Impish Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Went grocery shopping. They've having a special on roast turkey breast. One side of the store was full of roast turkey smell. Or stench, as it was interpreted by my pregnant self. I honestly thought I was going to embarass Wolf and I by throwing the heck up. So glad I'm not American. There's no *way* I'd survive cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving this wk. *shudder* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 LOL... I'm sure there are pregnant women all over the US wishing they could skip the cooking this week. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Another reason to be vegetarian. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGHEALTHYMOM Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Nor could you tolerate my ds cutting up squid!!! UGGHHH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 I've been home for a bit now, and my stomach is *still* churning. I. Would. Die. if I had Thanksgiving this wk. Just, die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 We're roasting a ham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Sure you would...we're cooking one in the smoker and one on the rotisserie... outside :) :leaving: But I do know how you feel...hopefully you'll get over the sickies soon (With my girls, I got the sickies around 20 weeks, and got progressively worse until they were born.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I am sorry you are feeling poorly. When I am pregnant Chinese food smells terrible to me and makes me gag. Love the turkey though...I am cooking one this week. I cannot wait. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Normally, it's ground beef that brings me to my knees. This was entirely unexpected. Heck, I cooked Thanksgiving meals w/4 of my 5 kids, never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 My SIL is about 35 weeks and chicken is still bothering her. She refuses to cook or eat any chicken, not sure about turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Yeah, that would have been bad. When I was pregnant with my first child, it was the smell of the ham my mom was baking for Easter that sent me over the edge. YUCK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Texican Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 When I was pregnant it was the smell of tripas, a local delacasy that is deep fried cow guts. There's usually a booth serving it at most if the festivals big or small around here. Anyway once my son was eating a turkey wing and I made the mistake of saying, "When I was a kid the wings used to be my favorite part because it's got all that nice crispy skin and only a little bit of meat and it's fun to pick it from the bones." He said, "You mean we eat birds?" he gagged and had to spit out what he was eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 We are having ham. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Catching up on posts here. Turkey is how I figured out I was pregnant! According to my due date (though he was born several weeks early), I got pregnant on T-giving (apparently James Bond had a lot to be thankful for). We had Turkey for Christmas too, since we had a lot of people over. The next day James Bond was using the carcass to make broth for noddle soup. Something about the smell just did me in. I'd cooked the turkey with no problems the day before, but the smell was too much. I spent much of the afternoon opening windows and retching my guts up. I knew something was wrong, but figured I was just coming down with something. About a month later, I was at a restaurant with friends and someone ordered turkey. It was all I could do to keep my food down. I had been feeling tired and while I'm always sensitive to smells, this was overwhelming and I couldn't figure out why. For some reason the reaction the the turkey smell made me start counting. I realized there had been no period for quite a long time. When we left the restaurant, I ran to the PX before it closed and picked up 3 boxes (2 per box) of pregnancy tests. I went home and took 2 tests and they looked faintly positive, but I couldn't tell. The next morning, I took the remaining 4 tests (I wanted to be SURE) and they all showed positive. I went to the OB that morning to get a blood test done, which was of course positive and then they did an u/s because I had no idea how far along I was. I was just over 9 weeks pregnant! To this day I cannot look at turkey without thinking of how I figured out I was pregnant. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Catching up on posts here. Turkey is how I figured out I was pregnant! According to my due date (though he was born several weeks early), I got pregnant on T-giving (apparently James Bond had a lot to be thankful for). We had Turkey for Christmas too, since we had a lot of people over. The next day James Bond was using the carcass to make broth for noddle soup. Something about the smell just did me in. I'd cooked the turkey with no problems the day before, but the smell was too much. I spent much of the afternoon opening windows and retching my guts up. I knew something was wrong, but figured I was just coming down with something. About a month later, I was at a restaurant with friends and someone ordered turkey. It was all I could do to keep my food down. I had been feeling tired and while I'm always sensitive to smells, this was overwhelming and I couldn't figure out why. For some reason the reaction the the turkey smell made me start counting. I realized there had been no period for quite a long time. When we left the restaurant, I ran to the PX before it closed and picked up 3 boxes (2 per box) of pregnancy tests. I went home and took 2 tests and they looked faintly positive, but I couldn't tell. The next morning, I took the remaining 4 tests (I wanted to be SURE) and they all showed positive. I went to the OB that morning to get a blood test done, which was of course positive and then they did an u/s because I had no idea how far along I was. I was just over 9 weeks pregnant! To this day I cannot look at turkey without thinking of how I figured out I was pregnant. :) That's awesome! The sense of Super Smell is just...wow. All through my pregnancies, I am Super Scents. But the smell was so strong yesterday, even Wolf noticed it! Course, he wasn't ready to woof his cookies the way I was though! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Oh goody. Apparently touching raw chicken breast is as bad as smelling roast turkey. :willy_nilly: :eek: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Oh goody. Apparently touching raw chicken breast is as bad as smelling roast turkey. :willy_nilly: :eek: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Oh how I do not miss being sick during pregnancy or being exhausted for the first trimester. Hope you make it through this week without any more turkey encounters Imp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebug_1976 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 LOL!! I can totally sympathize with you. While I'm nearing the end of my pregnancy and have not had the squeemishness for awhile, there are still a couple smells that just do me in every time (pickles & my kids vitamins). I hope you are feeling better soon, and very glad you DO NOT have to cook a turkey this week! :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I had to shop for a vegetarian T'giving, and a turkey T'giving today. I am not pregnant, but I still I want to throw up. The veg is on Thurs, and the turkey is on Fri. This should be a math problem, ending with 'how much wine does LL need to survive?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I had to shop for a vegetarian T'giving, and a turkey T'giving today. I am not pregnant, but I still I want to throw up. This is all crossing state lines. The veg is on Thurs, and the turkey is on Fri. This should be a math problem, ending with 'how much wine does LL need to survive?" I calculate 1 bottle/2 hours, especially a low alcohol type like Moscato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Roast turkey itself doesn't bother me, but I hate the smell of the huge vat of turkey broth that I make the day after having roast turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I have never cooked a turkey and I doubt there will be one at the table this Thursday. My mom gave birth to a special needs baby on Thanksgiving one year (he came home at Christmas, but she was at the hospital most of the time for many months after his birth). My uncle cooked a 25-lb bird and dropped it off at our house even though Thanksgiving dinner was canceled. Instead of freezing it, my dad fed us strips of meat off the carcass until it was gone. My mom had left a list of things to feed us, but my dad figured it was better to just finish off the turkey. Now, it probably wouldn't have been so bad had he done turkey sandwiches and turkey soup and such. Plain pieces of turkey meat for every meal for every day got quite unappetizing. I was so jealous that my 2yo brother got to eat Cheerios (he refused the turkey). If my dad misses turkey at Thanksgiving, it's his own darn fault. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverFamily Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Thankfully my Dh will be cooking ours this week ;) ! I will be in charge of the eaiser stuff like mashed potatoes and green bean casserole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I calculate 1 bottle/2 hours, especially a low alcohol type like Moscato. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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