Rayven

Well, i am plus sized, currently topping the scales at 18 stone 5lbs & have recently found out that i'm pregnant. Now being a larger lady i was very worried about how my weight would effect this pregnancy as i'm bigger than i ever was with my other two children. I have discussed my worries with my midwife, who has assured me that me being plus sized will in no way effect the baby, although i could (because of my high bmi) towards the end of the pregnancy develop diabetes! (which is very worrying) I was assured that i must be fairly healthy in order to conceive in the first place but i'm still worried about it.
I'm currently 16 weeks and i have to say that although the midwife said my weight wouldn't really effect this pregnancy i have felt absoluely bloody awful during the first 12 weeks. I know that thats how you generally feel when first pregnant but I never felt this bad with the other two! I was lethargic (to the point where i struggled to even take the kids to and from school and nearly passed out, on several occasions while driving!) & consistently felt dizzy if standing for more than a couple of minutes! I tried improving my eating habits but that didn't help & my iron levels were supposedly fine - so i honestly think that my weight coupled with my raging hormones were to blame. Having gotten passed the first trimester i now (thankfully) feel a LOT better, but am still struggling with being a large & pregnant.
My midwife has said that i could try to lose a bit of weight with her supervision but i've heard that under no circumstances should you lose weight intentionally when pregnant.
Any advice/suggestions?

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Lisa Marie

Congratulations! Try not to worry too much, I was approx 17.5 stone when I was pregnant with my first child and at only 5ft 3in I was very plus size. I didn't develop diabetes and only actually gained 5lb throughout the whole pregnancy and my daughter was 7lb 3oz born. So I actually must have lost weight during the pregnancy. Personally I think your body knows it's limits and adjusts accordingly. Don't stress about it hun, enjoy your pregnacy, follow a healthy diet and I'm sure you'll be fine.

Take care

Lisa

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MsJMC

I have been there girl , I feel for you , yes being over weight does do many things but won't harm the baby , you might get high blood pressure , which I did and passed out on the floor on my shopping bags , this woman gave me a dirty look as she passsed , bet she thought I was a drunk lol .Only thing now is maybe slimming world , think you might be able to follow that , ask someone to ask when they go to group meeting , just try hard to stick to it , high blood pressure will only end up in rest , really don't want that .
They might just give you more milk or cheese ? on the diet ?

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would think that if you are doing it under medical supervision it should be ok as you and baby will be monitoered

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my friend was overweight when she fell pregnant with her first baby and her midwife told her to do slimming world to help with the weight and she did great lost weight and had a health baby love it so much she kept going after her little boy and has lost 5 st in total.

go along to a class and talk to the people there im sure ull find it a very healthy eatting plan and easy to follow hun anyway good luck xx

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30FlirtyGirl

I am doing SW and they are medically approved for pregnant woman. The midwife will monitor you and you should be fine. You should advise your leader as you get a few extra allowances with healthy extra etc.. Congratulations on your pregnancy hun xx

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Bubbles77

Hi, just wanted to say I was 16st 10lb when I fell pregnant with ds. The day I went in to be induced I was 17st 3lb The day I was allowed home after having him I was 15st 2lb It was the best diet I ever followed!

Just enjoy your pregnancy. Eat whatever you fancy, I listened to my cravings. They were fish, cheese, pears and cornflakes. I ate this most days and felt great.

My blood pressure remained perfect throughout the entire pregnany. The midwife said it was better than a 'perfect weight' patient! As your midwife said, your body must be very healthy as it is otherwise you wouldn't have conceived.

I am currently 16st 6lb but cannot get pregnant, I've been trying for 18 months. I have lost 8lbs so far (the past 2 weeks, not the past 18 months ) and actually started ovulating again, so I know my weight was affecting my fertility.

Anyway, sorry for rambling, I just wanted to share my story. Don't fret, enjoy your pregnancy!

Also, sorry to ask such a personal question, but did the sonographer make any comments about your size at your 12 week scan? At mine, they huffed and puffed until they got a picture. Then I later read in my notes they have put "difficult scan due to maternal build" It really upset me. I spoke to my midwife about it and she told me not to worry and that the sonographer was a trainee and that trainees put that on any woman over a size14? I thought she was making me feel better, but at my 20 week scan with the consultant I told him I was nervous because my size had affected the 12 week scan and he said it was nonsense, and that the sonographer was looking after herself by saying that, because she wasn't skilled enough to scan a larger lady she was covering her back in case she had missed anything during the scan! My friend, who was a size 22, went for her 12 week scan and nothing was even said to her!!!

Just wondered if it was just me, or if anyone else has had this?

Anyway, good luck with the rest of your pregnancy, sorry for babbling!

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mum_of_one

Hi there

I was 19st when I got pregnant with my son. It was an accident as I thought I could not have children and along he came! Not that I am complaining as he is wonderful. Anyway I would have rathered be smaller but not much i could do. I ate healthy I would say till about the 8th month and for some reason had ridiculous sugar cravings and I put on in all about 2st which is more than I wanted to. I had high blood pressure at the very end of pregnancy and had a c section as he was a huge boy but I didnt have gestational diabetes. He was just a big baby.

Good luck

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sonkie

Hi congratulations on your news........I was around the 18 stone mark when I got pregnant, put on about 2-3 stone, though not sure as they only weighed me at drs appointment. I should have had the ggtt but got away with it.

Hannah was 7lbs and half an ounce so not big.

The pregnancy was not comfortable, I had spd which made moving around painful, also backache......but she was worth it.

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sonkie,

whats SPD ?

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Rayven

Hey hun, I didn't have anyone say anything about me being big at the scan but i did have to squash down my flab (OMG how embarassing!) and she did have to push really hard to get any kind of picture. I was also quite worried that when i went to the midwife at 16 weeks we wouldn't be able to get to hear the heartbeat as i'm too big, but we didn't have any problems at all.
Sounds like whoever you had was really unprofessional and just wanted to cover up the fact they weren't very good at their job!

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Taronga Leela

Firstly, congratulations on your pregnany, are you excited


SPD is synthesis pubis dysfunction 30 flirty. When you're pregnant you release a hormone which softens the ligaments in the body to allow baby through the pelvis and with SPD this makes the joints move a little bit more than they should resulting in pain. It's a pretty nasty disorder and can debilitate lots of women.

With your BMI, it's likely to affect your fetus and you aren't at any more risk of pre-eclampsia or high blood pressure than a woman with what is considered a 'normal' BMI. You should be monitored the same, but if you develop glucose iin yourr wee they will more than likely suggest you have a GTT. I had 2, but I'd also developed a craving for Frosties and used to eat a whole pack a day I didn't develop gestational diabetes though.

In my trust we monitor women with a BMI of over 30 because the oh so fantastic NICE guidelines say so, so we have to!

I had a horrendously high BMI when I was pregnant and being a midwife myself I thought I'd be treated differently but I wasn't!

Just remember every pregnancy is different, despite what you felt during your last two, it's unlikely you'd feel the same for this one even if you were slightly lighter!

Oh and I had the same huffing with the sonographer... and I worked with her

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