1) is it ok to have tantrums during pregnancy?
2) why do small babies get sick every now and than?
2006-10-30 21:09:54 · 3 answers · asked by nyango 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
When pregnant women crave substances such as dirt, clay, starch, ice, paraffin, coffee grounds etc it is called pica. In some cultures, eating such substances is a tradition seen as beneficial, but it is not. Most of the symptoms pica is said to cure can actually be caused by poor nutrition in the first place. Pica, depending on the amount you have been eating and how long it continues, can be linked to complications such as pre-eclampsia (toxemia) and prematurity. One source also lists the possibility of intestinal obstruction, depending on what was ingested.
Call the Dr. she may need her iron checked, pica can also be a sign of anemia or other deficiencies.
2006-10-30 21:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by gypsy g 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whaaaat??? I never heard of that before! I've heard of some strange cravings but that takes the cake! It's not ok to have tantrums at any time. Because they might be exposed to some microbe in the air. Then they get sick.
Does that answer your question?
2006-10-31 05:20:43 · answer #2 · answered by kiwi_mum1966 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the baby probably was sick, and you threw a tantrum, because you ate the dirt during pregnancy
2006-10-31 05:39:42 · answer #3 · answered by r m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋