extreme hunger and gaining 10 lbs in two weeks normal?!

[caetlinh]

HI Everyone!

So I'm on my second pregnancy and so far it's COMPLETELY different from my first and it's starting to worry me.  With my daughter, who is only a year old, I was SO SICK the first trimester I couldn't keep anything down, and didn't start showing until month 7 when I then got massive and gained 60 lbs.  But now I'm only 7 weeks and I'm starving, absolutely starving, with hardly any nausea at all!  I've gained 10 lbs in the last two weeks, and although I'm eating a lot, it's not junk at all, just large quantities and I can't go longer than 2 hrs without eating something.  Is this normal so early?  Should I be worried about the weight I'm gaining?   THANKS!!!

[Beccadoula]

Just a lowly doula here - but it sounds to me like your body may be a little taxed from the previous pregnancy and is compensating by craving more food now.  Not everyone feels bad during the first trimester.  AND eating every 2 hours is actually recommended as long as it is healthy snacks, not junk food or diet food.  LOTS of protein.  Are you taking a good prenatal?  300-500 extra calories per day is in the normal range of pregnancy eating as I understand it.  Gainning suddenly, like you did last time is probably less common than gaining right off.  NOW, if you have very swollen hands, face - headaches, spots before your eyes, etc.  That could be a serious sign, but I don't think anything you're talking about is anything to stress about.  Be sure you're drinking lots of water - the intake requirements are huge...and one sign of dehydration is a feeling of hunger.

[Just1More]

Another lady was talking about this empty raging pit inside her a few weeks ago.  It turned out she needed more protein and fat.  Maybe that would help?

[LivingSky]

I've only got one pregnancy worth of experience, but in my first trimester protein was the only thing that would make me feel full. I had no morning sickness but eating any kind of carbs just made me feel very blah. I was eating a lot butactually lost weight rather than gaining (though I was quite overweight to start with).