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  | Dashone   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: Ice Muncher Posted: 07 April 2006 at 10:11am
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   Hiya.
Lately i have had a craving for ice.  Does anyone know if too much will have any effect on baby.
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  | daikini   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 April 2006 at 10:12am | 
 
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   Don't know for sure, but would think eating ice would be fine, afterall, it's just water!
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     Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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  | pixeldust   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 April 2006 at 10:15am | 
 
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   Cravings for non nutritional items (including ice chips) is called Pica. Usually it's due to a vitamin deficiency, so you might want to look at taking a multivitamin supplement while you're pregnant.
 You're one of the lucky ones - some people start craving dirt, laundry detergent and toilet cleaner!
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  | Dashone   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Thanks ladies.  Dirt and toilet cleaner Yuck!
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  | pixeldust   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Heh, and you didn't say yuck to the laundry detergent - hope that doesn't mean you're craving that too?    | 
 
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  | aimeejoy   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 April 2006 at 10:20am | 
 
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   Nikki craved pumice!!    lol, sorry Nikki!    | 
 
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     Aimee
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  | caraMel   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 April 2006 at 10:20am | 
 
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   its really common! i know a couple of preggies and one non preggy who were/are obsessed with crunching ice.
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     Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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  | Dashone   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Yuck laundry detergent.  It just didn't sound as bad as the other two.  My friend loves to eat ice.  She eats it every day several times a day (Shes not preggy).
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 April 2006 at 11:14am | 
 
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   i had a mate who craved chewing cardboard i thought that was bizzare LOL
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  | Bizzy   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 April 2006 at 1:06pm | 
 
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   i crunched ice and flavorice ice blocks almost constantly, i think it is more to do with the wanting of something hot or cold as there is no nutritional value in ice, now if it was coal i'd be worried.
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  | jax   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   I briefly had a craving for chalk in the very early days...     | 
 
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     Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
   Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~
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