Ok my brother's girlfriend is about 4 months pregnant and she doesn't have much of an appetite! It was yesterday or the day before that she did not eat ANYTHING at all!! So i kinda have 3 questions!! If she keeps this up will she loose the baby??? What can we do to help her get an appetite??? Is this normal with how far along she is??
2006-11-22 04:02:32 · 6 answers · asked by mariepink93 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Well, when my sister was pregnant, that happened to her. It could, I suppose, harm the baby a bit, but not too much. It'll more or less harm your brother's girlfriend! Try to convince her that she needs to eat. Give her water and put crushed nutrition tablets in it, if it gets worse. That's all you can do, really.
2006-11-22 04:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm about 23weeks now and still have days where i cant eat, as long as your brothers g/f is having her check ups she and baby should be fine, try no to go on at her to much coz that will make her feel terrible, trust me i get ppl telling me all the time i should eat..... like i dont know but there are lots of reasons some women cant eat alot just make sure she sees her care provider regularly baby's survive worse situations
2006-11-22 12:26:23 · answer #2 · answered by mum_2_many 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, after 8 weeks, the baby stops feeding off mom's reserves and the umbilical cord transports nutrition to the baby. If the mom isn't getting enough vitamins and minerals (namely FOLIC ACID), the baby could die or have very bad problems.
I had a miscarriage at 3 months because I was trying to eat low fat, and wasn't taking prenatal vitamins every day like I should have when I was much younger. I also went 2 whole days without eating. (Very very stupid of me)
How does she feel about her pregnancy? How does she feel about your brother? Does she not feel like she has a future with him? Maybe she is scared about having a baby, and doesn't feel motivated to care for the life inside of her. Does she have nausea? I lost 10 pounds due to illness in my last pregnancy, and my baby came out fine, but I made sure I was at least drinking lots of milk and taking those pren. vitamins!
She needs to get to an obgyn. Hopefully she is being checked regularly by a doc anyway. That is just what you do when you are pregnant.
2006-11-22 12:15:10 · answer #3 · answered by gg 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
she just might be under the weather and not have an appetite... some pregnant people are constantly sick and maybe shes just not feeling well enough to eat that day... as long as she keeps fluids up and takes pills things will be fine for now
dont harrass her about eating food im sure shes eating just not when you guys are watching her
2006-11-22 12:18:24 · answer #4 · answered by MaeStar 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i doubt she will lose the baby as a doctor once told me a womans body takes care of the child first...it is not good for her though...she can begin to get very weak..she should speak with her doctor about some nausea medication...however it is very normal...some women are that way the entire 9mos....wish her the best of luck for me
2006-11-22 12:08:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
try talking to her to c whats wrong and get her to c a doc about that
2006-11-22 12:07:18 · answer #6 · answered by pg#3 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋