BMI - why all the fuss during pregnancy?

[~*Kat*~]

I cant help u hun but sympathise I have been refused to book into the hospital I wasnt due to my BMI and its not fair
I have no advice but I hope like anything u can use the bath in ur labouring

[~Kaz~]

I'm not sure but it sounds like they have some kind of policy about how much the nursing staff can lift if needed, in and out of the bath?

I wasn't weighed either during pg but I didn't have the option of a water birth. It will really suck if you miss out because of a stupid number. Muscle weighs more than fat, as you no doubt know which to me means that you are more likely to be able to assist in getting yourself in and out of the bath (having the strength itms?) but I don't really know.

[~mamaspice~]

Blujooce, just wanted to pop in and give you a the whole BMI thing sounds pretty stoopid to me!

[Visitor7]

I too have never been weighed during pregnancy, and it's never come up with regards to me having a waterbirth or not. So I'm not really sure why they'd be focusing on that. Good luck with it all.

[Kazbah]

I asked if they were going to weigh me at my 18 week appt, and they actually said "no"! I'm currently 76kg, and planning a waterbirth.

That's just weird.

[deletedit]

I got weighed every checkup as a matter of course. They never did anything with the numbers, though. I put on a LOT of weight each time.

Was interesting that I put on most of the weight before 5 months with my last pregnancy and put most of it on *after* 5 months with this one. I got to almost exactly the same end weight (give or take a kilo) with each pregnancy and lost every last gram of it with the first two so I'm not really concerned this time around, although I'm currently suffering from not having any larger sized winter clothes so I'm living in rather stretched maternity gear and safety pins right now.

As to waterbirths - last baby they hadn't quite finished the fancy new birthing suite so the big bath wasn't plumbed up yet and this time everything went so quick the bath wasn't an option

[Neenee Jellybeanie]

Fooey. I weighed 105kgs when I fell pregnant (and weighed the same after I gave birth too interestingly, I'm 5'5) and I had a home waterbirth with the approval of my backup hospital, KEMH!. I honestly think this sort of stuff depends largely on who you end up with when you're in labour. But remember, they can't stop you from doing ANYTHING you want to so if you want to give birth in water, do so! By all means!