craving smells....
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Topic: craving smells....
Posted By: BaAsKa
Subject: craving smells....
Date Posted: 02 April 2009 at 5:29pm
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It has been the same for all 3 of my pregnancies (that have resulted in a baby)....
I have an extremely strong craving for the smell of petrol, deisel, tar, turps and new rubber tires!!!!   obviously its not a craving i can forful!!! but lately i have absolutely loved getting stopped in roadworks when they are laying road! ....even the thought of it now its hard not to run outside and stick my face in Dhs exaust! (deisel)!!
Please tell me somebody else is as weird as me!!.....
BTW - after my boys were born the craving just disapeared! |
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 02 April 2009 at 9:01pm
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Crazy cravings are called pica cravings. They are normal but not terribly common. Some reasearch has shown they are because of a lack of iron so maybe get your iron tested?
Heres a http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/unusualcravingspica.html - link on it so you can see your not alone. 
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 02 April 2009 at 9:26pm
| I had my iron checked last week and my MW said that she wished that all her ladies had my iron levels! lol my levels are lovely and high...maybe im just weird! lol |
Posted By: thunderwolves
Date Posted: 03 April 2009 at 8:20pm
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I craved the smell of dishwasher powder, I do think I would have seriously eaten it if I could have, but then I made this weird link between the powder and tangy fruits, and every time I had the urge to sniff/inhale the powder I would have a little sniff then eat a tangy fruit... ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 03 April 2009 at 8:50pm
i think i have made that same link from the gas to rubber tyres!! which doesnt quite cut the mustard but its good enough!! *eyes up the tyres on new pram*
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