re: Plus Size & Pregers

Yeah for us plus size mommies!! I gained 96 pounds when I had my son and I only lost like half of that in 2 years!   So needless to say I have already put back on 20 pounds since being pregnant this time!!

I feel weird in the maternity section too. Usually they are tiny little things there with big round bellys, then you got me there, just fluffy looking, not pregnant looking.

My nieces crack me up though. They are 8 and last time I saw them I had just found out I was pregnant (was around 6 weeks pregnant) and they kept patting my stomach and yelling "HELLO BABY!". I hated to tell them they was just patting fat at the time, LoL!

Nobody's posting pics of their beautiful bellies! I'll be the first, but only if you ladies follow suit! I don't have any really recent ones, but the one I'm posting is at 21 weeks... like I said, with twins I definitely have a huge one!!!

I also get my maternity clothes online. Old Navy and The Gap go up to a size 20, and their stuff is just larger and longer cuts of their non- maternity clothing. Motherhood Maternity has a plus size section, but their stuff isn't as cute as the "normal" sized clothes they carry. Ebay is awesome too!

Ok, here's my husband and I on vacation in California... we were on our way to the babies 1st punk rock show

I would post a belly photo, but I am only 8 weeks, but will definatly post some when I get farther along. I have tons of belly pics with my son if you would want to see them.

By the way you look very cute with that belly. And congrats on twins.

uggghh! it's almost embarrassing for me to go out in public with my husband (he's 5'10 and weighs 155 pounds) i'm 5'5 and i now weigh 230. and, in my eyes, i still look fat instead of pregnant. i was 204 prepregnancy.

here's some recent pictures (30 weeks):





annddd to make me feel worse, i had been going to the gym ROUTINELY the month before i found out i was pregnant, and i had lost 15 pounds.
i can't breastfeed after i have the baby bc i have to get my gallbladder removed & i'll be on meds for my anger problem.
so my weight isn't going to fall off as quickly as everyone else's.

i'll be getting a gym membership again.

sarahbeth- Thanks for the comment! I don't feel very cute a lot of the time, mostly I feel like a whale   Yeah- post some pics of your previous pregnancy please!

crunkasion- You look adorable in those pictures. You can totally tell that you're pregnant! You and your husband make a really cute couple, and I'm sure you'll have a beautiful baby.

camenona- Thanks for starting this post and congratulations to you too! I'm so excited to have some mommies to talk to that will actually understand that indeed big girls get pregnant too! It would be exciting if you were pregnant with twins too, keep me updated!

crunkasion: Just a question, but who told you that you couldn't breastfeed? I had to have my gallbladder removed when my son was 7 months old and I was still breastfeeding then. What I did was pump enough bottles before hand so my husband would have enough to feed him. Then after the surgery I waited 4 hours and pumped and dumped that milk and I was able to continue breastfeeding. It was the most awful thing holding my baby at the hospital and not being able to feed him until 4 hours later. You can request them not to give you anything that would interfere with the baby after you have the surgrey, such as pain meds. As far as your anger meds I am not sure about those, but there should be something that you can take, just talk with the doctors. Now if you are not wanting to breastfeed then just disregard everything I said. I am now 8 weeks and still happily breastfeeding my son, who is 15 months.
And a side note you look adorable in your pics, I love the one of you and other in the pink outfit, it is very cute.

I'm glad we've all banded together here on this thread! Let me tell you a little about me.

I am Heather, 24 and I weighed 375lbs when I found out I was pregnant. I am 24 weeks exactly today and I weigh 352lbs now. I have lost 25lbs. I normally wear a 26/28 on the bottom but found that wearing a 30/32 is so much more comfortable, I only wear a 22/24 on top. Avenue has a great selection of cute clothes that are maternity friendly. They always have sales and always have coupons.

I wasn't sure we would ever have children as I have dealt with severe endometriosis and PCOS since I was 16. We tried to conceive naturally for 4 years before it happened. I truly feel blessed. It is so amazing to be pregnant.

I am lucky to have a Dr. that doesn't mind my weight and has never been mean because of it, I know a lot of women suffer through that. So far everything is great, ever thing has been spot on.

Here is a couple pics from last night:

Here are my belly pics from my son when I was 30-39 weeks:
30 weeks & 5 days

31 weeks & 1 day

32 weeks & 4 days

34 weeks and 3 days

37 weeks even

37 weeks & 1 day

37 & 1 day

39 weeks & 4 days

39 weeks & 4 days

39 weeks & 4 days


Sorry there was so many but it was hard to decide which ones to put up.   He was born on June 27, 2006.

Here is current pics of my 2 kids now.

Vanessa - school pic day


Sebasstien - sissy always blame me

mixedupbeauty wrote: I'm glad we've all banded together here on this thread! Let me tell you a little about me.

I am Heather, 24 and I weighed 375lbs when I found out I was pregnant. I am 24 weeks exactly today and I weigh 352lbs now. I have lost 25lbs. I normally wear a 26/28 on the bottom but found that wearing a 30/32 is so much more comfortable, I only wear a 22/24 on top. Avenue has a great selection of cute clothes that are maternity friendly. They always have sales and always have coupons.

I wasn't sure we would ever have children as I have dealt with severe endometriosis and PCOS since I was 16. We tried to conceive naturally for 4 years before it happened. I truly feel blessed. It is so amazing to be pregnant.

I am lucky to have a Dr. that doesn't mind my weight and has never been mean because of it, I know a lot of women suffer through that. So far everything is great, ever thing has been spot on.

Here is a couple pics from last night:

I thought that I was the only one on here! I weighed about what you did when I found out I was pregnant! I was kinda bummed because I had recently lost about 30lbs. and was trying to lose more for my wedding that I was planning in March of 2008. When I had my first visit with my midwife she was very very nice and did not make me uncomfortable at all about my weight. I meet my surgeon next week and will continue with her as I will have a c-section. I get most of my clothes from Layne and Bryant and will probably get most of my maternity clothes from there. Avenue has some cute things though.

Great, finally! I have been visiting these forums since I was 6 weeks along and if anything, participation was hindered because I had a hard time relating to all of the skinny girls complaining about losing their figures and all!
I'm so glad to see that you guys are out there! Seeing your photos gets me motivated! I'm going to have my hubby take a pic of my belly tonight, and I'll post it tonight or tomorrow.
About me...I am 25 years old, and weighed 241 when I found out I was pregnant. We tried for a year to conceive, but surrendered to the fates eventually - I had bad PCOS a few years ago, and a doctor then told me I might not be able to conceive in the future. But then, pregnant!! A miracle! A blessing in many ways...I actually lost weight because I started craving healthy foods - tons of veggies and couldn't stand sugar for the longest time, that combined with morning sickness. So as I was losing weight, the baby was gaining on me. I'm now 29 1/2 weeks and have gained 7 pounds the whole pregnancy.
We moved across the country when I was at 5 months...my midwives in New Mexico were ragging on me not gaining any weight, telling me to actually eat more fattening foods even when I wasn't hungry! Luckily, my midwives up here in Maine are great - they say some women don't gain, some even lose during pregnancy, and others naturally gain lots of weight. So long as I'm eating well is all that matters.
Unfortunately now I have bad cravings for sugar, and am very sensitive to it, so I make an effort to eat fresh fruit when I get a sweet tooth. Sooo hard...but better than GD.
I too didn't show for the longest time...and when I did, I just looked fatter, not pregnant. Prolly until 23 weeks or so! But then I exploded, and now I look pregnant.
I've been able to wear all of my regular clothes still, but probably only because before I got pregnant I just wore loose skirts and dresses. I did get a couple of giant shirts. I don't wear pants so that helps - I've just been wearing loose dresses a lot.

We are doing a home waterbirth... at first I was worried that midwives might think I wasn't fit enough to handle it, but that's not the case. They encourage me to walk every day, which I haven't been doing   I want to, but have to pee every 10 minutes, especially when I'm standing upright and Jasper presses on my wee bladder. That's no excuse though...
I don't want to scare anyone off with a looong post so I'll end it here!

HI AM PLUS SIZE AND IT REALLY BOTHERS ME MY DOCTOR TOLD ME HE COULDNT GET A GOOD PICTURE OF MY BABY BECAUSE ITS TO MUCH FAT HE DIDNT EXACTLY USE THAT WORD BUT BECAUSE AM BIG AND I AM DYIN FOR A PROFILE PIC OF MY BABY

Well i cant say i was never "normal" size but i was 130lbs when i got prego with my son and i gained 60lbs but by time i had him and lost about 20lbs before i got prego the second time and i think it does make it harder to be overweight and a larger size. I dont know about you guys but i hate my big boobs and they are too damn big and heavy for me. I mean i went from DD to G within two pregancys and im prego again i just hope they dont get too much bigger. Anyways that was problay tmi but oh well you guys know where i am coming from i think.