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December 2015 Moms
sardavbak
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Plus Size & Pregnant
sardavbak
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Wondering if there are other plus-size moms to be in this group... Looking for resources and support! My doctor isn't too concerned (I'm 5'6" and 245 lbs.) but I am concerned about having a complicated/high-risk pregnancy and feeling guilty about not having lost more weight before getting pregnant.
Re: Plus Size & Pregnant
Definitely need to eat better though!
:P). I am high risk due to blood cots in my lungs as a teen, but my doctor doesn't seem concerned about my weight.
My cousin was about a 16-18 as well when she had her little girl. She found a lot on Zulily.
I'm glad to see other plus size Moms having healthy babies. It makes me hopeful that it's not a weight thing. That plus size doesn't mean high risk.
Wishing you all a happy and healthy 9 months!
I started out just under 190 with my first and gained 70 lbs during pregnancy. I lost 40 (I feel that was good for six months) and am already pregnant again (unexpectedly but happily). I'm sure I did several things wrong with my first but I don't regret a bit of it. I was exhausted for more of the first trimester and could hardly force myself to move to even go to the bathroom so exercise was unthinkable. I think past 20 weeks my energy picked back up and I actually felt great, would swim and feeling the baby move with me in the water was an incredible feeling. Plus when you have those *lovely* pregnancy aches and pains and get in the water and feel so light...I hardly wanted to get out of the water. Even just getting in and wading around the pool is exercise enough. Plus if you go to a pool where someone has a baby you get those exciting flashes of what your future can be like with your LO. Highly recommend trying it. OH! Plus it was the only time last summer I didn't feel like I was roasting.
LO was healthy last time though and I had no risks. My endocrinologist asked once if my OB was concerned about my weight gain. She wasn't so he never mentioned it again. My OB just always said I was healthy, moving, eating some healthy things and taking vitamins so some weight gain (while annoying later) didn't seem to be hurting anything. Personally, I felt it was worse for me when I was so worried about it. Once I let go of that stress things started going smoother. The only complications I had were asthma (but I had juvenile asthma so it was expected) and shoulder dystocia (baby was in an awkward position and wasn't actually a big baby so it's never been attributed to weight). I have PCOS and there were things we were watching for, gestational diabetes and thyroid issues mostly, but I was lucky enough not to have them.
On the other hand, I will offer up my mom's experience. She's always had, as she will put it, "weight struggles". She was plus sized with both my brother and I, and actually lost weight with both pregnancies. It wasn't a planned thing at all. She had more loss with me, said she attributes it to not being able to drink soda while pregnant (didn't tolerate it during that time) and just generally wanting healthier foods since she couldn't stand greasy, fatty foods either. She says she had to send my dad home for smaller sized clothes with me before she could leave the hospital because her pre-pregnancy clothes were falling off her. Now if we all could be so lucky! I was just happy three weeks PP when I could fit into "real" jeans (didn't care they were three sizes bigger than before).
My brother was born healthy, I was born healthy, my son was born healthy. Heck, my aunt gained at least seventy pound with each of her pregnancies and every single one was born healthy any without (weight-related) complications. Keep up with prenatal care and everything as you would normally for pregnancy, is my personal suggestion.
I'm about 30 pounds overweight. I haven't been to my obgyn yet (May 7) and I plan to ask her if she even recommends I gain any weight. I plan to keep walking throughout but I tried to elliptical the other day and had some cramps that made me nervous.
I've also been reading lots of stories of women who lose a bunch of weight after birth!
The important thing for me though is to cherish this time and try to keep my worrying to a minimum. I'm a believer that Baby feels some of the emotions I do so I want to have hope and excitement! I often tell him/her, "You can do it! Just keep going! Mommy's here!" LOL I'm probably a weirdo.
Just keep your chin up and dwell on good things, not things that could go wrong or things you didn't do. Praying for you!