Is it normal not to be hungry at 5 weeks pg?

[yellowflowers]

I am fat and always hungry - at moment when food is put in front of me I can eat but generally I am just not particularly hungry - is that normal? I am 5 weeks pg.

[legallyblond]

Yes! Its fine! I just wasn't hungry for anything for the first 12 weeks or so, despite not really feeling sick. I have only just started to gain a couple of lbs now (I am 16 weeks).

Congratulations!

[zazen]

Completely normal OP and congratulations.

My very overweight friend lost weight when she was pregnant - she weighed less after she had her babe than when she fell pg. She said it was a great diet as she ate healthily and had loads of energy.

I couldn't eat much until I was 14 weeks gone, and lost half a stone. I only put on weight in the last month really - had craving for cream teas and cake!
Take your folic acid and don't worry
good luck

[SoLongAsItsHealthy]

I lost my appetite around 5 weeks too and only regained it after my baby was born! Don't worry.

[yellowflowers]

Thank you all. I am worried it means pregnancy not going to work out but that is reassuring!

[toja555]

I am 10+3 and overweight and this is rear occasion in my life when I don?t have appetite, to my surprise. I don?t have MS but I even lost 1kg due to less eating. I pray this wonder time (=less apettite) lasts as long as possible!

[Octaviapink]

I never wanted to eat any more than usual.

[pipinmybelly]

happened to me too and lasted from about 5 weeks to about 16 weeks...had no appetite at all and just felt nauseous the whole time!! enjoy it, its better than cravings coz thats when the weight piles on!! xx

[thisisyesterday]

normal for me! i've had literally no appetite for the first bit of all my pregnancies, just didn't want to eat at all
i guess around the 12 week mark i got into all the eating for 2 lark though! lol

[TigerFeet]

completely normal

it happened to me - i was very overweight when dd2 was conceived but lost loads while i was pregnant (partly due to loss of appetite, but mostly due to extreme morning sickenss)

nothing to worry about, the baby is still extremely tiny and doesn't need you to be taking in much

just eat what you can and make sure you drink enough

congratulations on the pg