So SO SO weird!!

[kermie219]

Alright this is the weirdest thing that has ever happend to me. I was just cleaning the bathtub and tiles and I was using sugar soap because it gets all grout white...anyway something about the smell of the sugar soap was making me salivate......ok this is weird....like if I ate it it would taste wonderful . OK OK OK now I know that is very strange and obvioulsy I would never eat soap but has this happend to anyone??? I feel like a freak

 

[Bumbled Bee]

A friend of mine was obsessed with the smell of fire starters.

 

[twinkletoes80]

It sounds like you have pica. It can occur during pregnancy, its where you crave non food items like mad and feel like eating all sorts of crazy stuff.. i think soap and dirt are quite common ones.
Sometimes its due to iron deficiency - it might be worth checking that.

 

[saffy1978]

I like laying in the bath smelling the sponge. Can't believe I just admitted that. I could just eat it!

 

[kermie219]

It's ok ttcsaffy at least it's not soap and at least we are not alone in this weirdness lol....and I am taking 2 showers a day because the smell of my coconut shampoo is really doing it for me

 

[EternalRose]

Yes Ive heard of this before, aparently you have to tell your doctor if you feel the urge to eat the soap as you have an iron deficiency xx

 

[WhosThatGirl]

If you have the urge to eat dirt or soap you need to tell your Dr because you could be have an Iron deficiency.

 

[bluecathy1978]

Well, you learn something new every day on here!!

 

[Seity]

I don't want to downplay the iron deficiency possiblity because without knowing more, that is possible, but I've had some soaps that smelled good enough to eat and it wasn't because of a deficiency, it was because a lot of the scents these days do smell just like food. I had a chocolate scented soap one time that I just couldn't keep using because I got way too hungry in the shower.

 

[kermie219]

I called the midwife because everyone freaked me out...and she said because I've been on my prenatals for months I am probably not deficient in anything and said it is probably just one of those things in pregnancy. She said if it lasts for longer than a month then it could be a problem but not to jump to conclusions. It's not like an overwhelming urge to actually eat it I think it is the smell of it. I don't know But thanks for all the advice ladies!

 

[twinkletoes80]

Didnt want to worry you, you can rectify iron deficiency rapidly anyway so no need to panic. I will say this though, Ive always taken my vitamins and have been on prenatals for a year and still became anemic at the start of this pregnancy.