Her back has been hurting and she hasnt been hungry as much

[Atticus90]

Well, my gf has been having back pains for the last couple weeks i believe and she talked to her aunt who is also pregnant and she says it's compltely normal. Well is it normal? I thought maybe it was because she's gaining more weight or her body is adjusting to the extra luggage in her body.

 

Also, she said that she gets hungry but when eats, she gets fool really quick. probably after the first sitting.

is this also normal? ironic.. i thought she'd be getting hungrier throughout the entire pregnancy.

 

another thing. could crying affect the baby's hormones? I read up that to much stress can do that.

she has been crying off and on alot for the past month

[Supa_gurl]

I know that when I was pregnant, my appetite decreased, the futher along I got. I think it could be that the expanding uterus causes the stomach to smush thereforeeee creating less room for food. It's ok as long as she continues to eat smaller quantites more often, and continues taking her prenatal vitamins. as for the back, this is normal too, but if it gets to be too bad consult a physician. Many times labor can start in the back and what feels like simple back pain could be contractions. good luck.

[elveden]

could crying affect the baby's hormones? I read up that to much stress can do that.

she has been crying off and on alot for the past month

 

Crying is not a stressful activity. On the contrary, most believe it a considerable form of relief. More simply, we cry for a reason.

[ReadyorNot]

I wouldnt be complaining if her appetite has decreased.. I have been eating like a hog this entire pregnancy and I can never get enough food.... I was sick a week and a half ago and I havent been able to eat much since.. I thought maybe that had to do with being due in two weeks but today I am starving constantly again....

[Mythical_Suicide]

The farther along she gets, the more pains she will have. Especially being so young her body is not only still growing but is now having to accommodate a baby. I had alot of issues when I got pregnant because my body hadn't fully stopped growing and plus the extra stress of carrying around a baby really put me in alot of pain.

 

The decrease in appetite is also normal, the more the baby grows the less room she will have and thereforeeee it will make it seem like shes getting full alot quicker. She just needs to eat smaller portions more often to keep her nutrition for both her and the baby.

 

Crying affecting the baby's hormones???

 

Crying isn't unhealthy and isn't going to affect the baby in anyway... Welcome to pregnancy hormones, it will happen more often the farther along she gets.

[southerngirl]

I can remember being so hungry. I was literally staving and felt like I could eat a horse....

 

I would make a sandwhich and not even be able to eat more than half of it before I felt full. Thats normal because as the baby grows she's got less room in there for food but she still will get hungry.

[elveden]

You're 17 and soon to be a father?

 

Aside.. congratulations

[sharsachan]

its not that I am not so hungry. i am hungry all the time. however, there is less room inside me, so even though i'm starving, i usually can only eat about half of what is on my plate as a resturant. and if they give me soup or salad before hand? i'm doomed. then i'll be hungry again in a couple hours, while my husband is good to go for around five hours [he however got to eat everything they gave him XD]

 

and back pain. yes. i'm only 22 weeks [only half way there] but i already beg my husband for back rubs every night. he actually bought me one of those back massaging things to sit on in a chair in hopes of saving his hands some nights XD

 

i cry all the time. the crying isnt so much a stressor, as the reason for crying might be. if she's crying because she dropped a glass of milk or something [as can be quite a trigger for a pregnant lady XD or as i have found out, the gas station being closed devastated me one night] then it's not a problem. but if she's having fights with you or her parents or someone else that is important to her and that makes her cry, that could be a significant cause of stress.

 

how much stress affects the baby inside? i dont know. but i dont know that children who grow up in homes where there is lots of yelling tend to have a harder time liking themselves or being sociable in the world then children who grew up in a house where kind words are spoken. it may be the same for babies inn the womb, i dont know.