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3 days pp, and I can't stop eating

post #1 of 10
9/19/09 at 5:06pm
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Apparently my body is gearing up to the 'heal and make milk' approach to life again. I am eating more than I have in ages! For right now, I'm going with it, but if I keep this up, I'll soon be unable to fit through the front door.

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post #2 of 10
9/19/09 at 5:15pm
Hey, that baby's gotta eat more calories now than when gestating. Plus you have to add in the extra calories it takes for your body to turn that food into milk. Eat up!!
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post #3 of 10
9/19/09 at 5:20pm
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I was a bit taken aback when I realized just how hungry I am today. I'm trying to go with what my body needs, and keep healthy snacks around, but the cookies and cream cake in the fridge is calling to me....

I figure I can give myself permission to be unhealthy for a few days... it's all rebuilding. I suppose that excuse can't last for too long though.
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post #4 of 10
9/19/09 at 7:06pm
I had this issue with my first...I woke up to nurse him in the middle of the night and I HAD to eat myself, or I felt like I would DIE!!!

I don't remember that being an issue with the second baby.

This time I've noticed that I'm a lot hungrier the last couple days, I just want to eat and eat and eat...maybe my body is filling up some stores for labor
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post #5 of 10
9/19/09 at 7:31pm
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Originally Posted by 2boyzmama View Post
I'm a lot hungrier the last couple days, I just want to eat and eat and eat...maybe my body is filling up some stores for labor
I've been wondering this myself. I ate lunch late today, around 2:30ish, and by five I was so hungry I felt sick to my stomach. What's the deal?!
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post #6 of 10
9/19/09 at 7:56pm
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I remember this with my first as well, but not my second, so I was caught off guard when half an hour after lunch I was contemplating a snack...
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post #7 of 10
9/19/09 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by 2boyzmama View Post

This time I've noticed that I'm a lot hungrier the last couple days, I just want to eat and eat and eat...maybe my body is filling up some stores for labor
Me too! Could this really be a sign of birth day approaching? I am just sooo hungry, and I really eat protein&veggies&grain&fruit... in all possible combo's So I do not think I'm missing something...

Plus - drinking RRL tea+Nettle+alfa alfa combination with a spoon of honey...

I just finished half of a medium-sized watermelon by myself (today was Farmer's Market day)!
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post #8 of 10
9/19/09 at 9:52pm
I've been eating like crazy, too. I went this whole pregnancy not feeling the "bottomless pit" feeling -- until recently! If it's a sign of the end coming, I am all for it!!!
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post #9 of 10
9/19/09 at 10:50pm
12 days pp here, and eating like a fiend, too. I remember being super hungry after DD#2 and DS- I bf them and ff DD#1, and am bf DD#3, so I absolutely believe it's my body's way of reacting to the non-stop nursing that's going on. I'm craving both good food and junk, and eating it all. Not the best way to loose those last pounds, but I'm so hungry that I can't resist.
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post #10 of 10
9/20/09 at 2:37pm
Same thing here! Immediately after birth I was SO hungry all the time. I could eat and eat and eat (and I did!). I totally enjoyed it, since the last few months of pregnancy I felt like my stomach was the size of a peanut and was nauseous a lot of the time. Almost 3 weeks pp now, and my appetite is calming down slightly. I only need one middle of the night snack rather than two.

Erin
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