https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:37:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-886801 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:08:29 +0000 mrskc 886801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was hardly hungry the first few weeks. Just too busy taking care of a newborn! Then I got my appetite back but I've never felt like I eat anymore than what I did pre-pregnancy. My son is 8 months now. I do have bouts where it seems I'm hungrier than normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-886789 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:03:49 +0000 SleepyMonkey 886789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wasn't hungry at all for the first month or two. My mom had to force me to eat and I only ate what i thought would be good for making milk. My appetite gradually returned and I get ravenous now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-886763 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:57:04 +0000 katsupgirl 886763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the early days I don't think you have time to feel hungry. Everything else is so overwhelming. I snacked a lot and my mom made a lot of soup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-886613 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:05:48 +0000 plantains 886613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is early days. I wasn't hungry in the beginning but then around 4 months I couldn't stop eating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-886599 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:00:32 +0000 autumnlove 886599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wasn't very hungry the first 5 weeks and my supply was fine. I drank a lot of water and tried to eat at normal times even if it was just a few bites.<br /> My appetite was crazy after my first LO was born! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-886303 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:36:29 +0000 Mommy Finger 886303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, in the beginning, I wasn't hungry. However, then it got crazy when I went back to work. I'm 7 months out and still have ridiculous appetite! Like sometimes wanting a second dinner appetite. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-885366 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:17:56 +0000 DillonLion 885366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: Totally normal! It will return. </p> <p>Are you still taking any medication? I was taking so many things that were upsetting my stomach (pre-natal, vitamin D, stool softener, pain meds, fenugreek, etc.) My doctor advised me on which ones I could quit taking to help alive the nausea. He also suggested spacing them out and not taking them all at once (but who has the time to remember to take a different pill every hour or two with a newborn? Not I.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-885360 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:16:35 +0000 runsyellowlites 885360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have much of an appetite until after 3 months... then it got crazy!</p> <p>In the early days I ate a bowl of oatmeal a day &amp; drank some MMT (sometimes iced sometimes hot) to help my supply... some days that'd be all I ate until DH got home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-885353 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:15:48 +0000 Ra 885353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: He is only 10 days. I have zero appetite at this point (or time to eat for that matter!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-885337 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:12:06 +0000 cmomma17 885337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: this happened to me too! I forced myself to eat. The calories are important. DH and our moms made sure I was eating enough. I felt lightheaded if I didn't. My appetite did eventually come back on its own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-885309 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:05:36 +0000 DillonLion 885309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old is your LO? I had absolutely no appetite at first. In fact, I was extremely nauseous most of the time. </p> <p>My appetite picked up slowly over time. I'm 7 months in now and it is pretty intense :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-885240 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:50:44 +0000 MrsF 885240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: The first few weeks I didn't feel hungry at all (a first for me). I think eating just seemed like one more thing to worry about. The hunger came later for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-885178 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:31:59 +0000 MsLipGloss 885178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: Same for me. *sigh* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-885168 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:30:22 +0000 Weagle 885168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't start getting that breast feedig hunger until a few months in. And then, woah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-885145 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:25:24 +0000 JerricaBenton 885145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't say I wasn't hungry, but I was never and still am not more hungry than I was before breastfeeding. I would try to get your three meals a day and some healthy snacks in, but don't worry too much. Your body knows what you need. Try some oatmeal for breakfast. I started eating it recently because at 4 1/2 mos LO is still eating like a mad woman, and I have more milk that I know what to do with! I am leaking again like I did in the first few weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-885142 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:24:21 +0000 knittylady 885142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been having this problem as well. It doesn't help when you're also too busy and tired to put a meal together! Hoping some wise ladies have good tips and ideas... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-is-my-appetite#post-885134 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:21:45 +0000 Ra 885134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have always heard the BFing causes you to be hungry all the time. For me, not only am I not extra hungry, I'm really not hungry at all. I don't know if it is stress or what but I can only bring myself to eat like a meal and a half a day. I am scared this will hurt my supply and I will be lacking nutrients for my baby.</p> <p>Has this happened to anyone else? How did you reestablish your appetite? </p>