Can I eat chalk?

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(Short and sweet.) my iron is fine I have been eating ice my whole pregnancy (32 wks) and asked to be checked several times .. New development I've been craving chalk now (suddenly and intensely) can I eat a little is it dangerous to the baby?

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Ummm no you shouldn't eat chalk. You clearly have some deficiency of vitamin/minerals. It sounds like Pica. You need to contact your doctor and let them know.

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I would most definitely steer clear of those urges. 🤐

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Call. Your. Doctor.

Do not eat the chalk.

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Please tell me this is not a serious question...

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I crave it too and I don't have pica, iron is fine. I don't know how safe it is to eat actual chalk but I've been buying chalk textured candy like Smarties, candy cigarettes, PixiStix, Sweetarts and such

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I totally understand what you're going through. I saw sand on the tv the other day and have this crazy desire to eat sand. But as someone who had pica as a kid as well and LOVED chalk, don't give in. Stay strong. Not worth it.

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I have a question. I've never had any urges or anything but I've seen people crave dirt while pregnant too. How do you crave those kinds of things ?

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This is PICA. Call your doctor.

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I ate it my whole pregnancy and my baby is fine. It affects you more than the baby. My boyfriend talked to my doctor about it every visit, and she reassured us that the baby was ok. That's him scraping the (what looks like) chalk off of him🙄🙄🙄😂

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My Mother and Granny both craved and ate Sand and Red Clay while pregnant... and while 8 months so have I. I have to take iron 3 times a day (I have always had to do this even before pregnancy) and I LOVE sonic ice lol. Im from Texas so this is actually pretty common lol... don't feel bad

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