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Normal for loss of appetite when pregnant???

The last couple of days, I have noticed that I am just not hungry- AT ALL. When I eat, I feel sick and huge. I don't have an appetite for ANYTHING. Is this normal?? Has anyone else experienced it?? Please, any input would be great. 6wks today
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973741 tn?1342342773
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You've tacked this onto an old post which means it is easily missed by the forum.  Best to ask your own questions.  So, at home pregnancy tests are inexpensive and readily available.  Go get one of those and take it.  This is the only way to know if you are pregnant.  Smoking is bad for your health in general but particularly if you are pregnant so maybe not such a bad thing that you can't smoke.  Go get a test and find out if you are pregnant and go from there.  good luck
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hi! Im 17 and I havent been eating at all! Everything I smell or see i gag! I havent started my period I missed it last month and still havent started . my stomach will just not let me eat but also is growling . Now I only eat 1 time a day and wont even finish my whole meal . I dont want to take a test yet I feel like its to early to know . I need help I dont know if Im pg.  I cant even smoke anymore I just throw up from the smell! Need some help asap!
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Hi my name is Rosa I'm having the same concerns I've been pregnant  for a while now is like everything I smell or eat  I get sick I don't have an appetite for anything anymore and I get scared because I think that it would do something to the baby?
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6918849 tn?1386083042
I am 6 weeks and I barely have an appetite.( no vomiting yet though) Meat makes me sick even looking at it. I have started drinking calorie smart boosts in the morning(for the nutrients without the weight gain) and i take my prenatal at night before dinner. Vitamins are so importnant so I hope between the boost and the prenatal my baby is getting enough for the time being until my appetite comes back.
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I've lot off my appeptite for eating and when I haven't I try to eat a meal and haf threw it I lose my appretite.. And I haven't threw up buh I've been feeling am guna last week er two and am constanstly feel depressed, useless and tired.. What can I do to change it all?
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I am two days late, and I haven't missed a period in two years! I am also not hungry but tired.. my nipples are also very sore, but not the whole breast.. Am I pregnant? Should my husband and I be excited?
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6623069 tn?1383083149
I'm 17 and living with my boyfriend. About 3 days ago i realized that I can't eat anything. Food makes me sick, even the smell of it. I went to see my doctor today and she didn't know anything that could be wrong with me other then pregnancy. I let them do a test and it came back negative. She told me if i got worse to come back but try to take another test in a couple of weeks. I haven't been on birth control in a while so I'm a little scared. Is there anyway that I could be pregnant?
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May be it's signs for the pregnancy. you should take the another test in my opinion.
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Thank you to all. This is my first pregnancy and Im 5w5d today. I was a little worried because for the past two weeks I haven't had an appetite at all. Ive been on different sites and it all adds up to be its a normal thing. And most happen around 6wks. Again, thanks for the peace of mind
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I have also lost my appetite. i just dont want to eat. even when im starving it just feels like deep down. im going to puke. i cant drink anything either. it *****. im scared my baby is going to get malnourished. im 8 weeks today. help??
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It is normal for some and others have not experienced it..i hate looking for something about what I'm going thru just to read some women answer the question and others ask questions with a question..if u have a question ask on your own post so others aren't confused and reading a bunch of riff raff..its respect to the woman who posted the question ..i find ppl do this all on other post as well and its a waste of time to read more questions than answers.
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I am currently 12 weeks, I have lost my appetite all of the sudden, very week, tired, and have bad headaches.  I am wondering if this is normal.  I have very bad constipation and have had to use an enima, after the last time I went my level of weakness got really bad and 4 days later has not improved, I feel worse than before.  Is this is reason to worry...thank you for any feed back I can get.
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LOL IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL... I AM THE BIGGEST MEAT EATER AND W/ BOTH OF MY KIDS i COULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT MEAT OR I WANTED TO PUKE... JUST THE SMELL WAS HORRIBLE... ALTHOUGH I ALSO FELT IF I DIDN'T EAT ENOUGH I WOULD FEEL SICK AT THE THOUGHT OF FOOD... SO WALK A THIN LINE... EAT B/C YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TOO, BUT BY ALL MEANS AVOID THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU INSTANTLY THINK ... YUCK!
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973741 tn?1342342773
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Are you pregnant?
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Today is christmas I tryed eatin candy yams corn bread ham n macaronni n man I could not eat I was hungry but when I start to eat my felling of being hungry went away
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About the appetite thing...I am 21wks prego and have had a loss of appetite for the last 6 weeks.

I am never hungry after about 3pm in the afternoon.  Today, I wasn't even hungry past 12:30pm when I ate lunch.  I made myself have some fruit at 6:30pm..just because.  I feel satisfied, not starving in the least, and no desire for food during this time.  I have also wondered if this was normal!??

When I wake up I also do not need much food for breakfast....but by lunch time I am hungry and have a decent meal.  I am trying to eat really healthy food and even workout once a day either cardio or weights.  

I just can't believe I'm not needing more food during the day/night.  

I wonder if my appetite will come back 3rd Tri?
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No not yet I'm afraid if it is what everyone will say.specailly what my mom and my fiance mom and what my fiance will say. I'm scared .  my best friend got me one but haven't been able to go Over to her house and take it .
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973741 tn?1342342773
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Well, if you are that late,, have you gone and gotten a pregnancy test at the store???
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Yes . I was supose to start the 20th of Sept and I'm regular every month I always have one .... but I still haven't had one and today the 12 leans Oct so I'm getting a little worried .... and yes usually. for birthcontrol that's why my mom put me on it to protect me from getting prego. But my fiance has asked me why am I acting so weeks lastly he's even asked me if I was prego I told him no but I don't even know and i don't know exactly when but it was recent I'm still feeling sick.... I feel sick all day but I don't throw up or anything... I'm just getting really worried.
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973741 tn?1342342773
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Hi there and welcome.

Well, you mention that you are on birth control.  Is this the pill?  That should cut down on your risk of getting pregnant, right?  Sure, it can happen once in a blue moon---  but that is a pretty effective form of birth control.

The thing with pregnancy symptoms is that they come about due to the hormones from the pregnancy.  And these hormone levels grow as the baby grows.  It takes time to build up in the system to really have symptoms from being pregnant.  That is why things like pregnancy induced nausea happens usually around the 6th or 7th week of pregnancy.  

Cycles work like this----  the first day of your cycle is the first day of your period.  You ovulate typically around day 14 and have a 24 to 48 hour window that you have an egg to fertilize.  It helps to pay attention to your own cycle to track when it is off.  

Pregnancy tests can be negative when given too early.  but it is actually pretty rare to have a negative test once a pregnancy is going strong (asi n when you'd start to have symptoms of being pregnant).

Remember that your hormones in general can cause various symptoms like what you are speaking of even when not pregnant.  

Are you late for your period?
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Hey everyone ... my name is Chelsea and I need some help .... I wasn't gonna post on here cause my fiance's brothers wife posted on her about a year or so ago maybe I think its her and I was kinda afraid to post cause she might tell his brother but oh well... I need some advice...  I'm on birthcontrol but I don't think it worked cause I'm having a lot of symptoms like all of you are saying you have ... I haven't took a test yet only cause I'm afraid of the out come of the test and what my mom would say and do and my fiance Ritchie's mom would say and do..... I'm really scared cause I don't know what to do I have loss of appetite ... I get way to hot at times .... I've had heart burn a lot and I'm not getting comfortable going to sleep always tossing and turning and I have to go pee a lot... and I just really don't feel my self.. I've had multiple test done in the passed and they all came out - negetive-  but I really think I am this time . I'm afraid if I am prego am I doing everything right or am I doing them wrong .... any advice would help thanks!
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4103164 tn?1349810627
i'm 4 weeks and my appetite is gone too, i get scared i might lose my baby so i do eat little things but sometimes i just cant eat because nothing seems totaste good..any helpful tips?
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I too have a loss of appetite am very tired and now when i smoke cannabis or cigs i feel sick and was wondering if it could be that im pregnant??
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3235624 tn?1346544158
What should I do if every time I eat I get sick from my pregnancy
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same here i had 2 pregnancy tests both were negative which ***** but i know theres something going on cuz my breasts hurt alot differently than they would if i was on a period and changed color when i do eat its only a few bites it takes me an hr just to eat a sandwhich took me 2 hrs to eat 4 chicken nuggets i gave the rest to the dogs miracle whip churns my stomach, ketchup,bbq sauce, sloppy joes one night my bf opened up a can of potted meet and the smell got to me so i had to stand near the doorway of the kitchen just to avoid getting sick to my stomach i cant believe how much the sense of smell has heightened this dont happen when i get a period theres so many things going on thats never happened before im going to get a blood test the 3rd i hope it wont say negative cuz theres just too much going on for me not to be pregnant with a little one :)
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