Crunching ice cubes

[JumpingIn]

So late last night I got an insatiable urge to crunch on ice cubes...

3 cubes and much googling later, I find out it's a common pregnancy craving and can be a sign of anaemia, so I'm off to the doctors tomorrow to get tested.

Does anyone else here have experience of this bizarre craving? I want ice lollies tonight but we don't have any, so I'll probably be at the cubes again. My partner was so freaked out

 

[BoobsMcGee22]

I get a craving like that a lot normally!
Never knew it meant anemia though!

 

[JumpingIn]

Yeah apparently, I'd get it checked just incase!

 

[Feb4th2011]

Ask them to check your iron too! That was the case when my mom had wicked cravings.

 

[tinytummy]

Surprising but yes, I read it too. A desire to chew ice is a sign that you may have an iron deficiency and that you could be anaemic. Not only ice, but if you develop a craving for starch, paper or clay, it can also indicate iron deficiency. Although the reason is unknown, it is advisory to perform a routine blood test.