I don't discriminate. I'll eat almost anything now.

Oh my goodness, I craved STEAK! I craved it from the second I woke up, until I went to bed. And not just 'steak', but rare, bloody, STILL MOOING steak! I would want it so bad my teeth would hurt for it, lol. I'm a meat eater normally, but I've never craved steak, and certainly not something rare like that.
I also craved Maggie Moo's Better Batter ice cream. I'd do a pint a week- just enough to keep me from killing somebody, but not enough to really effect my weight gain.

Pickles... yes, I craved pickles. Vlassic Kosher Dill Spears- those were the only ones I'd eat. I got through 14 jars and haven't been able to look at a pickle since then, hahaha.

I had more food 'repulsions' than cravings: the thought of Ranch Dressing was enough to make my vomit. I wouldn't be able to eat a thing if I saw somebody else eating it. Mashed potatoes were another one, though less severe. Pizza absolutely made my stomach curdle too.

I never really had any cravings when I was pregnant. I suffered from hyperemesis and I spent nine solid months vomiting nearly 24/7 with each pregnancy which may be why food was not something I looked forward to. Some things tasted better than others coming back up and I tended to eat more of those. I know, gross right?

@aliyagator@xanga - They tried every nausea drug and quack remedy know to man to get me to stop vomiting and nothing worked at one point with my third child they actually put me into a drug induced coma while pregnant because they thought my constant vomiting was a mental thing. When they woke me the nurse was so relieved saying that I had vomited constantly while in the coma and she was sick of cleaning it up. With my last pregnancy they tried out a drug called zofran on me, it was being used for cancer patients at the time and wasn't really meant for pregnancy sickness but it did work. However, at the time it was $100 a pill and my insurance would not cover it because it was experimental. So I had to choose carefully which times I would not be sick.

I'm always asking for chocolate covered pretzels. which is weird cause I don't like chocolate or mixing tastes...

I craved weird combos early on- like a taco and a slice of pizza, or mashed potatoes and spaghetti (not mixed, just in the same sitting).  My biggest cravings were bacon, chicken, and spinach salad with strawberries and raspberry vinaigrette dressing.  I also started liking things I never liked before like chocolate, ice cream, and spicy food. When I was pregnant with my first, the commercial for the Chocolate phone would come on every morning.  They'd show the phone getting dipped in chocolate and I immediately went for the pantry to get a Hershey's bar.  Even though my youngest is a year old, I still crave the chocolate.  Bad.

This time around I want blue Poweraide ALL THE TIME.  Early on I wanted nothing to eat but mac & cheese. 

With my other two boys, I wanted Mexican food all the time.

With my first pregnancy I really craved a cigarette, not to eat mind you!  At the time I hadn't smoked in over 10 years to it was really weird to want one.   But my strongest craving ever was with my oldest daughter I craved egg mcmuffins like a crazy person and was so annoyed that McDonald's didn't make them all day long, lol!

@AbsolutelyNormalChaos61308@xanga - Yep, the sour and the spicy were better for me too.

@AbsolutelyNormalChaos61308@xanga - I had it with all five of my pregnancies for all nine months. By the time I got to the third one I knew I was pregnant three days after we had sex because I was "that kind" of sick. Apparently the implantation is what sets off my sickness. I vomit all the way through the delivery and all sickness is gone just after childbirth. I wish I could tell you it gets better but that has not been my experience. Also every woman in my family has the same thing happen during pregnancy. My third pregnancy was the worst. I had to be hospitalized 19 times in 9 months. My last pregnancy was the best "sickness wise" because my doctor decided to try out Zofran on me. I do think the children are worth it even though I'm quite happy not to be doing it ever again.

@AbsolutelyNormalChaos61308@xanga - The doctors kept telling me it probably wouldn't happen again, but I knew from what my sisters, cousins and aunts went through that it would. I understand completely the fear of going through it again. Zofran did not take away the sickness but it did keep me from vomiting so much during the last pregnancy. As I said I'm happy that I did it because my children are worth it but, I'm also thankful not to have to go through it again. They let me start having my IV "to go" after the first time round by leaving in a permanent IV shunt and teaching me to change the bags. It didn't stop the vomiting but it did make it easier for me to take care of the other children.

@AbsolutelyNormalChaos61308@xanga - moving our private discussion to your page now, so we don't completely hijack this post.