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Craving comfort

iVillagers confess the weird and wonderful foods they just had to have in pregnancy

'I craved fish and chips with loads of vinegar from the moment of conception. At only 16 days after the start of my last LMP, my diary shows me moaning about not being able to get to the chip shop before it shut.'

'I've wanted tomatoes all the way through my pregnancy, tinned, fresh, whatever. I've also been desperate to sink my teeth into a nice piece of battery cod, oooh, I can imagine it now, melting in my mouth...I'm veggie, so I’m trying to resist.'

'I am a vegetarian and hated meat but when I was pregnant I suddenly craved chicken and had to eat it. Maybe your body just knows what it needs to look after the baby? '

'At the beginning of my second pregnancy, I craved vanilla ice cream, chocolate and macaroni cheese smothered in salad dressing. Although the chocolate may not sound odd, I’m allergic to it, so I was craving something that would make me ill. That was certainly a difficult one.'

Cravings may not be irrational urges – find out more in our article: A little of what you fancy.

Odd things

'During my first pregnancy, I loved gherkins submerged in chocolate cake. Then, at the end, I developed a passion for cherry popsicles. I remember one night there weren’t any in the house, so my husband had to drive around to find a shop that was open. I made him promise not to come back until he’d found cherry flavoured ones.'

'When I was pregnant with my first child I craved chilli McCoys dipped in lucozade and had to drink coffee, which I couldn't stand. This time I'm craving Mars bars.'

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