Aren’t pregnancy cravings weird?

Everyone’s experience of them are different, and it’s pretty fun to compare them!

According to the NHS, your pregnancy cravings can start from as early as 5 weeks into your pregnancy, and will only get stronger with time.

We asked our team at Happity what some of their weird cravings were, and also asked the parents of Instagram to tell us some of the things they just couldn’t have enough of during pregnancy! Have you heard of any of these? Or did you have any of them yourself?

1. Stuffed vine leaves & Mcdonalds cheeseburgers!

“My cravings were sparkling water and lemonade, I had to have one or the other with me at all times! The other one was stuffed vine leaves, I could buy them in jars from Balham high street and ate so many that I have never eaten them since. I also once made my partner go and buy me a McDonalds Cheeseburger (which I literally never eat) even though he was in the middle of cooking dinner. He brought back the burger which I ate and then ate the dinner he was cooking! “

-Lisa, Customer Happiness Hero

2. Chocolate milk & chicken Super Noodles with Cheese

“Once of my cravings when I was pregnant was chocolate milk, I drank so much chocolate milk that at one point I was convinced my breastmilk would turn into chocolate milk.

“Chicken flavour super noodles with cheese was absolutely up there with one of my cravings too, I was constantly trying to swerve a normal dinner so that I could have super noodles with cheese instead. “

-Alex, Customer Happiness Angel

3. Weird Pregnancy Cravings: Fruit Gums (but NEVER oranges!)

“My cravings were Fruit Gums (only thing that stopped me feeling sick!) with my eldest and with my second baby, all things salty and savoury – like bacon and crisps!

“I also couldn’t go near an orange in both pregnancies (love them usually). I once had a dramatic meltdown because my husband had bought a bag of oranges and left them on the kitchen counter! They just instantly made me feel sick  – even the sight and smell of them.”

-Nicola, Social Media Rockstar

4. Doughnuts

“My pregnancy craving (for both pregnancy’s) was doughnuts. I actually have pictures of being pregnant and stuffing my face with a doughnut during lockdown…”

-Sophie, Social Ads Sorceress

5. Apple juice

“Had to be the clear stuff not cloudy! Drank so much of it during both pregnancies!”

-Becky, Coding Alchemist

6. Not so much a weird pregnancy craving, but my tastebuds changed during pregnancy?

“The weird thing is that before having children I didn’t really like chocolate! Tastebuds changed in pregnancy perhaps?!”

-Sara, Co-founder

Sara from our team mentioned this one, and it brought up an interesting question that some parents (or expecting parents) might also be thinking. Is it normal for your tastes to change during pregnancy? According to this article ‘Signs and symptoms of pregnancy‘ from the NHS, this is completely normal for your tastes to change. You may crave new foods and lose interest in others. You’ll probably develop a more sensitive sense of smell than usual too. (Mmm all the better to smell your next meal with!)

Quick-fire weird pregnancy cravings!

We asked on Instagram, “If your baby was named after the food you craved during pregnancy, what would they be called?” and these are the responses we received. Ready for some quick-fire weird pregnancy cravings? On your marks, get set, GO!

• Potatoes
• Babybell
• Tomatoes
• Tikka masala
• Mini cheddars
• Bread
• Smash
• Fanta fruit punch
• Snickers
• Oranges
• Ice
• Lemonade
• Prawn cocktail skips
• Coca cola
• Carrot cake
• Pork tacos
• Garlic chilli
• Peppered spaghetti
• Sausage Rolls
• Cinnamon rolls
• Salt and vinegar crisps
• Tangfastics Haribos
• Lettuce and curry
• Pickled Onions
• Carbs & Cheese
• Party Jollof
• Baked Potato
• Big Mac
• Bacon Sandwiches
• White Chocolate
• Mangos

Did you have any of these cravings? Or did you have a weird pregnancy craving that we didn’t?

Tell us yours over on our Instagram page.

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