thread: Overweight and pregnancy weight gain.. your experience?

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  1. #1
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    Aug 2009
    Melbourne
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    Thank you Arimah, Phoenix, Loupy, Rhichichi, Lilias, Curly, Sconeonamission, muminalice... I just wanted to say that each of you had something to say that I really took in, so thanks so much.

    Yes - hormones, the body, pregnancy oh my! I guess the hard thing me, for all of us, is all the complexity of information that we now have, all the dos and don'ts, the statistics, the what to expect... In my mums age (I'm 37 and she had me when she was 19) there was just - "hey your pregnant, eat healthy and rest.. and wait for the Dr to tell you anything you need to know" although we are so much more empowered today.. a little ignorance can be blissful

    As you guys were saying were all different aren't we and as some of you have pointed out, through experience or insight, Overweight doesn't always lead to Gestational Diabetes.. well hope not I was supposed to have my appt last night but it OB had an emergency, so will find out next week

  2. #2
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    Dec 2006
    Melbourne
    3,737

    Good luck with the GD test, I am a size 18, I only had GD with my second pregnancy but not one or three. You are following a healthy diet os as others have said baby is putting on any weight you need. I was losing too much weight last time becasue of the GD and trying to get enough healthy carbs into me, I think that was more stressfull than weight gain.