https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:14:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weirdest-pregnancy-craving-strong-scents#post-2770067 Sun, 27 Aug 2017 06:50:49 +0000 ChitownRo 2770067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weirdest-pregnancy-craving-strong-scents#post-2770028 Sat, 26 Aug 2017 20:32:11 +0000 Mae 2770028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weirdest-pregnancy-craving-strong-scents#post-2769982 Sat, 26 Aug 2017 12:19:57 +0000 MommySLP 2769982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weirdest-pregnancy-craving-strong-scents#post-2769958 Sat, 26 Aug 2017 07:13:30 +0000 Anagram 2769958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weirdest-pregnancy-craving-strong-scents#post-2769945 Sat, 26 Aug 2017 06:39:32 +0000 Anya 2769945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. :silly: </p> <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weirdest-pregnancy-craving-strong-scents#post-2769942 Sat, 26 Aug 2017 06:34:29 +0000 Shree1990 2769942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weirdest-pregnancy-craving-strong-scents#post-2769932 Sat, 26 Aug 2017 00:13:19 +0000 Raspberry 2769932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm, I wonder if your particular craving for "clean" smells is related to nesting? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weirdest-pregnancy-craving-strong-scents#post-2769928 Fri, 25 Aug 2017 23:18:16 +0000 michael24x 2769928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi</p> <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weirdest-pregnancy-craving-strong-scents#post-2769925 Fri, 25 Aug 2017 22:41:42 +0000 elljay 2769925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weirdest-pregnancy-craving-strong-scents#post-2769919 Fri, 25 Aug 2017 20:45:15 +0000 Mae 2769919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> <p>IT'S SO WEIRD. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>Has anyone else had this?! </p>