Pregnant and hungry ALL THE TIME....Help?!

Don't "just eat" Gaining a ton of weight really isn't healthy either. I would say your cravings are directly due to not getting enough protein. Set yourself up for success. Plan for well balanced meals with plenty of healthy fats and proteins.. and a few 100 calories over your daily maintanence needs. You really aren't doing your baby any favors having that extra helping of cookies.

and do you know how hard it is to lose weight after pregnancy. You are tired ALL THE TIME, and carrying for a baby, which take up ALL YOUR FREE TIME (esp if you work).

Do not use pregnancy as an excuse to eat anything and everything. I did and gained 100lbs the first time. While I was very healthy and we suffered no complications, it isn't that way for everyone, and gaining that much weight does things to your body that you just can't undo with diet and exercise later. I know and have to live with the consequences.

Try and add more high volume, low calorie foods to help you fill up. Fats and proteins take up less room in your belly than carbs, although they do take longer to digest. Try to put your proteins and fats on a big pile of greens and other veggies. keep baggies of veggies and fruit handy and ready for when you get cravings. I also loved this book while I was pregnant: http://www.amazon.com/Feed-Belly-Pregnant-Healthy-Eating/dp/B00F6HEDRI/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1398187674&sr=8-2

I also highly recommend you meet with your doctor to get more input about foods, quantity and weight. It's important to make sure the advice you get is medically sound when you're worrying just about yourself. But right now, you have TWO humans to sustain and nourish. Congrats. mama. Happy human-growing!

Please don't eat for two! At 14 weeks your little one needs nothing more than you would eat to maintain your weight. It isn't till the third trimester that you need to consume~300 cals more. Keep protein high make sure you are getting enough fats to sustain healthy hormone production(.45g per lb of TOTAL body weight) and eat carbs mindfully. Take your prenatal pill and consume enough water.

SET YOUR CALS TO MAINTAIN YOUR CURREN WEIGHT!

Not trying to play devils advocate, but all of the people saying just eat....her doctor will tell her otherwise. Gaining too much in pregnancy can cause many issues and complications with the pregnancy, gestational diabetes is just one issue that can put mom and baby at risk and is common. I am with everyone that the OP should not worry about the work after the baby is born, that is irrelevant and there is also no better diet than breast feeding. The OP does need to figure out why she has gained so much this early on and why she is constantly hungry and craving things. The best thing she can do is talk to her OB as soon as possible and get their advise.

I do breastfeed my babies for at least a year each. With my 1st, I gained 60 and lost 70 within 6 months from just breastfeeding. With my 2nd, breastfeeding didn't make me lose squat, but my circumstances were MUCH different than now (was super stressed in a bad marriage and eating to soothe myself). Now I've been exercising for years and have a different, wonderful husband, so I'm hoping the weight will fly off like it did before. Of course, I'm much older now (38 compared to 28), but I still think it will be better.

Honestly you should not worry about body or weight post baby, when that times comes you are in a great place in your life to take care of it. Personally I am 37 if I was to become pregnant I would have a complete blood panel done with the increase in age and prior dieting you could be lacking a nutrient that the baby needs to grow. Also 20lbs in 14 weeks is a lot, that alone would cause most doctors to schedule an appointment. You are already in the higher risk category due to age (sorry, right there with you:sad: ) it would be wise to not increase risks. I would actually not count calories, I would just eat healthy foods and remove that stress from my life, address the cravings and hunger with your OB and listen to them.

Maybe you gained it in your breasts I had a girl friend that went from a c-cup to something like triple D at the beginning of her pregnancy, she didn't show but looked like she got a massive boob job, those suckers had to weigh near 20 lbs. :ohwell:

If you are hungry, eat. Try to make healthy choices. Fill up on protein first.

I'm a mom of three (between 8 lbs 7 oz and 9 lbs 6 oz) and I gained between 40-70. I was starving with my third. I would be golden if I was able to lose like after my 1st & 2nd. i'm still up 20 pounds and he is two. My doc never said a word to me about it.

I'm in the don't "eat for two" camp. But I'm also in the "don't diet" camp. I would suggest that you eat as if you had gestational diabetes, even if you don't. I had it with both of my babies and both my OB and my nutritionist told me that really that's the way everyone should eat, all of the time. Basically you eat to make sure that your blood sugar never peaks or dips too much. To do this, count your carbs and proteins and eat every couple of hours.

1 carb = 15 grams
1 protein = 7 grams

Make sure you are eating at least as many proteins as carbs.

Breakfast - 3 carbs
Snack - 1-2 carbs
Lunch - 2-3 carbs
Snack 1-2 carbs
Dinner - 3 carbs
Snack - 1-2 carbs

I personally never counted non-starchy veggies towards my carbs because they didn't affect my blood sugar. Obviously try to aim for mostly complex carbohydrates and lean proteins.

Example:
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, whole wheat english muffin with a dab of butter, slice of melon
Snack 1: raisins and almonds
Lunch - Sandwich on whole wheat bread, cup of baby carrots and hummus
Snack 2 - small apple with 2 TBSP peanut butter
Dinner - Grilled chicken breast, medium sweet potato with butter, salad with dressing and croutons
Snack 3 - Luna bar

I ate like this for both of my pregnancies and gained 19 lbs for my first and 6 lbs for my second. I was also below my start weight at my 6 week check up after each pregnancy.

I also think that you should talk to your doctor, of course. Good luck, and congrats!

I would add more protein. Also you will need more healthy fats than normal, it's vitally important for brain development. So make sure you are getting enough healthy fats.

I'm pregnant too and what I have done is started to eat much larger breakfasts:-) I'll have greek yogurt with granola and bacon on the side or three scrambled eggs with cheese and toast. I used to have a boiled egg and some fruit. I've found that as long as I do moderate exercise and drink a lot of water, I don't gain too fast!