re: Plus Size & Pregers

So glad I'm not the only one I weigh 230lbs I'm only 5'2 and this is my first pregnancy and it was unexpected yet very pleasant. I'm just so scared I'll lose the baby because of my weight. Since I found out I'm pregnant, I've been trying to lead a healthier lifestyle. Drinking juice and milk daily, more fruits and veggies for snacks. I try to walk everyday. Is anyone else early in their pregnancy that needs a motivation buddy?? I'm so down!!

<blockquote><b>Quoting Decimating Loli:</b>" So glad I'm not the only one I weigh 230lbs I'm only 5'2 and this is my first pregnancy and it was unexpected ... [snip!] ... for snacks. I try to walk everyday. Is anyone else early in their pregnancy that needs a motivation buddy?? I'm so down!!"</blockquote>




i am due around the same time as you, august 19th but i have no motivation lolsz im soooo tired nd exhausted you'd think since this is my 3rd pregnancy i'd have the hang of this but this one by far is the most exhausting one of all 3. im just hoping with this one i can eat healthy bcuz my last child would not let me eat healthy or food for that matter i was always sooo sick.

I am 33 weeks pregnant with my first and my weight has my emotions even worse than pregnacy alone. I weighed 235 when I got pregnant but last time I weighed in I was 279! I am on bed rest now for pregnancy induced hypertention, they expect preclampsia to be soon because of the protein in the urine tests but all I can think about, other than how absolutly bored I am, is how much more weight Ill gain with out moving around. Has anyone found any good diets that you can do while breastfeeding that can help me get to feeling better with out restricting nutrients to the baby?

I just found this thread  I'm preg with my 5th baby and this is the first time I've been overweight while pregnant. I started out at 224 and after getting through my first trimester i lost 7 lbs. I am now 24 weeks and have gained about 3-4 back. I have most of my extra weight in my belly so it really sucks having all this fat over the baby, its frustrating me how much harder it is to feel movement from the outside especially when my kids want to feel. I hope i don't gain much more. All my other pregnancys i gained about 20 i just hope i lose a lot when i breastfeed!

I just found out I am prego with my 2nd. My LO is 10 months, and I am probably about 6 weeks prego. I am not sure yet since i just found out I havent had a check up yet. 3 weeks before i missed my period i started to take pills to lose weight. I stopped taking them because they were makin me shaky and i could feel my heart beat stronger than ever. I am 5'5 and 298 lbs. At this point I hate myself more than ever, I have never felt more digusted about my body, and just to think that i am prego again and will gain more weigh its very depressing. I know that sounds selfish but I just wish i didnt feel like this. This is the biggest ive ever been and i blame myself for lettin myself go after my last pregnancy. I needed to vent *SIGH*

i am also plus size and expecting my first child (girl) march 20 i am 26 six weeks and have had a very hard time keeping or even gaining weight (morning sickness) i started out at 287 and am currently at 258 . My midwife actually asked me if i was starving myself when i told her i have been over weight my whole life and would not pick this event to start starving myself after four years of trying for a baby . to say i was a little heated . I have gained about 8lbs back but still with the weight loss do not look pregnant what so ever which bothers me people look at me wierd when i say i am and how far along i am. Plus i feel bad for my husband, men are suppose to feel accomplished when getting their partner pregnant and you cant tell my belly is firmer laying down but thats it . i suppose it bothers me more than him he has no problem with my weight actually the losing wight caused him alot of stress and lack of sleep. I do wish for a tiny little body with the cute little baby bump to post on the internet and have for the baby album but its pointless and one thing i will not be able to do for my daughter but i am going to try for my next child to lose the weight .

Quoting carmenona:" Is there any plus size moms to be out there that would like to share there concerns? This will be ... [snip!] ... lost some real weight before I went for round 2. I would actually like to have a chance to really look pregnant. Carmen"

this is my third pregnacy i have always been a plus size cant seem to lose the weight, but i do understand the feeling of not looking pregnant when u are, with my first two it was like 7 months before anyone could tell that i was really pregnant, it can be depressing.

Quoting Kassandra ♥:" I just found out I am prego with my 2nd. My LO is 10 months, and I am probably about 6 weeks prego. I ... [snip!] ... This is the biggest ive ever been and i blame myself for lettin myself go after my last pregnancy. I needed to vent *SIGH*"

I know how you feel. After I had my first baby I ended up weighing 294(in Sept) I started working after my baby was 3 months and doing other things and got down to 242 by April. Just to find out that month that I was expecting again... I felt so depressed. Losing all this weight, started feeling good about my body... And bamm! I have to gain weight again. My doc told me to gain only 15lbs but im already at 30lbs and at 36weeks. And trying not to gain more... :/ but im happy my baby is almost here. And well at least i know i can lose it. Just hope it doesn't take so long.

Quoting yasba:" I know how you feel. After I had my first baby I ended up weighing 294(in Sept) I started working after ... [snip!] ... gain more... :/ but im happy my baby is almost here. And well at least i know i can lose it. Just hope it doesn't take so long."

i understand you to a t i had the gastric bypass in 2010 nd got down to 220 from 354 nd then bamm i got prego nd went up to 250 at the end of it after i gave birth. then i gained alittle more now im expecting again with my 3rd nd got weighed today at my 1st appt. im 270 so0o i will be exercising thru out this pregnancy as soon as i get some engergy bcuz im so0o0 wiped out with this one. nd i will breast feed with this baby cuz my other 2 i didnt but to get my weight down ill do wutever it takes to get back where i was b4 my second baby.

Quoting Kassandra ♥:" I just found out I am prego with my 2nd. My LO is 10 months, and I am probably about 6 weeks prego. I ... [snip!] ... This is the biggest ive ever been and i blame myself for lettin myself go after my last pregnancy. I needed to vent *SIGH*"

I am also afraid of the weight gain...I am 250 and i am sooo afraid of how much i might gain...I told myself last year that i was not going to hit 250 then i ended up being 255...i lost 16lbs and then ended up gaining it back....i need some kind of exercises i can do so i dont gain as much.

Hi everybody! I was 233 when I found out I was pregnant, I'm 13 weeks, and I am 243. I am so proud of myself with my weight gain. I'm still even wearing my regular clothes!! I was so terrible with my first, so I am so excited.

Yes it PISSES me of when people ask if i skip meals.! i eat everything we except for the last 2 days ive been eating toast because i havent been feeling to well. but i will post a belly pic   i have been so tired lately and i think my baby girl has dropped, my placenta is in the front. so its harder to feel her move but ive been feeling her more and more.

I know nobody has said anything to me yet, but reading all these posts makes me feel like im not the only one struggling with some of the thoughts I have or problems im facing. its hard because with my son, i was tiny when i got pregnant and gained 75 pounds and was never really able to get under 200 again, but being overweight starting out has been quite depressing, especially considering my husband telling me to lose weight, while pregnant, and just making comments about me being overweight. Thats why im kinda glad to be on my own again, i feel like i can provide a better life if im sane and confident.

went to the hospital today cus not feeling good and found out im closer to 255 again...i am sooo scared about gaining alot being only 8 weeks

What kind of things do you guys eat? It makes no sense how different people eating the same things can be so different.. I haven't gained much at all like 3 lbs but i eat a ton and I'm 24 weeks. I wonder if its different with different cravings. Do crave sweets or salty foods? Or anything weird? I have been craving mostly fruits and dairy lol. This is my 5th baby and its always different.