{"id":2532,"date":"2022-04-25T09:57:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T09:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/hub\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2023-02-06T14:31:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T14:31:33","slug":"weird-pregnancy-cravings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/hub\/parenting\/weird-pregnancy-cravings","title":{"rendered":"Pregnancy Cravings"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you\u2019ve ever been pregnant<\/a>, chances are you\u2019ll know all about pregnancy cravings<\/strong>! Some women say they\u2019ve craved eating something they\u2019ve spent their whole life hating, but what about the cravings that aren\u2019t so food-related?<\/a> Some women have cravings that doctors refer to as \u2018pica\u2019, and it can mean that you\u2019re in need of iron or another vitamin. <\/span><\/p>\n

From weird textures to craving things you aren\u2019t supposed to eat, we\u2019ve rounded up 15 of the weirdest and most wonderful pregnancy cravings!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”]\t

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15 interesting pregnancy cravings from\u00a0real\u00a0<\/em>women<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Feeling sponges…<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"sponges\"\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cMy craving for sponges got so bad that I ended up wandering into grocery shops and going to the cleaning aisle, just so I could feel all sorts of sponges! I\u2019d also take really long showers to spend more time sniffing them too.\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>– Lydia<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Crunching on ice<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"ice\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cI just really fancied something crunchy and cold, so I started munching on ice cubes loads. I tried eating ice lollies but that just wasn\u2019t the same, it had to be ice!\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>– Amy<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Vapour rub<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"vapour\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cI remember my eldest got a cold, so I put some vapour rub on his chest, and it smelt so good! I started keeping the bottle by my bed so I could sniff it, and eventually, I was rubbing it on my wrists during the day so I could keep smelling it.\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>– Rebecca<\/i><\/strong>
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Pickles straight from the jar<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"women\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cI normally absolutely hate pickles, I always pick them off my food! But for some reason when I was pregnant they just looked so good and I even ended up drinking the juice from the jar! My daughter now can\u2019t get enough of them and eats all my pickles when we go out.\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>– Mary<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Minty fresh toothpaste<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"mint\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cI used to squeeze out a little bit of toothpaste on my finger and eat it like that! Now I\u2019m not pregnant though, I absolutely hate brushing my teeth with minty toothpaste and I\u2019m always looking for a non-minty version.\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>– Bethany<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Coal…<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"lump\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cJust lumps of coal. I really had the urge to crumble it up in my hands and eat it, it was so strange! But I spoke to my doctor and apparently I had something called Pica and I was actually in need of iron, so it was a good thing I got it checked out really.\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>– Laura<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

The smell of petrol<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"petrol\"\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cWhenever my husband had to go and top the car up I\u2019d always volunteer to go with him so I could sit in the car with the window down and just sniff a little bit of petrol.\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>– Sophie<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Sour lemons<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"lemon\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cI remember in my first trimester especially I had such a huge craving for lemons, and not just lemon juice either. I\u2019d end up cutting up the lemons into slices and eating them just like an orange, my husband couldn\u2019t watch me do it without pulling a face!\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>–Emily<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Raw, white chalk<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"white\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cI had such a weird one, I was craving chalk, just eating a stick of white chalk. I tried all sorts of other things to make it go away but nothing worked! But I never did eat any, even just crumbling it up and smelling it was always so good.\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>– Hazel<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Lavender oil<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"lavender\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cI remember when I was pregnant with my second, our neighbours had a huge lavender bush and I loved sniffing it. Eventually, I ended up getting myself some lavender oil to carry around in my pockets all day just so I could sniff it!\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>– Charlotte<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Raw potatoes<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"bag\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cI normally don\u2019t really like potatoes, mashed fried or boiled, I’m not a huge fan. But when I was pregnant with my 2nd I just really craved biting into a raw potato! But now, I still can\u2019t stand them.\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>– Alice<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Dried herbs<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"dried\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cWith my daughter, I used to sprinkle some dried basil into my hands and eat it like that. It\u2019s so strange, any dried herbs I just really wanted to pour the jar into my mouth!\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>– Anne<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Hand sanitiser<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"hand\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cIt just smelt so good, sometimes I\u2019d even pour a tiny bit on my finger and lick it, just a little because I wasn\u2019t sure if it was good for you. But I had a mini bottle in my bag all the time when I was pregnant.\u201d
\n– Jessie <\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

A bar of soap<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"bars\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cAny bars of soap, but particularly ones that didn\u2019t have much of a strong smell I just really wanted to bite into it. I would stand in the bathroom for ages just sniffing this bar of soap sometimes.\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>– Megan<\/i><\/strong>
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Dirt or soil…to eat!<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”2″]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"soil\"\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\u201cI\u2019d heard of Pica and strange cravings while pregnant, but with my second I had the weirdest craving for soil\u2026 I really wanted to go into the garden and pick up some soil and eat it, it just sounded so good to me!\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>–Heidi<\/i><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Did you have any weird or wonderful pregnancy cravings on this list or not? We hope you\u2019ve enjoyed this list, and why not check out some of our other blogs for mums-to-be:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pregnancy Calculator and Calendar<\/a> | Early Signs of Pregnancy<\/a> | Best Irish Baby Names<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Best Scottish Baby Names<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Cool Baby Names<\/a> |Unique Baby Names<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Baby Names Inspired by Animals<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]\t

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