WHY am I addicted to chocolate AFTER I have given birth?

Question

I gave birth to my daughter 3 weeks ago. I didn't have this crazed addiction to chocolate and sweets while I was pregnant and I was never a sweet tooth before I was pregnant. Now, all of a sudden, I am craving NOTHING but chocolate. That's all I want. Cookies, chocolate flavored cereal, chocolate milk, you name it. Don't get me wrong, I am keeping it in moderation, but it is a true struggle. I feel like how an alcoholic must feel when all they think about is their next drink. It's so strange. I would have expected this while pregnant, but not now! Why is this? Also, I am breastfeeding.

Answer 1

OMG mee tooo! Chocolate cake, pudding, brownies, chocolate milk, chocolate bars, chocolate ice cream. I feel like I will die if I don't have it. lmao. my husband thinks I am crazy. I never really had a thing for choc before I got preggers, while I was preggo I wanted it once in awhile, but not like this. I am like you, it's like a drug addiction. I keep a bag of hershey's kiss truffle in my freezer, kinda out of sight so I don't devour the entire bag, but I grab one each time I go to the kitchen. I am also BF, it must be hormones.

Answer 2

i have a 3 month old and i had or should i say have this same problem i love chocolate but did not have any cravings when i was pregnant but now i can not get enough and i don't know why either. I am also breastfeeding maybe that has something to do with it.

Answer 3

lol...omg, ME TOO!!  I had a huge aversion to anything sweet (except citrus fruit which I was addicted to) while I was pregnant.  NOW I crave sweets galore....currently my newest addiction is Golden Grahams (mmm...) and Fruity Cheerios!  My BFF was the same way and NEVER ate sweets until she had her son, then it was sweets and chocolate galore.  

i think it must be the hormones....I am out of control some days...(such as today when I sent my hubby to Dairy Queen to get me a Skor and Reeces Pieces Blizzard).

I am really hoping this phase passes or I suspect I will gain all the weight I lost back (and that is the LAST thing I need).

Good luck to you...see you at the next chocoholics meeting...I'll be the one with the coffee crisp!!  lol...

Answer 4

cuz you're not eating enough protein.  balance your meals & snacks.  eat one protein for each sugar.

Answer 5

Omg!  The same thing happened to me, but with coffee.  I NEVER drank the stuff, ever.  Right after I had my son though, it's all I wanted, I had an instant craving!

Answer 6

Funny!  I was thinking the same thing tonight about Kentucky Fried Chicken!  I was pretty much a vegetarian (except I ate fish) until my pregnancy, during which I craved chicken - especially KFC.  I expected the cravings to stop after the birth of my daughter but tonight I was driving home and passed a KFC and I HAD to stop for some extra crispy!  Oh, and my daughter is 4 MONTHS OLD!!!  (By the way, I'm also breastfeeding too).