Comments on Healthy Pregnancy: Obesity and Pregnancy Risks

Well I am 22 years old and am pushing the 400 pou...

2009-07-01T13:40:51.675-04:00

Well I am 22 years old and am pushing the 400 pound barrier. I am 5 1/2 months pregnant. Reading this article just irritates me to no end. I am perfectly healthy and so is my baby. I don't have high b/p, no preclampsia, no diabetes, not anything. My baby is healthy and growing normal. I want to know where they base these facts because it just doesn't fit the obese crowd, it goes with everyone all shapes, all sizes, not just OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE!

Hi ladies Im 27 pregnant with my 3 child and in my...

2009-06-30T16:40:42.368-04:00

Hi ladies Im 27 pregnant with my 3 child and in my third trimester now. Iam also a nurse. Doctors do say that it is ok to loose weight in your first tirmester as long as you do it right and be healthy and don't over do yourself. I am 5ft and weight 216 pounds right now. my pre pregnacy weight was 228 so I do know how you all feel. my baby is healthy and I havent had any problems. I am also a type 2 diabetic. been this way for a year and no my wieght had nothingto d with it. I had other health problems thatcaused it dueto a surgery that almost killed me. My point is becasue you are overwieght doesnt mean that you cant get pregnant even thow some do have trouble. Just take it easy walk everyday and eat and drink healthy. always drink plenty of water. You and your baby will be fine. so dont worry about it when people say hurtful things they just think that they know better than you . As long as yo are taking care of yourself properly and eat and excerise like you are suppose to you shouldnt have anything to worry about. good luck to all of you.

dear anonymous I'm 26 weigh 300lbs and I'm 5'6", i...

2009-06-26T14:50:01.208-04:00

dear anonymous I'm 26 weigh 300lbs and I'm 5'6", i am in the same boat and you will be just fine, just stay healthy and have faith. i've always been big, and starting clomid next week and couldnt be more excited! in the mean time it can take up to 9months to see results so just keep exercising and loosing weight and keep exercising and eating healthy when you do get pregnat and you will be fine. email me if you wanna talk. jade_stone84@hotmail.com, make subject clomid so it doesnt get into my junk mail. Many blessings to you all and your conceptions!

I am 26 and currently pregnant with my second chil...

2009-06-01T02:33:21.059-04:00

I am 26 and currently pregnant with my second child and am overweight (300lbs). I was also obese when pregnant with my first child and unfortanely I delivered early (34 weeks). While I agree that being obese is devastating during pregnancy, I cannot agree that some of the side effects of obesity were true for me. My husband and I decided on a second child and that same month I ended up pregnant. Now I don't know if having never taken oral contraceptives has anything to do with the success of our fertilization. Through the last five years we have used condoms and the rhythum method. Although I am obese my monthly cycle starts every 28 days on the dot. Although with my first pregnancy I had more of the common ailments of pregnancy with this pregnancy I have no symtomps (I don't even "feel" pregnant). Likewise, with our first child we were successful getting pregnant the same month that we decided to concieve (you just have to know your ovulation days and have sex every other day). But, although I am obese I would recommend to try and lose some weight before conception or start on a exercise routine. During this pregnancy I walk about 3 miles a day and I feel great. This regimen started when I started on my medical degree and had to walk tremendous amounts every day. The problem with the articles about obesity and pregnancy is that they are all negative and do not give any hope to us and, as a direct result I can't help but worry after I read them. And although losing weight before conception is highly recommended, if you are already pregnant and you are obese, like myself, just follow the normal guidelines for pregnancy including diet, exercise, checkups, and supplements and you should be great....Good Luck!!!

Wow I listening to you guys stories it makes me ve...

2009-04-28T11:12:00.000-04:00

Wow I listening to you guys stories it makes me very hopeful. I have always been told your overweight and you can not have a healthy baby. Well my boyfriend is not overweight. He has three kids with his ex wife, and we decided to at least have one together. I waited till I found the right person. I finally found him and we have been trying for 2 months now nothing yet. We have no plan just if it happens it will be a blessing. If it doesnt it was not meant to be. I am 36 overweight All my life all I have wanted is to have my own child. I just hope its not to late for me. My weight is big problem I have been trying walking but thats all right now. I just want to say good luck to everyone and congrads on your blessings Bye Ira

I am 25 yrs old, 250lbs, and 5'10" I work out one ...

2009-04-21T13:24:00.000-04:00

I am 25 yrs old, 250lbs, and 5'10" I work out one time a week for about 45 min and have a semi- active job. I have a larger bone structure, but fat also. I played sports all my life and in college and work out side with my husband. I am missing periods and I am not pregnant. We have been off birth controll for 13 months now. Nothing. My husband is 33 and we had test done we are both fertile and ready. Nothing has happened. Can my weight be a problem?

wow..I was told similiar that I should loose weigh...

2009-04-17T01:18:00.000-04:00

wow..I was told similiar that I should loose weight also! Im 5'8 and 180 when my doctor told me to loose weight then she would put me on clomid. I lost 25 lbs and now in cycle three still trying..I can say that the the several doctors I spoke to told me I had a better chance to get pregnant if I lost the weight.

I'm 5'4 and 255# and also suffer from PCOS. I have...

2009-01-05T16:45:00.000-05:00

I'm 5'4 and 255# and also suffer from PCOS. I have struggled for years to get pregnant and it finally happened. I'm now 6 weeks along and so far everything going well.

I wanted to comment to:
I'm 26 weigh 300lbs and I'm 5'6". My husband and I are trying to conceive. I've been diagnosed with PCOS and will start Clomid/Metformin in 1 month.

I used to weight 307 lbs before I started my whole fertility battle. My GYN put my on phentermine 37.5 and I lost 70 lbs in 6 months. I can truly tell you that is what helped me get pregnant. Because when I weighed 300 plus and going through the metformin/clomid thing I never got pregnant, but I wish you the best of luck.

Ok Ladies. I was over weight when I got pregnant w...

2008-12-16T11:50:00.000-05:00

Ok Ladies. I was over weight when I got pregnant with my first born. I had swelling the last 2 months and had to be induced 5 days early because my bp went way up (like 106/100, I think). She came out 4 hours later weighing 9lbs 12oz. I never got back down to my pre-pregnancy weight because I gained after I had her. Not because I kept eating like I was when I was pregnant. 15 months later, I got pregnant with my son, I had to be put on bp meds with him and I too was induced 2 weeks early because of my bp. He came out weighing 7lbs 10oz. I had no real problems with my pregnancy, besides high bp that we tried to control with meds. I was not diabetic and only gained about 30 lbs with the last one. I gained again after I had him and got up to 290. Now he just turned 2 and I am down to 230. It has been a long road of trying to loose weight but I have done this so far. I tend to loose about 40 more lbs to read my final goal. I am 5'8'' with a medium to large bone structure! I am blessed to have 2 beautiful, healthy kids. To those who are worried about being over weight and pregnant, I will tell you this. It depends on your body as to how you are going to carry your baby. Just watch what you eat and get exercise if you can. Remember, its not about you anymore. its about that baby inside of you! Take care and good luck!

i am 9 weeks at 5'2 i weigh in at 190 i havent gai...

2008-12-03T11:25:00.000-05:00

i am 9 weeks at 5'2 i weigh in at 190 i havent gained any weight during my pregnancy so far and i was never a junk food addict. I just took a job that required me to sit at desk and within a year i gained 50 pounds. i spoke with my dr. about not dieting and exercising while i am pregnant and was instructed healthy exercise does wonders for you and baby while your pregnant , he said the key is walk , do light jogging if you can and eat healthy foods. Also they told me i could get on the treadmill and walk for an hour everyday as long i did not get my heart rate over 140 beats. so far it has helped out with the tiredness,cramping i had and some minor swelling i had already in my legs. So just doing simple things can help out you and your baby. Set yourself a goal. My goal is no more then 20 pounds of weight gain during my entire pregnancy and i hope i acheive it.

im 258 pre pregnancy at 5'4 and havent had problem...

2008-11-26T07:58:00.000-05:00

im 258 pre pregnancy at 5'4 and havent had problems in my pregnancy the doctor hasnt commented on my weight because it has been the same for 3 years * I have lupus so with steroids I dont lose much easily* All the doctor has ever said is it MAY cause difficulty during labor. that was the extent of his convo on fat pregnancy. The thing is Most of us on here that have stated we are over weight and doing fine in pregnancy Are In Shape. I still go to the gym and run the tread mill, roller blade, and water aerobics. If youre Over weight and Pregnant or trying to get there STAY ACTIVE. its the best thing you can do for you and the baby.

This RW MD is full of information about obese peop...

2008-11-20T15:50:00.000-05:00

This RW MD is full of information about obese people- but look at his picture. He has more chins than a chinese phone book himself. I am in my second pregnancy and I am obese by standards. I realize that it would be ideal if my weight was within normal limits but reality hits and it isn't. I am also an RN so I am very aware of the long term consequences of obesity. While I'm not thrilled about my weight I will not omit motherhood from my life/choices. I am taking every precaution I can while I am pregnant and I have one healthy child that I also carried while I was obese. It is hard to lose weight. Just because I can't lose weight doesn't mean I shouldn't have children. BTW every body is different I weigh 285 and had no troble getting pregnant once I tried- pregnant within 3 months. So it's not neccesarily the weight but the person's body/ and overall health. I know obese people who can run cicles around thin ones.

I too am scared... I'm 36 weigh 265 at 5'7 and am ...

2008-11-06T11:02:00.000-05:00

I too am scared... I'm 36 weigh 265 at 5'7 and am in my 1st trimester this is my 2nd child and i gained a tremendous amount of weight with my 1st but I'm doing my best to eat and think healthy as well as walking a mile a day. But how can I slim down in the 1st trimester without going to the excess?

I am on my second baby. I am 10 weeks and I am ob...

2008-11-04T12:49:00.000-05:00

I am on my second baby. I am 10 weeks and I am obese too. My doc said that it does have some to do with why it was so hard for me to get pregnant. But still there are so many obese women out there giving birth to beautiful healthy babies. So i say don't worry about if you are obese no it is not healthy to be over weight but i know it is hard to loose the weight. I have tried allsorts of diets and findig it to be hard. It took me two years to get pregnant with my second child and my husband and i are extremely nervous about loosing it because the docs told us we could not have anymore. but we are happy and will take all the percautions and I will watch what i eat and try not to gain any excess or unnessasary weight. So just go out there eat healthier and be more active and you will be shocked to see what happens.

I am 23 5ft6 and used to be 265. I went to the dr...

2008-10-19T14:46:00.000-04:00

I am 23 5ft6 and used to be 265. I went to the dr. to get back on birth control, because I am I married and have no children and I am wanting to wait to have children. The only thing that came out of my dr visit was a 2 hour long speech on how I was to fat, I was killing myself and that if I ever want to have kids I at least need to lose enough weight to be at 200 or there is a good chance that I would die during pregnancy and so would the baby. I was just responding because this doctor prescribed me the Metformin or whatever and all it did was make me sick. I ended up stoping taking it and went to see my family doctor. My family doctor prescribed me a medicine called adipex which is an appetite suppressant and with that and eating 40 carbs a day and drinking tons of water and exercise I am down to 221 in 4 months. I just wanted to post because the previous comment mentioned metformin and I just wanted to let them know that it made me very very sick, and once you start to take it make sure you eat w/ it or you get even sicker. Oh and I havent been back to that doctor and don't plan on it. It makes me sick how they and others can make you feel. They make you feel like they are so much better than you because they are thin, and look at your like your gross. I wish everyone on here a safe and happy pregnancy. :)

I'm 26 weigh 300lbs and I'm 5'6". My husband and ...

2008-09-25T18:03:00.000-04:00

I'm 26 weigh 300lbs and I'm 5'6". My husband and I are trying to conceive. I've been diagnosed with PCOS and will start Clomid/Metformin in 1 month. The doctor said it will be fine, however the fertility nurse had a hissy fit and said these pills will do no good if I don't loose weight. Now I don't know what to do. It's hard for me. I've always been obese - it's not like I gained all this weight overnight and I don't know how to get rid of it. Oh well I guess we'll see what happens. Hopefully I have the luck that you ladies had.

To Everyone that made a comment. Yes DR's are the...

2008-09-24T00:55:00.000-04:00

To Everyone that made a comment. Yes DR's are the professionals but no one knows your body better than you. I just gave birth to my 2nd son and I too am overweight 5'4" 240 b4 pregnancy 283 at delivery gained 43 pounds no other problems. I am very active but still overweight I did a lot of swimming while pregnant and I feel that it was a great help. I had a c-section with both because I did not dialate to 10". All I can say is do what is best for you if your doctors advises weight loss then do what you can to lose the weight but remember you know your body best.

I am also 5'4" and weighed 240 when I first became...

2008-08-18T00:20:00.000-04:00

I am also 5'4" and weighed 240 when I first became pregnant. I am now at 42 weeks, and the only problems I have had is the diagnosis of gestastional diabetes. The best thing you can do if you are overweight is to have a healthy lifestyle. Eat healthy, exercise as best you can, and walk! Every pregnancy is different, my cousin is really skinny and she had a bunch of problems, so weight really isn't an indicator of whether you will have complications or not.

And btw, doctors don't know everything, there are plenty of natural remedies that can help with various problems. For example, to regulate blood sugar, taking cinnamon capsules help. Take what the "professionals" say with a grain of salt, one actually said I was killing my baby when I didn't want to take one of their stupid tests. Just hang in there and good luck with your experience!

360# 5'7". m/c at 8 weeks.some say it was because ...

2008-07-19T10:19:00.000-04:00

360# 5'7". m/c at 8 weeks.some say it was because of my weight. my doctor said it was nothing i did and not my fault at all. i have no diabetes. no high bloodpressure. or any other weight related ailments.

help!!, i'am scared . i tried to get pregnant for ...

2008-07-16T02:37:00.000-04:00

help!!, i'am scared . i tried to get pregnant for 3 years, and nothing and when i was giving up wow surprise. finally i found out i was pregnant , but my happiness turned in to sadness when my doctor told me I was too fat and my bp was too high, 140.. i'am just six weeks and i feel really weird . i started to eat healthy drop the sweets and sodas. and i lost 4lb in one week. I'am 240 lb and my ht is 5'4" please!! i need to know if it is safe to lose some weight in the first trimester.

Compared to everyone else that has commented, I wa...

2008-06-23T11:25:00.000-04:00

Compared to everyone else that has commented, I was/am REALLY obese. When I got pregnant with my son I weighed 285 at his birth I weighed 305. Not once did I have any problems during the pregnancy. My bloodpressure was always either 120/80 or 120/82. I never developed diabetes or any other problem. I was induced three times...yes, three. I never dilated, not at all. so, I ended up with a c-section. Everything was great with my son but I was dismissed early (Christmas time) and developed an infection from the c-section. Now thinking about doing it again, I felt good about the babies health and know that I will have a c-section but reading all this info scares the crap out of me!! Now I need to rethink my options. I am soon to be 36 so I feel like time is running out. Help!

ladies,you are not doctors- why are you telling pe...

2008-05-27T14:12:00.000-04:00

ladies,
you are not doctors- why are you telling people that being obese is just fine for expectant moms, just because you had no problems? I gained tons of weight while pregnant. Last time (#3) I started at 155 and delivered at 200. My baby was 9# 10 OZ, all carried in the front, as low as humanly possible. I could not walk or bend over at the end. I now have permanent arthritis of the back, with scoliosis and degenerative disk disease. Managing my pain has become a full time job. And do you think I can lift my son? No, I can't. He's huge and I am crippled. At least he is healthy- but how I wish I could have gained less weight!

Bottom line is, the docs have seen what excess weight can do to baby and mom, and they advise against it. Stop giving out bad advice to other moms just because you think someone said you were fat!

Girls, I was almost afraid to read any comments af...

2008-04-09T15:45:00.000-04:00

Girls, I was almost afraid to read any comments after reading this article, I just new the comments would be full of negative feedback regarding being obese and pregnant. Thank you for the reassuring words. I also am considered obese ( 5'7 235# when I concieved) and I am in my 9th week. I am afraid I will have a ton of issues considering all the information I have read regarding weight gain during pregnancy. I walk whenever I can and I try to eat well allthough most foods do not appeal to me at this point. Thanks for the opinion of REAL WOMEN!

I find it offensive that every website i've ben to...

2008-01-23T09:14:00.000-05:00

I find it offensive that every website i've ben to to try and find a calotic intake for overweight women during pregnancy all say the same things. "Women should lose weight before pregnancy..etc etc.." Well that really doesn't help me now does it? LOL.

I was NOT overweight in my 1st pregnancy and I had preclampsia, swelling, rapid weight gain (not from eating cause I had morning sickness so bad) and it was awful.

Now I am overweight with baby #2 and am still having the same problems. Dr's say it is from the previous pregnancy. So me being overweight has NOTHING to do with my pregnancy complications.

Not saying that being overweight is a good thing. I just think people need to ge their facts straight and at least put unput in there that it can be safe for overweight women to be pregnant and to quit making it seem like we are jepordizing our babies. Oh and not to mention one website called us fatties. Yet again not good. Not happy.

there was so much concern when I became pregnant b...

2008-01-01T06:57:00.000-05:00

there was so much concern when I became pregnant because I too was obese. I weighed 238 pounds, and only gained 35 pounds during the pregnancy. I had no problems whatsoever. I was not diabetic, or had hypertension. Thankfully, I had a wonderful delivery naturally. My son weiged 7 lbs 8oz. I walked throughout the pregnancy and cut out the junk