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Random but why is there not a board for plus size mom's?

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  • annibesannibes member
    fredalina said:

    For every new board, they need to kill 3 old ones.

    Ha, yes. Totally this. The Bump gods wouldn't know what to kill. You might have had more pull back when there were just Babies 0-6 and Babies 6-12, along with the tri boards and no BMBs. You see, long, long ago, many of the long-posting bump vets did not have such specific choices for their reading pleasure. As a result of this lack of choice came much quality entertainment in the form of drama and discussion. Funny how differing opinion brings a little color to this place. This place has been sloooooow for like 2 years.

    Anyway, as far as a plus-size board goes, I'm not sure what the differences would be in terms of pregnancy, other than different weight gain guidelines.
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  • cmelliottcmelliott member
    GhostMonkey said:
    Because there is absolutely no need for one. There are no concerns during pregnancy that are based solely on weight. We've squashed the idea many times and will continue to do so.
    Except there are a lot of health and high risk things that go along with being heavy during pregnancy that don't come with an average weight. And sometimes there are mental and emotional things as well. I do think they should add a board for this. OP, maybe contact a mod, that's all I can think of for now.
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  • toribritetoribrite member
    cmelliott said:
    GhostMonkey said:
    Because there is absolutely no need for one. There are no concerns during pregnancy that are based solely on weight. We've squashed the idea many times and will continue to do so.
    Except there are a lot of health and high risk things that go along with being heavy during pregnancy that don't come with an average weight. And sometimes there are mental and emotional things as well. I do think they should add a board for this. OP, maybe contact a mod, that's all I can think of for now.
    CM is correct. There are may health problems associated with being obese when pregnant. These include risk for high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, NICU time for baby, there are many. For more information:

    That said, I agree that there does not need to be another board for this. The High Risk board should cover many of these problems. 

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  • cmelliottcmelliott member
    edited December 2013
    GhostMonkey said:
    toribrite said:
    cmelliott said:
    GhostMonkey said:
    Because there is absolutely no need for one. There are no concerns during pregnancy that are based solely on weight. We've squashed the idea many times and will continue to do so.
    Except there are a lot of health and high risk things that go along with being heavy during pregnancy that don't come with an average weight. And sometimes there are mental and emotional things as well. I do think they should add a board for this. OP, maybe contact a mod, that's all I can think of for now.
    CM is correct. There are may health problems associated with being obese when pregnant. These include risk for high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, NICU time for baby, there are many. For more information:

    That said, I agree that there does not need to be another board for this. The High Risk board should cover many of these problems. 

    Yes, there is a higher likelihood. I never said there wasn't. It is not remotely a guarantee that you will have problems. If you are overweight and do not have any of that, you have no reason to be treated any differently than anyone else. 

    You aren't special simply because you are overweight. You are just like everyone of every other weight unless you actually develop issues, and those issues you listed can happen to someone that is underweight or average weight as well. That's why it's absurd.



    There's more than just health risks that can accompany an overweight pregnancy, which I stated in my original post. I think an overweight (or also underweight) and pregnant board makes more sense than an individual "Secondary IF" or "Third-Party Reproduction." Shouldn't that go under "Trouble TTC?" Also, TTC/pregnant after 35 has just as many risks and emotional effects as overweight or underweight TTC/pregnant, yet there's that one available. And no one said their pregnancy was more "special" but if you want to consider high-risk "special", then yes it is "special."
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  • Mysterious_wifeMysterious_wife member
    Look mother effers! We do not need another board!
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  • cmelliottcmelliott member
    I don't think any boards should be eliminated. I was merely proving a point that if you think one thing should be lumped together, why not other things since IF and Third-Party Reproduction can fit under the Trouble TTC board just like being overweight (actually obese may be a better word since that has more implications) and pregnant can fit under the high risk board, but so can pregnant over 35. I do think all those boards are important, but sometimes there are other issues out there that multiple people may want to discuss and a board hasn't been created. Boards do not have to be eliminated for new ones, but since y'all were determined that we can't fit one more board then I was explaining why can't we combine others if we have to combine the obese and pregnant (since there's just too many boards!).
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  • bugandbibsbugandbibs member
    edited December 2013
    No new boards! : / gavel
    Baby boy H is here! Born 2/1/2014 Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Mysterious_wife: "And for the love of all things that sparkle, remove your last name" on BOTB.
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  • DNK777DNK777 member
    I've had a couple plus size related questions.  Mainly where to find plus size maternity clothes.  I had no problems getting plenty of responses on the regular boards.
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  • ArgyleBrideArgyleBride member
    Third-Party Reproduction is my home board, and I am an egg donor--so how could I ever belong in a Trouble Trying to Conceive board?  I'm not TTC at all, let alone having trouble. I'd look like an idiot voyeur if I were hanging out there.  I'm not the only one either--Third-Party has surrogates and women who are pregnant or already parenting on it too, not just those TTC.  I love my TPR ladies, I would be so sad to be shut out.
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  • DebateThisDebateThis member
    rowanleifmama said:
    Does that mean we can also have a "skinny mama" board??? Come on, people. This is so ridiculous.
    Yes please. I can bitch about having to force myself to eat like 3000 calories a day. :P
    Six years of infertility and loss, four IUIs, one IVF and one very awesome little boy born via med-free birth 10.24.13.
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