Am I not eating enough?

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Hello ladies, did any of you have trouble forcing yourself to eat earlier on in your pregnancy? Aside from being tired and nauseas, it's so hard for me to cook let alone force myself to eat something. I'm scared that I'm not getting the nutrients I need but I wasn't a big eater before I got pregnant and now it's like even worse.

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Try a fruit smoothie maybe? Something you can sip? I make mine with Greek yogurt which has calcium and protein :)

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I'm quite early in my pregnancy but I'm having the same trouble. I've heard that having small meals and 'grazing' through the day is a good way of handling nausea and eating when you don't feel like it. Are you having a pregnancy multi-vit? Thoes work best once you have something in your stomach too. I'm trying to make sure I don't miss out on breakfast, even if it's small. If you are worried you are lacking in anything in particular you can always get a blood test from your doctor which will highlight anything low or something you have to focus on. I've actually started a food journal just to look at what I'm having each day too, which has helped me keep track a little. Looking at the kilojoules needed per day during pregnancy it says no extra needed in the 1st trimester, 1400 extra in the 2nd, 1900 extra in the 3rd. Which isn't a lot.

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Make sure you're taking your prenatal vitamins as they supply you with the necessary nutrients you don't get enough of in food. It's essential for you and especially baby's development. I always feel like I don't eat enough. My doctor told me to constantly be eating healthy snacks and not go more than 4 hours without having eaten something.

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Six small meals per day. They added Boost nutritional drink 2x for me.

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I'm the same way now and I'm 33 weeks...I went through a phase for like a month where I ate everything and now I feel like eating is a chore

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I was the same and was losing weight, but that appetite comes right back!

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I went through the same thing also. I'm 24 weeks now and whenever I wake up I still have trouble eating but throughout the day, I can't stop!

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I still have problems eating. I guess it was because I was so sick in the beginning. Just make sure what you are eating is good food, no junk. That way the baby gets good nutrition.

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For the first 4 months I was nausous all day. All I wanted to do was throw up and get it over with...but it never happened. I didn't want to take meds but ended up doing it because I was becoming dehydrated due to not being able to eat, drink or even get out of bed. I'm doing fine now and the doc says everything looks good so far. He's measuring right at what he's suppose to be and the ultrasound looks good. I think me taking my multivitamins did the trick and my doctor feels the same.

Am I not eating enough?

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