Ok so why do I want to eat the dish washing sponge??

[BappoGin]

Ok so lately when i have been washing my dishes the sponge just smells so good so I rip a piece off the yellow part and add a drop of dish soap wet it a little then i proceed to chew it in my mouth then i uh swallow it i dont know why i do this its just an urge that i get anyone have anything to say

[Hidden]

Maybe speak with your dr. It could be a sign you are lacking in some kind of vitamin or something. I had heard that for example the urge to eat coal is because of iron deficiency. Xx

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Just looked it up. Its called pica syndrome. You should definitely speak with your Dr. Especially if you are swallowing washing up liquid

[Unknown8]

I ate dish sponges haha, not with washing up liquid though as it could harm the baby. Maybe try on it’s own then spit it into the bin? That’s what I did and I have a wonderful healthy 13 month old.

Hope this helps x

[BappoGin in reply to Unknown8]

ok so thank you it helped so turns out i do have pica and i do actaully swallow the washing liquid i wash it off then eat the sponge but yea i spoke to my doctor and he said that i do have pica and told me to stop eating it so know i chew and spit it into the bin thank you

[Hidden in reply to BappoGin]

Is there nothing the dr can do other than just say "yes you have pica"?

[Unknown8 in reply to BappoGin]

No worries hun!

Ah I see, see I was to embarrassed to tell anyone but I knew I wasn’t doing any harm doing it that way, but at least you have a diagnosis!

Yeah pretty much all you can do but at least that way there won’t be no chemicals just eating plain sponges,l and spitting it back into the bin (the things we do during pregnancy🙈 haha)

No worries hun I’m so glad I could have been of some help! Not everyone understands the urges because they don’t experience them but I totally understand!

It went away after I had my daughter so fingers crossed for you🤞 Xx

[Latiytoy]

When I was pregnant I too was very much into the smell of detergent. Dish detergent and laundry detergent. I put some in a spray bottle and would spray everything. Even my boyfriend. He still laughs when he found spray bottles of detergent in the car. I never wanted to eat the soap tho. I just washed my hands over and over with it and sniffed it.

I ended up being low on iron. Lol. Get your iron levels checked girl. You’re gonna need your iron to deliver the baby.