How many calories should i be eating?

[charl89]

Hi, im 18 weeks pregnant and have lost 1stone 7lb since becoming pregnant.
When i was 4 weeks pregnant i started being violently sick, so went to the doctors as i knew it wasnt ''typical morning sickness''. The doctor told me to deal with it and get on with life. For a further 4 weeks i was being sick upto 7 times a day and eating very little. For 2 weeks all i could eat or dink was jubblys (ice pops) then i went to salt an vinager mckoy crisps then toast etc still very little and couldn't even brush my teeth or sip on water. When i saw the midwife at 10 weeks i told her how much weight id lost and how i'll id been, she did a urine test and it came back with ketones +3. She said i should be admitted to hospital, but i refused to go (i should have gone. i regret it now) She then made the doctor perscribe me Cyclazine to see if this helped. After a further 4 weeks of sickness still everyday some days just once others upto 7 times i was sick more thatn 10 times in 24 hours so went to the doctors where another ketone test was done and i was admitted to hospital there and then no questions, rushed straght in, i had what they call hypremesis. I aslo had a bladder infection to make things even better! I was in hospital for 5 days on a drip still not eatng all i could eat at this point was white seeded bread with lurpack and kitkat chunkys and could only drink pepsi max. very paticular but thats how it was. I was then discharged then re admitted 24 hours later. I have now started to eat again only strange things but i can eat a meal if someone else prepeares and makes it.

I know you only need to eat an extra 200 calories a day from 12 weeks, but as i've lost weight and im underweight anyway i just wondered if anyone knew how many i should be eating now. Its still hard to eat alot but i need my little bump to grow nice and big

sorry for the novel but really want to know what i should be doing.

Thanks in advance xx

 

[BevG]

well if a woman is supposed to eat 2000 calories a day to stay the same and u need 200 extra while pg maybe u should just aim for the mens daily of 2500 to put a bit back on?

 

[Bunnykins]

Hi hon, you only need to have the extra 200 cals in tri 3, up until then its ok to eat normal (ie not for 2) I had hypremisis and suffered badly until about 21 weeks, I was in hospital on a drip and on cyclizine and another anti sickness drug, I lost a lot of weight and couldn't eat much, I was told it was ok as baby gets all it needs from my body so really its my body that then becomes vitamin deficient not the baby, I took calcium tablets to help. Since 21 weeks its got a lot better I am only sick once or twice a week now and can eat proper meals (still somethings I can't touch tho!!!) and my bump measured fine last week I was even measuring bigger than I should, and I've regained all the weight I lost. Try not to worry just keep hydrated as that is what affects your keytones and eat when you can, it will get better and mw will.let you know if she's concerned about babies growth. I really feel for you it was the hardest time of my life and has actually put me off being pregnant again as don't know if I could go through it again, but since 21 weeks life has gone back to normal ish and its a fab feeling, you will get through it

 

[charl89]

Thankyou bunnykins. I know that the baby is and will be fine just wanted to make sure i had bucastem aswell but the taste in my mouth was awfull so just had to risk bringing the cyclazine back up. i only take them now if im sck in the morning instead of every day like i used to. i'd been sick free for 8 days today but then projectile vommited all over the bathroom Im not having another baby EVER! i can not cope with this again, I cant wait for the ''burst of energy and blooming feelng'' i dont think it will ever arrive! Good look hope you have a good birth after an awfull pregnancy you deserve it. xxx

 

[Bunnykins]

That used to really annoy me when I'd go a record number of days sick free like 5 or 6 and I'd think yes I'm over it, then all of a sudden from nowhere I'd be sick!!! It's sooooo frustrating isn't it!!! I nearly did it tonight I gagged brushing my teeth but managed to keep me tea down with some controlled breathing!! I'm just relieved the nausea has gone now as that used to cripple me, you can't do anything like go shopping, make tea, tidy up etc, it completely restricts you!! I'm so chuffed for you that you are,managing some sick free days as it sounds like your defo coming out the otherside of it, I never really got a blooming stage in tri 2 but just feeling 'normal' was bliss enough!!
Hopefully we both have easy labours after the trauma of hypremisis! I keep saying I'd better just bloody cough and the baby drops out after all he's put me through

 

[Piglet10]

Can I just say I was the exact same as u two but isn't regain the weight and stayed sick the whole 9 months , it was horrible , BUT

The morning I had her just after they made me tea and toast I was that overwhelmed I forgot and I wasn't sick at all. Lightbulb moment , tree I was with my perfect big baby and eating without being sick , all was quickly forgotten!

I cannpromise you it's worth every minute and Defo hasn't put me off having anymore xx

 

[charl89]

bunnykins thankyou i hope i do aswell im planning on having the birth at home aswell i think it will be less stressfull and as it will be christmas week due 22nd but as my luck goes it will be christmas day just as the turkeys served up hehe. I cant stop eating houmous and carrots at the moment, i have a big tub a day so thats nearly 700 calories haha. so yeah i think im better now. yesterdays sickness was my own fault. Im meant to eat a slice of bread before i get out of bed but i was to desperate for the toilet so i just had a bite and got up! silly me!! xxx

Thankyou piglet10 im sure after babba arrives i'll forget how bad it was, but i have written a diary so when my fiance says shall we have another i'll give him it to remember just how bad it was. i dont need a reminder but as he's a boy he'll just think ahh you'll be fine lets just do it!! I've always wanted to adopt anyway so thats a good reason to go ahead with that xxx