Pickles and Orange Juice

Okay seriously! I've never had such weird cravings during pregnancies like I am having with this one! I'm only 6 weeks and yesterday started some odd cravings.

I was eating sour cream and onion pringles when all of a sudden I NEEDED to have some OJ to wask it down.

Then when Dh and I were in bed cuddling, I thought he smelled like dill pickles. That made me want some, but he said to try and hold off on the pickles until T-day since the only dill pickles I had int he house are for the T-day pickle and olive tray.

Didn't work though. Tonight I could "smell" the dill pickles again and just had to have one! So I cracked open the jar and ate 2 of them and again I wanted OJ to drink with it! LOL Of course later I wanted to drink the dill pickle brine, but I haven't gone through with it yet. The "craving" isn't strong enough for me to even do that . . .yet.

Seriously, I've never put these things together before. It sounds kind of gross a little but they tasted so good together for me right now. I feel like a pregnant freak. Even though I hear it's normal.

I'm just wondering if this might indicate a gender for the baby, LOL

What are some weird things you've craved or eaten during a pregnancy?

Puffed Cheetos. (sigh). Any type of chip usually makes me dump, but since getting pregnant this time around puff  Cheetos are my favs- My OB says that, since I'm having twins to not deny any cravings that aren't dangerous, so I have a few. Naturally I can't eat a ton of them, but still!! I thought about pickles sounding good the other day too, but they have also made me dump since surgery- actually throw up, because they are so acidic. I might give it a shot though. Most days my morning sickness is so bad all day I don't crave anything, so when I do, I try to satisfy it. Good luck though! And eat them if you want them- pickles aren't really nutritious, but they aren't puff Cheetos either!

Carrie

I craved OJ with my 2nd preg. and thought it was all good until one month I gained 8 poundsand my sugar was high...when she asked what I had been doing I told her "nothing really bad." they she proceded to ask if I was having juice or anything...i was all proud and told her "Yeah! I am drinking like 1/2 gal of OJ every 3 days!!" She said "WHAT?!! No more than 4-6oz a day!!" I didnt know it could be a bad thing. LOL  I completed the preg with 6 oz a day!! (sometimes closer to 8!!) I am not preg. right now, but Pickles and Oj sure sound good to me!!  Oh and I had a girl that pregnancy!!  Blessings to you!!

I don't crave them together but I most definitely crave OJ, dill, & bread/butter pickles! I actually skipped dinner on Sunday night and just ate pickles! LOL! As a matter of fact I had 4 different kinds of pickles in my fridge before I found out I was pregnant. That was pretty funny! I have had to force myself to stop w/ the OJ because I gained 7 lbs. I'm sure it's not totally from the OJ because I am retaining water in my legs, ankles, & feet (maybe from the pickles!) but it still freaked me out enough to really cut back on the OJ. I just love it tho!

-Ashlie

I'm loving the OJ...lol  my cravings keep changing... I blame it on the twins... I cant do breakfast foods anymore...the thought is making me ill... I have been drinking diet ginger ale FLAT no one yell at me about that one... Lots of water and milk and OJ...  Doritos... cheetos jalapeno... cheese and triscuts... Pickles of course... grilled cheese and tomato soup... before I was pregnant I couldn't eat anything that was bread... I got an arbys beef and cheddar yesterday... oh the hubby got bonus points for that one...lol chicken, pizza.... But my favorite things are fresh fruit and veggies... omg so yummy.... I cant eat a lot per sitting but I nibble on a little of these things... I feel like I am eating like a fat chick again but still losing weight...

I went through my OJ craze until I realized that my weight was really going up.  Now, I have cut back on it.  I only have a few ounces a few days a week now.  You would think that juice would be good for you, but the sugar catches up with me evertime that I start drinking it consistently.

I think my pickle cravings have passed, but now that you have mentioned it...some bread and butter pickles do sound good right about now.

Dh made some honey glazed chicken strips tonight with a honey mustard dipping sauce and it was just as delish as the pickles were. The honey mustard was the BEST. I was licking up the left over mustard!

I am also craving some chicken fried rice with some sweet and sour chicken. I've never had cravings like these before. Out of all of my 7 previous pregnancies I've seriously never had such cravings like these with such strong flavors/tastes like these.

Pickles are just pickled cucumbers, LOL, so they are a bit better than cheetos, or the sour cream and onion pringles. :D

Dh is afraid I'll give away the pregnancy this Thanksgiving with my cravings and weird foods. I hope not. :-s