Ice craving?

Re: Ice craving?

• cwbarrey member

  August 2015

  I used to crave ice years ago and found out it's a sign of an iron deficiency.

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• lalala2004 member

  August 2015

  cwbarrey said:

  I used to crave ice years ago and found out it's a sign of an iron deficiency.

  I read in the Pregnancy for Dummies that if you crave either ice or dirt it's a sign of this.

  
  

  Is iron in your prenatal vitamin, OP?

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• TazzGirl member

  August 2015

  lalala2004 said:

  
  

  cwbarrey said:

  
  

  I used to crave ice years ago and found out it's a sign of an iron deficiency.

  
  

  I read in the Pregnancy for Dummies that if you crave either ice or dirt it's a sign of this.

  
  

  Is iron in your prenatal vitamin, OP?

  
  
  Omg no I just checked should I get iron supplements or wait until my 1st appointment and see what the doctor says?
  
  

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• emslade982 member

  August 2015

  Don't take an iron supplement (just take a prenatal), until you get blood work done. Excess iron can't be urinated out and can be toxic to a developing baby. Only take iron supplements if you have been diagnosed as anemic.

  Married 9/17/11 BFP 10/5/13 DS Oliver Stephen born 6/11/14 via C-section 8 lbs 9 oz BFP 8/14/15

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• loriDa75 member

  August 2015

  I would change prenatals to one that has iron in it. They sometimes can be the ones that make nausea worse- so I alternate between one with and one without iron!

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• Andie41 member

  August 2015

  I don't want to actually eat ice, but I am craving very cold, icy drinks...I have with all of my pregnancies. Can't get enough ice right now! 

   

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• pinottoparenthood member

  August 2015

  I have also heard that craving ice can indicate low iron. Anemia is pretty common during pregnancy. Don't start an iron supplement without consulting your OB because you don't want too much, and also because it can cause severe constipation.... but you can start trying to work more red meat and leafy greens into your diet! And definitely mention your concerns to your OB so that they can test your iron levels and be sure everything is good. If your iron is low, don't panic. I think I read up to 50% of pregnant women have low iron during pregnancy? So just talk to your doctor about how to proceed.

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