32 weeks pregnant & eating SO MUCH! Normal?

Question

32 weeks and I’ve gained almost forty pounds so far... I feel awful about it!
I just am so HUNGRY, especially since the third trimester hit. First trimester and some of the second I was eating one meal a day because of sickness... now it’s like I’m making up for it.
I eat a LOT. Probably 4 FULL plate meals with 1-2 snacks during the day. My stomach is like a bottomless pit! Is this normal?

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Being hungrier is normal, but you need to make smart choices about what you’re eating. Fill up on healthy proteins. Remember you aren’t eating for two, your eating for one plus a bit more.

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Third trimester is when I’ve gained most of my weight too! I lost weight in my first trimester, and put it on very gradually in my second. I wasn’t able to eat much during those time frames and still had a lot of food aversions in my second trimester. Now I eat a lot when I can. I can’t always eat a lot in one sitting, just bc there’s just not the space lol, but then I’m eating like every two hours or will be absolutely starving by my next meal. Like other comments have said, just be smart about what you’re eating and make sure you’re still drinking plenty of water. But like I was around 125 before I got pregnant, lost 8 pounds, and now I weigh almost 160. It’s all in my belly mainly, and most of the weight has come in the past two months, but still the number freaks me out sometimes!

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In your last trimester you will gain the most weight and should be aiming to have like... and extra 100 or something calories. Eat intuitively when you are hungry. Baby is packing on brown fat as a buffer for after birth when they wait for your milk to come in (that's why babies often lose a bit of weight after birth, its normal) and your body will be prepping for labour and post partum when youll be using LOADS of energy giving birth and then producing loads of high fat colostrum and then milk. 
Weight gain in pregnancy is completely normal and helpful for your post partum healing and care of a newborn. Do not be hard on yourself. 
If you are wishing to breastfeed this also helps you drop weight fast as making milk takes up about 600 calories a day. 
Be kind to yourself, you're supporting a whole extra human, and you will continue to do so after birth.

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Yes, it’s normal. When I was pregnant I ate a lot! I gained weight quick, everything came out good I had a healthy baby. Just try to eat healthy if you aren’t already! :)

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I would fill up on healthy foods

32 weeks pregnant & eating SO MUCH! Normal?

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