re: Plus Size & Pregers

before i thought i was pregnate i started to loose weight. i went from 200 to 180. than i started to gain weight like crazy. i'm 23 weeks now and i've gained 45 pounds. my dr told me i should loose weight but how am i suppose to do that when she is gaining weight and i'm suppose to loose it? i did start drinking water instead of pop so much and started eating right.
-confused mama

Quoting Victoria Hatcher:" Hi guys. I am 22 weeks and I haven't felt my son AT ALL yet. Went into the pregnancy weighing 160, I ... [snip!] ... I'm a little thicker than maybe I'm not feeling him? I know everyone's different but all the baby books say around week 20."

Hi! I didn't feel my baby move until around 23 weeks. My doctor told me had seen women go up into their 7th month without feeling anything. As long as your ultrasounds and tests are coming back normal I wouldn't worry.  It freaked me out the first time I felt him move 

Like many of you I had lost weight too before I had become pregnant. At the beginning of my pregnancy I was 280 pounds. I had lost 30 pounds and was feeling good about myself. My periods had never been normal so I hadn't thought anything about being a week late. My wonderful boyfriend had suggested I take a test. I put it off for a couple of days. I was quite shocked when it came back positive  I'm 27 &1/2 weeks pregnant and have gained around 60 pounds. I didn't start gaining weight until my second trimester.

i love the fact that i found this topic. this time last year i was 200 pounds and over weight my hole life. i am very top heavy (all belly no boobs) and very small on bottom (no butt or weast). this year i was at my smallest i have ever been at 129 i wasnt eatting well and other stuff was going on in my life so i moved home and got back on track. i was 6 weeks prago when i found out and 160lb. now i am 23 weeks and only 170 and because i was bigger before i dont look prago at all. i have a friend that is only 2 weeks further along then me and she has that "cute belly" and i hate it because i just look fat like i did this time last year. it sucks and i hate it but i feel better knowing now that there are other people on BG that i can relate to.

Quoting Sarah Huffman:" Hi! I didn't feel my baby move until around 23 weeks. My doctor told me had seen women go up into their ... [snip!] ... I'm 27 &1/2 weeks pregnant and have gained around 60 pounds. I didn't start gaining weight until my second trimester. "

I also didnt feel my son until i was 27weeks with my first

I am also very heavy i weighed 245 when i found out i was pregnant with my son and weighed in at 303 when i gave birth to him last august. 5 months later i found out i was pregnant with my daughter and im 30 weeks now and have already gained another 30 lbs after having my first i went down 269 and now im 294 as of 2 weeks ago :S. last year i had no problems in my pregnancy and so far in this pregnancy no problems either but this time around they have me going for a lot of specialists appointments and fetal monitoring at 35 weeks
which is just making me nervous and im hoping to have another safe vaginal birth with my daughter aswell. im hoping for the best. loved reading everyones stories

am 8 1/2 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child and I am extremely obese... I was over weight with the first 2 just recently have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and while on that medication I have started to shed the pounds off left and right when boom we found out after 7 years f trying for a third that I was pregnant. lol.. I am so glad there are others out there in the same situation I am and gives me comfort knowing that they are willing to come forward and chat..

I am also very overweight and am afraid of the extra pressure and weight gain. I havent found any reason to not pray God seees me on through this pregnancy as it is my first and I am 33 so I have many strikes against me already if u understand. I pray for the best for you and your family!

Quoting Ryder Enzo-James's mom:" i love the fact that i found this topic. this time last year i was 200 pounds and over weight my hole ... [snip!] ... time last year. it sucks and i hate it but i feel better knowing now that there are other people on BG that i can relate to."

omg i know how u feel my friend who is 1 week behind me (im 28 weeks btw)
already has the cute baby belly and everyone always wants to look at her and touch her belly and all i can think is im pregnant to lol i love my friend though she is awsome bt still i totally do get a little jealouse i jst look like im getting fatter n not pregnant at all lol

Quoting Andrea Chavez/nightferra:" omg i know how u feel my friend who is 1 week behind me (im 28 weeks btw) already has the cute baby ... [snip!] ... though she is awsome bt still i totally do get a little jealouse i jst look like im getting fatter n not pregnant at all lol"

i hate it. it makes me feel so horrible. i thought with my weight loss i would look prago and everything but nope. i feel like i just gained back everything i lost. oh well it will just make me work hard after the baby is born to look and feel better about myself   everything happens for a reason. im just thank full that the baby daddy was my first "hot" boyfriend and he still says im beautiful   and it makes me feel good knowing that because he is the first guy that ever called me beautiful and actually meant it.

Quoting Ryder Enzo-James's mom:" i hate it. it makes me feel so horrible. i thought with my weight loss i would look prago and everything ... [snip!] ...   and it makes me feel good knowing that because he is the first guy that ever called me beautiful and actually meant it."

aww thats awsome my bf tells me the same thing all the time that im beautiful even if i look like a reck bt he means he trully finds me beautiful no matter wat and he is the only one im wanting to impress lol

Quoting Andrea Chavez/nightferra:" aww thats awsome my bf tells me the same thing all the time that im beautiful even if i look like a ... [snip!] ... if i look like a reck bt he means he trully finds me beautiful no matter wat and he is the only one im wanting to impress lol"

me and the my baby daddy are not together (i broke up with him) so it makes me feel that much better when he says it lol but i would never tell him that hahah and i find it very sweet when you find that one guy that no matter what you look like that day finds you still beautiful.

I'm also an overweighand pregnant this is my third pregnancy I weighed 190 with my first 240 with my second and 245 with this (all pre pregnancy. Weight) I am 35 weeks and only have Gained 7 pounds. This time around. I have gestational diabetes and gall bladder issues so I have to be extremely careful of what I eat. I had gestational with all pregnancies. So I just want to say watch what your feeding your babies! My second was 9.4 and hurt like heck LOL.. they are saying this one IA going to be big to!. Happy pregnancies to all of you!!  

Oh also target is my go to store for cute maternity clothing in size 2x

I'm also overweight and 32 weeks pregnant with my fourth. I was 274 pre-pregnancy, went down to 268 from morning sickness, and am at 273 now. So, I haven't actually GAINED any weight this pregnancy and my doctor is very happy about that.

As for dieting, you CAN do Weight Watchers for breastfeeding moms during pregnancy, and you can also do the Lifetime Maintenance phase of Atkins, as well as the Glycemic Index way of eating. I know a friend of mine was on the Diabetic diet for GD and she lost a ton of weight the last part of her pregnancy.

As for feeling bad about not having the cute baby bump, I hear that. This is the fourth time I haven't had the bump...just looked like I was getting fatter and fatter. The only time I look pregnant is when I wear maternity jeans (Motherhood has GREAT plus size clothing) or a long flowing skirt with a long top over it. Or when I wear a swim dress.

My DF and I were talking last night and he asked what I would change about him physically if I had a chance. I told him nothing, which is the honest truth. He's overweight as well, but that's what I like and what I'm attracted to...and it's HIM I love and think is sexy, so I don't care about the outside. I then asked him the same question... And he said he would have BOTH of us be healthy for our baby so we can run and play with her and have energy to be great parents. Of course, me being an emotional preggo, I have been stewing about that all day long now. My thoughts are going something like this: He says I'm sexy and he's attracted to me and he loves me just the way I am, and yet he thinks I should lose weight...Playing with the baby is just an excuse, he's been lying to me this whole time. He just thinks I'm fat and nasty and that was the easiest way to tell me without me suspecting how he really feels. Kind of smurfed up for me to be thinking that way, but I'm not exactly secure in how I look right now.