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vikkianderson
vikkianderson | February 2007

Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??

For the third time I am obsessed with ice. I dream about it. As soon as I get home from work I have to pour myself a glass of something and load it with ice. Then I sit there and crunch my way thru the entire glassful. Its getting to the point where I get the ice tray out of the freezer and pick out ice cubes as if they were the most wonderful chocolates...like sit there eyeing off the next one while Im crunching. I know its not the best for my teeth and I am very concious of that but it has become a standing joke in our house that I am obsessed with ice. I cant sleep unless i have chewed ice...no other cravings JUST ICE!!

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bubba76
5.00 (Excellent) | February 2007 | bubba76
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??

My first pregnancy was beef in black bean sauce or pickled onions

My second pregnancy was pasta

My third pregnancy was Chocolate

My Fourth pregnancy was oranges and milk shakes



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sam13
February 2007 | sam13
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??

you must get more IRON into your system i had the same problem with my first pregnancy i asked my ob"  or gp

what would cause this and he told me iron defiency..

get in front of a mirror pull the bottom of your eyelid down if it's heaps red you don't need iron

BUT IF IT'S A WHITTY PINK COLOUR YOU NEED IRON WHICH YOU CAN GET FROM WOMEN'S MULTI VITAMIN MADE BY PLUROVIT THATS WHAT MY GP TOLD ME TO TAKE

ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR GP BUT THIS COULD BE THE CAUSE TO YOUR ICE NEED'S



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madmum03
February 2007 | madmum03
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??

with my first son i craved rice bubbles ....ate it for breakfast lunch and dinner big bowls of rice bubbles .. I would go through the biggest box of them every 2 days.

With my second son i craved tripple choc drumsticks.. ate a cpl a day..

With my third son it was strawberries... I am so lucky they were in season but i would go through 2 punnets or maore a day.

I wish ice would have done wouldnt have been as fattening but unfortunately our cravings when pregnant normally tell us we are missing somthing in our diet and is the bodys way of gettin it .. Ice will keep you hydrated.. I wouldnt worry to much though it should all pass after the bub is born .



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      Aidansmom07
February 2007 | Aidansmom07
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??

What is a rice bubble?  Just curious!!

sarah



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           Wendigo
February 2007 | Wendigo
Rice Bubbles.
They are a puffed rice breakfast cereal produced by Kellogs.  If my memory serves me correctly, in the USA they are called Rice Crispies.


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                Aidansmom07
February 2007 | Aidansmom07
Rice Bubbles.
Thank you.


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youngmumof2
February 2007 | youngmumof2
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??
With my first it was crinkle cut BBq smiths chips. Any other type just would not do. And with number two, if i smelt a roast cooking i would want to throw up. I normally love a home cooked roast but couldn't go anywhere near them when i was pregnant with Julius. I craved dohnuts but the ones with the white frosting and freckles. Of which are hard to find at 2am. lol.


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peperonimum
February 2007 | peperonimum
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??
well, my mum craves crushed ice and can eat it until her teeth are flat. i dont know if that was during her pregnancies years ago but sometimes she still does it. apparanly its caused by anemia. i have also known to eat crushed ice myself too yrs ago. my pregger cravings were just citrus fruits, vitamin c, rockmelon. lol its cute. then hotdogs and croissants with jam and cream.!


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cookclan
February 2007 | cookclan
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??
Okay I craved for Mars bars and condensed milk sandwiches with my first a boy then my second a girl sardine lettuce and vegemite sanwhiches with my 3rd pregnancy another girl it was potato scallops covered i mean soaked in vinegar and salt...and with my next girl it was seafood rolls and onion rings from hungry jacks oh and also pork chops with this sauce i used to make from bacon and tomatos with cream on it yummy it was hehe not really weirdest but ppl used to comment on my sardine sandwiches hehe......
Cheers
Angie


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      Wendigo
February 2007 | Wendigo
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??

I assume you mean you craved Mars Bars, and condensed milk sandwiches; not condensed milk sandwiches with mars bars in them?  Funny how a comma can change the entire meaning of a sentence.

Anyway, that's not why I'm commenting.  Condensed milk sandwiches????  I love condensed milk, but in a sandwich?  I've never even imagined that let alone heard of it before!  That is a weird one.  Thanks for sharing. 



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           madchanny
February 2007 | madchanny
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??
sweetened condensed milk poured over hot pikelets if you haven't tried it.. try it, its so yummy!
xx channy


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Wendigo
February 2007 | Wendigo
Don't need to be pregnant, any excuse will do!

Malt extract.  When i was pregnant I went totally nuts about it.  I had it as a spread on bread, a topping on icecream, in milk drinks, on pancakes, scones, even just attacked it with a spoon sometimes!  Must have been needing the extra natural sugars and vitamin B.

It's something my dad introduced me to eating as a kid and I've loved it since, but never went as nuts for it as i did when pregnant.  Though I don't need to be pregnant to get a craving for it occassionally.  Come to think of it, I have some in the cupboard... hmm....



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      Wendigo
February 2007 | Wendigo
Don't need to be pregnant, any excuse will do!

Forgot to add... I don't need an excuse to chew ice, that's just a freaky habit of mine.  I don't always have ice in drinks, but when I do, no one dares take away my glass until I've chewed up and devoured all the ice.

I've even growled (yes, literally growled) at staff in bars/pubs for trying to collect my glass of ice when they are doing the rounds of collecting the empty glasses from tables.  My mates find it funny, and if I'm away from the table and the glass collecting staff come around and my mates don't rescue my glass of ice fast enough, they'll run up to the bar to get another glass of ice for me before I get back.  hehe!



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MadMel
February 2007 | MadMel
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??
I craved mangos and ice with both boys. I would eat ice all day every day. I resorted to buying the big bags of ice as I would go through 6 trays faster than it would freeze.
There is nothing wrong with ice. It's hydrating, good for you as its just water, clears your skin and wont make you fat :)


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Deborahsc2203
February 2007 | Deborahsc2203
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??
I could smell no name cooking oil a mile off and thew up at that all the time ,, just the no name brands how weird .. i craved for peporoni pizza and bananna paddle pops with pineapple lollies ,, all 3 pregencys where differnt all the cravings where also differnt


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franni
February 2007 | franni
Whats the weirdrest craving you had during pregnancy??
i really havent had any werid cravings for this pregnancy, i mostly got turned off meat like mice meat cooking, yuck cant stand the smell of it. i did thou have cravings for sea food, i cant stand sea food, ewwwwwww.


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Aidansmom07
February 2007 | Aidansmom07
Rocks...gravel actually
Yep, thats it, you read it right.  I wanted to eat gravel.  I went to my midwives about this turned out I had a condition known as PICA where you want to eat things that are not edible.  There is often a reason for it.  Mine was because I had a severe defincy in my iron stores.   At first my midwife said well maybe if you take it home and wash and boil it. I told her that wasn't an option as I wanted all the dirty stone dust that was all over them. LMAO, kills me to think of this now.  I used to drive by construction sites and there would be a big pile of gravel sitting there and I would want to pull over so bad and just go grab a handful.  So, my midwives told me to eat ice instead...so I definately feel your pain, it didn't quite cut it but it was a pretty good substitute.  I also lived on popsicles and freezies, anything made of ice.  My husband kept a mallet in the house so he could wrap ice in a towel everyday for me, sometimes 4 or 5 times a day and crack it up so it was easier to eat on my teeth.  Alot easier to eat small pieces.  And everytime i went to a restaurant I had to order a glass of ice as well as whatever i was drinking.  Sometimes the people would be like, did you want ice water, and I'd say no...just the ice would be great.  I don't really have any advice for you, except to hang in there because as soon as I gave birth, the craving for rocks and ice was gone!!!


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