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Being pregnant and overweight
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Re: Being pregnant and overweight
Clearly the other board is coming to her rescue now. Awesome, a whole group of those that base someone's parenting ability on weight. Yay.
What. The. Eff.
I didn't have a single complication in my first pregnancy and I was (and still AM) very overweight. My way-north-of 300 lbs friend is 36 weeks and has not had a single complication whatsoever. No GD, no pre-e, no anything at all. She also got pregnant immediately. I think she will take care of her kid just fine.
I have never seen such a judgmental post in my life.
One idiot can always *FIND another.
Edit.
YEAH!
But then there would have to be a "naturally skinny" board too.
Being thoughtless and unempathetic makes it hard to raise a decent human being. Maybe you should think about that.
Have you ever been obese? If not, shut your damn mouth. You don't have any idea what makes life harder or not.
We don't claim the crazies!
And I'm "overweight" but can still run a couple miles without stopping, have no energy issues and eat healthy so according to crazy Texas chic, I have no business becoming a mother at this point in my life.
Yep, makes perfect sense to me.
I see the way my husband's family struggles and I wish they would find the motivation to lose the weight. Having a baby is a great motivator IF you are looking for one to lose weight. She asked what to do, and said she was scared,
Geez you guys are acting like she posted a picture of herself and I told her to drop a few. Give me a break!
You just want some drama for your boring saturday!
It happens. My OB had me also seeing a perinatologist because of my weight and "advanced maternal age." I loved my OB, but my peri was adamant that I would have high blood pressure, gestational diabetes and probably eclampsia because of my weight, which he thought was a bigger problem than my age. He was very negative and constantly seemed disappointed that I was in good health despite all of his dire predictions. My OB let me stop seeing him after 30w.
I had an uneventful pregnancy. My delivery was an emergency c/s because of issues unrelated to my size or age, but my recovery was very quick and easy.
Don't let anyone scare you into thinking your pregnancy will be X because of Y. Every pregnancy is different and they can't be predicted with a crystal ball.
If you cant take care of yourself how can you take care of a child?
I think its selfish to be overweight and not try to do anything before taking on the huge physical demands of pregnancy.
How is this not offensive?
My Saturday's not boring at all, thanks. This fat chick is doing about eleven things at the same time, with plenty of energy.
And really, you pretty much told her to drop a few without even seeing a picture.
OK, fine. First line sucks. I'm sorry and apologize, it was typed without thinking.
second line, I think its beneficial to try to reduce your weight by even a little bit if at all possible if you have an unhealthy BMI prior to becoming pregnant. If time allows. If you're facing issues, age, infertility, etc then obviously this goes out the window and get pregnant.
But come on, why is there a ton of check in on the baby boards for moms who are trying to lose weight before TTC again. Or even those trying before they TTC. It's because it CAN present problems. Plain and simple.
Just a reminder, skinny == healthy. YWIA.
Everyone needs to stop. I posted what I posted to get opinions, whether if be positive or negative. The end. I am not offended by what anyone said.
if I weren't on my iPad I'd post my backpedaling dude.
This is a message board, it isn't a private conversation between you and SarahinTx. Whether or not you are offended is irrelevant.
Dont you think a lot of people try to lose weight for pure vanity reasons as well?
agreed. I dont have healthy pregnancies and it's nothing to do with my weight.
But if being overweight puts you at high risk to begin with, why wouldn't you attempt to fix that, if that is what scared you?
Exactly.
It doesn't.
It doesn't.
Ok, not technically where you need to be seen by a high risk doctor, but many conditions in pregnancy have risk factors and these include obesity.
My point was that her argument wasn't a strong one.
Since I have a slightly misshapen uterus, which has a risk factor during pregnancy, does that mean that I need to throw in the towel with ttc since that obviously will have an affect on me being a good parent?
Since I have a slightly misshapen uterus, which has a risk factor during pregnancy, does that mean that I need to throw in the towel with ttc since that obviously will have an affect on me being a good parent?
Moms losing the baby weight? Are you this dense about everything or just things you know nothing about.
And BTW, BMI is a crock. When I got out of boot camp, I was 150 and at 5'6", that barely put me at healthy weight. Yet I was toned and fit.
That's because in our society we have a total misconception that skinny = healthy, period. I have plenty of family members who could dispute that.
Oh, come on now Kdodge, if you really cared for your child and weren't so selfish you would cut off that leg so that you can be at a healthy weight.
I have what most consider a thin build, not skinny, but thin. I eat well but rarely excercise. Because of my lack of a decent physical regimen I do not consider myself healthy enough for pregnancy. Looking at me you would think I was healthy enough, but I know I could be in better shape strength and cardio-wise. This is why I plan on getting in better shape before I TTC.
My point? Just because I'm thin does not make me healthy enough for pregnancy. Therefore physical size and body shape does not determine overall health.
Sorry, but The Bump is full of women of all shapes and sizes. It's not just about you.
By saying what she said, Sarah is, in fact, saying that I am a bad mother because I am overweight, that my son is suffering because I don't jog and where a size 6. More than that, she is saying that anyone with a condition that would make them a high risk pregnancy is selfish and wrong for trying to have children. If you don't think that there are a couple of tons of people on these boards who would find that offensive, you are very wrong.
Sorry it took me so long to get here for this. You know, it took me forever to drag my fat overweight self into my office where my computer is.
Sarahbunchanumbers, unless you've ever struggled with your weight, you can just shut it. Don't speak about what you don't know.
I didn't say it was about me. I was just saying that I wasn't offended. Do I believe that there are people that would be offeneded, YES.