Pregnancy cravings/aversions and gender

[babydust]

Hi girls! So I'm 5 and 1/2 weeks pregnant and having some cravings and aversions that I think lean more toward girl.

Can't even touch chicken. Can't stand taste or smell. Wot eat red meat. Hamburgers with cheese are doable if very well done

Crave grapefruit and grapfuit juice!! Green grapes, fruit ice pops, eggs ( but that's waning now), fresh salads, Mexican food but without the meat part, eggplant parm and pasta, yogurt, sparkling water

I still like an can eat pizza at this point ( ate a lot before I conceived) although I don't crave it like I usually have. I would rather have a vegetable dish or some fresh juicy fruit!

With my ds I craved meat meat and more meat! And I usually dislike meat to begin with haha. Also craved Mexican but with loads of chicken and steak too.

Wdyt? Thanks!

[auroara78]

Well, I don't know how true it is, but I had a similiar situation, in that with my girl pregnancy I was totally OFF meat, and I typically enjoy meat with my dinner.

With my sons, I couldn't get enough. I wanted non stop tacos (or anything with beef) with DS1, and DS2 could have nicknamed "fried chicken" because I couldn't get enough of chicken in general with him. With the girl, I could just start eating meat in moderation well past 4-5 months...roast chicken sitll made me gag even after my morning sickness had been long gone.

[Mochagirl]

My cravings have been pretty much the same through all my pregnancies: fruit, fruit and more fruit. I do have more of a sweet tooth this time around but I credit that more to an ice cream and candy habit I acquired while on the LE diet. I didn't eat a lot of meat with any of my pregnancies, and had an aversion to seafood. I would happily eat pasta and pizza every night if I could.

[Rosie85]

I have an aversion to meat right now too. All I have been wanting to eat is soup or salads and fruit and some veggies.

With my boys I craved meat from the beginning but was too sick to eat it. This time meat makes me want to yack...just thinking about it even. I also craved a lot of junky type foods with the boys, lots of grease, calories.

I cannot eat anything with grease right now or with heavy sauces, or melted cheese, so weird! The less food I have the better it seems, and the healthier too.

[babydust]

Yeah, I feel the same way! The thought of grease makes me sick. So no longer can stomach the fried eggs I used to like! Also pizza I can only eat if I dab ALL that grease off. I also feel best when I set lighter meals throughout the day. Getting really nauseous now and only 5 and 1/2 weeks. With ds it started at 7/7 and 1/2 weeks. With Dd, it started earlier. So we'll see, but looks promising ladies! For al of us

[Winngrin]

I try not to read too much into craving this early, because I think it has way more to do with ms than with gender. My friend swears that Im in trouble because I still like sour and spicy things, but I dont think our tastes truly change, just our perception of them due to ms, and what we are able to better stomach at the time. I might be more inclined to believe it later in pregnancy when ms isnt fudging everything up.

[TT_3814]

Sorry I can't help much with the cravings but wanted to wish you a huge congrats and a H&H 9 months!

[babydust]

Thanks TT! :-)

[mummypink]

I'm pretty much off everything at the moment lol!!

[lobella2]

With both of my girls I could not stand chicken or any meat until the 12 week mark. I also ate a lot of fruit. With DS I craved meat and protein foods. Good luck!