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Pica (non food cravings)
Anyone else have this. I look at dirt and rocks lately and think they
look appetizing. Wow I sound like a real freak. I'm sure it's my body telling me that I'm lacking something. but what? Anyone else. Thanks for not instantly thinking I'm a fruit loop |
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I believe that is an iron deficiancy. call your dr.
Tori "Anna.Nicole.m" wrote in message ups.com... Anyone else have this. I look at dirt and rocks lately and think they look appetizing. Wow I sound like a real freak. I'm sure it's my body telling me that I'm lacking something. but what? Anyone else. Thanks for not instantly thinking I'm a fruit loop |
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Anna.Nicole.m wrote: Anyone else have this. I look at dirt and rocks lately and think they look appetizing. Wow I sound like a real freak. I'm sure it's my body telling me that I'm lacking something. but what? Anyone else. Thanks for not instantly thinking I'm a fruit loop Mmm. In my first pregnancy, I craved chalk. Then my doctor recommended taking tums for the calcium (I think she said at least 4 a day, and no more than 6?) - - - they were the closest thing to chalk I could eat, and they also cleared up my leg cramps, which apparently *can* be caused by a calcium deficiency. My chalk craving did not go away - but it found an outlet in each Tums I savoured. My iron levels were great the whole pregnancy, according to my bloodwork, at least. I would definitely start a pregnancy multivitamin, if you haven't already, and seek out mineral-rich food. Raisins are a decent source of iron, and sometimes they have a slightly gritty texture that might appease the pica a bit! But, don't eat the dirt. Now, if I could just get my 15mo to listen to that advice . . . Melania |
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"Anna.Nicole.m" wrote in message ups.com... Anyone else have this. I look at dirt and rocks lately and think they look appetizing. Wow I sound like a real freak. I'm sure it's my body telling me that I'm lacking something. but what? Anyone else. Thanks for not instantly thinking I'm a fruit loop Heya I had mad cravings for "inflatable" plastic such as kids armbands! I bought loads and chewed them constantly! I also couldn't get enough of the smell of petrol, to the point where I wuold follow cars down the road!! Mention it to your health care provider tho - even though you feel a moron doing so! It apparently can be a sign you're lacking something. oh, and a tip - don't chew plastic in front of your DH, he'll laugh about it with his mates for ages! :/ Lucy |
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"lucy-lu" wrote in message ... "Anna.Nicole.m" wrote in message ups.com... Anyone else have this. I look at dirt and rocks lately and think they look appetizing. Wow I sound like a real freak. I'm sure it's my body telling me that I'm lacking something. but what? Anyone else. Thanks for not instantly thinking I'm a fruit loop Heya I had mad cravings for "inflatable" plastic such as kids armbands! I bought loads and chewed them constantly! I also couldn't get enough of the smell of petrol, to the point where I wuold follow cars down the road!! I had that same problem with smells... The smell of diesel was like music to my ears (or just simply a great smell to my nose) - not to mention permanent markers and WD-40! I'd take my time filling my car up (was a diesel engine at the time) just to enjoy the smell of that awesome liquid. I'd then be sure to run the car for a while just to have that smell linger as there was something sickly good about it. Mention it to your health care provider tho - even though you feel a moron doing so! It apparently can be a sign you're lacking something. oh, and a tip - don't chew plastic in front of your DH, he'll laugh about it with his mates for ages! :/ Heh... Well, I'd recommend NOT making car and home 'air freshners' out of small pieces of cardboard that you color completely with a permanent marker (a few times over, at least) and soak with WD-40 then hang in your car or around the house. You'll more than likely get strange looks and it's just so hard to explain how and why it smells so darn good! You'll probably find that they disappear very quickly if you refuse to take them out of the house/car! lol Lucy |
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"Anna.Nicole.m" wrote in message ups.com... Anyone else have this. I look at dirt and rocks lately and think they look appetizing. Wow I sound like a real freak. I'm sure it's my body telling me that I'm lacking something. but what? Anyone else. Thanks for not instantly thinking I'm a fruit loop After getting your iron level checked, get some of those Jelly Belly Bertie Botts or Ant Bully Sweet Rock jelly beans. They come in flavors like dirt, earthworm, grass, etc. |
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"xkatx" wrote in message news:6gmLg.8828$Hr1.8275@clgrps12... I had that same problem with smells... The smell of diesel was like music to my ears (or just simply a great smell to my nose) - not to mention permanent markers and WD-40! I'd take my time filling my car up (was a diesel engine at the time) just to enjoy the smell of that awesome liquid. I'd then be sure to run the car for a while just to have that smell linger as there was something sickly good about it. LOL, this made me laugh as I remember we ran out of petrol one day and had to call the breakdown people. I think I was about 12wks pg, so I didn't look pregnant - the poor breakdown guy looked a bit scared when I was hovering over him filling our car up out of the can! |
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deja.blues wrote:
"Anna.Nicole.m" wrote in message ups.com... Anyone else have this. I look at dirt and rocks lately and think they look appetizing. Wow I sound like a real freak. I'm sure it's my body telling me that I'm lacking something. but what? Anyone else. Thanks for not instantly thinking I'm a fruit loop After getting your iron level checked, get some of those Jelly Belly Bertie Botts or Ant Bully Sweet Rock jelly beans. They come in flavors like dirt, earthworm, grass, etc. Yes, but they don't actually taste like dirt, earthworms, or grass. : ) -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys, 1/3/03 Addison Grace, 9/30/04 Check out the family! -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clarkguest1, Password: Guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password |
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"Jamie Clark" wrote in message ... deja.blues wrote: "Anna.Nicole.m" wrote in message ups.com... Anyone else have this. I look at dirt and rocks lately and think they look appetizing. Wow I sound like a real freak. I'm sure it's my body telling me that I'm lacking something. but what? Anyone else. Thanks for not instantly thinking I'm a fruit loop After getting your iron level checked, get some of those Jelly Belly Bertie Botts or Ant Bully Sweet Rock jelly beans. They come in flavors like dirt, earthworm, grass, etc. Yes, but they don't actually taste like dirt, earthworms, or grass. : ) -- Jamie Hmm, the grass and dirt were pretty good. I didn't try the worm. The sardine and vomit ones I gave to the dog! |
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"Anna.Nicole.m" wrote in message
ups.com... Anyone else have this. I look at dirt and rocks lately and think they look appetizing. Wow I sound like a real freak. I'm sure it's my body telling me that I'm lacking something. but what? Anyone else. Thanks for not instantly thinking I'm a fruit loop Oh I can relate to this!!! I could eat a whole box of my washing powder atm it smell sooooo good!! And as for the dirt.........yum!! ;-) I am smelling fresh dirt *all* day atm because we have some work happening at the end of our street ( more house blocks), so the dirt has been all churned up and smells great!!!! I had cravings for fresh dirt when I was pregnant with my first so I went out and bought a bag of unwashed potatoes just so I could stick my head in the bag and sniff! :-) Cheers Trish "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world." |
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