plus size and pregnant !

[Whitesoxfan41]

Congrats on the scan! If you haven't seen your doctor yet, they'll have NO idea you've gained at all. It's like a fresh start. hehe

 

[medic9114fun]

Congrats on the scan! If you haven't seen your doctor yet, they'll have NO idea you've gained at all. It's like a fresh start. hehe

I've only seen my family dr. I don see my ob until aug 23rd

 

[HHenderson]

Hello ladies! I read alot of your posts and I noticed all of you are pretty early in pregnancy! I wanted to stop in and say its not that bad to gain weight and then stop and then gain more. I dont know about stones but I weighed 213 in the start and was told to only gain 15 lbs. I tracked my weight but I was not on a diet. Every first of each month I wrote my weight down. In the beginning I lost 3 lbs and a few months after I started slowly gaining. I am 37+3 today and weigh 230. So far 17lbs. I guess my body just knew what I should gain.

I do have a tip! As of having the belly fat at the bottom from gaining weight prior to getting pregnant between the 9 years of my girls, it actually weighs alot on top of the baby. I have constant period type pains. Not really the same as the round ligament pains I was getting. I was just recently told I should have bought some kind of belly band. Which makes sense because when I lift my tummy up the pains kind of go away. So invest in one of those.

 

[chazzmatazz]

I feel super huge today

 

[Rizzo Rizzie]

I want to join in!
Pre pregnancy I weighed 135 lbs. I had horrible ms and lost about 10 in 1st tri. My dr told me he wanted me to gain 60 lbs and I laughed at that idea but.......it happened. At delivery I weighed 203 and I just weighed myself today and am at 186. Im a size 18 because my butt, hips and thighs got very big. Funny enough though, my boobs never changed so they are still an A cup I feel very flabby.
Heres me pre pregnancy:


Here's me a month ago:

 

[tryn4]

I swear all you ladies look so much smaller than me and weigh half my weight. LOL I need to start a thread for REAL big mamas! I think you look great!

 

[medic9114fun]

Hi ladies maybe some of you can make me feel better.
I'm feeling so fat and big already. I'm only 13+6 and feeling way too big for this early...
Ok I wasn't small to start with started at 196. Now between 200 and 202. Give or take depending on the day. I haven't gained any weight since week 8/9 but today I put on a not so baggy short and realized I'm big. I'm sure hormones are playing a part in this but I want to cry.

I don't remember anyone I know being this big at almost 14 weeks.

Please help. Is this normal? This is my first too so it isn't like I've had this before...

Hubby is great but he has to be nice lol.

Thanks in advance. An sorry for the dirty mirror pic lol. House work hasn't been on my agenda lately with being so tired.

 

[Whitesoxfan41]

!!!!

I think it's normal! I was pretty big fairly quick with all of my pg's.

I started at 216 this pg and I'm at 208-210 now. Even losing weight, my belly is HUGE. . .I took a pic for ya even. LOL! I'm only 14 weeks.

 

[donnarobinson]

This is me at 11 weeks , I look like I have a bump coming , its mainly fat lool.
I'm stil losing weight tho and my. Bmi is below 30 now only just but is below .
I want to be able to eat again, I've got my scan tuesday x
You all look great girls x

 

[tryn4]

Really medic? Really you feel big? Lol look at that small body, must be nice. All 3 previous pics look lovely you guys look great. I'm gonna try post a pic tmrw you will all feel GREAT about your sz lol

 

[Baileeboo77]

I want a bump lol. All of yall look great and have such cute bumps! !

 

[lovelymiss]

Lovely bumps ladies!

I feel like even when I get a bump I'm just gonna look fat with a belly and people won't know for sure if I'm pregnant. I have a friend who is probably 40lbs lighter than I am. She has a significant bump, but people who don't know her well think she's just put on some weight.

I am SIGNIFICANTLY obese. I've got 50-80lbs on most of you ladies. My goal is to get back under 200 by the time baby is a year old. No bump to speak of yet, though I know I'm early. I don't think I'll get one until closer to 20 weeks. I am buying a maternity Halloween Shirt but I don't even know if I'll have the bump for it.

 

[MamaKris]

Hi ladies. Wanted to join as I think this thread will be good for me. I started out at the beginning of my pregnancy at 255 lbs so pretty obese. But due to me becoming lactose intolerant during my pregnancy I have lost 30 lbs and am now 225. I have been quite disappointed with this pregnancy...my midwife office won't due sonograms on me even though they have a machine in the office. I have a friend who goes to the same office and gets one every couple of weeks..just because. But since I am overweight they send me to the main hospital for ultrasounds and I have only gotten one so far. Also I have already had to take the glucose test twice already..and passed but will have to take another in a couple weeks. Its just disheartening because I have a normal pregnancy yet because I am overweight I am being treated like I have complications. Anyone else experiencing this?

 

[HHenderson]

Hi ladies. Wanted to join as I think this thread will be good for me. I started out at the beginning of my pregnancy at 255 lbs so pretty obese. But due to me becoming lactose intolerant during my pregnancy I have lost 30 lbs and am now 225. I have been quite disappointed with this pregnancy...my midwife office won't due sonograms on me even though they have a machine in the office. I have a friend who goes to the same office and gets one every couple of weeks..just because. But since I am overweight they send me to the main hospital for ultrasounds and I have only gotten one so far. Also I have already had to take the glucose test twice already..and passed but will have to take another in a couple weeks. Its just disheartening because I have a normal pregnancy yet because I am overweight I am being treated like I have complications. Anyone else experiencing this?

Oh wow that doesnt seem right! Im in Florida too! I started 213 and only was tested for everything normal and the same amount of scans as someone healthy apparently. Its wrong they just assume just because someone is bigger than they are automatically going to get gestational diabetes. I have read TONS of skinny chicks have it big time.

 

[mah0113]

I mean..I don't necessarily see the problem with treating you extra cautiously because of weight. I am overweight as well and it's a fact..obesity adds complications. Skinny girls may get gestational diabetes but that doesn't mean heavier girls aren't MORE at risk, and if so, I would prefer to be monitored more closely. Treating someone disrespectfully because of weight is one thing, but treating someone as more high risk than normal because of obesity is just good medical practice.

Skinny or fat, I don't want to only address complications once they arise, I want my doctor to be on the look out from day 1.

 

[tryn4]

obesity does not equal pregnancy complications. I have never had any. I have never also had any complications in general from being fat. I know obviously for a lot of ppl it does add issues, I'm just saying it's not 100% true for everyone. I would not like to be treated like I have some flesh eating disease while pregnant JUST because I am heavy. Skinny or fat each one has its own pro/cons, and in fact most of the thinner women I know seem to be the ones that get more complications, have to have c-secs, gestational diabetes etc. I'm only speaking about the women I specifically know.

 

[tryn4]

Oh I did promise to upload some pics of myself-I took these in my work bathroom today lol

 

[lovelymiss]

Tryn- you carry your weight very well! You look fantastic.

 

[medic9114fun]

I'm happy to see other ladies sharing their bumps.
You all look great. I'm loving this thread cause I constantly feel te support from all of you ladies.

Tryn you look awesome!

 

[lovelymiss]

Here's my 9 and a half week bloat. Not noticing much of a difference. I'll take a better pic at 10 weeks, then do it every few weeks to see if I get a bump!