is it a bad thing craving for ice?

[5549723]

Its like i cant get comgortable that easy anymore i have to eat my tray of ice (4tray)

[AnnieBrooke]

Take some iron.  It sounds like you have anemia.  If you can't handle it in pills, get it in iron-rich foods.  If you can't tolerate it that way, get an iron shot from your doc.

[RockRose]

Sometimes lab tests with "average numbers" don't tell the whole story.  A pregnant woman has a LOT more blood than average women - both plasma and red blood cells - and so it's likely that a lab test  average amount of iron might not be enough to sustain that level of red blood cells.

Craving for crunching ice is related to hemoglobin/red blood cells/iron whether the iron appears to be within the normal ranges in a lab test.  

[5549723]

OK when i take the prenatal vitamins i feel weak and stuffs

[sweetbee3]

I am the same, I love crushed ice! I even get up in the middle of the night to get a glass of ice. As a matter of fact I'm eating some now.  Lol. Never did it with my last two pregnancies.  And I didn't start craving it until 26 weeks I'm 29 weeks now.

[5549723]

Wow my doctor say my iron level is 9.8 and i don't have anemia...

[leana_marie]

I'm 31 weeks and I eat an 8lb bag of ice within a week. I have to have it! It's hard to break away from it

[Holli_Ann]

Yes, craving ice is a sign that you are iron deficient. Tell your doctor for sure and get on an iron supplement to make sure you and baby get enough iron.

[kittin_1988]

I love an craved ice with all my pregnancys an I've been tested several times I don't have low iron. It's just a craving I go through a 20 lbs bag of ice in just a couple days lol I know it's bad on my teeth but I just can't stop lol