did anyone suffer from an eating disorder b4 pregnancy?

Hello everyone

I was just wondering if anyone here suffored from an eating disorder b4 pregnancy. I did was diagnosed with anorexia weighing 44kgs i think thats about 90 pounds (sorry i have no idea what the converserion is). i could no longer by adult clothes i was shopping in the childrens section and eating about no more than once a week.

Having a baby saved my life! i still now at 20 weeks pregnancy only finally am average weight for my height. I am worried though i will go back to the way i was the only reason i eat now is for my bubs not for me.

Does anyone else have this problem???

CHeers

Jamie

If you're concerned, try getting into therapy or join a support group or something. I think it's worse if you know of your condition and are doing nothing to help yourself, espeically when your own child is involved. People die from complications of anorexia every day. I don't think you want to end up that way and leave your child behind.

Definatly let your doctors know about this. They can help you after you give birth in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and diet.

I had a huge stuggle with both bulimia (sp?) and anorexia before I was pregnant with my son, basically I didn't eat that often and when I did I gorged and then vomited. My son definetly saved my life. I started eating really well once I got pregnant with him. After he was born, I did have issues again. I decided that it was for the best to start going to a counseler so I did. I can't say that it's easy and I also can't say that in between being pregnant with my son and daughter that I didn't slip up from time to time. I feel that alot of people fail to realize that eating disorders are addictions. I'm worried about how I'll feel after I deliver my daughter because I've gained more weight this time around then I did with my son. I really don't have any advice for you, because I'm basically in the same position. I just wanted to let you know that I empathize with you. Good luck.

Ashley

Quoting jamie_b:“ Hello everyone I was just wondering if anyone here suffored from an eating disorder b4 pregnancy. I ... [snip!] ... to the way i was the only reason i eat now is for my bubs not for me. Does anyone else have this problem??? CHeers Jamie”

I to have e.d I am ana and mia but have to stop cuz I am 7 weeks and 5 days its one of the hardest thing I have done. I eat 6 small meals a day and have already gain 10ps!!  I mean I am still thin I was just really thin you could see my bones now you cant see them so well everyday a fight to eat for my baby I just think of her/him
Having this baby has already help me but I am sacred I may go back to my way after to tell the truth I tell myself its ok to eat <always health> ill just fast and work out hard after the baby

I have been ana three times all three times it was brough on by stress and depression. Im also really a little worried about what will happen after this baby because after you give birth you still look six months preggo and I already hate that im gaining so much weight. Im also really homesick for my home country so it doesnt help. But my husand pullled me through the last time and really sits on me about what I eat and drink. If any of you have husbands or supportive boyfriends make sure they know so they can watch you. I have him always watch me and every evening we go over what i ate. If I didnt eat enough of something I should have he makes me eat it. It has kept me healty for a little over a year. maybe we should create our own babygaga anorexic/buliemic support group?

Quoting pvlubov:“ I have been ana three times all three times it was brough on by stress and depression. Im also really ... [snip!] ... it. It has kept me healty for a little over a year. maybe we should create our own babygaga anorexic/buliemic support group?”

yea my bf helps me a lots and make sure i eat at less 3 meals a day cuz i am 6"2 and 150ps now  and i am post to have 2000 ca a day and i use to eat 0-500 plus use mia!!
this is so hard i have cry many time already

I really think that is the only way to get over it. Because I know for sure if he wernt watching me I wouldent eat but maybe once a day even though im hungry. but thanks to him im even gaining a little more than I should be gaining because every time i get hungry he makes me eat just somthing. hahah. I love him SO much! Also just staying very calm really helps. He wont let me go around my mom or brother too often because they always stress me out  which makes me not want to eat. Maybe yoga would be good?

Quoting pvlubov:“ I really think that is the only way to get over it. Because I know for sure if he wernt watching me I ... [snip!] ... around my mom or brother too often because they always stress me out which makes me not want to eat. Maybe yoga would be good?”

i knwo what you mean i have gain more then someone at 7 weeks but my bmi is still 19 now this is how i think of it.... if your baby was setting in front of you would you starve it?? then why starve it in your belly my mom told me .....i hate being around some people make me feel fat freak out and not want to eat or even us mia and I try to stay way from some people and if I see a really skinny girl I look away cuz I know I will not eat if I look to long yea yoga good I am just going to walk 30mins a day I use to work out hard core but I been really tired latly

I have joined our local wellness center and I try to go three times a week so that when I eat I dont feel gulity becasue I can tell myself that im working it off and what I dont work off is feeding my baby! :-) it works well. But I want to do yoga to relax myself. I was never anorexic in my home country but here I get really depressed and homesick.  SO I have to be careful. Also i hate american food. :-P

i hate using the labels, but i had a lot if food issues before i got pregnant. i was able to get healthy before i got pregnant. since being preganant, its been a little struggle... i find myself thinking 'i cant wait to get SO skinny after the baby is born'... i know thats the disease talking, and im really scared actually to have my baby as well. it feels like once he/she is born, i wont have anything to protect me from those behaviors again.
i would reccomend counseling if you can afford it, my parents put me through it in high school, and it REALLY helped! other than that, i just try to stay away from ideas that trigger those feelings, AND you should beastfeed. i hear that it really kicks up your metabolism and makes you crazy hungry! but really, try to address the problem! i know what youre feeling but your baby deserves a healthy mommy, and you know how those thoughts can really take over your life!

Sadly enough, I had no idea I had that problem until I took an abnormal psych class. I was a all star track and field athlete in high school as well as college. I used laxatives to control my binges and stopped using laxatives when I became preggo. So I've gained a fair amount of weight that you can't even tell I've gained.

I was primarily bulimic before pregnancy with lots of body issues and since I have been pregnant I am proud to say I have NOT engaged in any of the bad habits I once had, but some days I feel fat and like I can't even tell I'm pregnant and I get worried that after I will fall back into the habits. I figure all I can do is fight it as best I can and be strong for my baby.

everybody tells me if you brest feed you loose tons of weight without even trying. I plan to breat feed exclusivly also if you are breast feeding I will still feel motivated to eat healthy because the baby gets its vitimins through you. Its probably a good idea for all of us to try to breast feed :-) and if you read it really is best for the baby, AND formula is SOOO expensive.

I'm pretty sure this topic was posted a while ago but you aren't alone. The only thing that has stopped my ED is getting pregnant. It's been very hard, trust me. I constantly feel like I'm binging but really I am just eating like a normal pregnant person. I don't know what it will be like after I have the baby because I already feel like I've gained a lot of weight. I think you just have to take it day to day.

Quoting pvlubov~Lipstick Mafia:“ I have joined our local wellness center and I try to go three times a week so that when I eat I dont ... [snip!] ... in my home country but here I get really depressed and homesick. SO I have to be careful. Also i hate american food. :-P”

The same thing happened to me!!! I'm from Chicago and I never had ed's there, but I moved to Peoria 3 yrs ago and got really depressed and homesick and started losing all this weight and couldn't stop. Until I found out I was 7 wks pregnant, I was living on raw veggies and still throwing up and using laxatives and Stackers. I don't know what kind of long-term damage all this did, but I've been making myself eat lots of healthy food every day. One of the perks of ana is knowing exactly what is in everything you eat so you know how to give yr baby what he or she needs. Physical activity is good, in Chicago I was a cyclist, every minute of every day my bicycle was by my side, and this town is impossible to ride and that didn't help. I just think it's good to transfer your obsession with food into an obsession with something else. We ana girls are by nature obsessive people. I know you posted about this topic a long time ago, but I'm really excited people are talking about it because I thought I was all alone. Thank you so much!!! How has everything been going for you?