Plus-Size and Pregnant

I agree that this artice is way too negative. I was obese when I had my first child at the age of 34. The pregnancy couldn't have gone any better than it did. Now I am 37 and pregnant with my second child. I have lost 45 pounds since having my daughter, but I am still obese. Like many others, I agree that it comes down to taking care of yourself. Just be the best mom you can be.

wow, is this article made to try and make me feel depressed about my weight? I'm 7 months now and I've had no complications or any problems with my pregnancy. I'm 5ft flat and I weigh 200lbs now. Diabetes and high blood pressure both run in my family, but when i took tests for both I was in the way clear. I'm healthy and so is my baby. I eat healthy and slightly snack, but who doesn't? Its not like I'm injecting fat into my veins. Very dissapointed with this article.

This article was overall pretty negative though some points were really important like eating right and exercising. Let us not forget finding a supportive healthcare provider who won't lead you to believe you'll end up with a c-section. I had a very healthy plus size pregnancy and incredible natural childbirth. Plus size doesn't equal high risk! Check out www.plussizebirth.com

What the ? I had to go back and erase everything about ten times because of the character limit! don't let anyone comment with a good answer that may help lift someones spirits or anything! This has annoyed me to the point that I wanna comment on it! Look ladies dont let this article wrote by a skinny chick who has never battled bulge make you feel bad, everything will be fine!

I am 27, 210 lbs at 5'5" and 8 weeks pregnant I have no problems so far By text book I am obese I had no problem when we had 1st ultra finding the baby/heartbeat I think the article is biased I realize the risks and people want you to be aware But this info is based on small % and they left out the % who are obese by textbook but had normal pregnancies/delivery I have good blood pressure and never get sick If you feel great dont worry and skinny chicks have problems too!

I'm 9 months pregnant, and before I was pregnant I was clinically obese I still am. I started off at 264 I'm now 280, and i haven't had one single health issue, actually my doctor acted as if she was shocked because high blood pressure, and diabetes runs in my family. I have people tell me I'm huge all the time, but I keep my head cuz i don't have a problem with being a plus size woman

I am 24, 7 months pregnant, and I weigh 216lbs. I haven;t gained anything yet and my blood pressure is starting to get high. With my first pregnancy I started at 140 and had my son at 220, I had to be induced 5 weeks early and had preeclampsia. I am healthy besides my blood pressure starting to get higher. I mean it is about 125/80 but it started out at 110/70, I already feel bad about myself and this article makes me feel doomed.

This article is aweful! It makes it sound like being over weight is the end of the world. I don't agree. I know many women who are smaller that have had just as many side affects during pregnancy. I'm not saying that weight never plays a factor in the things that go wrong with pregnancy, but I don't see it being as bad as the article makes it seem. I am plus size, my first pregnancy was text book, no complications. I'm four months pregnant with my second child and so far no problems.

Ya this article sucks.Its terrible. It does make you feel doomed.I have a 7 year old and pregnant with my 2nd child.I was fine with my daugther.I am at 5 1/2 months and so far so good. Now I did have to have c-section with my daugther she weighed 9 lb 12oz.Both of us were fine. By the way I weigh 240 pre pregnancy and I am 5'8. I was the same with my first pregancy. My advice to anyone else overweight and reading this, don't take that article to heart fully.Just be aware.

I've been reading a book called "Your Plus Size Pregnancy" I'd recommend this book to every woman that's plus size. They focus on the positive and how we should be treated with respect and what to do when we aren't. They do talk about the potential complications, but in a way that doesn't make you worry that you are doomed. This article kind of does that.

I'm 5'3 and 220 at 8 weeks. I think this article is helpful in the sense that they inform us of the negative possibilities, but it would have been nice of them to list the positive things about being big and beautiful! We may not end up being the cutest little pregnant people ever, but we're still beautiful vessels. I hope everything works out for all the expectant mothers out there, big or small!

I'm 5'3 250 so to doctor's I'm obsese but I never had ges diabetes,high pressure and my biggest baby was 7lbs2oz and my recent 6lbs2.5oz with my fifth on the way i feel fine and with my last one I work the whole nine months my last day of work I delievered that night and had then all vaginal.

My first pregnancy (15 years ago) I started at 120, ended up with gestational diabetes, and toxemia, gained 80. This time I started at 178 at 29 weeks I weigh 203, my bp is always around the 110/70 range, glucose levels are perfect as are my cholesterol levels. I am only 5'2" so basically anytime I weigh over 115. I am considered overweight.

I was of normal weight when I had my first and she had complications when she was born. My 2nd baby..I was overweight and had ges diabetes. However, she was born very healthy. My 3rd baby..I was still overweight but took better care of myself. I didn't have ges diabetes and she was very healthy and bigger than my 2nd baby. Now I'm pregnant with a boy and so far everything is perfect..and I'm still overweight. It all depends on how you take care of yourself during pregnancy.

Hang in there girl! I weighed 197 to start for all 3 of my pregnancies. I'm 18 weeks, have 2 children and have never so far so good. I had natural deliveries for both of my children and hope to do the same for this one. Take it easy and don't stress too much. Every Pregnancy is Different. One size doesn't fit all and in no way makes you any less of a parent. take care of yourself and be happy and feel blessed that you're having the chance to participate in the miracle of childbirth.

im 5'2, 35 weeks pregnant and 218 pounds already, obviously obese. first time pregnant. i hope i wouldnt have c-section. im closing my fingers for a vaginal delivery!!!!

ugh why would you enlighten me about this when I am 30 weeks!!! I was overweight giving birth to my first and had no problems! This time around I am obese and it is so much more to handle!!! Wish doctors would address the issue more during the beginning of pregnancy!!!

I am over weight and my first born was/is fine...so this all is bull crap.!!

Hello everyone am 30 years old and am really freaking out. I have to go do a glucose test again. This time its a three hour test, my other test came out borderline, is what my doc said. I don't know what to think am really scared.

I am over weight due to no thyroid cause from removal due to cancer at one time i weighed 293 and now i am 220 and although they didn't think i would ever have kids i am going on 16 weeks pregnant and although blood work and worries and an elevated heart rate my docs say im doing good just exercise and eat right and all will be well i do light aerobics twice a week still.

Im not diabetic which was a big fear and my hemoglobin levil is finally level and back where it should be. i dont think that being heavy is necessarily as bad as some of the people i have talked to make it seem. I have been asked more than once if i am carrying twins or am due now because i have lost weight in my face and legs and arms but my stomache sticks out enough that i look like im nine months pregnant instead of seven.

Im nineteen and pregnant with my first child. When i first got pregnant during the first trimester i lost almost fifty lbs. I started at 248 and by the time i got to my second semester i was at 198. I am 5 foot 3 inches tall. The doctor is worried that im not gaining enough weight but my blood pressure went from being on the brink of high to bein a normal blood pressure.

dang, I wish I could write more in this little space, but the P.S. to the below is, my kids are all natural, no c-section- AGAINST my OB's wishes with the first one- i said wait - low and behold- a beautiful vaginal delivery... so choose wisely, let your doctor know what you want before you get to the hospital!

continued from below... My A1C is great. My LDL and HDL are great. I feel great. I eat what I want in moderation, and am over 300lbs. I am also 6ft tall, which masks it a bit, but fat is not a death sentence for everyone. if you have a pre-existing condition before getting pregnant, take extra care, otherwise take care of yourself as any pregnant mama would!

I have 2 children already, and my 3rd on the way. With my first pregnancy, I gained 90lbs,I really never lost that weight, 1st kid 7lbs 14oz, healthy and beautiful.4 years later 2nd kid, 9lbs healthy as ever. I had lost about 95lbs before getting pregnant with this baby#3, and am now about 6 months and I have gained back some weight,but my blood pressure is ALWAYS GREAT.

After reading this article I would guess that my pregnancy would be doomed from the start. But with a blood pressure of 118/70 and actually losing weight, this baby may actually come out all right. Being fat does not doom anyone to having the worse that life has to offer. Especially if your actively making sure to only gain what is necessary. I walk, alot! And I have adopted eating small meals throughout the day. I am 300 lbs and 4 months pregnant. And I'll be darned if my pregnancy is doomed.

Wow. I think if you walk & eat healthy, take your prenatals, then you should be fine. Just keep getting regular check ups. Ladies, keep your positive spirits up! Sometimes this site likes to be paranoid. Just because they are doesn't mean you have to be. Focus on the positive!!!

I think it's depends on how you take care of your self over weight or not.i'm 34 yrs old 5"5 and weigh over 300 pounds yes i had ges diabetes b4 and high bloos pressure but my children came out healthy.and yes they came out on the big side but they are not over weight now and my youngest weighed only 7p4o i'm about to have my 6th child with diabetes i'm not scared but i also hope everything goes well.

This article is highly biased and does not take into account all the evidence. Balance it out with some real world statistics. Visit this link: http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/index.html C-section rates are increased across the board because of the increased use of routine inductions and other interventions. Most overweight women deliver babies vaginally with no complications.

HI EVERYONE IM 5'8 AND I 258 AND IM 6 MONTHS AND 2 WEEKS PREGNAT OR 26 WEEKS PREGNATE AND 31 .BUT WHEN I GOT PREGNATE I WAS 264 POUNDS I LOST WEIGHT BEING PREGNATE BUT BEING BIG AND OVERWEIGHT I HAVE HAD MY BEST PREGNACY EVER THIS IS MY 3RD PREGNACY MY OTHER 2 HAD MANY COMPLICATIONS AND I WASNT OVERWEIGHT I HAD HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIABETES.THE DOCTOR TELLS ME EVERYTHING IS DOING WELL AND THIS PREGNACY IS GREAT.SO BEING OVERWEIGHT AINT A BAD THING.

Being big is beautiful especially in pregnancy. As long as the doctor says mom and baby are doing just fine & no worries, I think there is nothing to worry about unnecessarily.

This article is so true. We can't assume we are healthy if we don't have health problems. Weight is so important for the baby and the mother because it reveals how we treat our bodies, the same to our children. Of course our height and body mass is important to determine our healthy weight. We have to listen and work hard to get there but it is worth.

I have also been over weight all my life and have had two healthy pregnancies, no complications. I think the negative comments and "scare tactics" did more damage to me mentally than the weight did physically. Well, I am working on my third pregnancy and guess what?? Yes, still over weight and I'm over 35, so now I got both scenarios to worry about, WOW, enough already I'm trying to stay stress free here and have the most enjoyable and healthy pregnancy that I can!

I was 128 and with my last two pregnancies I sky rocketed to 263. My boys and I were all healthy and I had a vaginal birth. Drink water, cut caffiene and sugars while staying active. I am now 220 5'5 and my pregnancy is going well might i add. There are healthy skinny pregnancies and healthy plus sized pregnancies.There are complicated skinny pregnancies as well, it depends on the carrier!!!!!

I am 9 weeks pregnant, 5 feet 4 1/2 inches and 194lbs. it is soooooooooooooo hard not to cry when people make comments that almost sound like they are wishing the worst for me. "you're gonna have such a huge baby. you will def need a c section" or "diabetes is knocking on your door" or i just hope the pre eclampsia doesnt kill u".... it really hurts.i wish people would just simply see how beautiful my pregnancy is, how beautiful i am and what a beautiful experience this is.

I think it's ridiculous that 198 is considered "obese." Good grief, as if pregnant women don't have enough to worry about, now we're supposed to all weigh the same too? As long as women use common sense, and eat healthy I think that's the important thing...

In some of the other comments, yes the fashion is not ideal, but ladies, work in your empire waist dresses and shirts and they definitely will work with you throughout. I am currently working on designing a line of plus size maternity fashion. I am frustrated with thinking what I will wear for my shower which is in 10 weeks. I also wonder what I will wear when I go back to work as a teacher in September until my due date in November.

I am a size 18/20 starting out and I actually lost some weight in the beginning of the pregnancy. I am currently at 22 weeks and starting to gain only NOW. I eat healthy and walk and excercise as much as I can due to the awful heatwave here in NYC. I drink my water and eat my small meals, snack on fruit and do have the occasional snack. This article makes you think that you cannot have a proper c-section or have a baby that is not sick or that you will not become ill.

I am 26 weeks, and i weighed 225 before pregnancy and have gained 24pounds, I gained alot with my first pregnancy too, I never had any complications with my daughter, but now with my son, i am having alot of cramping and swelling.

Wow, what a horrible article to put up. I agree with the previous comments that it does nothing to help but just instills worry into newly pregnant women that are already worried enough about the well-being of their child!! I think we have enough to worry about without thinking that we, being are selves, are putting our child at more of a risk. Just be healthy with what you eat and do, and you should be good!

I am 32 weeks with my third son. First child I gained 45lbs and was at 210 lbs at his birth. My second I was much lighter gaining 25lbs and weighing 168 at his birth. Now in my third and final pregnancy I was overweight to start at 210lbs and have gained 12 Lbs. This is SUCH a hard pregnancy with swelling, sore back and legs. I can only contribute the issues to my heavy weight at pregnancy. I do feel that my weight is an issue that I will adress AFTER the baby and not now.

Well this is my first pregnacy and I am very much so overwieght, i weigh 280 and i am 9 weeks right now and I was very scared that it could hurt the baby, i have lost 10 lbs. so far. It makes me feel better to see that its very possible to have a healthy baby. I have changed my eating habbits very much so. but that has something to do with the fact that i dont have an appitite at all. so i just want to say thank you to all the moms who wrote positive things.

I have been 230 lbs. when i got pregnant with all of my 4 pregnancys and I never had any complications ,and my babies where normal weight anywhere between 7 and 8 lbs. I think you just have to use common sense. I also believe this article is very negative and as a pregnant woman the last thing we need is to stress over another thing.

i am 40 years old and i am pregnant with my second child. i weighted 240 before i got pregnant and i have lost 20 pounds and have gained only 10 back and i am 36 weeks. i am always in pain but i dont think it my weight i think it my age. its been 22 years since my last pregnacy. i cant wait til my princess is born.

This article is very negative. I am going into month 6 and I am at 220. I started at 210. I feel pretty good about that. I'm also about to turn 30 and am 5'5". So far blood pressure is good, but it was always good before I got pregnant too. I feel that there should see some positive feedback in this article also. Yes, I know I need to lose weight while I'm not pregnant. That's not the point! Quit trying to freak women out who already worry enough as it is!

I was very overweight with all 3 of my successful and healthy pregnancies. I gave birth naturally at home with no complications at all and am now in my 2nd trimester of my fourth pregnancy and have had no problems on this one either. The hardest part is foot pain and finding plus size maternity clothes. Extra weight doesn't automatically mean unhealthy. I am very healthy unpregnant and that doesn't change when I am pregnant. I am also 38.

I'm 5'7'' and was 275 when I got pregnant with my son and now with my daughter. My doctor never had any conversations with me in either pregnancy. I only gained about 30 pounds with my son and didn't have ANY complications. With my daughter, I 35 weeks now with very mild pre-eclampsia, and have gained about 30 lbs so far. I think for moms who are plus sized going into a pregnancy, you just need to be conscienous about the foods that you are eating and about the quantity as well.

I was 220 prior to getting pregnant...I had gained 50 lbs. the year prior and had started birth control to avoid pregnancy @ this weight~apparently God had other plans in mind. I am now 29 weeks and have had an extremely healthy pregnancy. I try to eat more fruits and veggies and walk a few times a week. After the baby is born i resolve to lose the baby weight as well as the 50 lbs. I'd put on prior to getting pregnant!

What does this mean for me? I was 230 right before i got pregnant. I'm only 3 months.

This article was not very encouraging for those of us that are already overweight and pregnant. I am 24 weeks, 5'7 and now weigh 202 pounds and was told by my doctor that my BMI is 31 so I'm considered morbidly obese. This is my third child and I've never had any problems. They could post an article encouraging us that that are success stories with being overweight.

I'm 28 a ny BMI reads that I'm overweight I just find out I'm pregnant; Can I loose pounds or control my weight in order to be in my correct weight? What can I do?

I am gaining waaaaaaaaaaaay to much weight and now I have stretch marks! Does anyone know how to remove them??!

Im 27 and 34 weeks along with my 2nd girl. I have been overweight my entire life. And I can honestly say I wish I would have lost more weight in between my 2 pregnancys. I do have Gestational diabetes and several other health factors. My biggest problem is trying to get the weight off after the birth. But my daughter had no problems at birth and is still very strong and healthy. This baby has been doing great growing strong. Is just all how you care for yourself.

Sometimes the truth is hard to hear... I am 5'9" and when I got pregnant with my first daughter at the age of 18 I was 145lbs. By the time I gave birth, I kid you not,I weighed 245 pounds. I am now 32 year old. I have a two daughters ages 13 and 10. I never losted all that weight. In fact the highest I got up to was 260. I was on the south beach diet and lost 40 pounds. Then gained some, almost all of it back over the holidays,right back up to 245, and then found out I was pregnant! I'm scared.

I am currently 29 weeks pregnant and a plus size. I may have gestational diabetes (i'm taking the 3 hour test this week). My doctor has never scolded me or told me I was unhealthy. In fact, she says I'm doing great. She has recommended that I watch my diet, but that is easy enough. This article is very biased against plus sized pregnancies and I am surprised that it would even be published on a website meant to support pregnant women.

I think this article is way too negative and I definitely disagree with the "it's impossible to be obese and healthy" line. Obesity is not the healthiest lifestyle true, but if your blood pressure is low, you're not anywhere near risk for diabetes and all your labs are normal than how can you not be healthy? They stated 50% of women are obese, but failed to mention how many of these pregnanies ended up in these dooms day scenarios. I'm pretty sure the number would contradict their scare tactics

I weigh about 240 and there are serious risks with being overweight and pregnant IF you don't eat right and take proper precautions, which is about the same for other pregnancies, but the reason I'm overweight is because I hate whatever I wanted and stopped exercising after high school so hearing stuff like this inspires me to quit being lazy and to start taking better care of myself...for me AND my baby. I don't believe this site is simply trying to bash overweight women.

im a 40 year old women and i am plus size and pregnant. its been 22 years since my last pregnacy. i was haveing trouble with round ligament pains for a while but they haave stopped some. i dont think it was cuz of my weight i think it was just me. i was 240 in the begining and i lost 20 pounds in the begining and i am 7 months now so i have only gained 3 of that back. i worry about loseing it all after i have her. but i am trying to keep my head up and think positive about it all.

omg are you serious they are pretty much bashing all plus size women! go to babycenter they have better info, and yes there are risk but there are also risk for people who are thin so there!

What an awful article. It doesn't tell the reader anything useful, just tried to scare them, after their pregnant. So disappointing. Why on earth did I click on it.

I have been small all my life, I am 4'11, my first child I gained 25 lbs loss it in the first 2 months after having him, 4 years later I gained almost 70lbs with my second child weighing in at almost 180, I lost 10 lbs and before I could dare lose another inch, I got pregnant again. I am very healthy, no problems, just self conscious because I am not used to being bigger, but I am almost 6 months and I haven't even gained 6lbs so I am positive that I'll lose the weight from both babies real soon

I'm 5'6" and have been overweight my whole life. I had my first child 3 years ago. I'll be 100% honest, I weighed 220 lbs at the beginning of the pregnancy, and did not know what to expect. I did not experience a single issue outlined in this story. Now 3 years later, I'm (unexpectantly) pregnant again. I am a bit more nervous this time, because I know the risks ahead of time, and my starting weight is +/- 40 lbs higher than last time.

Yeah I agree withthe girls above I am also a big girl and I have 2 kids as well and I am expecting my 3rd child I think that if you walk a little and have FAITH in God everything will be ok ,enjoy your pregnancy and limit yourself to small portions of food even if it`s high in fat its all about self control,Well God Bless everyone and In the Name of Jesus everyone will have a safe and healthy awesome pregnancy no matter what size you are!

everyone who reads this article should read the one on babycenter.com about the same subject, it's way more positive and by me being a plus sized beauty at 29 wks carrying my first child and am 100% healthy their article made me feel super proud to be a plus sized mom to be so check it out!

I'm 5'8 and defiantly overweight, but I have never thought that I looked terrible, I was always comfortable with myself and my husband has always been happy with the way I looked. But after reading that article and figuring out my BMI, I got really scared. All the other pregnancies in my family have been to very small women, so I wasn't really aware of the risk of being bigger, The article helped, but also scared me a little. Defiantly going to start walking!

i've also been a big gurl all my life. but i am diabetic, i didn't really have any problems with my first pregnacy. if runs in my family hard, though i try not to let that were me down. and this is my second child and so far so gud, so rather ur at risk for it or already r diabetic. do let people tell u bad things to make u scared jus keep ur head up and stay focused on your purpose may god bless u all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm Pregnant with my 2nd child and so far so good everything is going fine. I am a big girl and I didnt have any problems at all with my first child. In fact, I have an awesome pregnancy!!! Just because your big dont go into your pregnancy expecting the worse. I didnt have any problems and I'm believing God that this one will be just as awesome!!!!

I was reading your article on plus size and pregnant and i appreciate the opinions of what can happen. however i have been obese all my life i have 2 children never had diabetes,high blood pressure or obese children. lets says a few positive things as well..i had great pregnancies my children are 12&14 and im now pregnant again at age 37 and so far so good..big girls..keep ur head