Larger Women and Healthy Pregnancies?

Question

Can larger women have healthy pregnancies and healhy babies. I dont think anyone plans to become pregnant while overweight, but it happes. Just wondering...thanks

Answer 1

I am a larger woman and pregnant with my third child. I haven't any gestational diabetes, even though diabetes runs on both sides of my family. Both of my boys were perfectly normal & healthy when born. They are not overweight, eat healthy diets & get lots of exersize. This pregnancy has been just fine, just the routine morning sickness. My blood pressure is on the low side and by blood sugar is as well. Hopefully it continues that way.

Answer 2

I am overweight and had a planned pregnancy. I was told that I could only gain 10 - 15 lbs. I watched my diet very carefully, and actually lost 7 lbs the whole pregnancy...I gave birth to a healthy 8lb 4oz 24" long baby boy. I was told to watch for diabetes, and high blood pressure...nothing...totally uneventful pregnancy...my lower back hurt a little more due to the fact I carry my extra weight around my abdomen. I did have rpoblems in my last month and had to be on bed rest, but it was not related to my weight. It was related to the fact that it was SUPER hot that time of year.

Answer 3

I have heard that being larger can mean problems for pregnancy, like more back pain and joint pain because of the extra weight. I was told with my first daughter that I didn't need to gain a lot of weight because I was already 40 pounds overweight. I was told to gain about 20, and I'm very proud that I only gained 20. I have used that as my philosophy with my second pregnancy. Being overweight doesn't automatically mean you'll get gestational diabetes. You just need to take care of yourself and the baby. Take your vitamins, eat healthy and follow your doctor's orders.

Answer 4

Actually, I'm overweight and planned my pregnancy.

I guess I would ask you to define, "large".

I can't see why a woman who is large and healthy and wants to have a child wouldn't plan a pregnancy.

I'm not obese, I'm generally healthy, I eat healthy, I had a healthy pregnancy and I had a wonderfully healthy baby.

Answer 5

Sometimes a certain pattern of obesity is a sign of PCO, PolyCystic Ovary syndrome. This means the ovaries tend to cyst instead of releasing eggs. it usually also indicates a problem with hormones.

If the woman's "fat pattern" is more like a spare tire than a blimp (to put it politely) - not a wide fat butt, not fat thighs, but a large fat deposit around the stomach - then it's possibly PCO.

PCO usually means problems **GETTING** pregnant, but not carrying the baby; and the PCO support sites seem to basically consist of personal stories like "they me told years ago that I probably couldn't get pregnant and this is my second child..." It's not a definite fertility problem.

Answer 6

I am larger then other people because of my thyroid disorder. Why wouldn't heavier women plan on having children ? I am pregnant with my second, and am doing fine. My daughter was only 7 lbs 1 ounce.

Answer 7

People are overweight.

They want to get pregnant.

They get pregnant.

They may have higher risks durning pregnancy sometimes.

Most of the time they have beautiful, normal babies.

Answer 8

Sure they can! They tend to have larger babies too. Depending on how overweight they are, a high risk obgyn may be needed - but I was mildly overweight with both of mine and had no problems at all - but my babies were large first one was9lbs 12 oz. and second was 10 lbs 6 oz.

Answer 9

The Scots don't seem to think so.

Answer 10

eight and size has nothign to do with pregancies