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.

[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!

[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