calorie deficit while pregnant?

If you have health insurance, call the nurse line and ask them for assistance (and a reference). If not, contact Planned Parenthood or another women's health organization and they can put you in contact with a doctor's office to assist you. You might have to drive, but to get an opinion it's worth it.

Maybe instead of focusing on calories which can easily be miscalculated and lead to baby being deprived you should focus on eating as healthy and clean as possible. If you work on eating when you're hungry and stopping when you're full you won't gain weight and you might lose, but most importantly you won't be depriving baby of anything!

I doubt you will have to have a c-section because of your weight... I was pretty heavy when I had my 2 kids and they were born just fine naturally... My doctor did freak about any weight gain whatsoever, but they apparently do that to everyone because the doctors gave the same spiel to my friends that were a healthy weight too.

I agree with the last couple of posters. Just eat as much or as little as you are truly hungry for. I had twins, and sometimes, I just couldn't eat any more although felt like I needed to. Everyone should gain weight differently based on their starting BMI. Although, it is very easy to be pregnant and think "the baby is growing, I should be gaining weight". Don't worry about pounds (gaining or losing a little) - eat healthy as you can, eat as much as you feel you need. I would not restrict your intake on purpose though. Make sure you are taking your pre-natal vitamins! Find a doctor you are comfortable with! Congrats and good luck!

PP have covered the nutrition topic well, but for some reassurance, I was 280something when my first was conceived (299 just before he was born!), and we had an uneventful home birth. My BP was always a little highish towards the end, but it would go down if I lay down, and I didn't have awful swelling, which was what my midwife would have been concerned with. I was in the 270s with my second and 250s with my third -- both of them born at home with no complications, too. So being overweight != c-section. Personally, I think doctors look for "complications" when mom's not 100% ideal, and make decisions accordingly Good luck, and do lots of reading -- the more informed you are, the better this will go

You've gotten some excellent advice, the best of which (in my humble opinion) is to call the nurse line for your insurance company and to switch doctors. You may be eligible to see a nutritionist. You deserve a doctor who is willing to listen to you and to properly advise you and to be respectful. I took progesterone during the 1st trimester of my pregnancy following miscarriage (8 years ago......well, 9 actually since DD is 8!) At that time, it was not proven to help but there was belief that it could help "stickiness". Might be worth asking about.

If you still have 100 lbs to get down to not overweight, you may well be able to continue to lose small amounts of weight while pregnant. Until you can get proper advise, I would just increase your current intake by 300 calories. That is all that baby needs. Now, if you were in an aggressive weight loss, then lower it to 1 lb a week and then add 300 calories.

Best wishes to you and your "sticky" baby!!!! Congrats!

I think that I would concentrate on eating healthy and getting some exercise, not hard exercise, but walking. Unless it is a high risk, then I would just do very simple exercises. Maybe you can try and find a doctor a little farther away and ask them advice. Hope everything goes good and I will keep you in my prayers...

Do NOT see an OB who says you'll need to have a c-section. That's code for "I don't want to have to deal with you when you're in labor." Both of my daughters were born when I was around 240 or 250. Heck, maybe more. No complications, no c-section.

Ugh.

Think about this, to lose weight you are not providing enough energy for your body, so it has to get smaller.

If you don't provide enough energy for yourself, you think you'll be providing enough for your baby?

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You should think about overall health and nutrition, not how to lose weight while pregnant!

First and fore most if you think your doctor is a jerk than you really need to find a new doctor. You are trusting this person with your and your babies life you need to believe in them. That aside- I was "heavy" with all 3 of my boys and had no complications or problems delivering any of them vaginally. I don't know if you have other risks that would cause you to need a C-section but being overweight isn't enough reason for it. I gained about 100 lbs with my first, I ate whatever I wanted and as much as I wanted, my doctor did not say a thing to me about my weight gain and I was too young to know about proper weight gain. But with my 2nd I only gained 15 lbs and was fine and had a very healthy boy. My 3rd pregnancy I was very careful as I had been loosing weight and exercising and was really afraid of gaining a lot of weight. I was 240 lbs when I got pregnant and at my 6 week post baby check up I was 220 lbs. I only gained about 12 lbs through the entire pregnancy. I didn't drink any soda and ate very healthy and continued to exercise by walking as much as possible. I had some check ups where I lost wight and the doctor said that was ok as long as it didn't happen at every visit. So if I were you I would just listen to my body and eat when hungry and eat healthy. Exercise if you are now and just enjoy being pregnant. Do worry just let nature take it's course, women have been doing this forever. You'll be fine.