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Are there additional risks ro being overweight during pregnancy?

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frenchie23 - 62 days ago.
You're totally right escribo!!! :) one thing I learn at my old job is that support is one of the best thing!!! Really if I were smart I would just do the program from LAweightloss (where I worked) .... I know all the tips but it IS hard to do alone.... But we can do it! ;) 1st tip, ( I know it doesn't go right with you BUT..) One of the first thing I was taught, water water water.... Before each meals and as much throughout the day as you can..... But if you must drink something else, 10calories bevrages are unlimited too... ;) and eat smaller, more often! Calcium is also proven in woman to help lose weight.... So don't skip your lowfat yogurts and low fat cheeses ;). Try to keep 'starchy food'((bread potatoes pasta,rice...)) at 100cal per servings... Some form of activity too is good, I lost 45 pounds last time walking 30min a day so don't NEED to go kill ourselves at the gym, but for the ones who can, go for it! Its even better..... If I think of other tips, I'll post later... Time to put my angel to bed <3xx

escribo86 - 62 days ago.
maybe we should be each others support! We should find a diet to all do. It's hard to find friends and family sometimes that are as committed as you are to this goal. And all of us cared enough about this topic to visit this forum, maybe we can help keep eachother on the straight and narrow. ...I really should sell a kidney and then use the money to hire a personal trainer instead of bug you ladies, LoL

frenchie23 - 65 days ago.
escribo86- I know how you feel, I dunno if you read my first post but I gained 80pounds while I was pregnant with my daughter... I really enjoyied putting on the weight! LOL!!! I thought since I was prego, it was the only time in my life I'm allowed to not refuse myself anything!..... Its a lot easier said then done but next time I get pregnant, I will make myself eat healthy cuz I honestly regret gaining as much weight as I did, I'm very frustrated with myself now and it makes me sad :( I know I will most likely eat some junk but will cook all my meals and try to balance good tasting foods and healthy foods as I'm doin now.. But who knows, maybe if you breastfeed you will lose the weight! A lot of women do, it just didn't work out that way for me... I lost 20 at first right away! then gained back 10, lost 6 gained 3... BLAH!!!!! Wish you a great pregnancy <3 and a very healthy beautiful baby :)

escribo86 - 65 days ago.
16 weeks preggo and I'm 208 lbs now. I feel sickly because I feel so big. I don't have the energy to work out and whenever I eat healthy I'm always either still hungry OR I feel like I have a tummy ache afterwards. I know that I am supposed to drink more water, but I'm not kidding, my stomache feels all rumbly when I drink water and only feels calm when I drink soda. I tried seltzer and it doesn't help any, which is weird because you would think that its the carbonation. Ugh this sounds silly but I feel like eating healthy makes me feel yucky. I just wanna nap all the time!!!

kidatrbaby - 67 days ago.
Lolol well with my 3rd child the 1st 1 that I effectively Bf I lost all my weight & then some I was 180lbs pre pg I got up to 203 but got down to 170 but that didnt happen this time @ ... My hubby tells me Im sexy & beautiful also but Im 30lbs heavier than I was 2 1/2 yrs ago when we got married I dont wanna be tiny but I would luv to be 190 again but that seems like a far fetched dream right now ,lol...I hope we end up pg again this time I will exercise some unlike last time pg yoga or something Im considered obese also but even at 190 I was considered obese Oh well :)

frenchie23 - 68 days ago.
Kida- you know what's funny ( well, not really but.. ) As I was gaining weight during my pregnancy, my doctor kept telling me, if you nurse, don't worry about it, you'll be fine!!!! Well, same as you, I nursed for 10months, it sure didn't help us!!! URGH!!! Oh well, its part of being a mum for some of us... After nursing baby#2 I'm going back on my diet ( I worked for LA weightloss before my daughter ) I'm only 5'2' and 190 is pretty much classifyied obese and its NOT a word I want to use to describe myself... In a way, luckyly I gained evenly all over my body and know I still look good and my wonderful bf tell me all the time that I'm sexy and gorgeous... I don't think so but next pregnancy I will make sure that won't happen again! You're lucky your not far from your pre-prego weight, I looked at your pics and you don't 'pop' as an overweight woman ;) okay not tiny, but you look goooood! ;) I really hope we get pregnant again at the same time, maybe we can discuss meals and cravings together :p hehe

kidatrbaby - 68 days ago.
Frenchie 23 I feel ur pain I wasnt that small to begin with with my last pregnancy which Im not ashamed cause it's my 4th child , but Im also trying to tcc but Im currently 220 still 12lbs heavier than before becoming pg this last time, Ive lost 20lbs since giving birth back in Jan ...Ive also ran , walked excercised nomatter what I do I cant seem to drop the weight even tho Ive nursed for 10 months uuuggghhh! I want another baby but Im sooo afraid im going to b 300lbs after the nxt baby & this 220 is my heaviest that Ive ever been im tall 5ft 10 n so it doesnt look bad I would just love to get back in my old clothes :(

frenchie23 - 74 days ago.
Heey ladies, its been quiet in here... I'm glad they have a forum for this tho....makes me feel not alone.. I'm ttc at the moment and I'm at the heaviest I ever been in my life! :( I just had my daughter in january ( she's 10months right now) and only lost 10pounds... I tried running, eatin healthy ( I do anyways for the most part, but my skinny boyfriend is a bad influence and enabler! :( I'm frustrated... When I got prego last year I was 120pounds!! Now I'm 195 :'( wth did I eat while pregnant?!? Yaya, I know, we were both working at the time and I was tired, didn't want to cook so picked things up on the way home... And I let my cravings take over and didn't refuse myself anything... I wish I didn't now... And now I'm scared its affecting my ability to conceive...( This is our second month trying but it happened on the first month with Zoé so I feel a lil discouraged already ) Urgh... When I finally get prego again, I will not let tiredness or lazyness stop me from cooking my own meals and opting for easy-fast food again... :(

jeanamarie92@aol.com - 126 days ago.
Okay I need some advice!!! Im 19 and I live with my boyfriend, we moved to Colorado in February 2011, when we were kicked out of my brothers house on valentines day ( long story ) anywho, we left with us, some clothes and a ferret. we got to colorado manage to get an apartment and we actually made out pretty good. Now my problem is... I havent had my period for maybe a year and 8 - 9 months before I met my bf, but last month I got my period on the 9th - 13th, but we've been having unprotected sex, and he hasnt pulled out either since August. so last time he did it was Sept 14th. (Around the 19th - 20th I took a test and it was negative but we also had unprotected sex on Sept 4th, but back to the story!) lately i've been really nauseous, my back hurts so much, im so tired ( I gotta leave to work in alittle and all I wanna do is climb back into bed, shoot me ), my boobs are way bigger, but they dont' hurt. and I have a history of getting the worlds worst cramps but lately they been mild or just a tingle. & im emotional. i'm just so confused, I wanna be pregnant, is it just wishful thinking?

escribo86 - 183 days ago.
so I'm trying desperately to conceive a second child. Did you ladies have trouble conceiving. I'm 5'4' and 215lbs...is that too overweight to successfully conceive? Kinda freaking out

horne2010 - 186 days ago.
Hey ladies, I am a plus size soon to be mommy and I just wanted to say that as long as we r doing the best for our little ones then itz all good. I am 5'10 and 300lbs and I love it. All my test have came back neg and I feel great. I walk alot and I don't eat candy and stuff like because baby doesn't want it....but we can do it. I am 23 weeks and I know I can make it the rest of the way. Now after I drop this little one I will be going a diet so I can make sure I stay health for her hubby and myself. Good luck ladies ;)

saramarie1023 - 207 days ago.
crazymomma-I am also at my highest weight right now. Didn't really want to be pregnant weighing this much...I have little advice to give you as I am struggling with the same thing. Just wanted you to know that you are not alone! Our babies are so worth eating healthy, and being active for!

crazymomma2010 - 207 days ago.
Hello ladies, I am 7 weeks pregnant with my 3rd and maybe final baby (maybe) lol. Im am at the most i have weighed in both life and pregnancies. The thing im worried about is ending up in the the 300 mark I am 5 ft even and weigh 240 so i am pretty big as of right now. I am trying to eat right but it is so hard grrr. What all have you ladies done to help maintaine or lose weight during pregnancy???

escribo86 - 212 days ago.
I'm plus sized and I'm trying. I weigh 215 and I can't diet at all. I can't stop myself from eating whatever I want. It's almost like my little act of rebellion, lol. But when I got preggo with my daughter I lost 20lbs mostly because I had morning sickness for 9 weeks and then after that because I drank so much water and didn't eat anything bad hardly because I wanted to be healthy for her. I gained all my weight back and then some and now we are trying for our second and I'm excited for another and I miss being pregnant but I guess I'm also a little bummed because I forgot how long it took to show with my daughter and also I can't seem to get myself to eat healthy right now while I'm trying. Anyone else go through this? I'm probably just being ridiculous, I'm not pregnant yet and I've only been trying this month lol. But it's just stuff I'm thinking about

suzmBLUE! - 222 days ago.
Just wanted to throw in on the never-ending look for plus-sized maternity clothes... jcpenney has quite a large selection. I have noticed old navy has cut way back since the last time I was pg and target has an okay selection online.

maybebaby2010 - 251 days ago.
Hey ladies, here to share my situation because I feel plus size mommies need support!! I started my pregnancy at 272lbs and now at 23 1/2 weeks I am 266. I will began to post baby bump pics in the near future. I am glad they have this section. My baby is gaining the necessary weight and basically I have just been watching what I eat. Good Luck Plus size mommies!!

jennicole09 - 350 days ago.
mommy2b614,,,,Motherhood brand, at wither motherhood store or destination maternity has great plus size jeans,,,I cant really say about tops, as Ive been lucky enough to use or stretch..lol...my regular tops over my belly.

mommy2be614 - 356 days ago.
Hey Ladies I didnt even see this forum til now...I am worried about this weeks OB appt and weight gain I was walking daily plus...work and house work but my Hip and Pelvic pain had put a serious end to the walking on top of everything else...Thankfully my ob is pretty relaxed any luck finding decent maternity clothes out there?

daydreamer1802 - 364 days ago.
Im still in my 1st trimester- 11 weeks and I am constantly worried about how much weight Im gaining. I lost 70 lbs over the past year in hopes to get pg (I have PCOS & dr told me it wld help). I got down to 190 and got pg on clomid so I know the dr only wants me to gain 15-20lbs the whole prgnancy!!! I have gained about 3 so far, so I really need to slow down, but I havent had m/s, just hunger!! :)

jennicole09 - 364 days ago.
found out friday that at week 32, I have only gained 20 pounds, Im so proud of myself, considering that I have High blood pressure and I'm not allowed to any type of exercise. Im lucky to be able to work and comehome and rest. I eat very small amounts constanly, so I thought I would be hippo size by now ( I feel like it), but Dr says Im doing great....so poo- poo on those who think big girls cant do this.

cynthia tabanja - 367 days ago.
Ladies dont feel bad abou your preg weight gains. Most of what you gained you will lose within a few weeks maybe amonth or two.. its baby weight and water weight that we gain... Also alot of woman complain they gained 6-12 pounds in the preg. Please come complain when you have an extreme weight gain like I did!! I went from pre-preg of 255lbs to currently 311lbs and Im 37.3 weeks preg.. That a BIG weight jump. My diet didnt change, I am still active the same. It just happens to some woman. They gain more then others.. And the thing is my health and my babies health is perfectly normal. Thanks to god! Anyways ladies dont get to down on yourself about your weight gain. In 1-2 months it will be off. All you have to do then is lose what you want for yourself (-) the preg weight of course :)

Kimbeenjosh - 370 days ago.
I when I found out I was pregnant I weighed 164, I am 22 weeks and I weigh 203, So I'm guessing I will weigh around 230/240 by the time the baby comes in June....scary thought but I did it once and I'll be damned if I don't lose it again

jennicole09 - 386 days ago.
Motherhodd has a great plus size maternity clothing section. It is very true to prepregnancy size. Also if you have a Destinaation maternity store near you they are 3 stores in one and they carry motherhood brand.

MrsPhillips - 386 days ago.
I wish more people would comment in this section. I hate feeling like I am alone weighing 240 lbs and only 20 weeks pregnant.

katiedidit - 396 days ago.
Does anyone know where I can find plus sized maternity clothes or a pattern to make any? I'm a big girl and I'm already showing. I don't think regualar clothes are going to fit me very long :)