loosing weight in pg..advice needed!!

[winjy]

hello i seem to be loosing weight due to sickness and generally being off my food...i cannot manage to eat a lot even tho im not physically being sick the thought of food turns my stomach..i now feel as tho i am loosing weight because of this and i am feeling weak...i also have a stinking cold which is adding to the loss of appetite...can anyone provide any advice or reassurance please? im 8+2 weeks

I lost alot of weight throughout my pregnancy, at 7 months pregnant I was actually lighter than I was before I got pregnant! Best thing to do is tell your midwife so they can monitor the babys growth.
As for the sickness the usual advice of eating little and often is the best thing to do really.

Try not to worry about your weight loss - I had hyperemesis with ds and was like ABF, ending up lighter than I was before being pregnant, and that lasted for most of the 9 months! As soon as ds was born I was down to a weight I hadn't been in years
Just eat what you can, when you can - the baby will take exactly what it needs and should be fine. You will be the one who loses weight whilst your baby will be growing healthily...
Good luck, and I hope you start feeling better soon.

Totally normal. Forget about it. Eat when you can, but if you feel sick just let it go. It makes no difference at this stage, baby gets first pickings - you get the leftovers. I lost and regained about 5lbs in the first trimester, it's very normal. You soon make it up. Only worry if it continues beyond 12 weeks I reckon.

'Tis normal (ish) i.e. it happened to me. Lost over 10 kilos (!!!!!) with pregnancy 1 and was the same weight at the end as I was at the begining (IYSWIM). Same thing with pregnancy 2 although I put on more as the chocolate monster took hold of me for the last 4 weeks.

Couldn't eat anything except brown bread with marmite for pregnancy 1 for about 4 months. Fortunately DD doesn't seem to have been adversely affected.

thank you so much for ur reassurance...im not worried about myself just that baby not getting enough goodness from me if im hardly eating...i dont even feel hungry its horrible...but as long as its just me feeling rubbish and baby is fine then thats all that matters..

winjy how are you now? im 17 weeks tomorrow and although i wasnt sick in my first 12 weeks i was constantly gagging and feeling sick and off food. all i could stand was fizzy drink and odd bits of food here and there.ginger ale was a lifesaver for me.

that got better around 12/13 weeks and i can now eat normally but i have lost 5lb so far this pregnancy. ive got a small bump but havent put any weight on. as long as the midwife says the baby is the right size when you see her for you 12 week check/scan i wouldnt worry too much. my friend was pregnant and still fitted in her size 8 jeans when she was due to give birth!

good luck with the pregnancy and I hope it all goes well for you.