hi i have had this most of my pg as long as your eating and taking prenatal it should be fine. Just try to eat healthy and when you are hungry. Some say small snack work but they dont for me. I try to just eat a little bit when i m hungry and a snack before bed if that.

Hugs
carrie

ps. the baby looked fine on my first ultrasound and is the right size so the eating for two thing is a myth.

Hi sweetie. I had the most severe form of morning sickness with my daughter - and it did not stop until I birthed her!! I lost a LOT of weight for much of the pregnancy.... One brilliant thing about our babies is that they compete with us. And they usually win!! So if you are not getting enough nutrition, you will be the first to suffer as your baby continues to take what it needs :) My daughter is testiment to this! Born nice and healthy, even though a little early she was a good size! (Early for an unrelated reason). I think most pregnant women go through this... We just feel gross in the tummy and cannot stomach food! All the tips of eating dry crackers or toast just made it so much worse for me! A couple of things helped... As soon as I mananged to get food into me, then I would find I felt a lot less sick (and teary - blood sugar level issues) and would be able to eat more. Also eating as soon as I got up (I know, the LAST thing you want to do!!!) helped so much it eventually became my habit to force a little food into myself in the mornings. The earlier the better, although it won't feel like it the second you are trying to eat :) Finally, "wet" foods (watermelon, light soup, cereal etc) were a whole lot easier to stomach than toast, sandwhiches, crackers etc. So just go with what works for you!! Ginger ale (with actual ginger extracts) helps me settle my tummy a little too, and this can help you get an appetite. And chances are, by your second or third trimester you will be chained to the fridge eating until your heart is content!!!! :) Babies when they are so small need certain vitamins and minerals, so a pregnancy suppliment is important to take throughout pregnancy. But they do not need a lot of calories, so I would not worry just yet xx

I just got over my double dose of Morning Sickness (carrying twins) and it was the worst!! In order to get my calories in I didn't worry about healthy vs. not healthy those first few months!! I ate whatever my stomach would allow, which was usually cheesy greasy mexican foods or pizza! But here's an idea that helped reduce my ickyness! Take your prenatal at night, with dinner. They tend to make morning sickness worse for most women so if your sleeping through the vitamin absorbtion maybe it'll help your appetite during the day! It really helped me!! And count your blessings! If appetite loss is as bad as it gets fr you, you are lucky!! And soon enough you'll be eating everything in front of you!!

just eat what you can. i still have bouts of eating everything in sight and not finding anything that sounds good. i think that i had this instead of nausea/vomiting/aversions. make sure you are getting your vitamins and drinking plenty of fluids. your baby will get what he/she needs but unfortunately take from you, so you might feel a little sluggish.

Thanks everyone! I usually take my prenatals in the morning so I think I might try them at night. :)

I think you only need about 300 calories (or right about that) more then befor you were pregnant to grow a baby. YOU DO NOT NEED TO EAT FOR 2. 300 calories is the amount of most small snacks or like a yougurt and a peice of fruit.

I to have a very poor appitite. Thing isbaby is going to take from you ANYTHING it needs and you wll suffer long befor bab does. I know knowing this made me feel SOOOO much better on the days I didnt eat much.

I did have a problem where I went into a diabetic keatosis from a lack of food though. Baby was doing just fine while I was in much suffering. I how ever had a serious infection on the roof of my mouth that made it near impossible for me to eat. The point is that if you dnt eat at all for long enough you will end up really really sick. I was sick enough to wind up in the ICU on an insalin drip for a full day and in the hospital for a week total. SO make sure if you dont have an appitite but you can eat that you do at least a few bites here and there. Try smoothies. You can get protien powder to add to them to bulk them up a little.

But in the end baby wil take what it needs and a day here and there of a poor appitite will not harm the baby. Just do your best and try to get as many calories as you can and it will be ok

oh a couple more things. Keep bite sized snacks in the fridge and by your place of rest'/desk/ what not. they make 100 calorie packs of snacks my favorite was the strawberry muffins. I could eat one of the 3 in the pack at any given time but I would eventually get all 3 down. Keep bite sized carrots and prepared peices of fruit and veggies in the fridge in easy to get to baggies. When you get up to pee walk to the fridge and grab one or even 2 carrots or a couple slices of cucumber or what not and much on it on your way potty or when your done. I knowa bite here and there doesnt sound like a lot but I garuntee it will all add up. Sometimes just having to get up and make something is an appitite killer. get those baby boxes of raisins or something. I know I havent been able to eat more then 4 or 5 bites of anything since I got pregnant. but it seems like I am constantly shoveling someting into my mouth ever 30 min or so. I havent gained weight (I actually loose weight when pregnant go figure) but baby is a great size and growing big and strong so something must be working

Congrats!!

I actually had this problem also. Until about 7 weeks I wasn't really nauseated, I just didn't want to eat anything. I didn't think much of it until after I found out I was preggo. Then, even when I didn't want to eat, I made sure to have at least a small snack- just to keep my energy up.

There's a good chance this will be replaced by morning sickness in a few weeks, but once you reach the 2nd trimester you will be amazed at your appetite!! I now eat 6-7 times a day (and not just snacks, small meals!)