Is it normal to be hungry every couple of hours during the first trimester?

It's very normal for you to feel really hungry when you're pregnant, and a lot of women feel like this is more pronounced during the 1st trimester. And that old saying, "You can eat for two while you're pregnant.", doesn't actually apply, even though you might feel like eating double the amount. In fact, in the 1st trimester, you don't need extra calories at all, but in the 2nd and 3rd trimester, you do need 200 to 300 calories above and beyond your body's requirements to help sustain and support your growing baby. Curb your hunger by eating smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day, and add in a couple of snacks, especially ones with protein. So a lot of pregnant women just grab crackers or carbs, because that's usually what sounds good too. But couple it with protein, and that will keep you fuller longer, and it will be better for your body. So try crackers and a cheese stick, or apples and peanut butter. Those are going to be healthy choices that give you and your baby good nutrition, and also make it so you're not eating way more calories than you actually need.

[shashafu]

I’m only seven weeks n I feel like I’m dying of hunger

[MinaZwei]

The hunger pangs every hour is ridiculous. I cannot 😩

[jadeacampbell]

Okay good because I'm hungry everytime I turn around.

[mels]

7 weeks right now and I’m literally hungry right after eating. Today I ate 2 hot pockets and my stomach was still growling afterwards 😳

[karisss]

I'm hungry aaall the time and im always eating even during the night I can't sleep because the extreme starvation is so bad I have to eat rice cakes during the night it's ridiculous

[DivineDianne]

I have been like this all throughout my first trimester. I am almost at my second trimester and I hope the extreme hunger goes away because I am tired of having to eat so frequently or I feel ill.

[gloria]

Im around 6 weeks pregnant and im constantly hungry no matter how much i eat 😭😭😭

[Somong]

Happy future father here, drifting down the rabbit hole. :)

Not sure why I love these videos, but I do.

[SR-xeit]

I'm 8 weeks pregnant, and I'm feeling nauseous all the time! I don't want to think about food or even look at it but I'm hungry every single minute and i have to eat even when I don't want to!😢

[Anengoni]

Thank God was thinking it's me alone.am even tired of eating.I also woke up during night

[trueporsha]

Like I feel hungry and but I’m not hungry I don’t understand 😭

[AHMR-bplp]

First time mama, I have to confess for a 48.5kg person doing intermitten fasting with zero feeling of hunger for so long, I am tired of feeling hungry all the time every hour or less during this first trimester... I am exhausted of thinking what to eat now???!

[heyjay]

Screw calories, I'm in survival mode - I'll eat better when I'm not nauseous anymore

[cynthiafertilityqueen]

i never feel full and i want to cry because im eating big meals in still hungry

[maggie]

Ladies, what has helped me so far is to take a shot of olive oil and avocado oil before going to bed kept me hunger free throughout the night. Apparently oleic acid in these oils suppress hunger signals for a while and make you full, but we are not supposed to take too much. Ask your doctor before following this recommendation to be sure of its safety.

[angelthinks]

I'm 11 weeks and I feel like I'm starving :( I have noticed some gain weight, now I'm just eating small portions every 2 hours and I measure the portions, because this is crazy.

[cay]

I’m 4 weeks and 3 days and I’m starving every 20 minutes!!!

[gemmajones]

Im hungry lk 2 minutes after eating even a meal, constantly hungry feeling and im only 6 weeks along this is different from my first pregnancy.

[alysarenee]

Third pregnancy. I’m about 11 weeks and I feel miserable 😩

[sorayyahyusrizal]

I just eat 2 slob of steaks at 6 pm and now 10 pm i am already hungry. Help.