Have your say! Pregnancy-Info's weekly newsletter has been attracting a lot of comments from our readers, particularly about pregnancy cravings. So if you have been experiencing some strange cravings, check out other mothers' stories and compare! And share you story with us too! If you still can't figure out those cravings, take a look at Pregnancy-Info's article on cravings during pregnancy.
Tell us Your Cravings!
Name: Jessica • Due Date: 11/12/2006
I absolutely can NOT go a day w/out the smell of Comet, And Pine Sol. I clean [My already clean kitchen && bathrooms] with both on a daily basis, Sometimes more than once, Just to get my 'fix'... Lol.
Name: Dana • Due Date: 03/17/2007
This is for Wendy. I am 17wks with #4 and with the three before this I too craved ice, crushed ice and lots of it, I would actually skip meals because I was so full from all of the ice I crunched. I don't have this craving yet with this one, but we will see. I have been told by many health care professionals that ice cravings can mean that you are anemic. You might want to have your Iron checked.
Name: Anita • Due Date: 12/27/2006
In both my pregnancy i have the craving for the smelling bleach...When i told my family they think i'm weird..Does any one else love the smell of it ? Does it harm my baby?
Name: Sarah • Due Date: 04/27/2007
Well, so far my cravings change on a daily basis, but they are definitely cravings. I have been EXTREMELY sick with this one....not too bad with my first. The cravings that seem to stick around are pickle juice...mmmm....grapefruit...pretty much any fruit....lots of tomatoe products, including fresh tomato. Oh, and ice...mmmm
Mainly, I have had adversions...coffee, which I love, peanut butter, which I ADORE, and sweets, which now make me feel very sick, and I usually have a very bad sweet tooth.
Name: Laura • Due Date: 10/03/2006
My midwife told me so long as you don't actually want to eat any of the non-food substances you are craving then it's not a big problem.
I'm obsessed with smells - the warm air smell that comes from the hoover & the damp air smell that comes from the tumble dryer, I can't get enough of it & I love the feel of a bath towel that has just come straight out of the dryer - I could sit & chew on it all day - weird!!!!!!
Name: Wendy • Due Date: 11/07/2006
I feel so much better reading all your stories!! I thought maybe I was loosing it! I have a severe craving for ice, SEVERE, I have gone through about 50 bags during this, my 4th pregnancy. I hope my teeth make it through! I also have a really strong urge to use vicks mentholatum stick for my nose. It started as a stuffy nose looking for an answer now I cant stop sniffing it!! Oh the smell!?
