Waking up hungry

vrae0606 · July 2014

I keep waking up in the night mainly due to being horribly uncomfortable & trying to work on that but also I wake up hungry! We eat dinner around 6-630pm and I don't feel all that hungry before bedtime but thinking I should start eating a small snack before I head to bed to avoid being hungry in the middle of the night. Anyone else experiencing this & if so what is a good snack to keep me satisfied thru the night?

avonleaC · July 2014

I wake up in the morning as usual with major hunger. I always have to make the kitchen my second stop, after peeing of course!

Late night snack I would suggest apple slices with peanut butter. I'm thinking the protein will help. Or make those frozen banana peanut butter slices, would be so great in the heat

BayCamp · July 2014

I usually do a small bowl of cereal before bed. I feel like the milk helps a little with the god awful heartburn that has recently started.

avonleaC · July 2014

BayCamp said:
I usually do a small bowl of cereal before bed. I feel like the milk helps a little with the god awful heartburn that has recently started.

I maybe absolutely wrong but I feel like I've been told milk makes heartburn worse, but if it works for you it works! Also I read an old wives tale that heart burn means baby will have a full head of hair

beachy6 · July 2014

My naturopath has always recommended yogurt as a snack right before bed. It digests slowly as you sleep and lets you at least get out of bed and wake up before your starving.

I do notice a difference when I do eat it and when I don't.

RayRay007 · July 2014

I read a book on multiples pregnancy and it recommended dairy before bed - she said it will help you feel full throughout the night. I usually have a big glass of milk before bed. Even then, I woke up last night at 3am and had a bowl of Cheerios.

RayRay007 · July 2014

When DD was a newborn and I was bf'ing, I went to bed with an apple, granola bar and cheese for my bedside table that I ate in the night while I nursed.

mlee116 · July 2014

RayRay007 said:

When DD was a newborn and I was bf'ing, I went to bed with an apple, granola bar and cheese for my bedside table that I ate in the night while I nursed.

I did this too, but with trail mix, roasted sunflower kernels or fruit.