So I'm 35w with my second and I feel like I'm having the weirdest "craving" ever. The last week or two, I feel like I can't stop craving strong scents. Particularly anything that smells clean. Like shampoo. Or laundry detergent. Or counter spray.
IT'S SO WEIRD.
And annoying because the craving-type feeling is always there but like, I'm not going to walk around sniffing a bottle of shampoo lol.
Has anyone else had this?!
apricot / 262 posts
In my third tri with DS, I had a tactile craving for really thick, soapy lather. I would wash my face for like 5 minutes at a time, and I bought a ton of bath products trying to find something with a really thick lather. It was SUPER weird!
apple seed / 1 posts
Hi
I am mother of 1 time but at the time i also enperienced same thing. during the perior of pregnancy it usually happens. You will have weird smells around you and only you can smell them none othe can do that. It sounds weird but this is true. you will also have smell from some food and your never like to eat that. It happens, dont worry.
kiwi / 598 posts
Hmm, I wonder if your particular craving for "clean" smells is related to nesting?
coffee bean / 33 posts
I remember the obsession my sister exhibited with this mango soap. She carried it with her every where. She used to say that it prevents her from throwing up. It was fun to watch her like that. She was carrying her 2nd baby too. The first time around she didn't do this. Other smells that she got attached to were smell of rice and jasmine. I have heard that this is extremely normal.
nectarine / 2784 posts
I had Pica and in addition to wanting to actually eat strange things, I couldn't stop smelling certain soaps and anything leather. I remember buying a new pair of leather ballet flats and just sitting in my room for like 45 minutes inhaling it. 
I have a friend who craved the smell of gasoline. She had to stop going to the pump because she couldn't trust herself not to inhale it.
eggplant / 11716 posts
@Mae: I LOVED the smell of Oxyclean in my second pregnancy. Loved it, loved it. I would fill up the sink with oxyclean and water Sony hmwhole house smelled like it. And it was only during that pregnancy.
apricot / 431 posts
@Mae: with all 3 of my pregnancies I LOVED the cleaning aisle smell! I'd just walk down it slowly at the grocery store or target, haha. I also loved the smell of the wood at Home Depot, which is so weird Cz I definitely don't normally! Don't worry, it all went away post partum!
papaya / 10343 posts
Thank you all for making me feel like less of a weirdo! haha. It just feels like such a strange thing. Maybe I should buy an air freshener or something haha. Usually I hate home fragrances but maybe it would scratch the itch. 
clementine / 947 posts
I loved the smell of vacuum in enclosed spaces (elevators, stairwells) while pregnant. I would always be excited to go to our friend's apartment building and would be aggressively smelling it (think- deep breathing and "this smells sooo good"). Luckily her neighbors never saw me. Lol
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