This is not my first pregnancy this actually is my second child and I’ve already given birth to her last may 09 2022 that is why we call her election baby, because that is the Philippines 17th presidential election.
Moving along… yes! Cravings! I actually never had cravings with my first pregnancy, so having cravings was an uncharted situation for me.
I was actually expecting the same pregnancy this time around, but then soon I found out during my 2 month pregnancy that the worst is yet to come, not that it’s a bad thing though.
My first craving was mango (boring right?) this was just for a few weeks. I actually wish I stayed on the mangga cravings, it’s a lot cheaper than what’s coming ahead which happened on the 2nd week of my month 2.
Me and my boyfriend back then — now my loving and ever supportive husband — ordered steak from this well-known steak house. By the way, this was because we were watching this barbeque-themed series on Netflix.
Fast forward to the delivery; it arrived in a paper bag, I was extremely excited to eat and much to my disappointment, it didn’t met the expectations I was hoping. That is when it started.
I told myself that night that I’ll cook my own steak. From then on, me and my husband would purchase kilos of ribeye and make our own steak and mashed potato date nights. We even got to the point where we would eat steak for 2 to 3 nights in a row.
I couldn’t explain it, but in a way I didn’t really want to eat steak more often than you think. Just by thinking of it, it turns my tummy upside down at the same time I couldn’t help myself from drooling just by reminiscing the taste of the steak melting in my mouth.
After a month and a half, we came to a stopping point where I would actually vomit from eating steak and I was sick to my stomach thinking how much this meat is costing us and I’m just throwing it up.
It was difficult for me because I lost my appetite for a few days and sometime after that I would badly crave for steak but still feel so full from it. Eventually it came to pass and I was so glad, because going through these cravings is not a joke.
It may seem easy for some, others my think “maarte ka lang talaga” or “ako nga nagtitiis” and many more.
But you know what, if you’re the type of pregnant mom that is also facing this ordeal, I can say that I understand you because there’s this saying that those cravings are also your baby’s cravings.
It makes us feel like we are depriving them of those cravings, right? And that makes us feel guilty in a way, and that causes some of us to have anxiety or even stress, which are the very emotions that pregnant women should avoid.
So my fellow mommies please! Enjoy those cravings, it will pass, and if you felt the same way I did, it’s ok to let those cravings go. If you think it no longer benefits you and your baby, especially for cravings such as mine because we all know too much of anything is dangerous.
Also disclaimer I’ve consulted this to my Ob-Gyne and she said it was completely fine. This is just my craving number one, I will soon post my other cravings and if so, dramas about my other cravings.
If you’re currently pregnant, I hope God blesses your delivery and for the moms who is currently enjoying the life after birth, keep at it!