18 weeks - increase in hunger?

senoritaemily

I'll be 19 weeks on Monday, and I've noticed over the last week or so that I am soooo much hungrier than I have been at any other point in this pregnancy. I just ate my sandwich for lunch and then DH's sandwich (with ice cream in between!) Anyone else experiencing this?

SmallandNeedy

Hell yeah. It will even out and go back to normal -- but baby needs that fat, so eat up!

whitdog23

I'm like an eating machine!

cinderellabella

I've noticed my hunger increasing for about a week and I love it! I'm very indecisive so now instead of choosing between A or B, I will now eat A, B, and C!

daniellehines

That is just about the time that I started getting much hungrier! I blame it on a baby growth spurt! She has really grown in the last few weeks!

Rosieoutlook

I've been starving also. I'm trying really hard to make sensible choices. I'm trying not to worry about the scale but I think I'm up 16 pounds now.

denahamilton@cox.net

I just read that around 18 weeks to 22 weeks you go through a BIG growth spirt and your appetite increases. The baby doubles in size during this time.

BlueEyedBaby

denahamilton@cox.net:

I just read that around 18 weeks to 22 weeks you go through a BIG growth spirt and your appetite increases. The baby doubles in size during this time.

 

This is so good to know I've been feeling the same way as the poster!!

vmm0016

LMFAO, because I just asked the dr this yesterday!  He laughed and said totally normal because our little one is going from a mango to a cantalope in the next week.  He told me to try and snack on carrots.

sheremy

I was constantly hungry during the first trimester and then it evened out around 13 weeks. Now my hunger is back with a vengeance, I can't seem to eat enough. It makes me happy to know that I am giving my LO what she needs in order to grow. 

CJ2008

yes! its funny b/c between weeks 17 and 18 I gained 3 lbs, but since then I'm back to just 1lb/week. I still eat like crazy though b/c I'm hungry ALL the time!

UnwritteN223

Thank goodness I'm not the only one.  The past 2-3 I've been hungry all the time.  It drives me nuts and I feel guilty about being hungry all the time.  But then someone will remind me about the fact that I'm growing two human beings and I don't feel as bad.