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Olives, Nectarines, Satsuma’s, Gherkins, Salty Chips, Lemonade, these
are the cravings that I’ve been having throughout my pregnancy so far and at
times my cravings have driven me up the wall. It’s 3 o clock in the morning
and guess what just woke me up? Yes, another craving. I actually think I was
dreaming about gherkins and the next thing I know is I’m awake lying in bed
fighting with myself for whether to go and get them from the fridge or just try
to go back to sleep. However, I’m awake now so I’m sure you know what won.
While eating the last gherkin (I limited myself to five, don’t
worry there the small ones, I promise), I started wondering about why we have
cravings and if there actually a Placebo? So, naughty I decided to NOT GO BACK
TO SLEEP and use the big World Wide Web to answer my curiosity.
I found a lot of interesting stuff and my results amazed me and
then that got me thinking about how many other pregnant women just wonder why
we have cravings. Thus, I decided to share my finding with you in the form of
this post. I hope enjoy my findings and with no further a due here they are:
Why
cravings occur and what causes them during pregnancy?
In spite of all the research and the experiences of millions of
pregnant women, it is still unsure to exactly why we have food cravings and
non-food cravings called Pica during pregnancy and what causes them. Some specialists believe it’s due to increasing
hormonal levels but there’s no scientific evidence to fully support that.
What do
food cravings during pregnancy mean?
Many have different opinions and views to what cravings mean:
Some specialists believe that pregnant women crave for the nutrients
that their body lacks or is in need of. For instance some may believe that
craving for red meat is your body is reaching out for Protein or if your body
is in short of Magnesium you may crave for Chocolate.
On the other hand, there are specialists that dispute this and
believe that pregnancy cravings have nothing to do with what our body needs.
They argue that if pregnant women craved for the things that there body needed
then they would eat more healthy things and consume less of the unhealthy
things. Like more Greens and less sugar!
Nevertheless, again here there is no scientific evidence to
support any of the views.
When do
the Cravings start?
Cravings can occur at any point of the pregnancy, however they are
more common during the first trimester and can change during the pregnancy. You
may crave for things in early pregnancy that you can’t stand later on in the
pregnancy or vice-versa.
What to do
about food cravings?
In most cases, cravings are more fascinating than serious or
harmful. So, in moderation they can be indulged. Just make sure you maintain a
healthy balanced-diet and if you do feel that your cravings are of concern than
consult your GP or Midwife as soon as possible.
I hope you find this information as helpful and intriguing as I
did. Simple cravings who could have thought they could be such a mystery?
If you want some further reading materials, here are few links for
you to have a look at:
Now, I would like you to share your pregnancy cravings with me and
tell me why you think we have cravings. So, get typing in the comments box
below.
Anyway, I'm going back to sleep, and you should try as well ( WHAT ARE YOU DOING AWAKE?)
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