Why Crave

Taza asked:


I’m 16 weeks and I’m not craving anything… So I just wanted to know! when have you started craving things and what is it that you crave?

I know every woman is different!

Has anyone gone through the whole pregnancy without craving anything?

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Baby Emerald comes in 4 months=) asked:


I don’t eat at that hour cause I know it’ll make me gain a lot of weight but I do crave food. I just try to drink fluids like water, orange juice or apple juice. Is it normal to crave food at that time?
This is my 3rd pregnancy and never craved food at that hour so this is something new.

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a girl asked:


and why do they crave these foods in particular? for instance if it has nutrients that her body needs, how does her mind know what food that is if it’s just a craving?

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KN21212 asked:


I’ve read about something called “Pica”, but I don’t like to eat any other weird things, at any other time, so I don’t think it’s that. During my first pregnancy I started to crave cornstarch during my eighth and ninth month, just like now. Could it be genetic, because a couple other females in my family do this during pregnancy as well? I also crave ice sometimes too.
The anemia thing you all are mentioning definitely rings a bell. A few members of my family are anemic, including my mother. After I had my son, they did find that my iron levels were dangerously low, and I had to take iron pills for a while. I will definitely look into this at my next appointment.

I’ve also stopped taking my prenatal vitamins, because they make me very sick, someone mentioned that as well. I did that as well, the end of my 1st pregnancy, which ties in with everything. All very good answers. Thank you all very much.

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