Eating!!

[Kathi8888]

Hi everybody,

Here's something else I'd like some thoughts/opinions on. I'm about 8 1/2 weeks now, and have to say I've been lucky with morning sickness...besides a very sensitive gag reflex, I've been feeling pretty good. The only thing is I feel I like I have to be snacking almost all day or I start to feel sick. Over the last year, I've been gaining weight to begin with due to a much less active job, and kind of thought I would try NOT to change my eating habits much when I was pregnant because I felt I ate too many calories a day anyway for my change in lifestyle. But I've found if I try not to give in to initial feelings of hunger, I start to feel sick and then I don't want to eat anything for the rest of the day unless I pretty much force myself. Has anyone else experienced this or had this problem? How can I make sure that I'm not eating more than I should be? Thanks for the help!

 

[~Nikki~]

I was hungry ALL the time at the beginning of both my pregnancies. I just ate when I felt the need, and didn't eat if I wasn't hungry.

I guess I felt that my body knew what it needed...I think the main thing is to try and eat healthily, rather than to restrict your eating too much.

Plus I figured I could always lose the weight afterwards...I did the first time around, and I will this time too...

 

[Catholic Wife]

Hi Kathi!
I'm also in my 8th week. I haven't had m/s either, but do get nauseated when I get really hungry (I was this way before I got pregnant, though). I've found that if I have a couple peanut butter crackers, or a handful of carrots or grapes, my hunger and nausea go away without eating half the kitchen. One thing you can do is to keep a food diary - write down everything you eat - and then modify what you eat to "healthier" things. The thing that has been most helpful to me is planning out my meals for the day to make sure I'm getting enough of what I should be and not eating what I shouldn't. I think the most important thing for me has been eating more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. I have to admit, there are days I feel like I am eating too much and have constant indigestion from continually eating.

 

[~Mrs. A2J~]

I've never gotten "morning sickness" with my pregnancies but I did have to eat every hour or two other wise I'd feel nauseous.