Curvy ladies

[Cherrybinky]

The First page has now been edited to allow for our list of curvy luscious Mums to Be and when theyre due etc:

PLEASE PM ME OR POST ON HERE IF YOURE NOT ON THE LIST OR TO HAVE YOUR INFO UPDATED, THANKS

Bananabump EDD September 11th

BabyDeacon EDD October 19th

Pink Sparkle EDD October 30th

CherryBinky - EDD November 25th

Gemmylou EDD November 26th

Tizy EDD November 27th

sunshine EDD November 27th

No1Seasider EDD November 28th

xheartsx EDD December 2nd

Letshaveababy EDD December 3rd

Cranberry987 - EDD December 20th POSSIBLE XMAS DAY BABY!?

Mrs B mum2b EDD December 23rd POSSIBLE XMAS DAY BABY!?

Rees EDD January 15th

ttcwithendo EDD March 7th

SpellFairy TWINS!

SorchaNiamh

Tarkwa

Hope_Faith

 

[Hope_faith]

Hi Rachel

I joined WW begining of March to try and lose some weight (UK size 16) i had been trying to conceive for 2yrs and thought right im gonna get slim for the summer...little did I know I had actually managed to get pregant! Im 7+3 and have lost 9lb so far, I really do not want to put weight on as my BMI is shockingly high! I have stopped pointing but have continued to eat what i was eating on WW, i have been craving chocolate so instead of eating a massive bar of galaxy i have been eating snack sized bars which i find curbs my craving for sweet things.
Some guys that i speak to say not to worry as your gonna gain weight anyway but if i can lose a little bit first i dont think im to worried for the next trimesters.

But im not on a diet, just eating healthly (thought i would put that out there lol)

Aimee
X

 

[Cherrybinky]

Hi Aimee, thats what I thought about doing. Im still eating WW puddings and their angel delight and thought about just carrying on with no pointing. Someone I know told me they did WW whilst pregnant and their baby was only 7lb but her second baby, no WW was just over 9lb so it does make a difference.
My OH said its normal to put that much on but I think the average gain is 2-5lb first Tri and Im already way over that! My BMI is 32 which isnt great.
Ahhh
x

 

[Hope_faith]

Yea they say you can put up2 5lbs on in your first tri, but my BMI is right up there in the 36! which is awful (i didnt realise it was that high) I have had a look to see how much i should put on throughout the pregnacy and it is 11lbs-20lbs (im only 5f 2).
Im hoping to not put on any in the first tri, then i dont think i will be too bothered in the 2nd and 3rd (but obv not shed loads! ) x

 

[LoolaBear]

unfortunately you cant tell whether or not its body fat youve put on or water weight etc thats why they say not to worry too much about weight gain during pregnancy just to eat healthily and keep active.

Slimming world has actually been deemed safe to do whilst pregnant by the college of midwifery (the big wigs of midwifery basically) so if your going to follow a diet i would say this would be the better one to follow, WW hasnt been deemed safe as aparently in some of their foods to help increase flavour they use alot of salt (dont know if this is true or not as i dont follow WW)

im also a larger lady, tend to vary between 16 and 18 but had to purchase a size 20 maternity jeans the other day due to carrying alot of water weight around my hips (i know its water weight as this is the only place i carry excess water aparently) i too have put on about 8lbs but i know once 2nd tri kicks in my energy levels go through the roof so i will be more active then i am now and that will help level things out for me.
also i dont know if your planning on breast feeding but this is amazing for shedding weight after the baby is born. it burns up to 500 calories a day!

i think we need to start our own little big but beautiful mummas club lol

 

[LoolaBear]

also forgot to add my BMI is 34 so not great either its two up form when i was pregnant with the twins two years ago! eek.

but i think we need to enjoy pregnancy as much as the 'thinner' ladies so think maybe our own little BBBM group would help encourage each other to keep active and healthy with the little treats added in. xx

 

[Hope_faith]

unfortunately you cant tell whether or not its body fat youve put on or water weight etc thats why they say not to worry too much about weight gain during pregnancy just to eat healthily and keep active.

Slimming world has actually been deemed safe to do whilst pregnant by the college of midwifery (the big wigs of midwifery basically) so if your going to follow a diet i would say this would be the better one to follow, WW hasnt been deemed safe as aparently in some of their foods to help increase flavour they use alot of salt (dont know if this is true or not as i dont follow WW)

im also a larger lady, tend to vary between 16 and 18 but had to purchase a size 20 maternity jeans the other day due to carrying alot of water weight around my hips (i know its water weight as this is the only place i carry excess water aparently) i too have put on about 8lbs but i know once 2nd tri kicks in my energy levels go through the roof so i will be more active then i am now and that will help level things out for me.
also i dont know if your planning on breast feeding but this is amazing for shedding weight after the baby is born. it burns up to 500 calories a day!

i think we need to start our own little big but beautiful mummas club lol

Yea my midwife said that slimming world was great for pregnant ladies, im soooo scared of putting on more weight as im short and i will look as big as a house lol!

Im loving the sound of this group!!

 

[Perfect_pink]

My way of looking at it is i just dont weigh my self, my bmi is 33 and i only know because midwife made me get weighed, in my late teens i was boarderline anorexic and in all honesty being under 7 stone and fitting very comftbly in a size 6 ( with dd boobs) or now being in a 14, and occasionally i buy a 16 If i want it bAggy, id honestly sAy im happyer now, and i will worry when iv put on like 5 million stone which i clearly expect too haha

 

[LoolaBear]

i think perfect_pink or i know that this is my reason for wanting to keep my weight down is the fact that being a larger lady to begin with already has an effect on the baby so trying to keep the weight down during pregnancy at least helps the baby out one way. when a larger lady gaining too much weight can have a huge effect on the baby.
also not to mention that having a higher BMI puts you at higher risk of developing gestational diabetes which in turn isnt good for baby either.
its not so much about being skinny minnies (even though that would be a plus but we've got to be realistic for now) but about keeping as healthy as we possibly can for the sake of our children.

I know exactly what your going on about though as i used to suffer from bullimia nervosa and there is always the worry there of it coming back (i.e feeling the need to just constantly eat whilst pregnant then feeling guilty and then forcing myself to purge) as i know pregnancy can make you feel like a bottomless pit thats never full sometimes.

thats why i think if we have a group for us larger ladies then maybe it would help us out a bit more in encouraging each othe rti keep active and eat healthier not just for our sakes but for hte main sakes of our unborn babies. it will also help elliviate our stress levels (from thinking about food too much) which also in turn is fantastic for baby. xx

 

[Tizy]

Hello,

I'm Hannah, I too am a UK size 16 and have put on 8lbs since I got pregnant, but I don't feel as though I've been eating really unhealthily (perhaps a few extra treats than normal) so perhaps it is just water retention. I was also doing Weight Watchers before I got pregnant and managed to get my BMI to just below 30 - its now creeping over again.

I would be really interesed in following a group like this. My last pregnancy (14 years ago) I put on about 3-4 stone during the pregnancy and have never got back to the way I was before that. I know I have a tendancy to gain weight easily too. I'm not interested in dieting specifically whilst im pregnant because I want to give the baby as much goodness as possible but I definately want to be healthy.

Who's starting the group then....

Han X

 

[beacore]

Hey my dear,
I am 13 weeks pregnant and before i found out i was pregnant i was dieting and lost just over a stone and felt amazing! i was a happy size 12. i have now just bought my first size 16 dress from topshop! i have put on a stone and a half and im only 13 weeks! its really hard to deal with as i feel HUGE and i know i will only get bigger but im hoping this is normal too and yes i have been eating lots of junk food and chocolate but i am trying to cut this down xx

 

[amitootold]

I was on weightwatchers and had lost 21lbs and then found out I was pregnant. My BMI is around 32 now. I had put on 3lbs already so I thought I had better nip it in the bud and have lost 1.5lbs of it now. I'm not dieting as such just trying to be careful with my eating. I really don't want to pile loads of weight on, its not good for my health or the baby and it makes the birth more dangerous. I will be monitoring my weight on a weekly basis and making sure I don't go over the recommended amounts to gain for each trimester. To be honest, I am hoping I will only start to put on in third trimester but I will just have to play it by ear, this being my first pregnancy I don't know how I am going to feel x

 

[weglet]

I'm a British size 16/18 and am seven weeks pregnant. Since finding out, I've been eating healthily with the very occasional treat. I have yet to meet the midwife but will be asking her for advice when I see her in two weeks.

 

[sunshine623]

Hi ladies! I'm in the US and a size 18-20 (which I'm sure is bigger than the UK's since it seems like our clothes are bigger than everyone's! lol). With my first pregnancy I lost 13 lbs in 16 weeks, but with this one I've already gained 8 lbs! And I'm only 6.5 weeks pregnant! I haven't been eating the greatest, but I've not been eating that bad! I'm sure hoping it's just water weight, because I have been bloated a lot.

 

[katlin]

Hey ladies i have a bmi of 33 and im 13.1 weeks along ive lost over 10 pounds since becoming pregnant just by really watching wat im eating instead of eating salty chips i bake some salty french fries. Instead of having a chocolate bar i have a strawberry dipped in chocolate. I am also strictly only having one sugary beverage a day and the rest moderate amount of water so that i dont put on water weight. I also cook with sunflower seed oil instead of high fatty oils and i make sure to have a small bowl of cereal every morning even if i dont feel hungry. That way when i do get a nasty fatty hardcore craving i can pig on it if i want to without feeling like crap about doing it.
If i feel like im going to cave i just remind myself that i need to do this for my baby and i also have a support friend who i call when it gets bad who will help me talk myself out of buying it. I also find having fruit in my fridge instead of junk in my cuppboards really helps enforce my choice to try to eat alot better because then im eating what is available and i dont have to go all over to find it.

 

[prettymomtobe]

I too am large. Im pushing my 2nd trimester and I haven't gained any weight. I actually lost 5 lbs in the beginning because I just didn't wanna eat anything. My weight keeps going down then back to where it was, then back down. my doctor only wants me to gain 15 lbs. I'm worried that these next two trimesters I'm gonna go over.

 

[katlin]

prettymomtobe you will gain what your body wants you to gain no doctors "wants" will change that because baby knows were they want you to be just remember to make healthy choices 90% of the time n go from there just because he thinks 15lbs is ideal for you doesnt mean thats what your body or your baby has in mind. Just be concious of your body and your weight n do what feels right for you!

 

[Cherrybinky]

Im so glad Im not the only one out there feeling the bloat/weight gain so to speak

I know Slimming World is deemed 'safe' but Im really not a fan of it and dont like the way it works. I found my Pro Points on WW much better and it really does work for me but now theres no hope till after Xmas and my bean is with us then I shall go back on it.

My trouble has been sweet stuff, I dont normally eat pastries but boy I cant get enough of them! Then, I feel riddled with guilt. Luckily I do eat fresh fruit and veg A LOT and drink loads of water.

We should definitely have a group for Size 14 or 16 + to encourage each other and keep each other positive and not worried etc. How do we go about it ?
X

 

[Kasia]

This is the largest I've ever been I'm 16-18, more like tight 18 now. I gained 60 pounds in the past 2 years, but decided that if I'm going to get pregnant might as well not activley try to lose it. I still go to the gym and eat sensibly, but 3 years ago I went on a doctors diet with the b12 shots and lost 50 pounds. So here I am terrified that I am going to get even heavier, although everything states I should not gain any more than 15lbs during pregnancy.
The thing that also concerns me is that due to my weight my dr has not been able to pick up baby's heartbeat on the doppler and I've insisted on U/S everytime to make sure everything is ok. The 2 I've had were internal scans, and I'm kindof wondering when I will be able to have a REGULAR U/S without it having to be internal? I also got a doppler for home but obviously can't use it yet as I'm too big to hear anything at this point. Does anyone know when it would be safe to say I can hear the heartbeat through all the layers?

 

[Kasia]

And yes, if you ladies start a group please post instructions on how to be part of it!