Craving non food items

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Did anybody else have this? I'm 38 weeks and craving really weird items, it's absolutely bizarre!

I'm craving the smell of fresh carpets and the taste of the rough side of a sponge

Does it mean anything or is it just one of those strange pregnancy related things?!

Ice, late pregnancy. I believe it's called pica.

Yes! It's pica! Trying to find a nutrient you may be lacking. Don't know what you could get nutritionally from a sponge though. I ate charcoal! Delicious at the time. Now I am fine without it! 🤣🤣🤣

Its common and called pica- eating non edible items.
There was a thread last year where LOTS of people admitted to an obsession with sponges. The smell, texture and how they felt when being eaten!
I'd try to distract yourself, eat/drink something edible instead, go for a walk or remove the things you are attracted to. Last thing you'd need right now is a bowel obstruction from eating sponges 😬

I can't stop thinking about the smell of fresh carpet! It's driving me mad!