?)
November 16th, 2006 at 5:43 pm, Kathy Says:
I had aversions to almost any smell…the leather of our couch, laundry detergent, especially shampoo and conditioner. I hurled in the shower almost daily. I also absolutely could not drink water out of a bottle. It had to be cold, in a glass, over ice.
I craved iced tea, barbecue, mustard, cheese, and mostly Arby’s horsey sauce. Considering how little I could keep down, my cravings surprised me.
November 16th, 2006 at 5:46 pm, Kelli in the Mirror Says:
With the first one it was strawberries. An insane amount. Pounds every week. And Mexican food.
With this one I can’t open a can of tuna or mess with raw chicken much. And I think about donuts all the time.
November 16th, 2006 at 5:58 pm, Kara Says:
The kiddo is about to turn seven and I JUST got my taste for garlic back. Do you know how tough it is to avoid garlic for 6 years?
I loved me some fruit and McDonald’s vanilla shakes. Still do.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:03 pm, Cindy Says:
First baby, craved pink lemonade and Twizzler pull-a-peels. Could not stand the smell of seafood and Chinese. This time around, no cravings. But still can’t stand the seafood/Chinese.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:48 pm, Patricia Says:
Craved: Kraft Mac & Cheese — had to be white cheddder and the cheap crap — no shells and cheese. I literally ate it daily for a few weeks straight and was known to eat it for lunch and dinner. Since his birth, I haven’t had it since — odd, ’cause I still think I like it. Also, I got a taste for Lemonade — tart drinks were/are a big deal.
Aversions? hmm, I don’t think I had any that sent me over the edge — but I could SMELL everything. I swear I could smell the basement litter box from upstairs — it was bad — but the litter boxes were cleaner (my insistance that my hubby do it — after all — it was HIS fault.)
November 16th, 2006 at 7:40 pm, Kim Says:
Serious aversion to tomato sauce (which I normally love). I couldn’t even smell the stuff.
Cravings for Kool Aid. We had jugs of it lined up on my countertops. And I had the pineapple craving too.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:40 pm, laurie Says:
oooh this is fun! i’d love to see a final list of all things craved and all things disgusted by.
for me, i couldn’t deal with the smell of oranges, wine and one of our nalgene bottles (the other one was fine. don’t ask me — it’s the freakin hormones speakin).
in the first trimester i craved chocolate milk, avocados with balsamic vinegar, V8, bananas and Dentyne Ice - Arctic Chill gum (i had a nasty taste in my mouth throughout the entire first tm that never went away except when i was eating one of those things). after that, i craved canteloupe, vanilla ice cream, peanut butter and honey sandwiches and edamame. and the avocados with balsamic vinegar thing lasted throughout.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:35 pm, Lisa Says:
When I was pregnant with my twin girls, there were just two things that made me nuts. I couldn’t stand the smell of cheese…any cheese or cheese product. It made me physically ill. And brushing my teeth made me gag…every day. I still can’t figure out why.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:36 pm, Devra Says:
First wombmate- Craving: Won Ton Soup. The waiter at Yen Ching in Wichita, KS would seat us and say to me “Won Ton Soup for 4, big bowl one spoon. Right?” Aversion:melted cheese. We didn’t figure it out until I raged at my husband for suggesting we go out for pizza. My husband swears this was the only time he felt afraid for his life.
Second Wombmate: Craving: Red meat. Which is really weird given I wasn’t a big meat eater to begin with. Oh, and ice cream. I was having nightly 3-ways with Ben and Jerry.(technically I guess it could be a 4 way if you include the wombmate in the count) Aversion: chicken. Oh, and broccoli, it had some kind of metalic taste.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:55 pm, Mandy Says:
I didn’t think that I had any cravings until I found myself making special trips to the mall for those damned soft pretzels (and I hate the mall). Aversion? My husband’s breath always smelled ten times worse than it was.
My receptionist is pregnant. I’m going to get the fever so bad.
November 17th, 2006 at 4:32 am, AdventureDad Says:
Wife had no real food issues, except she ate much better during her second pregnancy. Still gained almost the same weight though but the recovery has been a lot faster this time around. She did have an aversion to sex though since we had some preg problems and she also felt like a whale. Tough to feel like that when you’re used to being super fit. I didn’t really mind the no-sex deal, it didn’t feel important to have sex when soon having a kid.
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November 17th, 2006 at 5:57 am, Scholiast Says:
My friend’s sister craved subway air / smell, so spent most of her spare time riding the subway up and down…
November 17th, 2006 at 12:31 pm, Beth Says:
Pineapple, pineapple, pineapple. Oh, and balsamic vinegar.
November 17th, 2006 at 3:56 pm, June Cleaver Diaries Says:
With the twins, I hated meat. Of any kind. My mom made a great salmon dish one night that I’d normally love. Instead, with just one swallow, I ran to the bathroom and threw it all back up so hard it came through my nose. You’re welcome, by the way, for that mental image!
And for some reason, I craved carbonated water. There’s no biological sense to that craving, but there’s also not much biological sense to the fact that I have twins. Hellooo? I didn’t use drugs!!!
November 17th, 2006 at 5:46 pm, Laura Says:
Of course I realize NOW that this was a problem I should have brought up with my OB…but when I was pregnant with my youngest twins, I seriously craved soap. I didn’t actually eat it, but it was really hard to be in the laundry room, because I had to force myself not to taste the bleach and the powdered detergent. I also craved ice and powdered tea. Not mixed up and turned into tea, but straight out of the can, by the spoonful. Weird!
November 17th, 2006 at 8:56 pm, Amy Says:
I was so very, very sick through my first trimester and half of my second. Zofran was my best friend.
I hated the smell of popcorn popping. Really, almost anything sent me over the edge those first 5 months, but popcorn was THE WORST.
Later, I wanted peanut butter (which I never eat as a non-pregnant woman), sauteed mushrooms and onions, and Bluebell coffee ice cream (which I am currently eating as I type).
November 17th, 2006 at 8:59 pm, nonlineargirl Says:
When pregnant I loved citrus. I probably ate as many oranges by weight as you did pineapple.
November 18th, 2006 at 9:20 am, tallulah Says:
I was VERY anemic (ended up getting several bags of blood during pregnancy). As a result, I had Pica. It’s where you crave things that are non-food items. I LOVED the smell of bleach and those fat, black markers. I didn’t snort them but on occasions, I would cry because the craving would get so bad! I also, due to Pica, craved ice. It had to be a certain size of ice from certain places and I would crunch on it 24/7. My teeth were ruined and had to get them all crowned after pregnancy.
Oh, and cornichons….large jars of cornichons.
November 18th, 2006 at 4:42 pm, Jack's Raging Mommy Says:
Cleaning out the Turkey roasting pan at Christmas made me vomit when I was pregnant. Then again it sat for a couple of days before we got to it…
I made smoothies with frozen berries, milk, and chocolate syrup almost every day.
My gag reflex got so strong that I couldn’t brush my teeth without throwing up, which meant I had to brush them again. It was a vicious cycle.
November 19th, 2006 at 11:18 am, Mich Says:
Oh my. From someone who has never been pregnant, I read these with fascination. Now I know that something is wrong when you want to eat bleach or laundry detergent. Or cry because you want to eat a magic marker. Someone I know craved (and — gross — actually ate) raw ground beef. What’s up with the pinneapple? So many ladies named that one.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:43 am, MommyWithAttitude Says:
Oh my God, the smell of CHICKEN totally made me heave first time around. Couldn’t eat or smell any kind of poultry actually. Craved steak. So many things made me sick then… I really don’t like to remember.
November 21st, 2006 at 4:26 am, Mitch McDad Says:
My wife craved tomatos/ tomato sauce but pretty much puked everyday for nine months both pregnancies.
I think all of my sexuall advances made her sick, too.
November 22nd, 2006 at 1:38 am, jw Says:
The lovely wife has been craving CANDY CORN!!!
At the onset of Halloween till-Hell, twenty minutes ago she has been a candy corn vacuum unit! Oh yeah, she also wants wine, and I must tell you- she’s used every trick in the book to get me to go along with it’s consumption. Luckily for me, instead of a barrage of curse words pointed in my direction, she just pokes out her lip when I respond with “I think the sprout is too young to be tipsy”.
She is averse to ANY kind of meat on the bone. She will NOT eat any kind of meat if she sees it on a bone. Even if it is removed immediately afterward, she will not eat it.
November 22nd, 2006 at 2:08 pm, one in the oven Says:
I am in my 5 month of pregnancy and so far I haven’t had any aversions (thank goodness). As far as cravings, my main one has been fruit and lots of it, apples, grapes, pineapple, watermelon, all of it. My husband has also been sent out on midnight runs for blueberry muffins and ice cream.
November 22nd, 2006 at 3:28 pm, Catherine - Her Bad Mother Says:
Salmon made me gag. Onion rings made me hot.
November 26th, 2006 at 8:42 pm, deborah Says:
I had to have crab cakes nearly every day. I didn’t really have any aversions although my sense of smell was definitely heightened. I can’t stand the smell of sponge even when I’m not pregnant. =)
November 29th, 2006 at 1:52 pm, melissa Says:
The smell of plastic makes me ill. Garbage bags, suitcase liner, anything plastic. Water hurts my stomach so bad - i have to drink it iced, with lemon and with food. I love carbs - potatoes, bead, oatmeal and fruit, but not pineapple…yet! Also, my husband got a new truck and the inside smelled like plastic to me - I couldn’t enter it until I was about 3.5 months.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:29 pm, amanda Says:
im 35 weeks prego & i still carve the smell of cascade…i dont know why i crave it sooooo bad but i just have to smell it…i want to taste it so bad but i know it will hurt my baby so i dont do it…but i just dont understand why i crave it sooo bad…any advice???
September 4th, 2007 at 12:01 am, Natalie Says:
hi.. I am not sure if I am pregnany or not.. but I have been taking clomid… I am now well over a week late for my period but it was never that normal to begin with.. The other day I craved orange juice like water when you are thirsting. I drank two bottles.. and the thing is I hate orange juice otherwise.. and tonight we ate bojangles tenders which I usually love and the smell of the grease made me sick.. I thought it was old or something but my husband said there was nothing wrong with it. I also have this horrible smell that is almost rotten or something in the house that my husband says he cannot smell.. what does anyone think.. my email is bakerturkey@aol.com
September 25th, 2007 at 2:43 am, SHINEFLY77 Says:
PINEAPPLE, THANK GOD FOR PINEAPPLE. And Green Grapes. I have food allergy to citrus and diary. So I am fighting my cravings with soy milk ice cream, ginger ale ( but hate ginger now)like snaps or spice. Love nothing yet just repulsed by so much, Saltines smell sour, garbage disposal smells dirty and I poured a bottle of dish soap and other crap down it. I imagine smelling the paint on the walls. They were painted in May!
October 1st, 2007 at 11:54 pm, Candice Says:
I am 7 weeks pregnant and can’t stand the smell or taste of practically ANYTHING! I used to love Fruit Punch Powerade and now I can’t look at the bottle and I get sick to my stomach at the smell of anything sweet like gum, candy, juice, etc. Can’t even stand the smell of clean laundry! If you can imagine, my diet is very limited now to saltines and gingerale!
October 4th, 2007 at 11:44 am, kerin Says:
Well i was pregnant about 3 months ago and i m/c. I think i could be now though and i mean big time. I have been almost in tears over wanting some orange juice constanly and milk milk milk, and i know what they are saying about the pineapple i just got chills (the good kind) thinking about cold diced pineapple. The weid thing is that i have to have whole milk when i normally drink 2% and i have to have orange juice on ice ( yuk then…yuuummmmmo now) and fruit is awsome..but just almost gaged thinking about mixing them for fruit cocktail..and i want peaches but i think i will be sick if they are diced instead of sliced…dont ask!I need to test…seriously this is getting out of hand! lol
October 10th, 2007 at 1:11 pm, brandy Says:
C-O-R-N. I am 7 weeks prego with #2 and all I want is corn. I love the smell of fresh sweet corn. I wonder if they make a corn scented candle. Last week my husband sat slack jawed as i single handedly ate half a loaf of bread with a pint of icey milk then asked him to get me some corn.
Oh, aversions…i’m heaving typing this….yellow/orange nasty melty cheese…omg brb
okay…im gonna go eat some corn now.
November 5th, 2007 at 2:06 pm, bryn Says:
When I was pregnant with my son, I craved onions, when I couldn’t stand onions before. Another big one was macaroni and cheese, but it had the be the powdered cheese that you add your own milk and butter. The creamy cheese out of the package made me sick. Also, I liked eating dill pickles while drinking chocolate milk.
Aversions were coffee, pizza, spaghetti, basically anything with red tomato sauce.
Now I think I’m pregnant again and I can’t get enough milk, and i’ve been making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with plain chex cereal on them… yummy!
November 8th, 2007 at 3:56 pm, Brittany Says:
I am currently pregnant and I cannot stand milk. I am craving any type of fruit, chicken, tamales, and brownies. I also really enjoy orange-strawberry gatorade.
November 20th, 2007 at 7:47 am, Jamie Says:
The only thing I’ve really been craving is Arby’s roast beef sandwiches, which is weird considering I’ve been a vegetarian for years. I went out last night and bought some veggie “ham” … I’m hoping that will satisfy the craving!
I really haven’t had any food aversions, but smells are terrible. Just walking into a room that smells different than the one I was just in makes me gag … doesn’t matter what it smells like. And people’s breath - oh my gosh! I feel terrible for the husband when he’s wanting to cuddle and I’m retching because he “smells funny”.
December 16th, 2007 at 1:04 pm, Paula Says:
With my first pregnancy, I craved Spaghetti O’s. I ate them right out of the can. Oh, and pop. Lots of pop. This time, I’m craving V8 with Texas Pete or Tabasco. Like a virgin bloody mary of sorts…..
With my first pregnancy, I had a strong sense of smell. I hated the way a co-worker smelled (like dry dog food) and I complained so much that they talked to him about hygiene. (He really needed it….I have witnesses..)
This time, I just can’t take gross stories, shows, or ideas. Queasy!!!!
December 27th, 2007 at 8:59 pm, iwannababy Says:
omg! i cant wait till i get pregnant and want to eat wierd things!
March 14th, 2008 at 6:22 am, perfume bottles Says:
hey there i have 3 children and all my cravings were different with each of them
1st was coffee granuals and salad cream ( would have been great i guess but it used to make me chuck ) but yet i still craved it. 2nd child was polo’s sending me other half out at 3 in the morning for a pack of polos and onion barjis
and my last little one was white chocolate and ketchup and of course talc hmmmm yum … not hehehe the thin pregnancy makes us women do hey