22 weeks and eating like a horse. A draft horse.

BananaPancake · August 2012

I can't stop eating. I guess this makes up for the 1st tri. I feel like all I do is eat all day long. Can ANYONE give me a little advice on when this will start to let up? I'm not exactly starving, but something just keeps pushing me to eat - I'm guessing the babies know what they want!

AshleyJ0125 · August 2012

I'm just about 22 weeks and I feel the same way. It's like Im always hungry. However, I have a tough time eating bigger meals bc there's not enough room...so maybe eating all of these small snacks is what makes you hungry?

As of Thursday I had gained 19lbs total (Started at 5'5, 130 lbs so not overweight or overly skinny). I asked the doc if that was ok and she seemed unconcerned.

leapgirl8 · August 2012

DW is 3.5 months into breastfeeding and still hungry all the time. The only time it let up was the last 2-3 weeks of the pregnancy when she just didn't have much room. She has always been a big eater (despite her 125 lb frame), so maybe it depends on what is normal for you?

shaunah816 · August 2012

I ate like CRAZY from weeks 20 - 28. I gained about 2lbs per week and was horrified, but I gained so little in the first trimester I knew the babies needed the extra calories. It slowed down for me around week 28, and by week 33 I'm actually losing a bit of weight because my stomach is so smushed. In general, though, since week 28 I've been gaining about 1lb each week (with the exception of the past two weeks, where I maintained and then lost a pound). I had read that weight gain for twins starts to slow down around week 30 because your poor organs are running out of room!