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Pregnancy

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Weird cravings?

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Electricmouse026 · 18/07/2018 13:07

I'm 31 weeks pg with my first and have an intense craving to eat chalk! It used to be cardboard, particularly toilet roll and kitchen roll tubes, but now it's chalk! I heard that it is a sign of pica and must mean I'm suffering from a deficiency of some sort, however I mentioned this to the doctor and all of my iron levels etc checked out fine! Why can't I crave food?! I just want to be normal! 😂😂😂 xxx

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BlueBug45 · 18/07/2018 19:35

If your iron levels are fine do you eat stuff with enough calcium or magnesium in them? As it a nutrient deficiency of some kind.

Hjkillas · 18/07/2018 21:48

Mate I have a thing for smelling my son's orange multivitamins. Odd right? I love smelling stuff!
The only thing I've craved is the burn of jalapeños in my mouth 😂 pregnancy is odd!!

Last pregnancy i wanted everything!! Especially quavers. 😋

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