So this post is going to be all about mememe

[ste_noni]

I'm worried that I'm not eating enough and that somehow this will be bad for the baby. It's sort of the fault of the ultrasound tech from last week. When i told her I was at 18 weeks, she said the baby looked small. Later, after she'd talked to the doc, she said it was nothing, but of course, the first part of what she said stuck in my mind.

The thing is that I have had almost no appetite since about 14 weeks (before then I was eating out of necessity as food in my stomach was all that kept the nausea away). I get hungry - like I feel my stomach rumbling, but when it's time to actually make and eat the food, I'm just not interested. I force myself to eat three meals a day and I thought I was doing fine. I've gained 10 lbs so far (@19 weeks). I've seen the baby and she's moving around like she should be.

Maybe once you stop worrying about miscarriage, you start worrying about stuff like this.

Comments

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

The advice you have received is all good, and I second it. My mother hounded me about slow weight gain (sent me cookies in the mail!) but my midwife was not concerned at all. Your pattern of hunger will vary over the course of the pregnancy, as will your pattern of weight gain, and this is normal. There may be times in the next couple of months when you are RAVENOUSLY hungry all day long.

I would say, be sure you are eating regular, healthy meals, but don't feel the need to force yourself to do more than that unless your doctor is worried.

[ste-noni.livejournal.com]

I think part of what is adding to my doubt/worry is that I've seen a great nurse at all my appointment, but I have yet to actualy meet any of the midwives. I'm sure the nurse knows what she's doing, though.

And you are right - over Christmas, I felt starving.