I think I'm hungry,but also nauseated should I eat?

[missmich]

I've been getting this feeling a lot the past few days. Should I try a little bit of cottage cheese and a small glass of juice?

[Plummeting]

When you're pregnant hunger can make nausea worse, so if you're feeling hungry you should definitely eat something.

[missmich]

Ok so I got about 4 teaspoons of cottage cheese and a little apple/peach juice and am slowly eating it. I just took my prenatal as well. Last night my snack didn't go so well so hopefully tonight is better.

[jennica]

Actually, the trick to keeping nausea at bay is to never let yourself get too hungry, or too full. At least that is how it worked for me. Several small meals all day long. If you start to feel hungry, the nausea will start to get ahead of you. You have to figure out how to eat before you feel hungry, but don't eat too much or too soon so that you feel to full, which can also make you sick. Fun, isn't it?

[missmich]

I'm used to having nausea. Seriously it started when I was 14 years old! Of course it wasn't caused by a small child living in my womb though. I'd be nauseated by a smell,not enough sleep,not eating enough or eating to much,drinking a little much milk etc... It was never this bad either,but was there for there for close to 7 years on and off. I kinda got used to it and found some tricks,this is different though. So I have to learn some new tricks.

I'm thinking when I get the "I'm hungry but now sure feeling" it means I need to eat something teeny tiny very slowly and I also need to take teeny sips of cold water during the day. No big gulps of water or juice no matter how thirsty I am. Toast with a little butter has also helped.

[BetsyS]

I'm prone to nausea even not pregnant, too. But, pregnant makes it much worse! Ugh. Not my favorite part of having a baby.

For me, different things have worked in different pregnancies. Some things that have worked at different times: coke, Squirt (a grapefruit flavored soda), lemonade, watermelon (actually good for 3 pregnancies), nuts (just one pregnancy), saltines (one pregnancy), french fries. Crunchy apples, grapefruit, ramen.

Small portions, frequently, and whatever sounded good at the time (even if it wasn't breakfast food at breakfast). I don't do well with dairy in the first trimester.

[rhiOrion]

One key for me was to make sure I was getting enough protein. I had been eating all day one time and still felt so sick, until my friend pointed out that everything I'd eaten was carb based. So, a good mix of carbs and protein helped somewhat.

And joy of all joys, the nausea is starting again in the third trimester!

[is it puppies?]

I am also prone to nausea (especially motion sickness) and eating definitely helps. I had some pretty bad nausea and at first I was trying to eat things like all-bran bars but that didn't help much other than to take the edge off (dry, carby things usually help my motion sickness, but what was always better was a big meal an hour or so before traveling). I found with my all-day morning sickness what actually helped a lot more was heavy, dense food and if it were a protein, then even better. I ate a lot of bean burritos for a while, and somehow that heavy lump sitting in my belly eased the queasies. Cheese on toast or lots of grilled meats helped (unfortunately mostly processed meats like chicken fingers), and I ate a lot of full fat organic yogurt and would even be getting up in the night to drink one of those yogurt drinks and have one as soon as I woke up in the AM. Other than the yogurt, most sugary stuff nauseated me more for the first couple of months.

[Plummeting]

Originally Posted by jennica

Actually, the trick to keeping nausea at bay is to never let yourself get too hungry, or too full. At least that is how it worked for me.

If you get bad morning sickness, there's really nothing you can do to stop it. You can only hope to contain it. I had it for many months this pregnancy, and no amount of eating at the right time kept it from happening. I had to eat because not eating made it worse, but eating didn't make it go away. I know you said that's how it worked for you, but I wanted to point out that it is definitely not that way for everyone. Otherwise, a first timer with bad nausea could come away from the discussion thinking she was doing something wrong and the nausea was her fault.

Missmich, a lot of people find that sour or minty tastes or smells help for some reason. Really sour homemade lemonade did help me a little sometimes (not always). You just have to find what works for YOU. If the cottage cheese isn't doing it, try something carby instead. I would definitely not have been able to tolerate cottage cheese and juice, even though I like both. I had to eat lots of toast, crackers, cereal, etc. Different people have to do different things, but if one doesn't work, try something else. Also, some people get really sick from their prenatals. I found that, for a while at least, taking mine right before I went to bed helped. When the nausea was really bad that stopped working and I'd wake up an hour later and vomit, but it helped at the beginning. Definitely try not to take it on an empty stomach, if you find it makes you sick.

[missmich]

I've been taking the prenatals at night with a small snack.

Man I love burritos and am kinda lazy when it comes to making them and I don't know where they sell them near me. lol I think I'll make a big batch to freeze though. Much cheaper that way too. I find that when I'm nauseated or start to get there I need to eat NOW and can't wait to cook something,so I'm going to have make a few batches of food to heat whenever I need to.

I do tend to add a few drops of lemon juice to my water,not sure if that will help the nausea,but maybe. I do it for taste.

Normally mints or candied ginger work well for me,but now they leave a funny taste in my mouth,to sickly sweet.

A lot of times my mouth really has a taste for something and I'll have to ask my stomach if it's ok to have it. lol

[Plummeting]

Yeah, I definitely couldn't do minty candies. However, I could put a little mint flavored chlorophyll or crushed mint leaves in my water. Sometimes it helped. Minty gum helped, too. There are lots of naturally sweetened (but sugar-free) minty gums. (Of course, Chiclets worked the best for me. ) Even just smelling a drop of peppermint oil sometimes helped. Nothing helped all the time, though, and nothing ever really made my morning sickness go away entirely. It was months of feeling a little sick all of the time and really sick some of the time.

[thegreenbeagle]

Originally Posted by jennica

Actually, the trick to keeping nausea at bay is to never let yourself get too hungry, or too full. At least that is how it worked for me. Several small meals all day long. If you start to feel hungry, the nausea will start to get ahead of you. You have to figure out how to eat before you feel hungry, but don't eat too much or too soon so that you feel to full, which can also make you sick. Fun, isn't it?

This took me the longest time to figure out in 1st Tri. Once I did, it really helped. Find little healthy snacks that appeal to you. I would basically have SOMETHING once an hour or 2. For me I ate a lot of string cheese, yogurt, and crackers.

[gcgirl]

Originally Posted by Plummeting

When you're pregnant hunger can make nausea worse, so if you're feeling hungry you should definitely eat something.

Yes! In my first tri I generally feel this way, and I notice when I do pre-emptive eating to keep my tummy full, I have a lot less nausea.

[gillibean]

Originally Posted by missmich

I think I'll make a big batch to freeze though. Much cheaper that way too. I find that when I'm nauseated or start to get there I need to eat NOW and can't wait to cook something,so I'm going to have make a few batches of food to heat whenever I need to.

This is a great idea. I, too, found that when I was hungry I wanted the food right away.

I also found that grapes worked really well as a first food. If it was hunger, they bought a little bit of time until I got something more substantial ready to eat. If it was nausea, grapes are one of my preferred foods to bring up.

[lunarlady]

Originally Posted by gillibean

If it was nausea, grapes are one of my preferred foods to bring up.

Charming how morning sickness makes us evaluate what foods are the easiest to bring back up. I've had it bad this time around, but found that sticking to the standard BRATY diet usually for kids with tummy aches works pretty well at least in terms of not seeing the food again. And applesauce is also at the top of my "if I have to see it again" list.

Sigh. Dairy always sounds great to me but usually makes me feel worse. Good luck figuring out the riddle of pregnancy queesyness. And you know what mothering really needs? A queesy smiley...

[missmich]

They have the barfy smiley,but that won't work for us all the time since we pregnant ladies don't always barf.

I ate a nice piece of toast with a small amount of peanut butter and a cup of tea for breakfast. I wasted the 2nd piece of toast. Just couldn't force that one down. Now I'm staring at a glass of Ovaltine made with with milk. Think that might be wasted as well.