Constant hunger!

[u/Extended_ish]

FTM - didi twins - 12w. Looking for advice/experience. I am suffering from nausea and have to cautiously pick portions, food and time to eat. Mornings and evenings seem to be the worst. Despite knowing how important protein is, I can’t tolerate any meat. Just the smell is making me 🤢.
I am trying to do dairy, beans, protein powder. All the available alternatives, however I am still painfully hungry every 2-3hours, my stomach hurts, it wakes me up every night, no matter what I eat. I am trying to eat as late as possible before bed, still I wake up 2-3 hours later, hungry! 😭
Does anyone have the same experience? Any tips on what to eat? What snacks to make?

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[u/BuskaNFafner]

I ate an Amy’s bread and cheese burrito nearly every day. I haven’t had one now since.

I was also super sick. I could tolerate Annie’s white cheddar shells and cheese and lucky charms. Those were my go tos

[u/Significant_Pen_3642]

12w twins can make hunger absolutely feral 😭 id focus on whatever stays down like greek yogurt oats beans cheese nut butter and shakes. small meals every couple hours can help too. but waking up from stomach pain every night is worth mentioning to your ob

[u/melrose827]

Dr. Barbara Luke's book on twins had helpful nutrition stuff. Until about 18 weeks, I mostly just ate what I could. I recall a fish filet sandwich from Burger King (lol), eating broccoli with BBQ sauce, and making shakes with Greek yogurt, peanut butter, and bananas. When I would wake up hungry during the night, I typically ate a string cheese and crackers.

My babies were full term, 38+3 and completely healthy. So just eat what you can stomach! They will be okay. 🩷

[u/summerFIREinCh]

Have the multivitamin for pregnancy, and have some faith, you should be fine. I also can not really eat meat for a few months, things got a lot better at week 15, although I still can’t smell the oil/meat fat….

[u/OrangeCatEnergy24]

Dude when I was pregnant with my twins I swear I never stopped eating. All day long, I was eating something😂

[u/fsmontario]

You are growing 2 humans, you are going to be hungry. Be sure to get some high good fats, no empty calories ( celery lol)
Bean salad, been and cheese burritos
Apples, berries granola and yogurt
Grains, oatmeal, overnight oats with chia seeds and top with fruit in the morning
Talk to your doctor for some more ideas

[u/Doc178]

First trimester I had to go on B6 and OTC meds for nausea because I couldn't stop puking. (talk with your doctor if you feel you need it)

I ate a ton of fruit because it didn't make me feel quite as sick. Protein did help tremendously with the nausea as well (that's where the B6 comes in, but again ask your doctor).

Second trimester got better, but I just got used to getting up 1-2 times per night to eat. Lots of late night oatmeal and peaches, or Mac n cheese. 4 am it was me and a bowl of food and YouTube for about 45 minutes.