I'e heard of pica and if you had it when you were a child it can often come out again during pregnancy! It wasn't something that I had but when I came across it on the internet it said it is pretty common so you're not weird after all
GTF I know a girl who is pregnant now and can't swallow her spit either!
i just googled as i know dogs often eat dirt of their low in something (please dont take that the wrong way ) and its says it can be a sign of Iron deficiency, id get a bloodtest hun!
Green tree frog- pmsl @ licking your house clean, could work out for both of us! Funny with the spit thing! Pandora- Did she ever try the matchsticks? At least I dont have any lilydale topping in my garden, or I might be in trouble. Olive- No offence taken LOL! Funny thing is, that I did ask my midwife about iron levels at my last appointment as I've been pretty tired and grumpy. She said that my BT was fine, but that was done a while ago, so maybe it's changed.
I also have a dairy intolence, so don't get a lot of calcium. So think i'll start taking calcium tablets
Yeah, I'd be telling your Dr about it when you see them next - Pica is a definite lack in some minerals.
My friend when she was pregnant used to lick her fingers and sook the ash out of ashtrays. It was DISGUSTING watching her doing it. She used to also love the plaster from walls and would sook sponges.
My mum had Pica when she was pregnant, she wanted to eat sand, she said it wasn't so much the taste (can't imagine how much taste sand would have!) but more the texture, she was craving that really gritty texture. And she said the same thing, it's apparently to do with some kind of vitamin or mineral deficiency. I'm not sure whether she had anything done about it, but like the others have said, definitely worth checking with your OB or midwife. Always worth asking!
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