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im 9months pregnant and i crave soo much to eat slate pencil...and im eating it.can anybody plz tell does it harm my baby

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please eat more iron and protein rich food . I too had craving for 4-5 days during my second trimester..than I started adding more iron and protein in diet . like every day spinach, pomegranate etc .. atleast 100gm of paneer or 2 eggs daily.. it stopped..  that is what I did

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Should I give baby walker to my 10 month old baby ?

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increase iron intake plz.  pica is caused by deficiency of iron also...  get your blood levels updated..

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take calcium supplements regularly and have more of calcium and protein rich diet 
whenever you feel to eat Slate pencil you can keep some chocolates with you and eat that 
as having healthy food is very important during pregnancy

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don't eat,eat iron and calcium supplements and dates ,dairy products.Consult your dr

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please don't eat slate pencil it's not craving it's a deficiency during pregnancy.Plz consult your gynaecologist and she will give you iron and calcium supplements.Eat dates,and dairy products

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don't do this .this always harm your baby and your baby growth also

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This happens may be cause of deficiency of calcium.
Consult your doctor

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does it harm to our unborn baby if we eat slate pencil

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It’s a very common kind of a thing in pregnancy but sometimes it could be associated with deficiency of calcium and sometimes it could be an issue called pica if you would like to eat anything which is inedible so you can check with your doctor start with necessary supplements

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This condition is called pica. it can happen to anyone but most especially in pregnancy women with nutritional deficiencies i.e. Iron (Iron Deficiency anemia, zinc, B vitamins, etc.. Please ask your OB about this.

hello im 9months pregnant and i crave soo much to eat slate pencil...and im eating it.can anybody plz tell does it harm my baby