lack of appetite

[Guest guest]

Hi, I am 13 1/2 months out from a DS surgery, and 17 weeks pregnant.

Most days, although not all, I have absolutely no appetite

whatsoever. The only thing making me eat even a little is the thought

that I need to feed the baby before birth as well as after!

I have made a chart with what I need to eat (protein, calcium etc)

and how many servings of them I need every day to remind me, but it

hasn't seemed to have helped much.

I'm getting really desperate. Last appointment with the obstetrician

the baby was growing at a normal rate and quite active, so I'm not

worried yet. But I have to get this problem under control.

Anyone have any ideas on how to kick start an appetite? This has

never happened to me in my life so I'm at a complete loss as to how

to deal with it. I haven't been abel to gain a single pound since the

beginning of the pregnancy.

I should also add that I live in Japan, where the philosophy is " not

gaining any weight during pregnancy is a good thing " and " vitamins?

we don't need to prescribe you any vitamins, you get everything you

need from the food you eat " and " don't eat an entire apple in one

day, it has too much sugar " . They actually say these things to

pregnant ladies here, and they also know nothing of wls here, so I

can't get any advice from this end. Anyone with anything to share,

whethe you want to do it here on them ain list or write to me

privately, I would really appreciate it. Thank you, Y

[Guest guest]

Fruit is all I ate with my first pregnancy...I'm not one to drink a

drop of water so the doctor said that was completely fine.

This pregnancy is a little different. I am able to drink water and

haven't craved the fruit as much. The doctor told me that as long as

I'm eating other nutritional things, eat as much fruit as I like.

Said that the sugar is high content but will 'mix' with other food

(not causing diabetic probs) BUT that it'll not allow for much

pregnancy weightgain.

I too had NO appetite during my first (and some of) and second

trimester. By the time I was 14 wks, I had LOST 12 pounds. I'm now

at 29 wks and have re-gained 17!!!

I just kept eating as much as I could and something clicked

overnight. The baby is doing wonderfully so the doc says a lot of it

is my fluid, sack, and baby...but it's all good if I'm finally

gaining weight!

Don't fret over what others tell you. No one knows your body more

than you...this is your baby and your decision...not the Chinese or

anyone else.

Good luck

in Detroit