I was told that last time by my OB. With my son I was 210 when I got preg, I am 5'1 also...yipes, and I gained about 15 lbs the first month. My Dr. was livid!!!!!!!!!! She kept berating me and telling me that she would be walking through wal mart in a few years and see me in an electric wheelchair. When I gave birth I was about 270. The anesthesiologist told me that it was very difficult to give an epidural to a person of such "massive size". It was a miserable experience. Now, 5 years later and again at about 210, I am pregnant again. I havent seen my Dr. yet. Maybe she wont be so *****y boo this time to me, you know since I am not in a wheelchair and all I am just trying to watch my calories and not go overboard. I am not restricting myself either. I still try to exercise about 4 or 5 times a week. My goal is to gain no more than 30 lbs. We shall see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hi, my name is Jessica and this is my story...

My pre-pregnancy weight was about 125lb but mainly b/c we had been attempting to get pregnant anyways. Normally I try to stay around 120lbs. I'm active duty Air Force and was pretty active when it came to working out. I'm currently 25 weeks pregnant. Not long after I became pregnant I experienced HORRIBLE morning sickness that lasted for atleast a good 2-3 months. It seemed that once that was over and I was able to keep food down I started experiencing quite a lot of back pain which made it hard for me to workout like I had hoped I would. When I found out the gender of my baby in early February I found out that the main reason I was experiencing so much back pain was b/c baby is sitting right in my back . Needless to say.. I went to the Dr last week and was told I need to quit gaining weight. I'm currently at 155lb and it's hard/stressful trying to manage my weight without being able to workout properly. I've been using MFP for about a week now and it really seems to be helping me out. In just one week I've managed to drop 2lbs off of the weight the Dr originally recorded me at. I did go see a nutritionalist earlier during the week but they didnt see much wrong with my diet other than changing from Reduced fat milk to skim milk :P Apparently the biggest problem with my weight gain is that I'm unable to workout like I should. I have kind of forced myself into walking more often and doing some moderate stretching and pregnancy pilates.. then having the boyfriend massage my back pain away.

I'm really looking forward to this pregnancy and hoping I can manage my weight enough to not put much more on.. all while trying not to stress about it.

Happy pregnancy to you all!!!

I was never told to lose weight. I was told not to more than 10 if any at all. At the same time I was also told that it would be better to have had an abortion than carry a baby at my weight. I was 230 at the time. In the end I gained 11 lbs total and had a healthy baby girl. I ate what my body needed and I was fine. (Though during the last 2 weeks of my pregnancy I really wanted 5 guys hamburgers lol). Mostly, I could only stomach fruit and yogurt anyways. And after my daughter was born I lost all the baby weight by the time I was home from the hospital and 10 extra lbs.

I'm a good 90 or so lbs heavier than you and my doctor just said to me what's your weight gain goal, I said zero ...he said sounds good but if you gain you gain. I have lupus and I gain like crazy on my meds but hoping since my doses are lower it will help. I would probably get a new Dr , even obese your target weight gain is from 0-15 pounds. My advice is to eat healthy, don't eat for two lol, and when you crave something figure out if that's really what your body wants. Sometimes we may crave one thing but our bodies are really seeking some nutrient or protein.

I can't believe your doctor even suggested an abortion! I would be livid. Good for you for going through with the pregnancy and showing that doctor! What a jerk.

As far as losing weight while pregnant, I'm currently 7 weeks pregnant. My doctor said that if I lose a bit in the first trimester before going up, that he would be happy with that. I am starting out at 250 lbs. and am 5'6". I'm obviously overweight and shouldn't gain much. I'm still doing my cardio routine that I had started before getting pregnant and I am set at 1700 calories based on what he suggested. My doctor was very nice and understanding about the situation. My goal is to gain 5-15 lbs. with this pregnancy. Good luck to you!

I was never told to lose weight. I was told not to more than 10 if any at all. At the same time I was also told that it would be better to have had an abortion than carry a baby at my weight. I was 230 at the time. In the end I gained 11 lbs total and had a healthy baby girl. I ate what my body needed and I was fine. (Though during the last 2 weeks of my pregnancy I really wanted 5 guys hamburgers lol). Mostly, I could only stomach fruit and yogurt anyways. And after my daughter was born I lost all the baby weight by the time I was home from the hospital and 10 extra lbs.

I am not sure why doctors put so much pressure on pregnant women. I know we are growing a baby inside us, but instead of putting so much emphasis on the number on the scale, why don't they talk with us on what we should eat, how much and how often instread? They tend to stop at "gain x-x amount of weight only". I know women that got so focus on the weight they gained that they actually asked to be weighed standing backwards so they didn't know the number because it seems to affect them that much. :frown: