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[lisaf]

yes, you need a prescription for clomid

 

[Sara Christ]

I am obese and am pregnant at this moment. I feel it does not really matter if you are overweight. Doctors also told me that, just take care of your blood pressure more often. That's Ok.

 

[CedarWood]

If you are overwieght - especially if in the obese range - it is better to try to get as fit as possible if planning to get pregnant. It would be better for your future baby. Children whose mothers were overweight while pregnant are more likely to be bigger babies and overweight as children.

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/07brody.html?_r=2&ref=health

Ok I'm sorry I have to call BS on you here, besides you haven't even read your own link, when reading it, it states "Increasing evidence indicates that the trouble often starts in the womb, when women gain more weight than is needed to produce a healthy, full-size baby. Excessive weight gain in pregnancy, recent findings show, can result in bigger-than-average babies who are prenatally programmed to become overweight children — who, in turn, are more likely to develop diabetes, heart disease and cancer later in life."

That means that if you GAIN too much weight DURING pregnancy you baby will become overweight, not if you are already overweight. I have seen more tiny women give birth to overweight babys than I've seen in large women. It all depends on what you eat, if you eat a bunch of junk and gain a bunch of weight, why wouldn't your baby be overweight? But if you eat healthy and only gain the required amount of weight for your size then there shouldn't be a problem unless the baby is born with a problem.

My friend Hannah was 130lbs and last year gave birth to a 9lb 11oz baby girl(premature) with a bunch of health problems that she is still dealing with to this day, as much as I love Hannah I hated how she was when she was pregnant. "The doctor says if I have a craving, just eat it" you don't always have to give in to that craving! She gained the right amount of weight she just ate crap all through her pregnancy, pizza, burgers, sweets, bread.

So no, if you start out overweight you are not going to give birth to an overweight baby, if you gain too much you will. Women with a BMI of more than 26 should gain atleast 15-25lbs while pregnant.

Actually, the link is one example - there has been research around for awhile that being overweight can have a negative effect through the generations. Eating too little can have a negative health effect as well. Both common sense really. No one said a smaller person, who eats too much in pregnancy cannot have a big baby - of course they can.
I imagined the topic of weight would be contentious but it is for your future childs health not just your own. The I am fat and proud movement forgets the health aspect sometimes.

 

[lisaf]

The I am fat and proud movement forgets the health aspect sometimes.

Wow, ummm... maybe there is some overcompensation with the pride because when you are overweight everything around you tells you its something to be ashamed of.. from supermodel advertisements to finding clothes that actually fit you right etc...
But you know what? I'm overweight, so are my parents, and we're all HEALTHY. I don't eat McDonald's every day, no, I don't run marathons...
but my blood pressure, cholesterol etc are all terrific and even better than some of my skinny friends.

There are plenty of health conditions that are not visible. There are skinny people with serious cholesterol problems, but nobody glares at them when they buy a hamburger and fries.

Just because you're fat doesn't automatically mean you are unhealthy. Just because you are skinny or at a 'healthy' weight doesn't mean you are healthy.

Its the automatic labeling that gets to me, sorry.

 

[Bunnigrl3]

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[Lois]

Hello,

I have a friend who is currently pregnant and who weighed about 17 stone when she conceived. They were sucessful on the first month of ttc.

She is having a lot of pain which her doctor associates with the extra weight she is carrying but the baby was doing well at the 12 week scan.

Whilst on average women who are overweight are likely to have more trouble conceiving, it doesn't mean that all women who are overweight will have trouble conceiving...just as all women who are in the "healthy weight" range will not necessarily conceive easily.

Lots of luck to you.
Lx

 

[Braven05]

I am also pretty overweight and TTC - its never affected my cycles, but its possible it is now that I'm off BC. But if you're exercising, even if you are overweight, that should be a huge help right there! I'm going to start back at the gym next week and I'm hoping that will help some too. My OH and I have both been trying to lose weight for the past two months. He has, of course, lost like 30 lbs and I've been fighting with the same 10...so frustrating. I think the biggest concern is overweight-related issues during pregnancy and birth. But its alright to continue dieting and exercising sensibly during pregnancy so thats what I plan on doing. GL to you!

 

[Mzitalian25]

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The I am fat and proud movement forgets the health aspect sometimes.[/QUOTE]

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!! What world or box do you live in? Techinally the WORLD is overweight and even being "skinny" is dangerous and unhealthy. I would rather have meat than bones ANYDAY!!! For you to make a statement like that on this board is out of line in my eyes. You are the first person I have come across who is rude and uncaring, being that you made a comment to a board of ladies who are comparing notes and things. You can be 5 lbs overweight and be "fat" right? In comparison to you I would rather be fat than miserable!

PS- Wheres your SKINNY picture?

 

[Mzitalian25]

The I am fat and proud movement forgets the health aspect sometimes.

Wow, ummm... maybe there is some overcompensation with the pride because when you are overweight everything around you tells you its something to be ashamed of.. from supermodel advertisements to finding clothes that actually fit you right etc...
But you know what? I'm overweight, so are my parents, and we're all HEALTHY. I don't eat McDonald's every day, no, I don't run marathons...
but my blood pressure, cholesterol etc are all terrific and even better than some of my skinny friends.

There are plenty of health conditions that are not visible. There are skinny people with serious cholesterol problems, but nobody glares at them when they buy a hamburger and fries.

Just because you're fat doesn't automatically mean you are unhealthy. Just because you are skinny or at a 'healthy' weight doesn't mean you are healthy.

Its the automatic labeling that gets to me, sorry.

Well said I replied without reading the others who replied and she caught me on my "good" day when AF came, haha how wrong of someone!

 

[Bunnigrl3]

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[CedarWood]

If you are overwieght - especially if in the obese range - it is better to try to get as fit as possible if planning to get pregnant. It would be better for your future baby. Children whose mothers were overweight while pregnant are more likely to be bigger babies and overweight as children.

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/07brody.html?_r=2&ref=health

Ok I'm sorry I have to call BS on you here, besides you haven't even read your own link, when reading it, it states "Increasing evidence indicates that the trouble often starts in the womb, when women gain more weight than is needed to produce a healthy, full-size baby. Excessive weight gain in pregnancy, recent findings show, can result in bigger-than-average babies who are prenatally programmed to become overweight children — who, in turn, are more likely to develop diabetes, heart disease and cancer later in life."

That means that if you GAIN too much weight DURING pregnancy you baby will become overweight, not if you are already overweight. I have seen more tiny women give birth to overweight babys than I've seen in large women. It all depends on what you eat, if you eat a bunch of junk and gain a bunch of weight, why wouldn't your baby be overweight? But if you eat healthy and only gain the required amount of weight for your size then there shouldn't be a problem unless the baby is born with a problem.

My friend Hannah was 130lbs and last year gave birth to a 9lb 11oz baby girl(premature) with a bunch of health problems that she is still dealing with to this day, as much as I love Hannah I hated how she was when she was pregnant. "The doctor says if I have a craving, just eat it" you don't always have to give in to that craving! She gained the right amount of weight she just ate crap all through her pregnancy, pizza, burgers, sweets, bread.

So no, if you start out overweight you are not going to give birth to an overweight baby, if you gain too much you will. Women with a BMI of more than 26 should gain atleast 15-25lbs while pregnant.

Actually, the link is one example - there has been research around for awhile that being overweight can have a negative effect through the generations. Eating too little can have a negative health effect as well. Both common sense really. No one said a smaller person, who eats too much in pregnancy cannot have a big baby - of course they can.
I imagined the topic of weight would be contentious but it is for your future childs health not just your own. The I am fat and proud movement forgets the health aspect sometimes.

Yes well no one on here is saying "I'm fat and I'm proud" the question was "is it possible to get pregnant when you are overweight"
I appreciate that you think that we are all saying "I'm fat and I'm proud so I dont care what happens to my baby" but we're not, I was just trying to figure out if anyone else was going through what I am going through and if there was people who got pregnant while being overweight without any problems. I continued to look around and anytime weight was brought up as an issue with pregnancy is when you gained too much weight or lose too much. No problems otherwise(dont get me wrong I'm sure there are some people who have problems regardless) unless you have diabetes or something, a lot of people assume that because someone is overweight that they have diabetes or some other problems. But thats not true, there are some very healthy overweight people. But it all boils down to the fact that I just wanted to know if anyone is pregnant or ttc and overweight, just trying to connect with people like me, but thanks for your input anyway.

Well you did kind of answer your own question in your first post - right? You said people say it is impossible but I see overweight people get pregnant all the time. I can understand that as you live in the US and I did as well. We have a national health crisis and saying I am obese/overweight and healthy is an oxymoron - not really possible. You can be a vegan - eat as healthy as you like now - but something obviously went wrong somewhere for someone to become overweight or obese Being fat is not healthy. I do not understand the push from some in the US to say it is. I know there are many reasons people become overweight and it is not all over-eatting or laziness. I myself was hypothyroid - that can be the case. But to restate my point - I posted the link because I saw many posts saying sure you can get pregnant - I was ---- stone and had a baby - no problem. Of course geting pregnant is often not the problem - but the problems are often down the road and caused by the weight and can be passed on to the child.

 

[wymasa]

The I am fat and proud movement forgets the health aspect sometimes.

Wow, ummm... maybe there is some overcompensation with the pride because when you are overweight everything around you tells you its something to be ashamed of.. from supermodel advertisements to finding clothes that actually fit you right etc...
But you know what? I'm overweight, so are my parents, and we're all HEALTHY. I don't eat McDonald's every day, no, I don't run marathons...
but my blood pressure, cholesterol etc are all terrific and even better than some of my skinny friends.

There are plenty of health conditions that are not visible. There are skinny people with serious cholesterol problems, but nobody glares at them when they buy a hamburger and fries.

Just because you're fat doesn't automatically mean you are unhealthy. Just because you are skinny or at a 'healthy' weight doesn't mean you are healthy.

Its the automatic labeling that gets to me, sorry.

Thank you for saying this, the same comment really upset me too, I am very healthy. I'm vegan, I don't eat sweets and I exercise! But I am still overweight, oh well I'm very healthy and I'm working on it! I hate being stuck into "your fat so that must mean your unhealthy and don't care"

Thank you both for your thoughts on this. I completely agree with you. I thought your post had nothing to do with "fat and proud movement" just looking for someone in the same boat who was successful. And heaven forbid an overweight person feel proud of themselves for even one minute....

I have one friend who is always commenting about how thin her friend is. Well, one day this thin woman and myself were moving my friend into her her house. The thin and-automatically by association-healthy friend, struggled to catch her breath, was beat red, took numerous breaks, and took double the time to recover. I, however, was bounding up and down the stairs, taking heavy items each time, recovered quickly and felt great. My friends father even commented how I was in much better shape than this person.

Being thin doesn't automatically make someone healthy. The same as being overweight doesn't automatically make someone unhealthy.

It can be so frustrating. It's really the last known acceptable discrimination. It's fine to mock, gape and ridicule overweight people for some reason. That would not go over well if the person being mocked was anorexic.

 

[lisaf]

We have a national health crisis and saying I am obese/overweight and healthy is an oxymoron - not really possible. You can be a vegan - eat as healthy as you like now - but something obviously went wrong somewhere for someone to become overweight or obese Being fat is not healthy. I do not understand the push from some in the US to say it is.

Wow... seriously? I'm just repeating myself here, but it is not impossible to be overweight and be healthy!!!!! It is not an automatic thing to be overweight therefore unhealthy!
Being skinny doesn't automatically make you healthy.

YES there is a HIGH correlation between weight and health... but it is not a 100% given truth.

And the worst part is the assumption that making someone feel bad about their weight is going to make them suddenly lose weight.
While we're at it, lets go and make all those too-skinny people feel bad and shame them into putting on more weight. Lets go tell everyone who has bad breath that they just need to brush their teeth.

Lucky you.. there was a medical condition that was fixable for your weight issue.
My body simply loves to put on weight and fights to keep every pound it has... so one month of less-than-stellar diet choices means 12 months of strict dieting to lose maybe half of what I put on.
I am not unhealthy ... don't lump me in with those people who are.

 

[Bunnigrl3]

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[MommyV]

Wow! I hate it when somebody hijacks a thread and tries to interject their unwanted opinions and prejudices upon others.
Anyways to the young lady who started this thread of course it's possible to be overweight/obese and pregnant. I was overweight with both of my pregnancies it took me 6months the first time and 3months with the second have been trying for 2months this time. I had minor complications in my pg's but carried both of my children full term they were very healthy and not very big 7lb10oz and 6lb13oz. I encourage you to follow your dream of having a baby do not let your weight get in the way continue to eat healthy and exercise and I'm sure you will have a wonderful healthy little one very soon. Also I did not gain much weight with either pg 8lbs with the 1st and 11lbs with the 2nd. Good Luck and lots of babydust to u.

 

[CedarWood]

We have a national health crisis and saying I am obese/overweight and healthy is an oxymoron - not really possible. You can be a vegan - eat as healthy as you like now - but something obviously went wrong somewhere for someone to become overweight or obese Being fat is not healthy. I do not understand the push from some in the US to say it is.

Wow... seriously? I'm just repeating myself here, but it is not impossible to be overweight and be healthy!!!!! It is not an automatic thing to be overweight therefore unhealthy!
Being skinny doesn't automatically make you healthy.

YES there is a HIGH correlation between weight and health... but it is not a 100% given truth.

And the worst part is the assumption that making someone feel bad about their weight is going to make them suddenly lose weight.
While we're at it, lets go and make all those too-skinny people feel bad and shame them into putting on more weight. Lets go tell everyone who has bad breath that they just need to brush their teeth.

Lucky you.. there was a medical condition that was fixable for your weight issue.
My body simply loves to put on weight and fights to keep every pound it has... so one month of less-than-stellar diet choices means 12 months of strict dieting to lose maybe half of what I put on.
I am not unhealthy ... don't lump me in with those people who are.

We have a problem in the US and saying you can be obese/overweight and healthy is not going to help. I never said all skinny people were healthy but it is not physically possible to be overweight and healthy - sorry no. There are variations in the level of health but it is not a state of good health. I did not have a weight issue from the hypothyroid - I said I know it can cause weight problems and was not equating being over-weight with laziness. Whenever, I am home in the US, it is shocking how big people are. I think what we even see as big/overweight has changed - so many people are sooo big you have to be pretty big to be considered big. I can see a huge difference from Europe. Telling someone who is overweight they are healthy is not healthy. I know we are not the only country with weight issues - It seems about the same to me in the UK but the contrast with some countries is striking. I will sign off now as it seems we are going round in circles.
Wish you all the best - peace

 

[lisaf]

Unless you are my doctor, you have no right to judge or comment on my state of health. Period.. end of story.

 

[wymasa]

It will be like beating a dead horse if we continue this conversation. There will be no changing her mind but it would be interesting to see the research behind overweight=unhealthy.

Sure, being overweight is not the healthiest state to be in but saying it is unhealthy is a complete generalization.

 

[Bunnigrl3]

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