plus size and pregnant !

[lovelymiss]

Welcome, Angel! I was about 284 pre-pregnancy, so pretty close. I've definitely gotten a baby belly going. I feel just fatter, but people who know me can definitely tell I am pregnant now. Take pics every so often. You don't have to share them if you don't want to, but they are great to have for yourself!! As for clothes... I had the hardest time. I am a 24 pre-pregnancy and everything seems to cut off at 18/20. My regular wardrobe includes:

2 pairs of 2X leggings from Motherhood Maternity
1 pair 2X skinny jeans from MM
1 pair business slacks from MM
2-3 stretchy 2-3X skirts from pre-pregnancy (not maternity)
2 pairs of stretchy 3x dress pants from pre-pregnancy
2 pairs of 2X yoga pants from pre-pregnancy (I have a pair of 2X maternity yoga pants I got used, but I don't like them... the regular fold over pair work just fine!)
A handful of XXL maternity tops from Old Navy, that are actually too big!
A handful of 3X regular tops from Dots (a juniors store) and 2X non-maternity from Old Navy and Target
4 pre-pregnancy dresses that still fit

The leggings have been my best investment because it means I could wear the skirts and dresses all winter. I should probably have bought more, but they are expensive for my taste.

Panda: Glad everything seems to be going well! Yay for passing GTT. My stomach muscles definitely feel weak and overworked at times!!

 

[lovelymiss]

Had my baby shower today. It was great!! Still... I hate candid shots... ugh... no hiding my near 300lb self here. I saw this picture from today and wanted to cry:

https://i39.tinypic.com/169nchx.jpg

Bad angle, but there's all the doom and gloom, ladies. Siiiigh.

Here are a couple more flattering shots! Haha:

https://i43.tinypic.com/2dmh3xu.jpg

https://i40.tinypic.com/2yv5g85.jpg

(I DREADED the belly game, but it wasn't so bad haha. I can't believe they did it though. I am so sensitive about feeling so fat!!)

 

[MommyCandice]

Awe so cute

 

[Mummafrog]

You're beautiful lovelymiss and it's so nice to see your big bump and know how soon you'll be meeting your angel
Did you have a good shower?
What gifts did you get? Are you completely set up for baby?
Heheh not sure what baby shower games I'll be doing I like guessing ones where people guess how big baby will be or cut a piece of string to go round your tummy xD

 

[lovelymiss]

Thanks, ladies! Everyone was commenting on how big my bump is! I cannot believe how much it's grown. Definitely a baby bump. Surrounded by fat, but it's there! Ahaha.

I had a great shower! Not many people came, so I still have a lot left to buy. I have some gift cards which will help, but I am keeping an eye out for some more used stuff. Good thing I've been buying little by little. I got my swing used on Craigslist, along with some other big items like the pack n play. I was expecting to get a bunch of clothes, but just got a few PJs and 2 outfits. That's fine because I have a bunch of hand me downs and have been shopping clearance racks.

 

[Jess812]

Update from yesterday been 22 weeks

And a piccy from hubbys surprise birthday party!

 

[lovelymiss]

Jess, you look so cute! I love those tops!!

Some of you other mamas have been quiet! How is everything? A few of you are VERYYYYY cose. Tryn?? Whitesox??

 

[Whitesoxfan41]

Hi ladies!

Jenessa Kaye was born on January 23rd. I was induced because my fluid levels were low and movements were decreasing.

I was started on pitocin around noon, had an epidural around 3 (THANK GOD) and she was born after 2-3 minutes of pushing at 7:52pm!

7lbs 13oz
19" long

We're home and today finally starting to feel more "normal". ..whatever this new normal is!

Welcome to the new mama! I LOVE the shower pix LovelyMiss!!

As for my weight. . .I ended up around pre preg weight by the end after losing 8 or 10, gaining 15-20, then losing again with the GD and just plain losing at the end. I'm 5 days PP and am about 10lbs less than pre preg, fingers crossed that I keep that off and am able to lose a bit more.

Attaching a pic from day 3. . .she's 5 days old today.

 

[lovelymiss]

Congrats! She is gorgeous. Sounds like a pretty straight forward delivery. Great job, mama! How far along were you?

 

[Mummafrog]

Oh my goodness, congratulations hunny! Your baby girl is beautiful, I'm glad you're getting on well at home

Lovely pics Jess I'm due on the 6th of June, we're very close! Bump buddies all the way hehe

I'm sure you'll get everything you need Lovelymiss, don't worry I haven't bought much at all yet, I need to wait until my friend gives me all her baby girl clothes, she had her only a few months ago and says she has loads for me! And I don't want to end up with too much

 

[bubblz82]

Lovely miss. Loving your photos. Don't know much about baby showers as I only have heard of one person here have one.

Whitesoxfan. Congratulations on your baby girl. She is beautiful!

Had my 20 week scan yesterday. Couldn't get all theall chchecks done due to Placenta lying across my belly. baby also little smaller but again this could be due to Placenta. Legs crossed so couldn't get sex. It was a fab experience. Seeing the outline of the feet and toes. Realising how big the baby is. I get to go for another scan in 4 weeks :-D

 

[Whitesoxfan41]

congrats! She is gorgeous. sounds like a pretty straight forward delivery. Great job, mama! How far along were you?

37 + 2

 

[ltrip84]

congrats whitesox fan! She is beautiful!

Everything is going good here. My 28 appointment is next week at 27w2d. I'm sure I will be getting a GD test soon, so I'm a little nervous for that because I am at high risk for it. Also, the ultrasound tech told me at 25w1d that baby was probably around 1lb15oz which is a little bigger than he is supposed to be I think. Excited to get another 4d ultrasound though!

Just finished registering for my baby showers recently although they aren't until March. I have noticed that a lot of the items have already been purchased

 

[PandaMao]

Congrats Whitesox! She's beautiful. 2-3 minutes of pushing? Hope I'm that lucky!

 

[Whitesoxfan41]

Thanks so much everyone.

Panda, you're due on my birthday! I totally paid my dues with my first with 3-4 hours of pushing but she was HUGE. Nearly 10lbs and a 16 1/2" head. . .since then my others have been smaller and easier to birth. LOL

 

[mel28nicole]

Hi ladies! I'm not sure if you any of you remember me, but I was a part of this thread when I was pregnant over the summer and I sadly had a MMC in August. We went to my second appointment at 13+6 and we couldn't hear a heartbeat and I went for a scan and they said the baby stopped growing at 8.

Well I decided I will rejoin you ladies! I'm 11 weeks today, we have a detected a heart beat and it looks like this will be my rainbow!

My starting weight was 276 (I gained about 10-15 lbs after miscarrying). I'm right now at 270 from being so sick this pregnancy. I haven't been eating much and can only stomach certain foods.

I wasn't going to rejoin this thread since a lot of the girls I knew are almost at the end of their pregnancies (I was originally due Feb 21), but I noticed a lot of girls have joined this thread, so I figured why not!

I have my wedding coming up June 7th. I bought my dress a while ago (a size 20) and I'm praying I can fit into it being 29 weeks. It's a corset back, so maybe I'll get lucky! I also have my best friends wedding July 19th, I'll be 36 weeks. We just ordered our dresses and they ordered me a 30 to make sure I'll fit! Oh boy!

 

[Avas_mum]

Whitesox congrats your little girl is gorgeous!

Welcome back and congrats on your pregnancy...so happy this will be your rainbow. I had a mc back in dec 2012 and remember how scary the early days were for me with this pregnancy. Time will fly once the ms clears

Love all the pics ladies looking great. I have my baby shower coming up this weekend and this is my last week at work due to spd so finishing early @ 34 weeks. I will post photos after the baby shower. Scary to think how close I am getting.... Need to get more organised!

 

[Jess812]

Jess, you look so cute! I love those tops!!

Some of you other mamas have been quiet! How is everything? A few of you are VERYYYYY cose. Tryn?? Whitesox??

Thank you First was a normal top! second is a maternity one. Cant get away with normal tops now lol.. x

Hi ladies!

Jenessa Kaye was born on January 23rd. I was induced because my fluid levels were low and movements were decreasing.

I was started on pitocin around noon, had an epidural around 3 (THANK GOD) and she was born after 2-3 minutes of pushing at 7:52pm!

7lbs 13oz
19" long

We're home and today finally starting to feel more "normal". ..whatever this new normal is!

Welcome to the new mama! I LOVE the shower pix LovelyMiss!!

As for my weight. . .I ended up around pre preg weight by the end after losing 8 or 10, gaining 15-20, then losing again with the GD and just plain losing at the end. I'm 5 days PP and am about 10lbs less than pre preg, fingers crossed that I keep that off and am able to lose a bit more.

Attaching a pic from day 3. . .she's 5 days old today.

oh wow congratulations!! shes beautiful x

 

[lovelymiss]

Well I decided I will rejoin you ladies! I'm 11 weeks today, we have a detected a heart beat and it looks like this will be my rainbow!

Welcome back and congrats!! Glad to see you back. Again, so sorry for your loss.

Congrats on the upcoming wedding, too! I am sure they can make your dress work. Good luck with both dresses! I can't imagine ordering a dress so early for when I'd be 36 weeks. Yikes. At least you have plenty of room to grow and they can always take it in. I feel like it's still early to order a BM dress, though. I've only ever needed to order them 2-3 months before. Oh well. I know every bride and dress company is different!

 

[mel28nicole]

Luckily my mom is amazing with a sewing machine so she can fix it for me! My friend was crazy about it and was like "OMG we HAVE to do it now so they'll be in on time" lol. And I wasn't sure if I would miscarry again or not so I wanted to wait but nope, she made me order them. They were over $200! I was pissed they were that expensive.