https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 14:47:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2315739 Sat, 10 Oct 2015 20:07:01 +0000 BSB 2315739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely got pregnancy cravings and my dr told me to gain 20 lbs by the time I reached 20 weeks. Well, with HG and two hospital visits, I didn't gain much by the time I got to 20 weeks. I was so concerned I was harming my babies (twins) by the lack of weight gain but my OB said she wasn't that concerned because the babies were looking good. If your dr isn't worried, I wouldn't be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2315671 Sat, 10 Oct 2015 17:28:57 +0000 Torchwood 2315671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just ate when I was hungry. But I was always super hungry, so I definitely are more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2315622 Sat, 10 Oct 2015 14:25:43 +0000 DesertDreams88 2315622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely need another full meal each day when pregnant. Before being pregnant, I only ate about 1400 calories a day to maintain a health weight (I'm 5' 2"). Most recommendations say about 1800 calories a day minimum for pregnancy. I switched to regular-fat versions of all dairy, drink a big glass of milk with a meal every day, and eat whenever I'm hungry.... which is a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2315521 Sat, 10 Oct 2015 09:19:43 +0000 FaithFertility 2315521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dont think I "ate more" but was more conciuos of what i ate and when! Making sure instead of having a pop tart for breakfast and a crappy lunch I ate a few scrambled eggs before work maybe a banana as a mid morning snack and a healthy salad with veggies and chicken for lunch, seems more than what I at pre pregnancy but it was healthier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2315500 Sat, 10 Oct 2015 08:17:06 +0000 Littlebit7 2315500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I needed to eat more, however I did need to eat on a regular schedule. No skipping meals or eating just a granola bar or whatever. I really needed to eat 3 well rounded meals plus a high quality snack to keep my energy up and me satisfied. I think the only thing I changed was eating less "low fat" whatever, so 2% or full fat yogurt or milk instead of skim, and a couple more treat items every now and then. But no, my diet didn't change dramatically. The weight gain totally took care of itself. I'm 5'5",, 125 pre pre and gained about 25 lbs. Didn't really exercise other than walking, but my job is pretty physical. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2315493 Sat, 10 Oct 2015 07:54:23 +0000 fancyfunction 2315493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm naturally underweight so was told to gain 40, which sounded crazy to me and I ended up gaining 45! With this pregnancy,<br /> I wasn't all that hungry in the first tri but now my hunger has greatly increased, but I don't think I'm eating all that much more than normal. I'm 20 wks and up about 12 lbs so yeah ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2315490 Sat, 10 Oct 2015 07:39:41 +0000 Greentea 2315490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it really depends- for instance if you are not increasing calories, you probably should increase nutrition, make every bite count, so to say. I generally think 300 calories extra a day throughout out is a probably a good idea, but at least focus on increased protein and vegetables, take fish oil, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2315419 Fri, 09 Oct 2015 22:20:07 +0000 MrsSRS 2315419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: Try a glass of water before you eat anything? I agree with PP that you can be guided by your hunger, with the caveat that you do need more protein! That doesn't have to be more food though, just different food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2314496 Fri, 09 Oct 2015 06:22:10 +0000 pastemoo 2314496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: weird. My nutrition class said 0 extra calories/day for first tri only, then 300/day extra for 2nd and 3rd tri, and 500/day extra for early breastfeeding. But everyone is right, trust your body. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2263231 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 05:57:09 +0000 pachamama 2263231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not good at listening to my body. I'm a teacher and off for the summer so when I'm bored (which is often) I eat!! No good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2262422 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:41:29 +0000 kristinleigh 2262422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not intentionally eating more.. I just eat when I'm hungry which is pretty often now. Plus I've been really hypoglycemic. Baby has been measuring okay so far and I'm gaining.. slowly.. but gaining! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2262382 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:56:01 +0000 catlady 2262382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: This was me too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2262230 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 07:37:45 +0000 ms.line 2262230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't eat breakfast before become pregnant, but now I'm too hungry/nauseous to skip it. So I probably consume an extra 300 calories before noon every day. I have some days that I'm extra hungry all day, but I think my lunch and dinner are generally pretty similar to pre-pregnancy.</p> <p>ETA: I think listening to your body is key - if you're hungry, eat! If you're not, don't! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2262219 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 07:18:54 +0000 MrsADS 2262219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Blackbird I kind of feel like this is the case for me, too - my body needs more body fat/fat stores during pregnancy or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2262213 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 07:10:30 +0000 lovehoneybee 2262213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't, especially not with my first. D said he kept expecting to come home from work finding me holed up in bed with bags of chips and ice cream or whatever (insert stereotype of hangry pregnant lady here), but I had such terrible food aversions that all I ate were PB&amp;J sandwiches. </p> <p>This one is a little better...I can eat most foods (21 weeks today) but in very small portions (and not as often as I should to balance that, but if I eat too soon after again I get terrible indigestion and/or nausea). I just try to pack in the most protein and nutrients I can in what I do eat. </p> <p>I've had trouble with gaining weight with both pregnancies (I've not quite put on a pound with this one, and only netted 4lbs with my last), but I had a big, healthy baby last time, and this one is growing right on track, so I'm not super worried. </p> <p>Breastfeeding, though, forget about it. My first weekend home with E I ate an entire large pizza....by myself. I was so hungry it was painful...all.the.time. I was eating for four (and put on 50lbs that first year!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2262201 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 06:28:48 +0000 blackbird 2262201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh I ate more. I was starving. All. The. Time. I'm convinced my body doesn't want me pregnant at a low body fat, so it has me pack it on a bit. At the end, I hardly had room for food and still gained at an alarming rate (thanks, hypertension). So unless you're eating ice cream by the pint, your body will let you know what's up and if you need more </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2262158 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:13:44 +0000 ChelseaRose 2262158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started out overweight and my doctor said that as long as I was eating 1500 calories per day that it was fine if I maintained my weight or even lost we weight over the course of my pregnancy. I'm 33w today and I've been hovering around the same weight since the end of the first trimester give or take a pound or two at each appointment. I have less of an appetite than I did when not pregnant and have no sweet tooth at all. I'm sure I'll make up for it postpartum because nursing made me so thirsty and so hungry last time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2262150 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 23:24:48 +0000 birdofafeather 2262150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor said 200-300 extra calories. I never purposefully ate more or less, just whatever I was feeling. I gained 21 lbs with my first pregnancy and I'm up about 12 this time with 12 weeks to go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261988 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:38:21 +0000 mrsjyw 2261988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 132 prepreg at 5'7." I didn't eat extra much. Maybe a lil bit in the third trimester. Def ate much less due to nausea in the first/second and still gained 33 lbs by the time I had Ds2 at 38 wks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261959 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:22:59 +0000 MrsADS 2261959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely ate more!! My weight gain came in spurts though. I lost 3-4 lbs the first tri from being sick and definitely ate less during that time. I gained about 10 lbs really quick from about weeks 15-20, and continued to gain pretty quick in the second tri and early part of the 3rd tri. I was hungrier and I think my body needed to gain that weight (1) to make up for weight loss in the first tri and (2) I was a little underweight pre-pregnancy. I'm 38w now and although my weight gain has slowed, I'm still gaining about 1lb a week even though I am eating a lot less than I was in the second/early third tri.</p> <p>It's continued in spurts. I was about 5'9'' 125 pre-pg. I am 38 weeks and about 161-162 right now, so I've gained a little less than 40. I have a feeling when it's all said and done my total weight gain will be about 38-40 lbs. I NEVER dreamed I would gain this much while I was pregnant, but I don't feel like I've gone crazy with the eating - just listened to my body. Everyone says I look like I'm "all belly", etc. although I can definitely tell a difference mostly in butt and thighs. My doctor is 100% OK with it. I think since I was underweight pre-preg, this may be some extra fat stores that I/the baby needed and will probably need for breastfeeding and recovery once he gets here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261930 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:28:47 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2261930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First trimester, you won't need to eat much more, but you will need to eat about 300 more calories per day than you usually did for the rest of the pregnancy. BUT, your body will tell you when you are hungry. As long as you aren't purposely restricting your calories, you should be ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261908 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:49:34 +0000 Peasinapod 2261908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ate a bit more while pregnant. As in if I was hungry I'd eat rather than just waiting for my next meal. But while breastfeeding I've been eating a ridiculous amount. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261897 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:38:01 +0000 rosegold 2261897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: i dont think women need to eat more while pregnant. we should definitely be getting our fill of calories and on wholesome foods! i think someone confused six small meals a day with hey i'm pregnant so i'm gonna eat it all! breastfeeding tho i believe you need a little more calories. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261845 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:44:39 +0000 Alivoo01 2261845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB told me I only need to eat 100, 200, and 300 more calories each respective trimester. 100 calories is like an apple.</p> <p>With that said, I ate way more than 100 extra calories my 1st trimester with DS. All I craved was carbs and more carbs. My appetite and weight gained evened out the remaining 2 trimesters so I was okay. </p> <p>With this pregnancy, I haven't eaten much because nothing sounds good and if something does, it's plain and simple. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261841 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:42:13 +0000 babynumber1 2261841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on where I am at in the pregnancy. Right now i'm in the 3rd trimester and find that I feel better if I eat a bigger lunch and super small dinner (like a bowl of rice) due to acid reflux. My swelling is out of control during the 3rd trimester also. </p> <p>1st and 2nd I ate a little more than normal, just depending on how hungry I was. I have only gained 21 pounds at 25 weeks with this pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261821 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:21:41 +0000 LilSprinkles 2261821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ate about the same when I was pregnant. In the 3rd trimester, I ate less since LO was squishing my stomach </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261816 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:17:20 +0000 buttermilk 2261816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really feel like I've eaten much more while pregnant. Extra snacks maybe, and a larger breakfast, but that's about it. Didn't gain anything in first tri, gained about 20 in second, and then around 15 in the third. I certainly don't think all 35 of those pounds could have come from me eating more. Your body just kind of collects the weight on its own lol. I never felt ravished either like you always hear. Only now in the last couple weeks of pregnancy do find myself hungry more often, but now i haven't even gained anything for 2 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261815 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:17:09 +0000 NovBaby1112 2261815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the first tri I was starving and eating a lot more. My appetite has decreased a lot in the second and third trimesters and now I do not eat as much, but try to eat frequent smaller meals </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261806 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:11:10 +0000 MaryM 2261806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have eaten less so far, until recently (when I'm probably eating similarly to pre-preg)</p> <p>I've been on progesterone and partly blame it for killing my appetite 1st and part of the second tri. </p> <p>But I started out overweight, and my doctor said it was fine I lost some weight and haven't gained much so far. He said they don't worry about weight gain so much until the baby is significantly bigger (later 2nd tri/into the 3rd). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-actually-eat-more-when-pregnant#post-2261785 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:51:42 +0000 Maysprout 2261785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think your body will let you know. But I ate more and was more hungry in all trimesters. I am a ravenous pregnant lady. </p>