Can't eat, soooo hungry :(

[marigold91]

I am absolutely STARVING but can't eat - nothing tastes good, it's like my tastebuds change every 12 hours. And my sense of smell is so heightened that anytime I try to eat, I smell something off-putting and think I'm going to vomit.

I try to eat to get my stomach to stop growling, but can barely make it through. I have all these food cravings but I just can't eat

Anyone else going through this?! It's miserable!

 

[CRWx]

Meeee! It's like having a sickness bug but with a sniffer dog nose!!! xxx

 

[seaweed eater]

I had this really badly in my first pregnancy. It is the pits. I'm sorry just try to eat every 2 hours and eat anything that seems appealing, even if it's not "healthy."

 

[jessmke]

I had this until about 15 weeks. I know this sounds overly dramatic, but it felt like torture to be so hungry but unable to eat. Then I would find something that I could eat, like grilled cheese sandwiches, and I'd eat nothing but that for a few days until it started making me sick and I'd have to find something else I could stomach. I still have lots of aversions and nausea, but I can actually eat now thank goodness. There is a light at the end of the tunnel!

 

[Ginag88]

I totally had this with baby #1. Then I discovered captain crunch. I cried so hard from joy and "nutritional fulfillment"

 

[lilly88]

Yep same here, I am hungry all the time but as soon as food is put in front of me I struggle to look at it. But if I don't eat for two hours I feel sick from the hunger.

With DD the sickness went at 8 weeks which i had hoped this would too but it's still here at 11w4d.

I tried ginger but I swear to god that's the devil's work, how can something that smells and tastes so revolting make you feel less sick?!

 

[lilly88]

I totally had this with baby #1. Then I discovered captain crunch. I cried so hard from joy and "nutritional fulfillment"

This made me laugh so much!

 

[xdxxtx]

I had this so awfully with my first. I ate cold things with no smell, and if I smelled food, I couldn't eat, so everyone around me had to eat cold things, too. But, the cold things won't smell strongly, depending on what it is, of course.

 

[marigold91]

So glad I'm not alone!! And thanks for the suggestions, y'all. Luckily this doesn't happen *every* day but it does seem to be the majority of days.

It's so strange. The best way I can describe it is that it feels like I'm eating right after brushing my teeth. Everything has that weird disgusting toothpaste aftertaste.

 

[magnacarta]

Popsicles and plain mashed potatoes were all I could force myself to eat for weeks. I agree with whoever suggested cold things -- they do tend to be a bit easier. I also would only eat outside so that indoor/kitchen smells wouldn't bother me.