I've been totally addicted to ice this pregnancy. (I've had my iron tested, and yes, I was low but since taking a good amount of floradix every single day, I'm still craving ice like mad).
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I think about ice first thing in the morning. Our ice maker can't keep up with me. My husband laughs because we'll be sitting on the couch talking and I hear the ice maker dump a new batch and I jump up and run in the kitchen to refill my glass right away! I want ice more than food. I love the feeling of something so cold going down my throat and the feeling of the crunch. It's crazy! I remember feeling this way last pregnancy, too, even through labor. Then the morning after the baby, I remember thinking...I don't even care if I have my morning cup of ice or not! I just lost the addiction immediately!
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However, it has just occurred to me about how horrible it would be if I am chipping my silver mercury fillings (I have 4 way in back) and swallowing little bits. I am already a delayed and selective vaxer and I have cousins with neurological disorders that make me worry that my children are genetically predisposed to pervasive developmental disorders and therefore sensitive to the effects of heavy metals in their system. Suddenly, I'm very worried. My dd#1 is 19 months and shows zero signs of any pervasive developmental disorder and I had the same fillings and chomped ice at about the same rate when pregnant with her...but still, does this worry any of you other ice-junkies?
