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?

[freddiefrog]

Ooh, kreosote. I had a thing for that too.

My flannel sucking habit stopped as soon as I gave birth, but seem to have passed it on as DD2 is a flannel sucker. She is obsessed with it

[JenFawkes]

I didn't have any cravings :(

[OddFrog]

Ice and ice lollies here! Can not get enough of that crunch - right at the back teeth. mmm. Frozen grapes are almost as good. I need one now. Cheers! And if you fancy a soggy flannel, you go for it :-)

[Fakebook]

With dd I ended up eating soil, sucking stones and eating wall plaster. Yummy!

[Lola0684]

Lola0684

Im 6 months preganant with my 3rd child and for the past 2 n half mnths, I have had a craving of chewing washed fabric, especially when im doing laundry or watching tv. I just love the smell and feel of it in my teeth/ mouth and the taste. It has got so bad that I found an old pair of my sons pj bottoms, cut them up into squares and I keep them in a food bag so when I get the urge, its right there in my bedside drawer. If I go out, I put a few pieces in my pocket or in my bra. Does anyone else do this?? 🙈😁

[LockedOutOfMN]

Wow haven't sucked on wet laundry for years and years but reading this thread has given me a craving to do so right now! (No wet laundry around the house at almost 1am, unsurprisingly).

Didn't really have pregnancy cravings other than continuing to crave things I craved all the time before being pregnant anyway.

[peachgreen]

Sucking sponges and crunching ice are both signs of iron deficiency! No idea why, mind.

[kateyjane]

Still doing it after 4 children (oldest 15, youngest 7 I buy a new sponge every 2 weeks - soak it in clean cold water & fairy washing liquid (current favourite flavour) I keep trying to stop! Have been very anaemic in the past (several iron infusions) but not at the moment.