tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post1501060781307961606..comments2023-06-27T02:15:19.598-07:00Comments on Crazy Baby: PICA in pregnancy. AKA, I want to eat laundry detergentBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880018330276646608noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post-26877189405019742762016-02-18T23:14:24.494-08:002016-02-18T23:14:24.494-08:00I'm 81/2 months pregnant and I crave laundry d...I'm 81/2 months pregnant and I crave laundry detergent mainly downy first it was just the dyer sheets but then I bout the liquid downy boiled it on stove smelled it then once it cools and dries up into this wax type of substance I find myself scraping it out pot and ducking on it I don't swallow it I just it the taste in my mouth the earge is unbareable jasmine corralezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287588846167017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post-48492735309806076452014-07-17T16:46:57.573-07:002014-07-17T16:46:57.573-07:00Hey Beth, I'd love to talk more about this wit...Hey Beth, I'd love to talk more about this with you since I'm working on a TV doc series about childbirth stories. You can reach me through the website if you click on my name.Sookiehttp://www.specialdeliverytv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post-28988273362781371812014-05-22T19:11:29.383-07:002014-05-22T19:11:29.383-07:00RIGHT? Nobody understands. They think it is gros...RIGHT? Nobody understands. They think it is gross, or they think it is funny. But it doesn't feel funny. On the plus side, it does go away soon after the baby comes, so there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Taking the iron supplements helped me, but so did chewing on washcloths and chewing gum. Hopefully, you find a coping mechanism for getting through the next 6 weeks.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880018330276646608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post-11668003797654004912014-04-30T17:22:47.295-07:002014-04-30T17:22:47.295-07:00Hi there,
Thank you so much for posting. I am 34 w...Hi there,<br />Thank you so much for posting. I am 34 week pregnant and for the last 2 weeks I been wanting to eat it and was scared to say anything to my husband. I was so overwhelmed and tired of dealing with the anxiety around wanting to eat detergent I told him. He gave me your gross and crazy face and that was the end of it. I felt so helpless that I shared by struggle with him and he did not care or know how to handle it... so I google "eating laundry detergent while pregnant" and came to your blog. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WRITING THIS...<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14941615596361490060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post-3055745980647255352013-08-10T15:07:14.731-07:002013-08-10T15:07:14.731-07:00Did you find that your cravings went away when had...Did you find that your cravings went away when had the baby? I did, and for that I am grateful! Hope you're getting some sleep over there :)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880018330276646608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post-47383613661004824922013-06-03T01:32:49.364-07:002013-06-03T01:32:49.364-07:00Do excuse the spelling errors, my phone likes to c...Do excuse the spelling errors, my phone likes to correct me sometimes with very helpful suggestions!SingMummySinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079279477842956979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post-66618153965524678902013-06-03T01:30:21.044-07:002013-06-03T01:30:21.044-07:00I'm 38 weeks pregnant & I dream about the ...I'm 38 weeks pregnant & I dream about the smell & taste of "Surf" liquid laundry detergent (UK brand); want to swish it round my mouth! Would also like to crunch the powder version & make it all frothy... Wow I do sound nuts! I also discovered a lust for our "pine fresh" toilet cleaner & I actually ENJOY scrubbing the toilet - hearing that scratchy, frothy sound & smelling those toxic chemicals! Apparently normal bloods but hey, we're all different right? As much as I revel in the euphoric state of bliss whilst sticking my nose into a bottle of Surf, I lol forwars the the passing of this craze! Perhaps I'll go sniff the new bike tyres in Toys R Us now...SingMummySinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079279477842956979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post-47527535210389696022013-05-02T18:52:16.989-07:002013-05-02T18:52:16.989-07:00Pine Sol would get me. I would sniff that. But t...Pine Sol would get me. I would sniff that. But the dry stuff made my mouth water. Now that I'm not pregnant, and thus, not craving, it's weird even to think about. But at the time it was such a powerful urge. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880018330276646608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post-65769884385185715902013-03-14T20:34:12.114-07:002013-03-14T20:34:12.114-07:00I am currently 8 1/2 months pregnant as well and c...I am currently 8 1/2 months pregnant as well and came across your blog after admonishing myself for sniffing various brands of laundry detergent that we have in the house. Funny thing though, I want to smell the liquid and I want to eat the powdered- wouldnt have it any other way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post-31883675304056844292011-11-28T07:56:11.542-08:002011-11-28T07:56:11.542-08:00I am 8 months pregnant and sometimes wake in the m...I am 8 months pregnant and sometimes wake in the morning and crave laundry soap. it doesn't matter what kind! I find myself seeing a bottle/box and can't help pondering the taste of.that specific brand. My blood levels have been checked and am fine. however, do try to control these urges because it is indeed concentrated soap and probably is toxic!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376488655826173869.post-28653979249557213352010-04-11T14:04:44.119-07:002010-04-11T14:04:44.119-07:00This is one of my favorites. Haha, doctors are jer...This is one of my favorites. Haha, doctors are jerks who don't care about you! oh wait. That's sad.<br /><br />Anyway, whenever you talk about eating laundry detergent, I think, "Yeah, I can see that. The texture and the smell...that would be interesting to do." And I get a bit of in impulse to do it. I mean, it's not bad, but I'm not pregnant either.<br /><br />Just so you know your kind of crazy is either catching or genetic. Unless you are talking about the liquid kind, I can't get behind that, I'm talking crunchy dry powder-y kind.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439804750356991901noreply@blogger.com