What kind of food cravings do pregnant women have?

Question

Do pregnant women feel hungry very often? Or do they feel hungry only during meal hours?

Answer 1

Time and hunger pains and/or cravings are very opposite to a pregnant woman.  I wanted crushed ice and cherry "twizzlers" the bite size ones, every couple of hours.  At meal time, I would either eat everything or absolutely nothing....I don't know why.

Answer 2

Anything!

My first-Ramen Noodles and PB and J

Second-tomatoes  

Answer 3

every woman is different..

like for me.. i don't like food at this  moment.. i puke almost everything i eat i can't stand the smell of food.. makes me nauseous..

every pregnancy is different.  

Answer 4

during my first pregnancy, i didnt have any cravings until the last few weeks. i was craving pizza and peanut butter ALL THE TIME!

Answer 5

It can really vary from person to person on cravings and how often they are hungry.

For me it almost all the time, every couple of hours I need to eat.

As for the what we crave, please don't boil cravings down to "she just really wants her favorite food and is playing the pregnancy card."

I have been craving foods I don't even like or am alergic to!  It really is strange to look at something you dislike and think, mmmmmmmmmmmmm sounds yummy!

I have done more than my share of Chinese food cravings and donuts as well, but on the other hand I some times really seem to crave very nutritious foods like salad and certain fruit.

Also note craving eating things like dirt, laundry soap or certain other nonfood items is a condition called pica and is usually the result of anemia.  She who has these cravings needs iron rich foods !!!

Answer 6

pickles, dirt (lol), ice cream, sour cream, chocolate...they gotta eat for the baby and for themselves so i think they're hungry a lot

Answer 7

A lot of the times, it's very often(Like me for instance...). I am craving so many things right now! From Mangos, to those delicious Claussen Pickles, cheese pizza, and Pistachio & Rainbow Sherbet ice cream from Baskin Robbins. Also, I have been craving those delicious chicago style vienna hot dogs with everything on it!, and sloppy joe's with crispy tator tots. YUMMY! I get my hands on whichever one of those I can get! LOL!

Answer 8

It depends on the woman everyone is different. I was super hungry during my second tri. And I craved Sunni D and chocolate. Now I crave root beer and chocolate :)

Answer 9

My mom ate sushi.

I know... she was a daredevil.

Answer 10

my mom craved ice cream all the time when she was pregnant with me

they would have to buy like those one gallon tubs of ice cream every week

and i dont really ice cream