Pregnancy & Food Aversions/Complications

I know pregnancy is different for everyone. Some have very blessed pregnancies without morning sickness, aversions or allergies etc.

This topic is specifically towards pregnancy and food aversions and other complications related to pregnancy.



I’ve experienced an insane amount of food aversions. Anything from the way something smells, how it’s cooked or smells while cooking, seasoning, salt, texture etc. I’ve had such strong aversions that I will entirely throw up what I ate because I’m assuming the baby has rejected it 😂.

Besides food aversions I’ve also learned to love foods I didn’t prior, experienced extreme morning sickness to a point of being admitted to hospital twice early on and required to stay on a special medication in order to keep water down. Now that I’m in my second trimester and we’ll past the halfway point I’m feeling stronger and better but still experiencing food aversions that are extreme (vomit).



What types of aversions and complications did you experience?

We’re you able to move past food aversions or did they stay long after birth?

Did you experience any issues related to pregnancy that made your pregnancy complicated?



I’m interested to know what other women experienced with food, sickness and other issues.

Posted by LaPetiteEtoile

I barely ate the first 3 months because pretty much anything made me throw up.

After that I craved strawberries.

Mostly it was the smell that affected me.

Totally normal afterward.

When you were sick during first trimester, did you have an early warning to being sick or was it sporadic?

I also love fruit 🍉!!

Did you find that the smell of meat was a trigger?

1st trimester I threw up if I smelled coffee, grilled chicken, toothpaste everytime I brushed my teeth and anything with bell pepper in it, but I'd throw up randomly through my entire pregnancy seemingly out of nowhere with NO warning, I could be at Target and randomly spew chunks... good times.

Luckily, after birth I loved coffee again (thank you higher power!) Still dislike cooked bell peppers added to anything but can eat them raw. I craved baked potatoes and cantaloupe... the only complication I had was i developed melasmia (spelling) where my forehead had more pigment like a bad suntan and though it faded I can still notice it.

What helped was raw ginger chews with cane sugar, it was strong but I'd I chewed it and spit it out it and it helped tremendously with nausea. Most maternity boutiques sell it. And I was told to take plain benadryl to "sedate" me and help from throwing up but I never did find that safe or a feasible option.

A week before my due date both times I was told I had low amniotic fluid and was induced a week early, other than an episiotomy with my first I had zero complications with vaginal deliveries but both my babies spit up a ton, first had pyloric stenosis (projectile vomiting) and acid reflux... and the last is just a "happy spitter" so she spits up all the time but it doesn't bother her.

Highly recommend finding some natural raw ginger chews coated with cane sugar as it was a life saver for me.

I remember my doc saying I was the happiest pregnant woman she had met 😀

The heartburn I experienced in the middle of the night was a nuisance and having to get out of bed to pee was exhausting. I can't remember many food aversions, but maybe the smell of coffee made me wretch.

I took folic acid throughout the prganancy because i was born with a spine problem and didn't want the baby to suffer. It worked!

As soon as i found out we were having a baby, I talked to him a lot and he must have heard becuase he never shuts up now 😅. I also danced a lot and he's a great dancer lol.

Enjoy!

❤️

I was only sick during the first few weeks of the first trimester, vomiting and tiredness. That’s how I knew I was preggos. After the first month, once my body got adjusted to the fluctuation of hormones, everything was smooth sailing. The weirdest craving I had was for baking soda 🤷🏽‍♀️

Some people end up eating stuff that they never liked before, also some only crave healthy foods and cut out junk food. Mother nature is great at making sure they baby gets what it needs.