Guest guest Posted September 10, 2002 Report Share Posted September 10, 2002 I have to agree here. When I got pregnant with my first baby, I weighed 155lbs<I'm 5'7 " > and I weighed 287 when I had her. <I gained all that weight because I starved myself to lose weight and then my metabolism went down the drain. I ate three meals a day with her instead of the usual one small meal a day to maintain my weight loss<which I had done for almost three years>>. With my next two pregnancies I lost weight but weighed 313 after my second delivery and 387 with my third. These two pregnancies were THE best of my life! I enjoyed being pregnant so much that I never wanted it to end!. With this pregnancy, I weigh about 219 lbs and it's the pits. I'm so sick most of the day and get migraines by noon each day. I had no complications with any of my pregnancies<thank God> and though I am thankful I don't weigh as much, I wish I had the beautiful experience I had with the first three. So being obese doesn't have to mean a complicated pregnancy nor an awful experience. Just my two cents worth... Take care, Pam " Baby K " is due 20March03!!! " She's " about the size of a peach now!!! : ) > Ummmmmm......I *really* don't mean to sound nitpicky, but can we please try > to be sensitive that some of us here are considering WLS and/or pre-op and > *are still* obese? I conceived and carried my beautiful daughter at 348 > pounds. It was an amazing and completely complication free pregnancy and > birth, an experience I wouldn't change a second of, weight and all. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2002 Report Share Posted September 10, 2002 > So being obese doesn't have to mean a complicated pregnancy nor an awful > experience. > > Just my two cents worth... > > Take care, > Pam *** Nope, no one said it did. Lots of people in lots of situations have pregnancies without complications. Thank goodness! : ) I just want to clarify something I said earlier, though. There is a difference between pregnancy complications (birth defects and low birth weight are examples of this)and life complications that are contributed to by the condition of the womb during pregnancy (diabetes and high blood pressure are possible examples of this). That is to say, research shows that sometimes the occurence of certain conditions in adults corresponds to the health of their mothers while they were being carried, including weight. I do *not* say this to point fingers at moms " causing " conditions, because that's ludicrous! But statistically it's true, and it's something that I had to face as an obese woman and that I have to accept as an overweight woman. Will I do whatever I can to ameliorate the situation? Absolutely. Will I be able to control everything that happens to my baby when I'm pregnant? Absolutely not. It's chemistry. Not a person on the planet completely understands how our bodies work. Anyway, it's certainly clear that healthy pregnancies are possible regardless of weight, age, time out from WLS, or other situations. After all, even a 90% chance of something means that in every 100 situation, there are 10 that do just fine. I hope every one of us experiences that! --Darla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2002 Report Share Posted September 10, 2002 > So being obese doesn't have to mean a complicated pregnancy nor an awful > experience. > > Just my two cents worth... > > Take care, > Pam *** Nope, no one said it did. Lots of people in lots of situations have pregnancies without complications. Thank goodness! : ) I just want to clarify something I said earlier, though. There is a difference between pregnancy complications (birth defects and low birth weight are examples of this)and life complications that are contributed to by the condition of the womb during pregnancy (diabetes and high blood pressure are possible examples of this). That is to say, research shows that sometimes the occurence of certain conditions in adults corresponds to the health of their mothers while they were being carried, including weight. I do *not* say this to point fingers at moms " causing " conditions, because that's ludicrous! But statistically it's true, and it's something that I had to face as an obese woman and that I have to accept as an overweight woman. Will I do whatever I can to ameliorate the situation? Absolutely. Will I be able to control everything that happens to my baby when I'm pregnant? Absolutely not. It's chemistry. Not a person on the planet completely understands how our bodies work. Anyway, it's certainly clear that healthy pregnancies are possible regardless of weight, age, time out from WLS, or other situations. After all, even a 90% chance of something means that in every 100 situation, there are 10 that do just fine. I hope every one of us experiences that! --Darla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2002 Report Share Posted September 10, 2002 > So being obese doesn't have to mean a complicated pregnancy nor an awful > experience. > > Just my two cents worth... > > Take care, > Pam *** Nope, no one said it did. Lots of people in lots of situations have pregnancies without complications. Thank goodness! : ) I just want to clarify something I said earlier, though. There is a difference between pregnancy complications (birth defects and low birth weight are examples of this)and life complications that are contributed to by the condition of the womb during pregnancy (diabetes and high blood pressure are possible examples of this). That is to say, research shows that sometimes the occurence of certain conditions in adults corresponds to the health of their mothers while they were being carried, including weight. I do *not* say this to point fingers at moms " causing " conditions, because that's ludicrous! But statistically it's true, and it's something that I had to face as an obese woman and that I have to accept as an overweight woman. Will I do whatever I can to ameliorate the situation? Absolutely. Will I be able to control everything that happens to my baby when I'm pregnant? Absolutely not. It's chemistry. Not a person on the planet completely understands how our bodies work. Anyway, it's certainly clear that healthy pregnancies are possible regardless of weight, age, time out from WLS, or other situations. After all, even a 90% chance of something means that in every 100 situation, there are 10 that do just fine. I hope every one of us experiences that! --Darla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 What I meant about not being able to imagine being pregnant and obese was only for my particular situation. I had so many health problems that I know I would have done more harm than good to myself and possibly my baby. I do realize many women who are obese can have perfectly normal babies and be healthy the entire pregnancy, but I was not likely to be so lucky. I apologize for any miscommunication! Ronda > I have to agree here. When I got pregnant with my first baby, I weighed > 155lbs<I'm 5'7 " > and I weighed 287 when I had her. <I gained all that weight > because I starved myself to lose weight and then my metabolism went down the > drain. I ate three meals a day with her instead of the usual one small meal > a day to maintain my weight loss<which I had done for almost three years>>. > > With my next two pregnancies I lost weight but weighed 313 after my second > delivery and 387 with my third. These two pregnancies were THE best of my > life! I enjoyed being pregnant so much that I never wanted it to end!. With > this pregnancy, I weigh about 219 lbs and it's the pits. I'm so sick most of > the day and get migraines by noon each day. I had no complications with any > of my pregnancies<thank God> and though I am thankful I don't weigh as much, > I wish I had the beautiful experience I had with the first three. > > So being obese doesn't have to mean a complicated pregnancy nor an awful > experience. > > Just my two cents worth... > > Take care, > Pam > " Baby K " is due 20March03!!! " She's " about the size of a peach now!!! : ) > > > Ummmmmm......I *really* don't mean to sound nitpicky, but can we please > try > > to be sensitive that some of us here are considering WLS and/or pre-op and > > *are still* obese? I conceived and carried my beautiful daughter at 348 > > pounds. It was an amazing and completely complication free pregnancy and > > birth, an experience I wouldn't change a second of, weight and all. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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