Anyone else with a serious thing for ice cubes?

[Lolli]

Hi all,

OK, I'm here to fess up. I have a serious ice addiction

The only thing I want is ice cubes. Crushed ice will do in a pinch, but it's just not the same- I'm craving the crunch of the ice between my teeth and the feeling of little bits of it my mouth.

It's bizzarre. I had the exact same craving from 34 wks on with ds. I chewed ice cubes the whole way through my labour. And I haven't munched on a single one between the end of labour and a few days ago, when the craving returned.

I'm not sure if ice is 'real' pica or not (I 'spose it depends on whether it's considered a food) but it's just not rational

Anyone else share my ice problem?

[M22]

i idi in my last trimester- looooveeeeed it and had it during labour too.
was great!!

LOL

[Novella]

I did it with both pregnancies, strange but I guess it could have been worse! Dont know how your managing it in winter!!

[{sarah}]

How are your iron levels Lori? I craved ice in both of my pregnancies & found out that it's generally because of an iron deficiency.

But yes I know the feeling, couldn't kep the ice cube trays full!!

[sneakysparkle]

oh man with DD1 I was soooooo addicted to ice! Even if we went out for dinner DH would ask the waiter for a cup of ice
Funny thing is DD1 loves ice too

[Lolli]

How are your iron levels Lori? I craved ice in both of my pregnancies & found out that it's generally because of an iron deficiency.

But yes I know the feeling, couldn't kep the ice cube trays full!!

Iron levels are perfect Sarah, have to keep them that way becauseof my heart condition thingie, so I get them checked fairly often.

I had a theory that maybe I'm a bit dehydrated, but I drink about 2 litres of water evryday (again because of the heart thingie) so maybe not

[Turkish Delight]

OMG. I thought i was the only one?

I was eating icy poles and sunnyboys during winter when i was pregnant with DD (during my third trimester too).

My family thought i was weird and were telling me not to. But i was craving them.

[Visitor8]

hehe I had it with all of mine. At it's worse I was going through one of those bottlo bags of ice a day

[ElleJay]

I've just got a craving for chewing things (like I'm teething!)
But no, I've become like you - last night we went out after I finished work and I had a glass of water and I just could not wait to get down to the ice and it felt SO GOOD to just chew on the ice!

[Salad]

Yep me too our fridge makes ice - cubed or crushed and boy did it get a work out, I would fill up a plastic cup and carry it everywhere. When I was about 8mths preg we went away to a car show and I was going nuts coz i could not get ice, then I found the snow cone van and single handedly kept him in business all day lol. No flavour just straight ice for me.
It drove dh nuts sometimes coz I would be munching away while he was trying to watch tv.

[AwesomeFoursome]

Yes me too. DS and I have a cup of ice cubes every afternoon lately.

[AliBaby]

Lori I loved ice in pregnancy and still do.

You might like this. I found it sooooo yummy. I would make up some cordial in my favourite flavour at the time and then pour it into icecube trays and then have a glass full of flavoured ice! YUM!!!!!!

DP couldnt stand the thought of me eating ice as he has sensitive teeth but I love ice!

[Lolli]

You might like this. I found it sooooo yummy. I would make up some cordial in my favourite flavour at the time and then pour it into icecube trays and then have a glass full of flavoured ice! YUM!!!!!!

!

Ooh yum Ali I will have to try that

[Unimum]

My freezer didn't freeze the ice quick enough!!

Last pregnancy was through the heat of summer, DH woul bring home a bag of ice from the drive thru every couple of days.

My favourite thing to do (this was when I didn't have any other children!) I would buy thosegold diet coke cans in bulk, fill a pint cup of ice and pour a WARM can over it. It would melt the ice into slushy form and I would sit there with a spoon in the aircon with a spoon!

The ice addiction got too such a state that I would make him buy a particular ice, I like this cude type stuff, sometimes he came home with more slate type ice that didn't fit in my mouth properly!

I havn't craved it as much this pregnancy but it has been a very cold winter! I am sure it will start up once I see an esky full at the summer bbqs!

I truely believe it used to relax me, it was amazing stuff!

[boobaloo]

i would take a bucket of ice in the car with me, even if i was just going to the corner shop when i was pg with dd, i couldn't stop, and i'd stress big time, nearly have a panic attack if i was somewhere and couldn't get ice.

[first_time_mummy]

I had some ice out of my fiances glass of coke the other day and i must say i enjoyed it thoroughly lol

Maybe i should invest in some more...lol
You gotta be careful where you get it from though, apparently maccas, hungry jacks etc are bad.

Atleast its a healthier choice of craving lol....nothing worse than craving chocolate