[joshs_girl]

but can babies get hungry when you are pregnant? or do they never really have hungry/full cycles since they are constently getting fed through the umbiblical cord?

i ask because it seems like whenever i get hungry (which i blame on poppy

she also gets really active - like she's demanding to be fed. but i wonder if that's more of me imposing a personality on her, or if she actually feels that way.

 

[JesseMomme]

I think that because the nutrient supply is continuous, they don't actually feel hunger, maybe ( I don't know all the things a baby could feel if the mom never ate like in the case of a long term famine). They definitely do react to us eating as of course we're sharing the same blood supply. I think our hunger and our cravings is our bodies telling us what we need and what baby needs (though I do often get a mental image of the baby tugging on the cord "Come'on Mom, how about some apples down here!!")

 

[winginit]

Could the growlings in your stomach be waking her up

 

[joshs_girl]

Erica -

that's possible

I think I know when she's been really active at night though, because those morning I wake up SUPER hungry

:

It's funny because she kicks me tons when I'm hungry, then after I eat, she'll give me a few nudges to say, thanks mom, then she goes to sleep

 

[paquerette]

Could also be a dip in your blood sugar.

 

[funfunkyfantastic]

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Originally Posted by joshs_girl Erica - that's possible I think I know when she's been really active at night though, because those morning I wake up SUPER hungry : It's funny because she kicks me tons when I'm hungry, then after I eat, she'll give me a few nudges to say, thanks mom, then she goes to sleep

Yep, Abigail kicks me like crazy when i'm hungry. I've been guessing it's cus she hears my tummy growling. Then she'll kick me about halfway through my actual eating... lol. It's distracting to try and eat when you're being kicked.

 

[neshamamama]

not about food...but I will share anyways...my babe always kicks me in the bladder while I am peeing... maybe she is thanking me for making more room for her? It is a very strange sensation...

 

[Norabella]

I find that the baby is often more active when I am hungry as well, and even though I'm pretty sure it is not really possible for the baby to be hungry, I have wondered if a drop in my blood sugar is somehow noticeable to the baby.

 

[joshs_girl]

Sharon - maybe the baby is helping you empty your bladder?

 

[neshamamama]

fortunately she has not done any of that without my consent yet...