To suck water out of newly washed clothes?

[honeytea]

I know it is disgusting, but do you think it is actually damaging?

I have a really strong urge to dip newly washed clothes in water and drink the water from the clothes. I am 36 weeks pregnant and this is my first proper craving, I have been thinking about it for a couple of weeks but yesterday whilst hanging up the clean washing I was too tempted and acted on my urge.

Am I going crazy?

[fosterdream]

I never had any cravings :-( I don't think its that bad of a craving my friend would eat hair!

[Cortana]

I'd be worried about chemicals left over from the wash.

Could you try a clean wet flannel? Wash in hot water only. Dip and suck? I love flannels and sponges and sucking the water out when I was pregnant.

[Panzee]

Sounds yummy - but the flannels sound nicer! :)

[OpheliaPayneAgain]

All cravings are usual dietry defiecient based.


Water, maybe iodine deficient, although I'd wonder how. Unusual to get cravings this late. Do you eat properly?

[MrsCantSayAnything]

It's Pica and I SO relate as I was obsessed with smelling Flash with bleach and used to squirt it in the sink and huff away!

I was very iron deficient. Get yours checked...it's a real sign.

[Cortana]

I'd assume it was early nesting rather than Honey not eating properly. Associating the smell and taste of the fresh washing with cleanliness and hygiene perhaps?

[HanSolo]

Oh- I completely understand!

Mine was petrol - I didn't indulge just inhaled a few times

[freddiefrog]

I had a thing about sucking water out of flannels when I was pregnant with DD2

YANBU

[BertieBotts]

Non food cravings can be due to a deficiency though! Maybe mention to your midwife?

And yes... I'd second the idea of using something like a sponge

[honeytea]

It was actually the idea of sucking water out of a flannel that made me start thinking about it. As a child I would suck bath water out of the flannel whilst my mum wasn't looking. We don't have flannels we have those plastic net ball type wash things (badly described!) I do have some lovely clean IKEA flannel rags ready for the baby so I will try one of those :)

I do eat well, so far my iron has been fine but I will mention it to the midwife tomorrow, I'm glad I'm not the only one with odd cravings!

[melonribena]

In my last week of pregnancy I was obsessed with smelling cleaning fluids (flash eg) and sucking water from sponges! No deficiency, just yum!

[MissPants]

Jeyes fluid. I couldn't get enough of the smell! When I told my GM about it she told me she craved exactly the same thing. My Aunts and Uncles all remember her having a brown ring around her nose from time to time when she was carrying my mother.

She had no clue they all knew she'd been at the Jeyes again

YANBU, totally normal and not half as bizarre as some I've heard

[StaceymReadyForNumber3]

Honey with dd I used to suck cold water from a sponge. It was great. Go for it, it won't hurt you or baby :)

[amarylisnightandday]

Early this pregnancy I could only eat sushi and green olives. Late, 35 weeks plus I reckon I just love chemical smells. My favourite is pine disinfectant - adore it! Followed by swimming pool chlorine and ecover washing liquid. I am carrying Olbas oil with me everywhere even in hospital where I am now because it smells so lovely! Wish I'd brought the disinfectant though.....

[Softlysoftly]

I sniffed workmen who were doing up next door with DD2, the mix of paint and sawdust yum, I think I was discreet hanging out by the flower beds

[duke]

I used to suck the bath sponge and still do occasionally treat myself to a quick suck now, the soapyer the better.

[SoleSource]

Oh I love petrol to lick and freshly laid tarmac. I 'm not pregnant.

[BattlingFanjos]

I am so glad I'm not the only one!! I LOVED sucking a cold wet sponge when pregnant. Everyone thought I was mental.....I'm not woooo! Lol!

[honeytea]

I'm going to buy a sponge today, my mum craved mud when she was pregnant with me so I guess I have got away fairly lightly!

Those of you who had pregnancy cravings and have now given birth did the cravings go away once the baby came out?

[bottleofbeer]

I still crave the smell of petrol whilst eating chalk or bits of plaster off the walls. If I see a building site with rubble I sooooo want to go and munch on said rubble.

[happy2bhomely]

I crunched my way through bags and bags of ice while pregnant. I also drank milk constantly. I woke up one night and went to the fridge and in my half awake state gulped it so fast that I poured it down my front and still didn't stop until I had to come up for air!

The smell of creosote makes my mouth water.

I think it's all fairly normal, so go ahead and suck some flannels!

[GrimAndHumourless]

mmmmmmmmmm petrol

and orange lollies

and strawberry jam

Yes honey, the cravings disappeared before labour

[StaceymReadyForNumber3]

Honey my One to suck sponges hasn't fully gone away since dd but is only really bad when pg. ps the soft round baby sponges are the best

[Rachog]

I'm another sponge sucker. I started off sniffing them an progressed to sucking. All nice hot water from the shower. I used to sniff the washing too.

[melonribena]

They went as soon as I gave birth!