One of my biggest concerns before getting pregnant with you was my weight and how that would affect my pregnancy. At 35, I don’t have a lot of time to screw things up because of something I should’ve had control over years ago; unfortunately, I wasn’t able to lose any weight before conceiving you.
I haven’t confirmed anything with my OBGYN but when I went to him back in January and told him that I was going off the pill and ready to conceive, he told me about OPK’s and wished me luck. I asked him over and over again if my weight would be an issue and he assured me that while added weight can put me (and you) at a higher risk for something going wrong, as long as I was healthy in every other way and as long as he monitored me throughout the pregnancy, it shouldn’t be a problem.
If I wasn’t at an “advanced maternal age”, I probably would’ve tried waiting a little longer to lose some weight but as it is, we went ahead and tried to conceive you…
During that journey, I had good days and I had bad days with food. I tried so hard to eat the foods I should eat and stay away from the bad foods but more times than I care to admit, the bad food won. Especially after several months of TTC and no positive pregnancy test.
Then about a month before you were conceived, I made up my mind that I have to eat better, period. Not for you, not for your dad, but for me. I just feel better when I eat better. And, ever since finding out I was pregnant with you, I haven’t looked back.
My eating has been spot on. I don’t even want the crap food anymore. I have no desire for it! I’m sure I will get cravings, but I have no doubt that I will be able to stay on top of what I put in my mouth… because it’s not just about me anymore. I want YOU to get the good nutrients you need to grow, grow, grow.
Anyway, I’ve been checking in with a great website since finding out I was pregnant and came across a great section on plus-sized pregnancies: http://www.babycenter.com/0_having-a-positive-plus-size-pregnancy_1504849.bc
It’s really helped me believe that I can do this, that everything will be OK as long as I take care of both of us in a good way. And I will be more than happy to do that.
July 13, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Don’t worry about your weight. I was considered obese when I got pregnant this last time (I am 5′2 and was 192lbs when I got pregnant). Big girls have healthy babies all the time…just take care of yourself just like you would even if you weren’t heavy.
There is actually a website about plus sized pregnancy as well: http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/ .
Don’t buy into all these “studies” about obesity and danger to unborn babies…most of those so called studies are funded by the diet industry anyway, so of course they are going to have the slant that bigger is bad.