I never really "ate for two" while pregnant. I had bad morning sickness for the first half of my pregnancy and then was just normal hungry after that passed. And even for the first few weeks after LO was born I had a very low appetite. But starting around the time she was six weeks I have been hungry all the time!!! She'll be seven months this week and I'm still constantly hungry. Making milk is tough work I guess!!
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Breastfeeding! I have NEVER experienced that kind of hunger before! Seriously, it was crazy.
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SO hungry while pregnant and barely hungry while BF. I never lost a significant amount of weight with BFing either.
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Breast feeding hands down.. If I didn't burn so many calories bf I would probably be 1000.. Literally
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Breastfeeding, for sure. I had pretty much no appetite when I was pregnant. I devoured a large pizza the weekend we brought him home--by myself. It's tapered back to my prepregnancy appetite over the past month or two (LO is 10.5 months) but for months and months I felt like...well, like I'd imagined I'd feel when I was pregnant (but wasn't). And the thirst was (and is) even worse.
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Breastfeeding. Hungry and thirsty.
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@FutureMrsMcK: the thirst is CRAZY. I get overcome with thirst when I let down.
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I was hungry during pregnancy, but even more so now while breastfeeding. It's bad news bears for when I stop because I'm totally getting used to being able to eat whatever I want without gaining weight.
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I spend a lot of my day trying to not eat all of the food in the house. Breastfeeding makes me starving 24/7. I literally start thinking about lunch at 9:30.
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Ermmmm... Both?
I was more indulgent while pregnant. Now that I'm BF'ing I am always hungry but try to eat really clean and healthy. -
@MamaMoose: It was insane! The first month or so I'd almost get into a panic if I had settled down to nurse and didn't have a water bottle! It was painful!
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It's even worse when you're pregnant AND STILL breastfeeding, lol. That's what I'm dealing with right now.
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Well, I ate more often when I was pregnant. Like constantly snacking. But I had BAD acid reflux so couldn't eat much at a sitting w/o feeling horrible. BFing, I eat MUCH bigger meals than I ever have, but don't snack as much. Still get cupcake cravings though! Oh and the thirst was crazy the first couple of months but now I forget to drink enough water.
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At eight months pp I eat enough food to feed an army! Thank goodness breastfeeding burns a ton of calories...
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Yes! When breastfeeding I would eat two lunches sometime! The lunch I brought from home and then a frozen lean cuisine if I was still hungry... Haha wow those were the days..
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My appetite was bigger while pregnant for sure. Now, I'm just thirsty all the time.
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Definitely breastfeeding!
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Both? Since month 3-ish of pregnancy I have eaten SO MUCH FOOD. The first month postpartum I woke up hungry in the middle of the night. It seemed to settle for a while but lately I'm more hungry than ever. Hoping LO starts liking solids more soon!
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Definitely breastfeeding!!!!!!!
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breastfeeding ... hands down. I'm dreaming of dinner as I type this...
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Breastfeeding. No contest.
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Breastfeeding! Although I was hungry pregnant, I was famished for the first 6 months of EBF!
@Navy_Mommy: oh no! I'm down to 3 or 4 BF sessions in 24 hours and just got my BFP...you got me scared!
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Really? I must be the odd one because I don't feel an increase of appetite now. In fact, with my breastfeeding and sleep deprivation diet I weigh LESS than before I got preggy. It's crazy. But I definitely pigged out when I was pregnant!
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I assume it'll be when I breastfeed. I don't really eat much differently than I did before I was pregnant!
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Breastfeeding!! I am definitely eating for 2. I was not hungry most of pregnancy and only started eating more towards very end.
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Breast feeding but I'm not as hungry this time!
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BF! People at work think I'm pregnant because my appetite is ridiculous. The last time they saw me eat like that I was pregnant c
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Definitely breastfeeding, I have never had hunger like that before! During pregnancy I only ate half of what I normally eat, I had no appetite and I got full so easily.
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Breastfeeding! I need to eat so much. I joke that breastfeeding may not be cheaper than formula.
Whenever LO flails her limbs or has a screaming fit I think about how my food is fueling that. And that she is entirely made up of what I've eaten. Pretty crazy.
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definitely pregnant. during my second tri I was eating as much as my bottomless pit of a husband, and still hungry an hour later.
I totally lost my appetite after LO was born. I had to set alarms to remind myself to eat, or I would go days.
thirst on the other hand... omg I thought I was going to drown myself while BFing!
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"Whenever LO flails her limbs or has a screaming fit I think about how my food is fueling that. And that she is entirely made up of what I've eaten."@Corduroy: totally think about that sometimes, too! Crazy.
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Breastfeeding!!! I ate like a teenage boy on a basketball team. Whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted it and still lost weight without doing anything else. I ate about the same when pregnant.
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Breastfeeding!!! Gosh, it was insane how much I could pack away between the newborn-6 months. I had food aversions my entire pregnancy and baaad morning sickness so I think that made me miss food more.
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@lamariniere: hahahaha "teenage boy on a basketball team" so hilarious and true for me too!
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Breastfeeding by far! My hunger and thirst are crazy!
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It was breastfeeding, but now that I'm pregnant AND breastfeeding, there is not enough food in the world to satisfy me right now! Only 8 weeks pregnant so hoping the appetite calms down soon because the amount of food I am eating is ridiculous.
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@Lindsay05: Same as you. I was hungry more while pregnant. Breastfeeding doesn't seem to make me hungry AND it isn't knocking off the pounds like I thought it was supposed to!
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I could eat larger portions when I was pregnant but when I was primarily breastfeeding, I was hungry all the time!
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definitely breastfeeding--i want to eat constantly, especially at the beginning of the day.
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Breastfeeding the first year! I ate constantly!!!
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