Post baby appetite

usas · June 2013

So.... Do these monstrous appetites go away after the babies pop out? I'm scared I won't remember what the words portion control mean anymore!!! I think I may need to retrain myself on eating after this pregnancy!

CousinVicki · June 2013

i had zero, i mean ZERO appetite for 2-3 weeks after birth, then when due to bf'ing i was ravenous again, but it evened out eventually.

MrsMommyQ · June 2013

When you get to the end of 3rd tri there just wasn't a lot of room left in there, so I wasn't able to eat big meals AT ALL. So I think that helped a lot. I remember after DD was born my appetite seemed normal relatively quickly.

kirbabe · June 2013

I wasn't super hungry right after DS was born, but due to bf'ing/pumping, I was starving! Way hungrier than I EVER was with DS.

MrsShankly1012 · June 2013

nowababy:
Um, I was hungrier and had more cravings postpartum than during pregnancy. It's the breastfeeding.

This but you also burn more calories when you're breast feeding. So even if you are eating a lot, you still burn it off...
But yeah, portion control is on the back burner for a little while longer. Enjoy!

casey820 · June 2013

nowababy:
Um, I was hungrier and had more cravings postpartum than during pregnancy. It's the breastfeeding.

This! I was just like this.

iamsarahw · June 2013

nowababy:
Um, I was hungrier and had more cravings postpartum than during pregnancy. It's the breastfeeding.

Same here. I ate more than I ever had in my life.

Misskristal31 · June 2013

MrsMommyQ:
When you get to the end of 3rd tri there just wasn't a lot of room left in there, so I wasn't able to eat big meals AT ALL. So I think that helped a lot. I remember after DD was born my appetite seemed normal relatively quickly.

This exactly

yesthisiskim0401 · June 2013

The first two or so weeks after I could hardly eat anything! Then I was back to stuffing my face like I did when of because I EBF and when DD would cluster feed I'd be so hungry I'd become nauseous. I had to eat while I was nursing her just to avoid feeling queasy.

usas · June 2013

Just hoping I don't lack self control with food like I do now... Otherwise I don't ever see myself saying goodbye to maternity clothes!

chrisandmonique4ever · June 2013

This. And the thirst is INSANE!

norbert5 · June 2013

chrisandmonique4ever:
This. And the thirst is INSANE!

Seriously, there is nothing like the thirst that happens while you are nursing. I honestly think I would have killed for water if I had to while nursing.

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