Anyone else have an odd appetite right now?

crystalc899

So this is how my day goes. I wake up in the morning, absolutely famished. Perfectly normal. I eat a small breakfast, and maybe a snack before lunch. Then, usually in the middle of my lunch, I start to completely lose my appetite. To the point where I literally have to force myself to eat snacks or dinner. Then around 9 at night I am nauseous, until around 1 or 2 in the morning. I then wake up at around 7 or 8 and repeat. This has been going on for 2 weeks almost. I haven't had any midnight sickness or really been nauseous at all my whole pregnancy. I'm quitting my job at the end of this week, and I'm worried that without the schedule, I won't eat enough. I have been gaining weight like crazy. Then between week 30 doctor appointment and week 32 doctor's appointment, I didn't gain a single pound. And he told me before I should expect to gain around 10 more pounds. If I don't keep my appetite up, I will be losing weight instead. I'm over reacting probably, but I really don't know where my appetite ran off to.

phq2011

I go through periods of this. The big thing I do is not always something that takes a ton of work to eat (i.e. raw veggies or oatmeal). I keep healthy, high protein snacks on hand like yogurt, cheese, nuts and make sure I am super on top of my vitamins at least. Then I will eat cooked veggies or juice my veggies so I am not feeling like I am spending a ton of time eating.

Sorry if that doesn't make much sense, but I do understand the no appetite. I try to make eating easier and a bit more enjoyable so that I at least get everything I need for me and LO. 

APendola

I find I have more of an appetite in the morning.  After lunch, I don't eat as much.  Some nights I have more of a snack than a dinner. 

Also, my doctor said that at this point in my pregnancy, I should be gaining about 1 pound every two weeks.  Some weeks it might be less and some more, as long as the average looks good.  I was gaining at a faster rate earlier in my pregnancy. So I think at this point, maybe it levels off a bit.  I also heard that a lot of women drop a few pounds close to the very end.

Just eat small meals and snacks several times and day take your vitamins and I'm sure you'll be fine. 

myluckypig

My appetite has kind of been strange too.  I either have no appetite and don't want to eat much of anything or I want to binge and eat a ton of random things, there is really no in between for me! HA