plus size and pregnant !

[MummyToAmberx]

hey ladies can i join you's?

im after a water homebirth i just no im going to get 'your weight is going to be an issue'

x

Welcome!
Why would your weight be an issue for a home birth? Do you have other complications? Diabetes, hypertension, etc?

My weight with my last baby was an issue (even though more likely to lighter than i may end up at 9 months with this one) i was classed as high risk and wouldnt allow me water birth even at hospital. All i ever heard last time was about my bmi this or that. I remember being told my baby would be 9lb 10oz going on about my belly was big and i went further overdue to people surprize she was only 7lb 11oz and smaller than my first.

i am in different area to my previous birth but issues ive had with ttc and visiting hospital my weight was main concern yet again even though i knew it was the dread depo that had just screwed me up which ill add weight come came back on since i startes depo. x

 

[JAJuly2013]

hey ladies can i join you's?

im after a water homebirth i just no im going to get 'your weight is going to be an issue'

x

Welcome!
Why would your weight be an issue for a home birth? Do you have other complications? Diabetes, hypertension, etc?

My weight with my last baby was an issue (even though more likely to lighter than i may end up at 9 months with this one) i was classed as high risk and wouldnt allow me water birth even at hospital. All i ever heard last time was about my bmi this or that. I remember being told my baby would be 9lb 10oz going on about my belly was big and i went further overdue to people surprize she was only 7lb 11oz and smaller than my first.

i am in different area to my previous birth but issues ive had with ttc and visiting hospital my weight was main concern yet again even though i knew it was the dread depo that had just screwed me up which ill add weight come came back on since i startes depo. x

Oh I see. I'm in the US and my OB hasn't made a big deal about my weight but I haven't asked about a water birth. I know I couldn't have a home birth because of my diabetes and hypertension. A water birth would be amazing I think.

Seems silly to me just to class you as high risk just because of your weight. If baby is fine, why would there be problems? Although I guess labor can go in any direction, with ANYONE. Overweight or not..

 

[Mummafrog]

Here in the UK a high BMI is considered 'high risk' and therefore a contra-indication to home birth :/ BUT Mummytoamber, my BMI was 42 at booking and I am aiming for a home birth as long as no other risk factors/complications develop, I am well informed and being very vigilant and have talked it over with multiple professionals. They know my plan and are happy to support it as long as I am making an informed decision and aware of all the issues I am at higher risk for and this is clearly documented in my notes. Even the consultants have been supportive once I have made my decision clear

So far so good and haven't developed any other complications yet and have also lost weight, feeling very good, so my home birth is feeling more in sight!

Now 28 weeks and had my growth scan today (because of BMI) and baby is measuring perfectly, 50th percentile, very pleased. She is looking so scrummy, I can't wait to kiss her all over!

GTT tomorrow.. I'm really scared of this indicating a big problem even though I've had no symptoms.. but I'm just going to go for it and wait it out, better to know if there is a problem I think I wouldn't mind so much but I really disagree with how my Trust handles the GTT, oh well.

 

[JAJuly2013]

Here in the UK a high BMI is considered 'high risk' and therefore a contra-indication to home birth :/ BUT Mummytoamber, my BMI was 42 at booking and I am aiming for a home birth as long as no other risk factors/complications develop, I am well informed and being very vigilant and have talked it over with multiple professionals. They know my plan and are happy to support it as long as I am making an informed decision and aware of all the issues I am at higher risk for and this is clearly documented in my notes. Even the consultants have been supportive once I have made my decision clear

So far so good and haven't developed any other complications yet and have also lost weight, feeling very good, so my home birth is feeling more in sight!

Now 28 weeks and had my growth scan today (because of BMI) and baby is measuring perfectly, 50th percentile, very pleased. She is looking so scrummy, I can't wait to kiss her all over!

GTT tomorrow.. I'm really scared of this indicating a big problem even though I've had no symptoms.. but I'm just going to go for it and wait it out, better to know if there is a problem I think I wouldn't mind so much but I really disagree with how my Trust handles the GTT, oh well.

I had my baby's growth measured last week - you may have seen the post...and Dr said my baby is measuring in the 49th percentile and he was pleased as well. Yay for healthy babies!!

 

[sprite30]

I just realized I forgot to update you ladies on the results from my 1 hour glucose tolerance test. My results were 127 the lab slip says under 130 is normal and over 140 would be considered borderline and I would have needed a 3 hr gtt and over 180 they would just assume I would fail the 3 hr test. So I am very happy with that result. Dh and I have decided it's probably smart to by the glucose monitor and keep track just in case.

I haven't done the 24 hour urine hold yet, has anyone else had to do that to find out your baseline "just in case" you get pre e?

 

[Mummafrog]

I had my baby's growth measured last week - you may have seen the post...and Dr said my baby is measuring in the 49th percentile and he was pleased as well. Yay for healthy babies!!

Ohh congratulations! Our bubba's are wonderful aren't they and we're doing very well.

Had the GTT, it wasn't the most pleasent thing.. I'm scared of the results Said I would hear this week which is good.

 

[tryn4]

Hey girls,

Lovelymiss-congrats on baby Leo! He is so beautiful! I'm sorry u had to end up with a csec, but he's here n all is well!

Hello to everyone else, bumps are looking fab!

Welcome welcome to anyone new!

My daughter is doing very well, we have settled into life as usual. She went for her 1 month check up & is growing beautifully. She weighs 8lbs now (was a little on the small side @ birth) but is filling out now. I will post updated pics if I can get my laptop to work. Hugs to all xo

 

[Mummafrog]

Just figured out from looking at the scan results page that my little poppet is currently estimated to weigh 2lbs 13oz What have other peoples 28 week growth scans estimated?

Eeek Tryn, a month already? How amazing! Yes piccies please~

 

[Wannabe Mommy]

Just figured out from looking at the scan results page that my little poppet is currently estimated to weigh 2lbs 13oz What have other peoples 28 week growth scans estimated?

Eeek Tryn, a month already? How amazing! Yes piccies please~

At 29 weeks she was estimated at 3lb 14oz but I have GD so scan was checking to see just how big she is. Answer = really big

 

[JAJuly2013]

Just figured out from looking at the scan results page that my little poppet is currently estimated to weigh 2lbs 13oz What have other peoples 28 week growth scans estimated?

Eeek Tryn, a month already? How amazing! Yes piccies please~

My little girl at 27 weeks was 2lbs 5 ounces.

 

[mel28nicole]

Hi ladies we are team pink!! I would upload a pic but I'm on my phone and it'll come up sideways lol! At my scan I was 18+3 and she's measuring 19+1 and the tech was asking me if I had my glucose testing done. I'm hoping she's not ahead because of GD

 

[MommyCandice]

Thats so exciting hun I am hoping to find out april 16 at our anomaly scan

 

[mel28nicole]

That's so exciting! We ALMOST didn't get to find out because the cord was in between her legs! But she moved and the tech saw she was a girl!

 

[Mummafrog]

Aww congratulations Mel! Looking forward to the pic of your little girl
Do you have GD then? I don't remember them saying how many 'weeks' she was measuring at the 20 week scan, they just said her measurements were within normal range.
Do you have the measurements on a print out? I'm happy to share mine if it will put your mind at ease

Alls good with me aside from aches and pains you know, can't complain if me and little girl are healthy and progressing well Can't believe I'm 30 weeks on Friday... that feels strange and big.. I cannot wait to hold my daughter and I'm getting very excited about birth, but I'm also getting to the point where I'm thinking 'awh, only ten weeks left of my pregnancy' I know I'm going to miss it so I'm going to do my best to enjoy the final stretch!

 

[mel28nicole]

I'm waiting on them to post my ultrasound results online. She said she was measuring 19+1 which I mean it's only 5 days ahead but apparently she is thinking I may have GD. I do have diabetes on my side of the family so it's possible I could have it. I feel fine tho. Who knows! I guess we will find out soon.

 

[ltrip84]

mel- I wouldn't worry too much about it. They were freaking me out about the GD because my baby is measuring large. I had numerous ppl ask me if I had my GD test done yet like they were SURE something had to be wrong. Well, I passed the GD test--he's just a big boy! So just because you are measuring a little farther ahead doesn't necessarily mean you have GD.

 

[mel28nicole]

Well my doctor was not concerned about her being bigger at all. Which is good! Her heartbeat was irregular today tho... It would be 150s like normal and drop low and go back up then low again. She wants another ultrasound because they didn't get everything they wanted last time and then went to check out the heart too to see how it's going. So we have it scheduled for April 7th. Anyone else have issues with an irregular heartbeat?

 

[JAJuly2013]

Hello All - Hope you had a good weekend!

mel28nicole - congrats on a little girl!

I'm 29 weeks today and starting to feel very uncomfortable. Still have 11 weeks left so I'm afraid to see just how uncomfortable I will get!
Everything is going great so far - just had some issues with my glucose levels recently but we are increasing my meds so hopefully that will work!

 

[ChubbyCheeks]

Just found this thread...I am a mummy of 4 already & due with no 5. Each pregnancy i have went up a size & now i'm an 18 Really wanted
To lose a bit before getting pregnant but i'm still over the moon...Really praying i don't put on too much this time as it just causes more problems for me :/ Would love to
Chat to any like minded ladies who understand xx

 

[DragonflyWing]

Hello! I hope it's ok if I join you ladies here

Over the past year since my twins were born, I have gained a whopping 45 pounds (I think that's about 20.5kg)! I don't know how I managed it, I think it was largely due to stress and comfort eating. I was overweight to begin with, so this is really devastating to me. Allllllll of the weight went straight to my middle, and I'm afraid I'm not going to show at all with this pregnancy, since I already look 8 months pregnant. I'm generally feeling awful about my weight right now, but so very excited about the baby.

I only gained 27 pounds with my twins, and lost it all immediately (before gaining it back + even more )...so I'm hoping I can keep the weight gain to a minimum this time, especially if it's only one bean in there!

Ok, enough of my whining. Congratulations to all the other mamas here, I hope to get to know you all