pica

Pica cravings are a very interesting type of pregnancy craving. When a pregnant woman has a pica craving it means she is craving unusual cravings for non-food substances. These substances include: paint chips, chalk, coal and laundry detergent to name a few. Pica cravings are one pregnancy craving you should NEVER indulge as these substances […]

Some medical professionals believe that pregnancy cravings are caused by nutrient deficiencies in a pregnant woman’s diet. However, there are others who dismiss this as an old wives tale, because there is no hard, scientific evidence to support the theory. As neither opinion has been 100% proven or disproven we thought we would still let […]

Food cravings are a part of approximately 50% of all pregnancies and though some can be wild and crazy, such as the classic ice-cream and pickles, the less common olives on cheesecake or the extreme pica cravings, others are completely normally like chocolate or chips. The cause of pregnancy cravings is pretty much up in […]