Post preg - Loss of appeitite

myskyegirl

I've never been w/out an appetite, brkfst,lunch,dinner,snacks, but since having lo I don't have the desire to eat, and nothing appeals to me.  I'm hungry, I can hear my stomach growling, and I know I need to eat, I just don't want to.  

Anyone else feeling this way?

Cellis

I feel the exact same way. I have to force myself to eat meals and I usually only end up eating two meals a day. I use to love food, so this is a change for me. I'm hoping my appetite will come back soon.

wrxphm

This happened to me with my first, and again (but not to the same extent) with this little guy.  I found that I had to force myself to eat and drink, knowing it was necessary to keep my milk supply going. 

I hope your appetite comes back soon!

kjsmith9

I just posted about this on the breastfeeding board last week!  I still don't really have a desire to eat most of the time, but DH is good at putting food in front of me and reminding me that I need the calories to keep feeding LO.  I've also tried to add some higher calorie foods like chocolate milk, avocados, and the occasional cliff bar.  I think it's starting to get better, but responses I got on the other board said some women feel like this for a few months PP. 

AimeeL85

I was like that for at least a few weeks with my first LO and have heard others say it a lot also, so I think it's common.  I was never, ever hungry after having him.

minervacullen

Yup, still feeling that way too.

Itsjustlaur

I have this, too! I wake up with a little growl in my stomach, but by the time I make my way downstairs, I just have no interest in eating. I know I should, so I do, but it isn't because I want to eat.  

 My husband has been pretty good with making sure I eat something for each meal.  

madiereid

I feel the exact same way. I know though that I have to eat at least a little bit and drink an abundance of water because I am breastfeeding. If you are as well, you have to eat and continue taking your prenatal vitamins.

 

mama2many

yep - the thought of food turns my stomach a bit - Im even having to force fluid intake

Structenggal

Yep, here too. I think I'm going to try eating more small snacks instead of 3 big meals per day.

==N==

It was really weird to go from being hungry all the time while pregnant to not being hungry at all after I had her. I feel like Im forgetting to eat and not even caring about it.

Jackiemxoxo

I had this really bad the first week. I could not eat anything and i felt so nauseas I ended up trying to drink boost nutritional drinks to at least keep something down. Eventually I ended up having a UTI/kidney infection which i think had something to do with making me not eat. My appetite has started to return again so make sure you are not sick. 

peacelove&mama

I lost my appetite in the third tri and it never really returned. Every now and then I get ravenous and snack like crazy, but most of the time I have to force myself to eat strictly because I am responsible for feeding my LO.