Hungry ALL the time!??

Is anyone else finding their appetite increasing lately?? OMG its ridiculous! I get up and eat...and than I can't seem to get satisfied with anything! And I always want something sweet after I eat (like a piece of chocolate). I know I'm 25 weeks and Caiden is just growing and growing but holy moly I feel like all I do is eat!! I try and eat as healthy as I can but sometimes I just need what I crave! Is this normal? Anyone else experiencing this??

[KM604]

I'm 22 1/2 weeks and just a few days ago noticed an increase in my appetite.  I had eaten a decent size lunch (I work at a clinic so we get lunches catered) and then within 45 minutes I felt like I hadn't eaten anything all day.  So I ate a bowl of cereal.  Of course that didn't hold me over, but the doctor had already told me I gained too much weight last appointment (I gained 5 1/2 lbs instead of 4 lbs), so I'm not straving myself but I don't want to gain too much weight if I shouldn't.  Of course hubby tells me to eat what I need to and not worry what the doctor says.  I went totally off topic but anyways, YES I have noticed an increase in my appetite.  I think too, approaching the third trimester, you are supposed to increase your calorie intake anyways so maybe its just your body telling you its time.

[Lance06]

Well, I am feeling the same way lately...like I am always hungry. I am 23 weeks and I have gained 17 pounds already!!
Doc told me she only wanted me to gain a total of 25 (which is average for women), but I dont know how that is going to be possible when I have 17 weeks left and have already gained 17 pounds!!!
My girlfriends who already have kids said not to worry, that everyone gaines more. My best friend gained 60 pounds with her first...so as long as I stay under 30, I think I will be okay, but its really hard, because i feel like I need to eat when I am hungry so that this little girl inside gets all she needs!

[Gina209]

Oh I am so glad I'm not the only one! I will get up and right away my stomach lets me know I need to eat! I'll eat and than like an hour later I feel like I haven't eaten at ALL. So I try to eat whenever my stomach growls because from taking nutrition class after nutrition class I know that you need to eat when your stomach is growling..its all that other eating that you dont need! But I'm like jeez it must be the baby because before becoming pregnant I ate like every 4 or 5 hours and nothing bad! My mom said its good to eat every 2 hours when your Pregnant but I'm just nervous that I'm eating too much and Caidens going to be HUGE!
I've already eaten so much today and its barely 4:00! I'm always the hungriest between 12 noon and 5:00...during that time I always crave something sweet after I eat anything. And than after dinner even if I eat the most filling meal I STILL need something sweet to satisfy my tummy. I'm scared because I still have 15 weeks left and if this keeps up my hubby will be rolling me to the hospital! I've gained about 15 pounds in 25 weeks which my doctor said is normal for me but they say you gain the most in your last trimester...I'm like Oh SUPER!

[Jonelle143]

i am in my 22 week now too and i just started noticing too how much hungrier i am.... i have an appt next week and get to see if i have finally gained weight.. Happily so far i am down over 30lbs from my start weight at the very beginning of my pregnancy. but i am hoping to see a healthy gain this month....

[KM604]

I have gained a total of 12 pounds (as of my 20 week appt., I'm 22 1/2 weeks now).  My OBGYN said 1 pound a week is normal and recommended.  I really don't want to gain more than 30lbs, but I know that whatever my body is going to gain it will gain.  I think because I had gained 6 lbs between my 12 week and 16 weeks appointment, he maybe thought there was a trend going on (me over eating!).  He also said to watch my sugar intake, so I think he might have been concerned about gestational diabetes.  I really don't eat any different then what I ate before, but I do notice that I will eat things I wouldn't usually eat (i.e. rather than getting a salad or healthier choice at a restaurant, I might get chicken fingers and fries) - but that is not on a regular basis.  But I am 5'2" and so far I really have only gained in my stomach and bb's.  Everyone says I look good for how far along I am, maybe they are just telling me that but I don't think I look bigger then I should (I was a size 5/7 pre-pregnancy).

[layona]

having the same problem here, I eat and eat, and then i eat some more,  and then i go get desert. Unlike my other pregnancies i am gaining weigh all over my boobs, my behind, my arms and legs! its driving me crazy. So today i started a food journal, i started writing down everything i eat. I am hoping that would help me keep things in prespective. Everyday is say  i am gonna start walking, but i am to tired to do anything. Boy, am i gonna regret my actions after the i have the baby.

[Gina209]

I've actually been keeping pretty active..I'm always moving around..walking now and even lifting light weights but I still eat and eat! Luckily I've only gained weight in my tummy and boobs (but I definitely dont need any there!) So if you looked at me from behind or my arms or legs you would never know I was over 6 months Pregnant. I actually started keeping a food journal a couple weeks ago but that was when I wasn't as hungry. My hunger has gotten crazy this past week especially! I'm not sure if its because I'm doing more..with moving and unpacking and going here and there...maybe I am burning everything off fast..or if its just because he is growing faster the further along I become. Either way I am never satisfied and it can get very frustrating!

[leighanne143]

i have only maybe gained 8 lbs tops, i will find out monday but yeah i am 21 weeks and noticed this past week that although i do not let myself eat everything, i am hungry more and not satisfied when i eat anything.  i always want something else.  

Gina i am with you, i want a dessert after everything but i noticed that when i get the hungry horrors, if i go and do something like play on the cimputer or keep myself occupied, the desire to eat more goes away, well i techincally forget about it.

if i ate all the amount of stuff i wanted to, OMG i would be a tank.

[Super_sally888]

Hi,
I've gained about 12 lbs and 10 of it was in the last month (well up to 2 weeks ago and my last checkup).  They were not impressed.  Anyways, seems am not gaining much these last 2 weeks....  have to try harder to eat healthy and avoid carbs.

I have GD and they don't want me to exceed a 15 lb gain.  That would mean I can't gain any more weight this pregnancy! Not possible, I think.

Yes, am hungrier. Yes, am craving sweet things! NO I am not supposed to have them! But I do, from time to time....

[Zet1]

I have noticed it to since i hit 20 weeks i have a huge appetite that i normally don't have.  I saw on one of the other baby websites that from 20 - 30 weeks of pregnancy your body needs a extra 500 calories a day so that might be why - baby is growing at a huge speed and needs food.  I crave lots of fruit and veg - tomatoes can't get enough. And yes the odd sweet things - banana with lots of custard  - my new craving.

[Gina209]

My doctor also told me that eating Carbs are really important once your past 20 weeks. I guess we need the energy since the baby is taking all of it! She made it very clear that I should be eating more and more carbs. Which is funny because thats part of what I always WANT! With my meals I always want bread...and than afterwards I want dessert! I know its important to eat carbs for energy and such but OMG sometimes I feel like my stomach is going to burst, like there's no more room in there and he's only a little over a pound! I think my 5'1" 100 pound frame is really feeling these extra pounds now.

And its weird, pre pregnancy if I wanted something or craved something...if I just ignored it or ate something healthy I would be fine. So yesterday I tried that...it was late and I really wanted a doughnut...so instead I ate like a TUB of strawberries which filled me up. Yea an hour later I went back for the doughnut! LOL it was a small one haha but still! It's crazy, I'll obsess over it if I don't eat it, thats never happened to me before! I just hope its a weird phase I'm going through in this Pregnancy cuz I dont think I can eat like this for another 15 weeks!

[emmiemac]

i dont know what you mean?! as i sit here typing with a biscuit hanging out my mouth! not just 1 either normaly half a packet for my breakfast then finish the rest in the evening followed by a choc bar. and the funny thing is i didnt even eat chocolate or biscuits before i got pregnant but now i LOVE THEM! i was 59 kilos for the first 2 months of the pregnancy now 4 months later im 69! ive got no idea what that is in pounds but a lot i would have thought! i dont think i have ever weighed this much but then ive never enjoyed eating as much either! as soon as ive eaten my breakfast im thinking about my next meal its ridiculous! im gonna work so hard after baby is born but for now im just giving in to these cravings, i know im weak but ive given up every thing else i enjoy.... alcohol sex etc!

[SARgirl]

Yes, ladies...same sinking boat here!!   I try really hard...I take a lunch with me to work, as to not eat the cakes and donuts brought in, or go out to lunch with the other ladies...I eat 5 small meals a day...I walk 2 miles a day, and I lift weight 3 days a week!!  Religeously!!  I don't even really eat sweets....everyonce in a while I will indulge, mostly I eat watermelon or yogurt to curb a sweet craving....but I still have gained close to 20 lbs!!  I am small framed as well!!! I guess as long as we are doing it all healthy...it is what is intended for our bodies!!  

Yeah, I will be working out hard once I download...I love running...but don't have the lund capacity for it now....there is placenta and unterus, and baby taking up the space where my lungs used to be...Ah, who needs them anyway right???!!!

[emmiemac]

my god where do u get ur energy from i take my hat off to you! i cant be bothered to even walk up the stairs to go to bed in the evenings so i just sleep on the sofa, feel like my bellies about ready to expolde espeicialy in the evening after a meal stairs are the last thing i want to try climb. I thought we are soposed to get energy! if any 1 finds some email it to me pleeeeezzzzzz any way im getting hungry all this talk about food, theres a cornish pasty with my name on it just wanting me to eat it!  

[katebud]

Hahahaha, reading all of these posts has made me smile!  :)  
I find that my appetite is starting to increase, but the past couple weeks it was down!  and I get the most horrible acid reflux if I eat too much (which for me is anything more than a small helping).  So I have no choice but to have small meals and cut down on foods that burn, like sugar.  :(  I want some now!!!  Chocolate, uummmmm.....