morning sickness a bit better but inhuman appetite now reaching epidemic proportions - is this usual?

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Sorry if I've been posting too much recently.... and thanks all who have been helping me out. I'm a worry wart/always want to know if what I have is 'normal'!

I've had terrible morning sickness since week 3. Now nearly 13 weeks. Had some restbit at the 10/11 week mark but this time last week it got v bad again. Last 4 days have been an improvement and I'm even (said with great excitement) managing to eat form vegetables now . I've been living off junk for about 2 months now (3 weeks on nothing but crisps and jam sarnies) and am hoping that ms is finally going away (but not sure....as it's still there sometimes....). Thing is, I've managed these past 3 days to homecook myself veggie shephards pie/lasagne (yipee - I can cook again!) and have been eating it NON STOP. I can't stop. I'm on my third (allbeit small) portion of veggie lasagne of the morning now. I can only presume that after weeks of junk my body needs the goodness and so is making me eat so much to replenish me.

I'm not complaining that I'm able to eat a relatively healthy food again (my interest in food is still very odd btw with lots of foods off the list still), it's just is this common? To have to eat all the time for 8 bweeks to help stave off nausea but hardly be able to eat anything....then suddenly to actaully want 'normal' food again and not be able to stop myself from eating it all the time? Seriously, it's quite worrying. If I'm not eating I'm thinking about when I can have my next portion of lasagne....... . I'm hoping that signifies the end of ms...... anyone else get this? Am I OK to just keep eating?!

I've just finished my last portion of lasagne and want another one already - have had to send DH out to buy mushrooms so I can make another....

That's great that your body is allowing you to eat. I don't think you should worry too much about portion control, your body will right that when it gets itself back on track.

Enjoy it and definitely don't worry. :)

thanks rocklover. I'm now feeling sick again though :(

I found chewing gum after eating staved off the nausea. In fact I think I kept Wrigleys in business.

Am trying that as we speak ethelina. I usually find chewing gum makes me feel ill - I keep feeling like I'll accidently swallow it. It sort of feels 'wrong' to chew (can't really explain well). Odd I know. Maybe I just need to stick at it more as I used to live on the stuff as a teen...

Isnt it odd that what works for someone makes the next person feel worse?

What about water biscuits instead? bland carb products are usually easier on the stomach.

I dont see any real problem with eating a bit more right now, especially things like lasagne/shepherds pie where you can chuck all the good stuff in. Maybe eat smaller portions more often rather than big meals?

I agree with Rocklover, portion control shouldnt worry you at this stage. Just enjoy what you can. It does get better, honestly.

thanks ethelina. I think maybe I just got overexcited whilst making my lasagne and tired myself out as sat down for 1/2 hour and feel bit better now :) Am trying to stick to small amounts but also trying to gradually eat little more at lunch and tea to start to try to train my body back in to eating at meal times as I'm back at work in 3 weeks and won't be able to graze all the time. Fingers crossed this increased appetite for home cooking means morning sickness is slowly on the way out (please please please!!).

Yeah fingers crossed most people find it goes by about week 16ish. (mines still there at 37 weeks, but i think im a minority)

Other thing i found is to eat more in the day and less in the evening, having a full bloated stomach just before bed can give you vicious heartburn.

Sounds like you're starting to settle down now, they say the 2nd trimester is when you feel most normal.

BTW, overexcitement making lasagne? What DO you put in it ?

I'm easily pleased ethelina - just the fact that I feel able to cook for me is excitement enough after 2 months of barely being able to even put bread in the toaster

yay! so happy you're eating again. your appetite will get back to normal it's just your stomach having a little celebration at being able to eat something other than ready salted crisps! Don't worry about it, embrace good home cooked food!

I'm so pleased as I've eaten loads of veggies in the past week and I'm getting excited about making shopping lists for food I want to cook. Also taking a leaf out of your book and going to make some flapjacks this weekend to replace the fruit pastilles! My OH is very grateful the ms has disappeared (fingers crossed, touch wood etc) as he's been living on rubbish with me.

yeah needtosleep it was pretty good yesterday. Think I just need to know my limit - the energy needed to make my lasagne this morning made me feel sick again and had to lie down, then half a walk round half the garden had the same effect and am now in bed! argh. At least I managed some lunch and DH made me choc flapjacks . He looked rather jealous of my lasagne as he had a nutella sandwich, but it takes so long to make and I don't have that many ingredients left so if I give somee to him then there won't be enough for me later!! Swing from ravenous appetitie for more 'normal' things to the old style illness.....fingers crossed it'll be less and less of the sick feeling as I'm nearly 13 weeks...

It is so lovely when you get your appetite back isn't it? I ate rubbish for most of my first trimester. The thought of vegetables totally turned my stomach and all I really ate was toast and the odd McDonalds .

As soon as I could eat normally again (around week 15) I really went to town and started to put on the weight that I had lost in the first trimester and then some. However, over the last few weeks I have found that my appetite has settled down and I am not so hungry all the time. I find it impossible to eat a big evening meal as it makes me so uncomfortable and I don't seem to digest it properly before bed, so I eat my main mean earlier - either for lunch or at about 5pm.

I am relieved that my appetite has settled down because I thought I was going to be the size of a house by the time I reached my due date. Your body is probably just making up for lost time so I wouldn't worry. Just listen to how you feel - in a few weeks you may feel differently and have to modify your eating pattern again.

Good to hear you're eating again! Definitely don't worry about it unless you've been pigging out for like.. I don't know.. 3 months and putting on too much weight or something. Otherwise eating healthy food (eerr.. guess homemade lasagne with tomatoes and mushrooms counts as being healthy) after bad morning sickness for so many weeks can only be a good thing.

I'm still not really eating yet. Have my moments, the odd days in weeks when I can eat - and I quickly eat as much as I can. It soon passes and I cannot eat a thing again.

how far along are you now anonmum2? I seem to flit between having massive appetite for more healthy foods and feeling veyr sick again and struggling to eat... problem is....I've have 2 months of eating all the time to try to stave off the nausea...so my weight gain has probably been too much.....but, veggies lasagne has lots of veg in so I figure I need the nutrition...