Hi Red lady

I am really sorry that you feel that the clinic was rude. Maybe you should consider going elsewhere.

While I know that BMI is not the be all and end all it is in most cases a fair and reasonable way to measure weight. I am also 166cm tall, weight significantly less than you and it has still been recommended to me by my FS that I try and drop a few kg. I too know the trought with being genetically predisposed to being chunky (but lest face it - we will last longer in the famines!) and I can't imagine how terrible it would be not to be able to exercise regularly. Are you possibly able to try evercise in a stationery position such as an exercise bike, or how would swimming go (sorry - I'm not up on which exercises can cause vertigo)

There are plenty of studies that show that even loosing a little bit of weight makes falling pregnant easier and pregnancy far more comfortable. There are also studies which do show that overweight people are far more likely to suffer pregnancy complications. I am not saying that this means that all overweight people do, or that no skinny peopld do, it just means that we are more likely to suffer from these issues.

I suppose what I am trying to say is that your clinic is probably only trying to do the very best they can by you, however misguided their approach may have been.

I wish you the very best of luck whatever you decide to do.