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Morning sickness

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1987H2001M2002Inanny Wed 25-Jan-23 18:01:43

What food/drink did you go off when you were pregnant?
For several months I could only manage plain cream crackers,farleys rusks,without milk and opal fruits.Chinese takeaway was banned and although I love my tea normally,I couldn't stand it or coffee.

clareken Sat 28-Jan-23 18:44:55

I went off mashed potatoes with my eldest, who will soon be 35, and still can't eat them. It was the texture. I also went off smoky bacon crisps. My husband likes his fried eggs sunny side up, and then smashes them on a slice of bread. I could cook them for him, but had to leave the room while he ate them.

farview Sat 28-Jan-23 19:52:40

Fourth pregnancy..went off cauliflower...still hate the smell 40years on....

Unigran4 Sun 29-Jan-23 00:13:40

Went off coffee and sausages, but craved a pint of blancmange every day when pregnant with both my girls. No sickness with first one, nausea only with the second. Looking at some of the other posts I realise I was very lucky. And I still love blancmange!

TwinLolly Sun 29-Jan-23 09:20:15

DH thought I was pregnant when I had a craving for 'crispy seaweed' from the Chinese takeaway. (It's not really seaweed - it is actually curly kale, I found out through an internet search). I couldn't get enough of the stuff for about a month or two. But I was definitely not pregnant. Possibly my body needed a mineral or vitamin, or something.

sazz1 Sun 29-Jan-23 10:46:43

Never suffered with morning sickness with any of my pregnancies. Felt sick once with the first when I put on a pan of chips to fry for tea. Went upstairs while DH cooked them and felt fine, wasn't sick. Ate tea and all ok. That's it never happened again.
Feel so sorry for other posters on here.

watermeadow Sun 29-Jan-23 13:10:12

I went off coffee in every pregnancy and still do every time I’m ill. I always said pregnancy sickness felt exactly like travel sickness and have suffered from that all my life. I haven’t thrown up for years but still feel nauseous in cars.

HannahLoisLuke Sun 29-Jan-23 13:50:14

No sickness or food aversions with any of my three pregnancies. I was very lucky.

Eloethan Sun 29-Jan-23 15:09:43

Hated the smell and taste of fried onion. Made me feel dizzy and nauseous, but I was never actually sick.

Loved fresh peaches.

1987H2001M2002Inanny Tue 31-Jan-23 20:06:49

Something has occured to me..some of you lucky ladies who never had morning sickness. Does this have any bearing on PMT or easier Menopause symptoms. My DiL Mum had no trouble with anything.I hate her!!! no not really?

M0nica Tue 31-Jan-23 22:25:23

I had morning sickness, quite badly, not the very severe kind. I had little problem with PMT and the only menopause problem I had was fibroids, which didn't need treating because they end with the completion of the menopause..

DD has been exactly the same, although her fibroid bleeding was so bad that she had a hormone coil inserted.

silverlining48 Tue 31-Jan-23 23:04:08

I had no sickness in either pregnancy and no problem with my menopause. I was lucky.

GrandmaCornwall Thu 09-Feb-23 18:36:22

When expecting my girls I went off tea and with my son it was coffee. When I went into hospital to have my daughter I had to be moved to a private room as the smell of food brought in by other patients made me sick 🤢
I did crave grapefruit with my first daughter and she loves to eat fruit no cravings with the other two.