I am plus sized and I had no issues in my pregnancy with my DS2 at all. The medical professionals never really blinked an eye at my size, even when I ended up with SPD in the end. I had no health issues throughout my pregnancy with him either. I had a beautiful birth with him that took 5.5hrs.
I recently gave birth to my DD2 and in the beginning there were no issues in regards to my weight. I had actually lost weight after my pregnancy with DS2 (-24.1kgs to be exact). I was approved to have a home birth and I was really looking forward to it as this was my last pregnancy and I was excited about ending it my way.
Around 30w my midwife became concerned at the size of my fundus and sent me for a growth scan on the baby. This is when all hell broke loose.
I also had a GTT done which came back as being perfect. The growth scan showed that my baby was in the 93rd centile for it's weight. It was then decided at 36w that because I was carrying a bigger baby, and my BMI was higher than they would have liked, I couldn't have my home birth anymore. Apparently I was at risk of having a PPH or the baby becoming stuck and worst of all, I was at risk of dying during the labour (yes, this was told to me). I fought their decision and won, but then at 38w they decided I was way too risky and gave me no option but to birth at the hospital.
Guess what. My baby girl came on her due date. I didn't die. I didn't have a PPH. My baby didn't get stuck. I had a beautiful labour that lasted just over 4hrs and was totally natural. My baby girl weighed 4kgs and is beautifully perfect in every way. I had a physiological 3rd stage and delivered the placenta in 10mins... no sign of PPH and I was home in under 4hrs.
I am still dirty about not getting the birth I truly wanted and I am more than dirty about the horrid things I was told weeks before giving birth. Just because I am bigger doesn't mean I am automatically going to have issues. I have successfully birthed 4 beautiful live babies with no issues what so ever, and I know I could go on to birth many many more no matter what size I am.
You will have a beautiful pregnancy, labour & birth if you truly believe it. Don't let any medical people tell you otherwise. Trust in your body to do what it is designed to do.
Lisa, what a shame you didn't get to have your HB. Especially when you'd had 3 previous uncomplicated pregnancies/births. Stupid doctors! I must be going to be seen as a super high risk patient being overweight AND wanting a VBAC.
I had high bloodpressure with DD, but I was also working when pg with her, and my job stressed me out, not to mention the idiot drivers on my way to ob's on the days my bp was raised, LOL..
With DD, I was 2 kgs lighter the day she was born to when I fell pg, so lost weight.
With DS, I gained 4 kgs through pg, and when I weighed myself 2 weeks after his birth, I was 5 kgs lighter than when I fell pg, so I was carrying baby and fluid, no extra weight..
I had no comments from anyone, just told at the beginning that I may get GD, high BP, pre-eclampsia, but I would just be monitored to make sure they were caught early if I got them.. With DS, I didn't even hit weekly visits with my ob till the last week when I had to go and sign consent forms for elective c-sec. Every thing was just going so smoothly.
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