Worried about my weight

aimee21 · Mar 12th, 2012, 07:55 AM

I know this probably sounds daft but I am WTT and in the meantime am trying to eat healthily and lose a few lbs! I am 5 foot 6 inches tall and weight 12stone lbs which gives me a BMI of something like 27.5 which I know puts me in the overweight category for health etc.

Am i too overweight to start TTC because I really am excited about hopefully becoming a mum but I want to give my pregnancy the best start possible.

I just have read so many things about overweight pregnancies causing problems for both the child and the mum, and I don't want my selfish excitement to start TTC, to cause problems just because I am overweight!

Am I too fat to start trying?

Thanks,
x

aimee21 · Mar 12th, 2012, 08:21 AM

please help - any advice would be great!

magnolius · Mar 12th, 2012, 09:36 AM

Lots of fat people get pregnant.

Kitten_x · Mar 13th, 2012, 05:44 AM

hey

I'm the same height as you and I weighed over 14st when I fell pregnant! It was a completely normal and healthy pregnancy, I actually lost weight because I had morning sickness for a while and then when that went I just made a concious effort to eat healthier for my baby. Holly was born totally healthy

I think we get too hung up on weight and bmi, you'd only really have a high-risk preg if you were massively overweight and at risk of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure etc. I say go for it! As long as you don't eat loads of crap in pregnancy u will be fine

x

aimee21 · Mar 15th, 2012, 12:02 PM

Thank you so much! I think I will try and lose a little bit before we start TTC as we are not starting til Summer, so I will just try and eat healthy from now and get a bit of exercise and see what happens! Thank you! x

misslissa · Mar 15th, 2012, 18:28 PM

I completely understand, was about to write a similar post. I am 5'4'' and 13 stone so worse than you matey!

I desperately want a baby and my weight is probably 90% of the reason I am scared to get pregnant. I have been off the pill for 15/16 months and went for it at the start then my weight has bugged me more and more and now I almost avoid sex around ovulation because of being too fat and unhealthy, hate the thought of being an even fatter mum.

Only thing is I get very down after each ovulation time as I know it's another chance gone.

I wish I could just get my act together and sort my weight out

aimee21 · Mar 16th, 2012, 06:11 AM

MissLissa - let's try and lose weight together! We can do it! We can help motivate each other. I am starting on Monday (because I know I will eat badly this weekend!) and so I will weight myself on Monday morning and you do the same! We can do it via DM if you'd prefer. Then we can try and lose weight! I'll message you! x

NickyT75 · Mar 16th, 2012, 06:57 AM

you are not fat. you are slightly overweight that is all. of course its ok for you to start trying

just make sure you try to eat healthily to give your future baby all the nutrients it will need

good luck with TTC

xx

kdea547 · Mar 19th, 2012, 11:50 AM

BMI is not a great indicator of overall health. And 27.5 is not that high. I was very overweight when I got pregnant. I had issues during my pregnancy, for sure. I had gestational diabetes. But that is not the norm, even for very overweight women. As long as you eat reasonably well and do moderate amounts of exercise, you're probably perfectly healthy.

LPF · Mar 20th, 2012, 14:16 PM

I had a BMI of around 30 I think when I got pregnant and the midwife said it is only when you are around BMI of 35+ they have an issue and put you at high risk. I also lost weight when pregnant and after (have put it all back on and more mow though!!)

Mar 12th, 2012, 07:55 AM	#1
aimee21 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK Posts: 60	Worried about my weight I know this probably sounds daft but I am WTT and in the meantime am trying to eat healthily and lose a few lbs! I am 5 foot 6 inches tall and weight 12stone lbs which gives me a BMI of something like 27.5 which I know puts me in the overweight category for health etc. Am i too overweight to start TTC because I really am excited about hopefully becoming a mum but I want to give my pregnancy the best start possible. I just have read so many things about overweight pregnancies causing problems for both the child and the mum, and I don't want my selfish excitement to start TTC, to cause problems just because I am overweight! Am I too fat to start trying? Thanks, x

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Mar 12th, 2012, 08:21 AM	#2
aimee21 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK Posts: 60	please help - any advice would be great!

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Mar 12th, 2012, 09:36 AM	#3
magnolius Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 188	Lots of fat people get pregnant.

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Mar 13th, 2012, 05:44 AM	#4
Kitten_x Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 220	hey I'm the same height as you and I weighed over 14st when I fell pregnant! It was a completely normal and healthy pregnancy, I actually lost weight because I had morning sickness for a while and then when that went I just made a concious effort to eat healthier for my baby. Holly was born totally healthy I think we get too hung up on weight and bmi, you'd only really have a high-risk preg if you were massively overweight and at risk of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure etc. I say go for it! As long as you don't eat loads of crap in pregnancy u will be fine x

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Mar 15th, 2012, 12:02 PM	#5
aimee21 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK Posts: 60	Thank you so much! I think I will try and lose a little bit before we start TTC as we are not starting til Summer, so I will just try and eat healthy from now and get a bit of exercise and see what happens! Thank you! x

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Mar 15th, 2012, 18:28 PM	#6
misslissa Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: England Posts: 641	I completely understand, was about to write a similar post. I am 5'4'' and 13 stone so worse than you matey! I desperately want a baby and my weight is probably 90% of the reason I am scared to get pregnant. I have been off the pill for 15/16 months and went for it at the start then my weight has bugged me more and more and now I almost avoid sex around ovulation because of being too fat and unhealthy, hate the thought of being an even fatter mum. Only thing is I get very down after each ovulation time as I know it's another chance gone. I wish I could just get my act together and sort my weight out

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Mar 16th, 2012, 06:11 AM	#7
aimee21 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK Posts: 60	MissLissa - let's try and lose weight together! We can do it! We can help motivate each other. I am starting on Monday (because I know I will eat badly this weekend!) and so I will weight myself on Monday morning and you do the same! We can do it via DM if you'd prefer. Then we can try and lose weight! I'll message you! x

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Mar 16th, 2012, 06:57 AM	#8
NickyT75 Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cumbria Posts: 17,846	you are not fat. you are slightly overweight that is all. of course its ok for you to start trying just make sure you try to eat healthily to give your future baby all the nutrients it will need good luck with TTC xx

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Mar 19th, 2012, 11:50 AM	#9
kdea547 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,126	BMI is not a great indicator of overall health. And 27.5 is not that high. I was very overweight when I got pregnant. I had issues during my pregnancy, for sure. I had gestational diabetes. But that is not the norm, even for very overweight women. As long as you eat reasonably well and do moderate amounts of exercise, you're probably perfectly healthy.

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Mar 20th, 2012, 14:16 PM	#10
LPF Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Staffs, UK. Posts: 2,062	I had a BMI of around 30 I think when I got pregnant and the midwife said it is only when you are around BMI of 35+ they have an issue and put you at high risk. I also lost weight when pregnant and after (have put it all back on and more mow though!!)

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