# Does my unborn child feel hunger? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 25, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-unborn-child-feel-hunger/544500 "2010-06-25T16:26:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-unborn-child-feel-hunger/544500/21 "2010-06-25T20:11:40Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Meconium! Me too! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-unborn-child-feel-hunger/544500/22 "2010-06-25T20:16:21Z")
Stitches are the least of it. I fell asleep getting my stitches. Stitches are nothing. The massive head coming out- now that’s something. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-unborn-child-feel-hunger/544500/23 "2010-06-25T20:53:29Z")
Just to echo the other preggos - I’m 7.5 months along and Jr. certainly lets me know when he wants a snack. Then if I’m eating something he likes (big bowls of fruit, usually) he goes bananas (sorry for the pun) for a while and then settles down for a nap. He also wakes up at about 5:30 AM (which also wakes me up) and then plays for a couple of hours. He settles down around 10:00 AM, wakes up again after lunch, and is then pretty active right until bed time between 9:00 - 10:00 PM. If we can keep up this routine when he pops out, I’ll be a very lucky mom. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-unborn-child-feel-hunger/544500.md?page=1)