MoM's to be - night eating?

jacobandcrystal

Are you all eating any snacks or drinking milk in the middle of the night? 

I usually have a small snack before bed and keep a glass of water on the nightstand, but that's it.  Sometimes I feel like the babies might be starving by the time I wake up! 

Anyway, a silly question, but still one that goes through my head!  Just wondering what everyone else does.  : )

Carmela752

I eat a snack right before bed, and I keep various snacks at the bedside.

If I wake up, I am usually hungry, and if I get too hungry I get sick.

Peanut butter crackers and gatorade have been my thing lately. Last night I was extra hungry so I did cheese and crackers, then a bowl of cereal.

luvmagoldn

I kept a protein bar on my night stand so I could snack if I woke up hungry in the middle of the night. 

atc282

Yep, I'm a night eater too! I felt bad at first, but threw that to the wind when I couldn't sleep until I rolled outta bed and made something to hold me over till breakfast. It really makes a difference some nights.

Sometimes when I eat a snack right as I get into bed, I "luck out" and sleep through the night without a midnight feeding. However, that is not always the case. For the nights I do tiptoe into the kitchen, I try to make something light but substancial--small bowl of cereal, yogurt with fruit, trail mix, or whole wheat crackers and Babybel cheese cirlce. Eat whatever works best for you/ what you like!

Don't feel bad about eating at odd hours--just think of how it's helping your babies grow big and strong! (that's what I tell myself at least!)

atc282

P.S.--On the nights I am too darn tired to make the effort to prepare a snack, the Bella Bars are a good ready-made snack on the nightstand or a Carnation Instant Breakfast drink. The protein in them holds me over easily.

kelliwill

I eat before I go to bed and then have water by the bed. ?Some nights I can get through a whole night fine and other times I have to get up and eat. ?When that happens try to eat stuff that will get me through til morning. ?Luna bars are my new favorite.

jdn2009

Haven't really had a problem with waking up hungry during the night.  I just keep water at my bedside.  I did keep crackers during first tri though to eat one just before getting out of bed

lib1978

When I would wake up for one of - my many - bathroom trips I would grab a snack.  My sister cuaght me, more then once, in the pantry stuffing my face!

meldoo2002

I often had some peanut butter on graham crackers in the middle of the night.  

MoMandA

I used to eat a spoon full of peanut butter and drink a glass of milk. Still do...breastfeeding is just a bad in terms of being hungry all of the time.

groovygrl

Late first tri I was waking up really hungry for a couple weeks & generally stuck to a glass of chocolate milk or some warm milk w/ honey & vanilla...figured I'd boost my calcium intake & it would tide me over til morning. I made sure to eat something (usually ice cream ) before bed too & that helped. 

It has come back recently (late 3rd tri) and I'm still sticking to the milk thing although I did eat a bowl of cereal the other day b/c I knew I wouldnt be able to fall back asleep for awhile.

GL!