overweight and pregnant

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  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    This is me 34 weeks pregnant with my first. I was about 15lbs overweight when I started this pregnancy.
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  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    About 37 weeks with my third. I started this pregnancy at a healthy BMI but I gained way too much:
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  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    edited May 2015
    And around 36 weeks with my second. I was the biggest this time round.
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    My little boy in this pic was 21 months old. He's in my profile pic, now nearly 6 :)
  • mommyofanangelboy
    mommyofanangelboy Posts: 68 Member
    DawnieB1977 wrote: »
    About 37 weeks with my third. I started this pregnancy at a healthy BMI but I gained way too much:
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    how tall are you? :) i appreicate all the pics!
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    I'm 5'6.
  • ketorach
    ketorach Posts: 430 Member
    I was overweight when I conceived my second child. Due to nausea, I lost about 10# during the first trimester. My doctor was not overly concerned because I was already overweight by about 30 pounds. Ended up netting about 15 total pounds gained - so 25 pounds total. I did not exercise but spent a lot of time chasing around a toddler.
  • marieamethyst
    marieamethyst Posts: 869 Member
    I didn't take many progression pictures, but here are mine:

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    Height: 5'5 (small framed though)
    Start weight: 165
    End weight: 179 (41 weeks - 14 lb gain)

    My OB was very straight with me about my weight, and at the first appointment told me to buy a scale to help make sure I stayed under 25 lbs. I'm sure there are several ladies who would not have been happy with her methods, but I only gained what was needed (I was back to pre-pregnancy weight a week after birth). My blood pressure went up as I put even that low amount on; I can only imagine the complications a higher weight gain would have caused for me. (Not trying to dissuade you, just sharing my experience of being overweight and pregnant!)

    Good luck with your decision. :)
  • brightsideofpink
    brightsideofpink Posts: 1,018 Member
    I started my second pregnancy overweight (obese, really), at about 220 lbs. By 15 weeks I'd learned I had gestational diabetes and ate a carb-controlled diet that I put together with a dietician. I tested my blood sugar 4x per day, but through my diet was able to stay off medication. I only gained 5 lbs, gave birth at 225, and went home at 210, weighing less than when I conceived.
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    My blood pressure was low in all my pregnancies, even the one where I started off the biggest. 30+ weeks with my third, 2 kids to look after already and working in a stressful job, my BP was still 98/58.
  • walkdmc
    walkdmc Posts: 529 Member
    I was about 220 with my first pregnancy and gained about 15 pounds. I was about 230 with my second and gained 19 pounds, both babies were healthy.
  • Jennypoo76
    Jennypoo76 Posts: 10 Member
    I was 210 when I got pregnant with my five year old, I gained 16 pounds and lost 8 the last week of my pregnancy. Then I lost 30 pounds in the first six weeks after I had her. Now I weigh 220 but I'm a pants size smaller than I was when I had her. I'm trying to build up energy and lower my blood pressure. "They" say since I'm 5'3" I should weigh about 145. If I can get down to 170, I will be happy and be smaller than I have since high school.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    mommyofanangelboy wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    I was 167 when I got pregnant. I gained 40 pounds. 7 in the last week. I do not recommend this course of action. I don't think I have any pictures of me when I was pregnant but Mama B down below nails my general look.

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    how tall are you? I am about 8 pounds less..

    I'm 5'6".
  • mommyofanangelboy
    mommyofanangelboy Posts: 68 Member
    did anyone lose weight ? or stick with the "15 -20 pounds" recommended? if so, how? ive heard of some people only gaining a few pounds & then those who don't gain any,but leave the hospital weighing less than their pre-pregnancy weight? I'm just scared it will be hard to control my weight gain because with my first born, I gained 44 pounds. ( i still have 12 pounds to lose til im at my pre-preg. weight). I don't wanna gain that much. :neutral:
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    edited June 2015
    mommyofanangelboy wrote: »
    did anyone lose weight ? or stick with the "15 -20 pounds" recommended? if so, how? ive heard of some people only gaining a few pounds & then those who don't gain any,but leave the hospital weighing less than their pre-pregnancy weight? I'm just scared it will be hard to control my weight gain because with my first born, I gained 44 pounds. ( i still have 12 pounds to lose til im at my pre-preg. weight). I don't wanna gain that much. :neutral:

    I gained loads with all of mine, no matter what I did. I think women who leave the hospital weighing less were either obese to start with and being pregnant forced them to eat healthily, or they suffered with hyperemesis.
  • mommyofanangelboy
    mommyofanangelboy Posts: 68 Member
    well, i'm definitely not obese. just dont want to get in that range, (not that the scale matters), but i am heavier this time around, and i felt huge and wide when i left the hospital. I guess all I can do is try to lose more weight while ttc & continue eating healthy & exercising. i'm sure this time around, it'll be different seeing how we moved & have more room & I have a 2 year old to keep up with :)
  • mommyofanangelboy
    mommyofanangelboy Posts: 68 Member
    oh ! forgot to mention: @DawnieB1977, I think you look great in your pregnancy pics!
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    mommyofanangelboy wrote: »
    oh ! forgot to mention: @DawnieB1977, I think you look great in your pregnancy pics!

    Aww thank you. I do look back and wonder how the hell I gained so much. I actually seem to gain a bit after giving birth, and I've never weighed myself until my babies have been at least 2 months old. I struggled to breastfeed with all of them (they all lost a lot of weight, my son lost 30% of his birth weight) so I took loads of things like domperidone, fenugreek, nursing tea etc, which (as I found out later) can cause you to gain weight.

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