You should absolutely keep trying things do you can do get nutrition. One thought though, often the iron pills and vitamins will make you sick if you don't have enough food in your stomach. I had to switch to chewables for a while just to get them in and still allow me to eat. Then for my 2nd pregnancy pretty much all I could eat and not be sick was taco bell soft tacos. My midwife said sometimes its about survival more than content. I don't know if it helps but hopefully it will pass and you can try to make up for it later and eating excellent while breastfeeding.
Quoting Sunshine_246:
Conveniently your baby will use up your store of vitamins at your body's expense.
You should absolutely keep trying things do you can do get nutrition. One thought though, often the iron pills and vitamins will make you sick if you don't have enough food in your stomach. I had to switch to chewables for a while just to get them in and still allow me to eat. Then for my 2nd pregnancy pretty much all I could eat and not be sick was taco bell soft tacos. My midwife said sometimes its about survival more than content. I don't know if it helps but hopefully it will pass and you can try to make up for it later and eating excellent while breastfeeding.
Very good point, both the prenatals and the iron pills (I also have pregnancy anemia) make me sick to my stomach if I don't take them with some food.
Maybe try something like making a smoothie? Sometimes drinking is easier than eating, and you can add all sorts of healthy stuff to smoothies. You can even toss in a cup of fresh spinach and not even be able to taste it. How far along are you? I pretty much had no appetite either till I got to the second trimester.
you need protein hormones initiate morning sickness but after about 14 days your body is adjusted... the loose and lac of replacement of protein and huge consumption by the body (to make your baby) is what actually causes continued morning sickness beyond 14 days (or beyond week 12)-- the worst advice doctors give pregnant people is to just sip fluids and eat crackers--it is the WORST advice ever--of course that is much more profit geared -so next they can prescribe you an antiemetic and make some $$ at your liver and your unborn baby liver cost...:) even if you are notinto natural child birth there are 2 really great books out there that give tons of great advice for pregnant mommies the first is The Bradley Method by Robert a Bradley the second is Natural childbirth the bradley way by sue mcclucheon (Sp?) these 2 books have sections exclusivly to eating right and avoiding things like hyperemesis, PIH (yes that is a poor diet caused condition) and diabetes (pregnancy induce)
they put the "what to eat when your expecting" to shame
How far along are you? During the first trimester especially, it's often about getting whatever you can get to stay down, down. I lost 15 pounds in my first trimester of pregnancy, because I couldn't eat anything! Do the healthiest that you can, but if you're taking your vitamins, that may be the best you can do for now.
16 weeks :)
Quoting TigerofMu:How far along are you? During the first trimester especially, it's often about getting whatever you can get to stay down, down. I lost 15 pounds in my first trimester of pregnancy, because I couldn't eat anything! Do the healthiest that you can, but if you're taking your vitamins, that may be the best you can do for now.
Also can you site some specific sources that I can read about this theory? I am a major natural pregnancy and birth advocate and information like this could be extremely useful.
Quoting MELRN:you need protein hormones initiate morning sickness but after about 14 days your body is adjusted... the loose and lac of replacement of protein and huge consumption by the body (to make your baby) is what actually causes continued morning sickness beyond 14 days (or beyond week 12)-- the worst advice doctors give pregnant people is to just sip fluids and eat crackers--it is the WORST advice ever--of course that is much more profit geared -so next they can prescribe you an antiemetic and make some $$ at your liver and your unborn baby liver cost...:) even if you are notinto natural child birth there are 2 really great books out there that give tons of great advice for pregnant mommies the first is The Bradley Method by Robert a Bradley the second is Natural childbirth the bradley way by sue mcclucheon (Sp?) these 2 books have sections exclusivly to eating right and avoiding things like hyperemesis, PIH (yes that is a poor diet caused condition) and diabetes (pregnancy induce)
they put the "what to eat when your expecting" to shame
My 5yo is emotional, tired, and complaining of stomach pains.
- Junesmommy18
on Apr. 20, 2012 at 5:29 PM