My appetite has gone way down the last week or so (which is counteracting my attempts to eat more protein and calcium). Anyone else experiencing this? I'm expecting twins, not sure if they are starting to crowd my stomach? I'm still able to eat normal-sized meals, I'm just not actually hungry very often.
Any tips, other than force feeding on a schedule, which is pretty much what I'm doing now?
Re: Decreased appetite? (31 wks with twins)
It's pretty normal to experience this in the third tri, especially with twins! There just isn't as much room for food.
To get the proper nutrition, in my first pregnancy and now during this one, in the third tri, I just make sure I eat something every two hours, but I don't really have big meals anymore. My day might go like this:
Breakfast: egg and a piece of toast
10:00 a.m.: apple
noon: yogurt and 1/2 of a sandwich
2:00: few crackers, maybe some string cheese
Dinner: I make sure to eat veggies and some protein
That plus drinking lots of milk and water and taking my prenatal vitam and I feel like I'm doing ok. Believe me, I consumed many many more calories in the first 7 months, so the baby has gotten his nutrition! It's just now about maintaining that balance between comfort for me and nutrition for the baby.
I eat 3 bites of something and I am so full, it's crazy,
At a friends Birthday party this weekend I had 1 chicken wing and was like yup I'm full.
I'm going to be so hungry when I deliver this child.
Totally the same! I have no appetite... I forget to eat if I'm busy and my stomach doesn't even growl.
My only tip is to make sure you are having regular bathroom visits (#2) and to drink a lot of water to keep things moving. Other than that I do have to maintain a feeding schedule.