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How to make myself eat

ajp53ajp53 member
in 1st Trimester
Hi everyone,
I have been struggling to eat. I feel sick all the time, not vomit sick but just nothing sounds good and I feel like gagging. Then I get hunger pains and I know I need to eat. The only thing is, I can’t find anything I could possibly get myself to eat. Once the food is in front of me, I start feeling sick. I just force myself to eat but I’m not eating the amount I know I should be. I’m going to Disney World next week and I’m dreading feeling this way. My doctor prescribed me zofran to help with the nauseated feeling but I haven’t tried it yet. Is there anything you guys do to help with this? A go-to food that’s easy for you to get down? Home remedies?
Thanks for your help! 🙂
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Re: How to make myself eat

  • jazzylady3122519jazzylady3122519 member
    edited April 2022
    Hi! Yes I’m definitely in the same boat. I am sick everyday, sometimes I just gag and sometimes I vomit but it all hurts and feel disgusting.. I don’t eat well but when I get a craving I try to eat a lot of it .. sometimes I make myself eat a banana or grapes but usually I have to wait until I crave. It’s not healthy.. people have told me to try a smoothie. I also drink the ensures.I’m going on my very first cruise today and I did not plan to be pregnant for it but here I am.. I have the Zofran and they do work for the most part. However it won’t make you feel 100% yourself.. just better than feeling all the way bad ya know..
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  • ajp53ajp53 member
    @jazzylady3122519 i’ve been thinking of trying smoothies! i haven’t had one in a while and it sounds like it’s something easy to get down. good luck on your cruise, hopefully we can get through our trips without too much trouble 
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  • brennybirdbrennybird member
    Honest to goodness I’ve been distracting myself with an open sleeve of crackers or container of nuts or cheese next to me, so I can absentmindedly eat without thinking too much about the thing I’m eating or what it tastes like. Watching a really engrossing show or doing some work on my computer is when I slip into my pre-pregnancy-nausea snacking habits. 😅
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  • ajhiaeajhiae member
    Wow - I’m experiencing this EXACT SAME THING. I’m 6 weeks, and haven’t had an appetite at all. (Doesn’t help that prior to pregnancy I’ve never had a crazy appetite either). I know I’m hungry, but just nothing ever sounds appetizing. I don’t fully throw up, just dry heaving and nauseous feeling.

    Unfortunately one thing I do, is try to buy whatever it is I suddenly think of that sounds good (sometimes it Sams Pizza - just last night it was Coco Puffs - which my husband was so confused about because I’ve never ate them).

    I have this salty taste in my mouth, so I’ve been craving sweet stuff. Don’t even want to drink water (I know that’s so bad). But it changes.

    A few things I’ve been able to eat are - Quaker chocolate and peanut butter granola bars, Blue Gatorade’s, Skinny Pop microwave popcorn, chocolate breakfast essentials, freeze pops, and outshine sugar free popsicles.
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  • johkorjohkor member
    Just turned 10w and I’m struggling to maintain my weight. It takes me a good hour or so to get myself to not-starving, then I visit the bathroom and immediately feel completely empty all over again. I’m not even experiencing traditional nausea, I just despise all food and how much work it is. Comforting to see I’m not an outlier.
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