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 I didn't mean to imply that it was something negative anyone said that I was replying to. I had no complications during pregnancy and all my babies were healthy, happy babies. That was all I was meaning to say. I was happy during those pregnancies and was looking forward to this one being much the same...minus the weight but it seems it isn't to be this time around. I think I pushed my luck too far. : ) I was obese but felt wonderful and beautiful. I wished I'd never stop being pregnant. Now, I'm already to get this over with! LoL I'm sorry for any confusion or hard feelings I may have caused. Take care, Pam " Baby K " is due 20March03!!! " She's " about the size of a peach now!!! : ) > 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 I didn't mean to imply that it was something negative anyone said that I was replying to. I had no complications during pregnancy and all my babies were healthy, happy babies. That was all I was meaning to say. I was happy during those pregnancies and was looking forward to this one being much the same...minus the weight but it seems it isn't to be this time around. I think I pushed my luck too far. : ) I was obese but felt wonderful and beautiful. I wished I'd never stop being pregnant. Now, I'm already to get this over with! LoL I'm sorry for any confusion or hard feelings I may have caused. Take care, Pam " Baby K " is due 20March03!!! " She's " about the size of a peach now!!! : ) > 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 I didn't mean to imply that it was something negative anyone said that I was replying to. I had no complications during pregnancy and all my babies were healthy, happy babies. That was all I was meaning to say. I was happy during those pregnancies and was looking forward to this one being much the same...minus the weight but it seems it isn't to be this time around. I think I pushed my luck too far. : ) I was obese but felt wonderful and beautiful. I wished I'd never stop being pregnant. Now, I'm already to get this over with! LoL I'm sorry for any confusion or hard feelings I may have caused. Take care, Pam " Baby K " is due 20March03!!! " She's " about the size of a peach now!!! : ) > 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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