appetite after c section
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Yes. It took me a week or more to finally start eating normally again. I would snack on a granola bar or something just once in the day, and then my boyfriend would bring me dinner asking me to try eating as much as I could so that way I could have SOMETHING in my system. Didn’t know why I was never hungry, but yes, I went through that too in the beginning. (5 months pp)
Yep! It took a good couple of weeks to slowly return and I had to drink meal replacement drinks to try and get nutrients and calories 🤦🏻♀️
It takes time for the appetite to return back to normal
Yep. In the end when we registered lo birth we had a gentle stroll around a good market. Seeing all the lovely food and the smells bought my appetite back again ☺️
@Agnes out of interest, do you know why? Just curious!!
@Clare am not sure why, but I experienced it. Am 4 weeks pp and my appetite hasn’t returned back to normal yet, I just just started to seek for food.
10 days post and I could care less about food . I eat cuz I’m breastfeeding so ik I have to get meals in somewhere but I literally eat once a day with a snack somewhere
Yes! It doesn’t help that the hospital food wasn’t great, I choked down a lot of sandwiches that first week 😂. It took a good week and a half to get my appetite back and enjoy food again and I’m now almost 3 weeks post section and I’m hungry much more which I think is also linked to breastfeeding ☺️. I really enjoyed an actual healthy meal of salmon and veggies after a week of not great stuff though do so recommend giving something you really fancy a go! xx
I’ve definitely experienced this and I’m 7 weeks post c section and it’s still not what it used to be. I’m eating fine but only because I’m breastfeeding and know I need to eat, but I’m never hungry. It’s so weird because I’ve always read breastfeeding makes you starving 🤷🏻♀️
Yep i didn't get mine back for weeks
No. I was hungry all the time.
Yep! It took me a good 2-4 weeks! I just wasn’t interested so I had small meals x
It took me a few weeks to get it back. Eating just hurt my stomach and nothing was appetizing. It really really affected my milk supply. So if you are nursing really try and at least stay hydrated
I'm 16 days post c section with no appetite, constipated and getting stomach pains from the mixture of both. It's awful. Just try force yourself as best as you can, there's a combination of reasons why but it's totally normal xx
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Yess!! For the first week I was eating fine after that I wasn’t hungry at all so I would have to force it! After 3-4 months it finally came back
I had a vaginal delivery and also experienced this! It took around 10 days for me to be interested in eating! I had to force food in me and could only eat one specific thing without feeling sick about it (rice and veg together)! I also couldn’t eat in front of other people it would give me so much anxiety! Such a weird time! I have no idea why it happened but it did return ❤️!
I had no appetite for a few weeks x
4 days post section and I’m the same x