It just occurred to me that...

[apriljoy]

I'm now eating for three!

Wow!

[ORLY?]

Wow. That is pretty crazy! : I couldn't imagine.

[titania8]

im eating for 4! this is me --> so i can get enough food in! seriously, aren't you hungry ALL the time?? i can't remember the last time i felt 'full'.

[apriljoy]

I am ravenous! (I'm also humbled...4 is impressive, lol.)

[3for3hb]

at first I thought you meant that you are having twins

[celestialdreamer]

Be prepared to get very, very hungry I nursed halfway through my last pregnancy, then dd started back up again after ds was born. I was always starving with either nursing+pregnancy or tandem nursing. In fact I ended up gaining more weight than I would have liked while eating for 3. : Strangely when I am just pregnant and not nursing, or just nursing I can slowly lose weight. My goal this time is to keep healthy food handy in the fridge so I don't have that same problem this time

[Sagesgirl]

I'm eating for four too. : And yeah, I am constantly hungry. I wasn't until I got pregnant, either, so the belly bean has really tipped the scales.

[apriljoy]

Originally Posted by willemsmamma

at first I thought you meant that you are having twins

This morning I put "April is eating for three" on my Myspace update. Then I realized that it could be taken that way, so I changed it. I didn't want to bring on a flood of questions.

[counterGOPI]

thats what my dh keeps sayign to me 'youre eating for 3 now'

[Ironica]

Aww, come on, it's only 800 extra calories a day... ;-)

[lillieandnicole]

wow I am so impressed.

[rmzbm]

LOL! Yeah, I guess I'm eating for 3 too!

[aept]

Originally Posted by counterGOPI

thats what my dh keeps sayign to me 'youre eating for 3 now'

mine too!

And my ds is really still getting the vast majority of his calories from me, I believe. Judging from the peas that seem to pass through him completely undigested.....

Although Adventures in Tandem Nursing noted that women don't require any extra calories to sustain a first trimester pregnancy - only once you get into the 2nd and 3rd trimester do you need extra calories....

Although I'm definately hungrier already!

[counterGOPI]

yeah my dd is all about the breastmilk and not so into solid foods

[titania8]

Although Adventures in Tandem Nursing noted that women don't require any extra calories to sustain a first trimester pregnancy - only once you get into the 2nd and 3rd trimester do you need extra calories....

yea, in theory, but i am *WAY* hungrier now than 2 months ago!! and i don't think im the only one!

[aept]

Originally Posted by counterGOPI

yeah my dd is all about the breastmilk and not so into solid foods

I'm pretty sure any solids my ds eats just "pass through" anyhow - sorry if that's TMI!

[ibbit]

My dh reminded me that I would be eating for 3 when we were TTC. He makes sure I'm eating. Though lately he hasn't had to remind me. I'm STARVING. I have to eat at 10 pm every night or wake up in the middle of the night needing to eat.

[apriljoy]

Yep, I've been having to eat right before bed, too. Otherwise, I can't make it through the night. I certainly wasn't like this with my first pg. I had to remind myself to eat with that one...not the case this time.

[sarahmck]

Me two. I was just visiting my parents and had to keep reminding me that I, unlike them, am not a senior citizen who only needs two small meals per day. My dad was making us omelets and he wanted to use just 6 eggs and 1 white for 3 omelets meant to feed both of them and one for me that I would give a bit to DD. I wanted a 4-egg omelet for myself!

[sadiejane08]

Well, I'm only eating for two, but I'm hungry all the time. M/s hasn't kicked in yet (another 3 days till it kicked in with #2) and I eat about eight times a day. Definitely eating just before bedtime, too.