Cravings. Caused by something our body needs?

Question

Pregnancy Cravings. I take a pregnancy multi-vitamin supplement. and I am 11 weeks pregnant.

First I craved nachos (meatless)

Then banana smoothies

Then spicy foods

Now a plate full of steamed vegies - especially pumpkin - with a nice steak

Just wondering do you think - do we crave these things cause it has something what our body - or the baby wants.
Or jsut because our bodies are out of whack?

Answer 1

I think we crave things for a reason. And I think it's important to give our bodies what we need. You seem to be craving fruit and vegi's which your body probably wants. I think cravings all have a place, like craving icecream may mean you need more calcium. As long as your healthy and sensible about what you eat you'll be fine!!

Enjoy the ride!!!

Answer 2

I think its just being out of whack! I craved all sorts of things at all different times. Like 'sweet and sour eggs' which is boiled eggs with mashed potato and a sort of hollandaise sauce which sounds ghastly now but was wonderful to me then!! And apple slice, fruit and my big one was Mint Slice Biscuits. I think most of my baby was made up of mint slice!

Funnily enough as soon as they were born, cravings stopped!!

If your're craving meat or vegies on a continual basis though, I could imagine it might be because you are deficient in certain vitamins or iron?

Anywho, good luck and congrats on baby.

Answer 3

If you are only 11 weeks along your cravings wouldn't be pregnancy related, so it is probably something that the body needs.
Pregnancy cravings is when you want the same thing week in and week out throughout the pregnancy
Best wishes,
Hope

Answer 4

We get cravings because our body is lacking in something, whether we recognise what its lacking or not.
Our bodies are really amazing because they can tell us what we need if we just listen. And in pregnancy we are more aware of what our bodies are doing so we notice the cravings more.

Answer 5

i think its partly because our bodies need something, but also because of hormones.

i think people also eat stuff because they are pregnant and it doesnt seem weird because you can say i'm pregnant!
i wanted nachos from 7-11 every time we left the house! they were soooo good.

congrats on your new addition!

Answer 6

I like someone to explain my craving for chewing and smelling rubber lol....can't be anything my body is missing....

Answer 7

i think so because sometimes i crave certain fruit n veg other times peanuts brown bread and so on

Answer 8

because our bodies are out of whack when were pregnant

Answer 9

Sounds to me like you're a fat pig.