Weird cravings?

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I woke up at 4am this morning, wanting to squirt some ketchup in my mouth  (huh)

This is weird, right?

[MrsDarcy]

Perhaps. Did you do it?

[blushing]

I considered making nacho's for breakfast before 6am this morning. I settled for avo on toast, but will have nacho's for lunch.

[pinotgrig]

Ha! That is really weird?

Did you do it?

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Apr 1, 2014 7:41:15 GMT -5 pinotgrig said:

Ha! That is really weird?

Did you do it?

I may have sucked on a packet of ketchup on my drive to work. Now I have heartburn so bad, how can ketchup induce heartburn?!?

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Apr 1, 2014 6:24:47 GMT -5 blushing said:

I considered making nacho's for breakfast before 6am this morning. I settled for avo on toast, but will have nacho's for lunch.

Nachos sound so good, with extra guac and sour cream of course.

[magdala]

Apr 1, 2014 8:57:59 GMT -5 @porcupine said:

Apr 1, 2014 7:41:15 GMT -5 pinotgrig said:

Ha! That is really weird?

Did you do it?

I may have sucked on a packet of ketchup on my drive to work. Now I have heartburn so bad, how can ketchup induce heartburn?!?

For me, water can induce heartburn.  I am on Zantac 75 but it doesn't always eliminate the heartburn.

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Apr 1, 2014 9:13:42 GMT -5 magdala said:

For me, water can induce heartburn.  I am on Zantac 75 but it doesn't always eliminate the heartburn.

How many weeks are you along magdala? Which trimester did your heartburn start?

[mannah]

Yum ketchup it's all tomatoes which are acidic which probably caused your insta heartburn!

[Odonata]

OK, so I have craved things before, like cigarettes - because I was addicted many years ago (quit for 5 years!! whoo!)

And there are times where I could "really go for" some kind of food or drink, like I can taste it. But nothing too noticeably different from pre-pregnancy "cravings".

But I've never had a food craving that was like a cigarette craving - as in I WANT IT NOW OR EVERYONE WILL DIE.

So tell me, is the craving for things like ketchup really strong?

But I could totally go for a hotdog and ketchup right now, lol. Thanks for putting it in my mind.

[Odonata]

Apr 1, 2014 9:13:42 GMT -5 magdala said:

Apr 1, 2014 8:57:59 GMT -5 @porcupine said:

I may have sucked on a packet of ketchup on my drive to work. Now I have heartburn so bad, how can ketchup induce heartburn?!?

For me, water can induce heartburn.  I am on Zantac 75 but it doesn't always eliminate the heartburn.

Me too!  Water is horrible for me, especially on an empty stomach.

Fun fact:  acidic foods are not always related to heartburn! (so says my GI doc)

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Apr 1, 2014 13:35:21 GMT -5 Odonata said:

So tell me, is the craving for things like ketchup really strong?

I think it is pretty strong because I keep thinking and obsessing about it.

[magdala]

Apr 1, 2014 9:42:06 GMT -5 @porcupine said:

Apr 1, 2014 9:13:42 GMT -5 magdala said:

For me, water can induce heartburn.  I am on Zantac 75 but it doesn't always eliminate the heartburn.

How many weeks are you along magdala? Which trimester did your heartburn start?

EDD is July 9 so 25-26 weeks.  My heart burn started in the first trimester and got progressively worse.  I was popping Tums like candy until the doctor confirms that Zantac 75 is okay.  

[hillarywhitney]

I keep thinking I'm going to have some weird/strong craving. But so far nothing really. If anything, I'm more surprised by the foods that sound gross to me (pasta, most things tomato based etc...)

[smock]

Apr 2, 2014 13:21:49 GMT -5 hillarywhitney said:

I keep thinking I'm going to have some weird/strong craving. But so far nothing really. If anything, I'm more surprised by the foods that sound gross to me (pasta, most things tomato based etc...)

I didn't have any cravings until at least the halfway point (when I became obsessed with spinach salads, what a weird craving!). And I had a TON of aversions, including pasta and tomatoes! Hormones are weird.

[hillarywhitney]

Apr 2, 2014 13:24:39 GMT -5 smock said:

Apr 2, 2014 13:21:49 GMT -5 hillarywhitney said:

I keep thinking I'm going to have some weird/strong craving. But so far nothing really. If anything, I'm more surprised by the foods that sound gross to me (pasta, most things tomato based etc...)

I didn't have any cravings until at least the halfway point (when I became obsessed with spinach salads, what a weird craving!). And I had a TON of aversions, including pasta and tomatoes! Hormones are weird.

I'm 23w1d today, so I'm wondering if the cravings thing will ever hit me? And yeah...spinach salads are a weird craving. Healthy though  

I use to LOVE pasta and tomatoes. Only recently can I handle coffee.

I do really really want to drink a gallon of orange juice and have ice cream and a brownie. But I think that may be more because I can't do that (b/c of GD), than an actual craving. 

[blushing]

Apr 2, 2014 13:21:49 GMT -5 hillarywhitney said:

I keep thinking I'm going to have some weird/strong craving. But so far nothing really. If anything, I'm more surprised by the foods that sound gross to me (pasta, most things tomato based etc...)

I can't eat pasta either. Or meat or banana's. I am loving fish though, and beans and rice.

[smock]

Apr 2, 2014 13:28:53 GMT -5 hillarywhitney said:

Apr 2, 2014 13:24:39 GMT -5 smock said:

I didn't have any cravings until at least the halfway point (when I became obsessed with spinach salads, what a weird craving!). And I had a TON of aversions, including pasta and tomatoes! Hormones are weird.

I'm 23w1d today, so I'm wondering if the cravings thing will ever hit me? And yeah...spinach salads are a weird craving. Healthy though  

I use to LOVE pasta and tomatoes. Only recently can I handle coffee.

I do really really want to drink a gallon of orange juice and have ice cream and a brownie. But I think that may be more because I can't do that (b/c of GD), than an actual craving. 

The spinach salads weren't quite so healthy when I slathered them in blue cheese dressing . . . ha ha!

I did notice that my aversions seemed to be foods that I ate super frequently before I got pregnant--like my twice-a-week spaghetti habit. I still can't eat any beans, and cheddar cheese tastes weird. I'm hoping things will go back to normal once this baby is born!

[hillarywhitney]

Oh and mushrooms are gross. I use to really like them. Now, bleh.

[shekels1222]

I knew I shouldn't have opened this post. Reading about all the food made me gaggy. First tri gals stay away!

I craved American cheese, white cheddar popcorn and Taco Bell during my first pregnancy of course there were none of those things in Israel. It was tortuous.

[nessness]

I've been craving lemon-filled donuts, which I didn't even like before getting pregnant. Mostly just the lemon filling. If I could buy that separately and eat it with a spoon, I would.

[Odonata]

Apr 2, 2014 18:58:44 GMT -5 nessness said:

I've been craving lemon-filled donuts, which I didn't even like before getting pregnant. Mostly just the lemon filling. If I could buy that separately and eat it with a spoon, I would.

Actually, now that I'm reading this, I have recently fallen in love with lemonade.

I've always hated lemonade.

I wouldn't say that I'm craving it like I have to have it, but one day I walked past a stand in the mall and thought it would be a good idea to get some lemonade. I've been drinking it ever since. Now I want some.