Pregnancy: The Overweight or Obese Woman

[laateedaa83]

I'm a pregnant BBW and I've only gained about 7lbs during my second pregnancy. I am in the 35th week and have been a diabetic since 2006. My first pregnancy I lost a healthy 30lbs which was fine with my health care team. I think it has a lot to do with being active on a daily basis and eating well. My first born is a healthy 19 month old and my son who has not arrived is also happy and healthy.

[auravanessa]

I am obese and my pregnancy has been great! I have not gained any crazy weight and in fact feel healthy! Like someone else stated here- these problems can happen to ANYONE!

[tpfastback]

There may be "an increased risk" of problems like she mentioned, but based on scientific study, that increased risk is only 1-2% higher than that of a "normal weight" person.Not to mention that the BMI chart they use was created by a guy who used if for a study project and had said it was never meant to be used by doctors because it doesn't take into account muscle mass or bone density.I have had an MRI and my docs said that a healthy weight for me is 175 and I'm 5 feet tall.

[EndlessVoids]

BMI has some issues. I am 5'8'' tall. I weighed 180 pounds. As seen in this chart, doctors and the BMI will say a woman that height should be 150 pounds. I lost weight through diet and excercise, went down to 160 pounds. I looked absolutely disgusting. You could see my ribs and my face was sunken in. My husband begged me to not only stop loosing weight, but put the 20 pounds back on. There is no such thing as big boned, but the concept is accurate.

[tpfastback]

@EndlessVoids I agree with you except for one thing. I had an MRI done (for my back. I have arthritis due to lose joints) and my doctors told me I had a large wide frame with dense bones. They told me the big boned thing is 100% absolutely true (their words). They also told me I have a high volume of muscle. I am 5 feet tall and a healthy wait in their opinion for me is 175. The BMI would have me at 115. They told me I would look like an anorexic and would be sick if I got down to the 115.

[nypdbronx69]

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[nypdbronx69]

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[nypdbronx69]

just curious if i enter pregnancy with a bmi of 30 would i need a c section thanks ps i am 43 thanks nypdbronx69

[nypdbronx69]

just curious if i enter pregnancy with a bmi of 30 would i need a c section thanks ps i am 43 thanks nypdbronx69

[nypdbronx69]

my bmi is 29 can i try to  get pregnant now. thanks, I am also 43

[nypdbronx69]

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[nypdbronx69]

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[DarkandJaded]

I'm considered obese.

I haven't gained much and I'm now 36 weeks, my baby is healthy and I would say I've only gained 15-20 pounds.

I've also had no problems, no gestational diabetes. My mother was overweight too, and she had no problems and didn't gain too much weight either.

[fjosey]

These problems can happen to thin or regular sized women also. (Preeclampsia, hypertension, gestational diabetes, etc.) The same goes with the birth defects and prematurity. Those happen to thin women as well.

Not always true with the obese women having an obese child.

Please try not to be so biased when posting a video like this.

[SloopyL]

Everything she said was accurate. Also, very well put. There is increased risk for each of the mentioned problems. Not biased at all!

See--Weiss JL, Malone FD, Emig D, Ball RH, Nyberg DA, Comstock CH, et al. Obesity, obstetric complications and cesarean delivery rate—a population-based screening study. FASTER Research Consortium. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;190:10917.

[partootie]

she's not biased. It's proven that, though normal weight women have these too, in obese people it is much more common and the risk is higher. obesity is not healthy for the mom or the baby.