Appetite

Ninjamama86 · September 2013

I know I'm pregnant and expected to be a little hungrier than usual, but lately I literally feel like a bottomless pit! I am starving, 24/7. EVERYTIME I get up to pee in the middle of the night I want to sneak into the kitchen. I'm constantly starving! I try to eat small frequent meals, keep healthy snacks at hand, but it seems like I just can't get enough. At my last OB appt I gained 9 lbs I'm 4 weeks (prior to that, I had only gained 11lbs in the 1st 28). Wahh! Anyone else fee like they're starving to death, while simultaneously double fisting food?

Jojo714 · September 2013

I haven't gotten to that phase yet but I do know that when I hit my 3rd Tri during my first pregnancy I gained almost 20lbs... So don't feel bad. The baby is growing quicker in the last stretch and is also probably hungrier. Run it by your OB but I don't think it's not normal.

shaybug62 · September 2013

The same thing happened to me about a month ago. I was having days were I was super HUNGRY, and would eat anything in sight. 9 LBS in one month and a stern talking from my Dr. later, I now am very careful about the hungry days. I still have days when I want to eat and eat and it feels like there just aren't enough calories to satisfy, but I'm much more careful on those days and try to avoid the sweet stuff (which would be SOOOOO GOOOD), and stick to more filling foods like veggies and fruits. It also helps that DH was at the Dr when I got the lecture, so he "reminds" me what not to eat. Don't get me wrong I still want the pint of peanut butter swirl butterfingers ice cream.

Kim22 · September 2013

I ate like a pig all summer but I'm now at the point where everything makes me feel so full I don't want to eat at all. Enjoy your food, it's temporary.