Craving ice!

[PolytheneGirl]

I've been through a few different cravings this pregnancy but my obsession of eating ice is just crazy. I'm now eating 30+ cubes a day. I wasn't worried until yesterday when a new mom was telling me she had craved ice and it was classed as pica. So I started googling and as usual loads of scary stuff about anaemia came up.

So my question is.... Has anyone craved ice and had completely healthy iron levels or should I be dreading my 28wk bloods coming back?

Didn't want to read and run but in all honesty I've not heard good things about ice cravings. It might be worthwhile letting your midwife know you're concerned

I have always had obsessive cravings with Ice in my pregnancies, all day I would crunch it, even in bed! My pregnancies were always healthy though. I'm currently 20wks preg with baby no.5 and can feel my Ice craving slowly coming back. I've not read anything about Ice cravings, didn't know it could be bad? Think I shall look into it.

Mmmmm, ice cubes! I ate at least 40 a day throughout my first pregnancy, and all my blood tests etc were fine. Midwife said she'd heard it might be good to eat bananas, but I still ate ice cubes.

I too a glass of them with me in the car, had a tray in the freezer at work, and another at home. Work ice tasted nicest.

I also took a flask of them into hospital, and ate them in labour. The craving stopped within 24 hours of him being born.

I had the same, healthy pregnancy :)

I had this to the point if obsession. Crushed I've especially. I too read not so good things but all my bloods were fine and I wasn't anaemic at all. Iron levels should have been ok as I continued to take pregnacare.