Food aversions and cravings

I was exactly the same. I just ate what I could until 12 weeks then got stricter on myself and forced down veg. I was a HUGE veg fan before pregnancy but since being pregnant with Elle I'm still not that keen. I'm fine with salads again but even they were a struggle during pregnancy.

It's funny as I keep reading that the body is supposed to crave healthy food and go off things like coffee but that never happens for me.

I have a very healthy diet anyway so I kinda just force myself.

I too ate lots of bread, rice & fruit juice in the first trimester as it helped with the all day nausea I had (like you, no vomitting).

Interestingly, I never usually put on weight and am slightly below the healthy weight range with a BMI of about 18.5 and I found I put quite a bit of weight on in the first trimester (about 12kgs in the first 5 months) but it was just what my body wanted to do. I didn't put much on in the last trimester and I lost it ALL, every single Kg + a couple more within 3 weeks of having Elle so it was all just fine.

i wonder if this is true...people keep saying that to me too...my aunty ate no veges hardly at all and her kids eat really well..I'm hoping its just as much environment as what i eat while I'm pregnant:) as veges havent been my fav!

It is interesting as I introduced veg before fruit and we eat very healithy here. Homemade food everynight for us and for Elle most of the time but she still won't eat veg without a lot of effort. So it must be more than maternal diet and family eating habits. Elle's just had issues with food full stop...texture, taste, temperature so maybe she is just sensitive in that regard??

Back to the topic :)

Can't stand peas since I got pregnant, the smell, seeing them being eaten on tv even walking past a big display in the freezer section when on special at the supermarket!!! Bluuurrrrgggghhh

I'm a bit similar to you mountaingoat, not so keen on the cooked veg (never had a prob before and will still eat it just definately not my fav) but love raw veg - was hanging out for the salad season to start! Anything fresh is great!!

I know weird huh!!! Never had a problem with them before.

I craved salt & vinegar chips and salami LOL (can anyone say salt? )

I've been mad on salt and fresh fruit with this baby, I think the salt is coz I am a little dehydrated. So far no major aversions except rice which I'm not a big fan of anyway. Oh and eggs which is really bizarre, I can't stand the thought of eating them.

With Maya I couldn't stand the thought of mince and chicken, and found lettuce and cucmber gave me wicked heartburn. With the gremlins I went off chicken, pasta and rice but craved mince with sour cream which I couldn't eat at all with Maya funnily enough.

I wouldn't worry too much about your nutritional intake tho, I have hyperemesis so spent the first 10 or so weeks (and the first 16 with Maya, and the whole 37 with the gremlins) vomiting and pretty much only able to stomach toast and lemonade iceblocks, but baby will take the nutrients he/she needs from you, so it's you that suffers if your diet is deficient not bubs. I ended up iron deficient coz I couldn't eat meat at all in first tri.

I'm having issues with plain tap water too but can still force it down.