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Me, me, me!! We also just started to TTC/NTNT last month as well! I have PCOS so it's making it a tad challenging (I don't ovulate every month - and right now I'm on CD40 with no period in sight because I didn't ovulate...)
I know there's a lot of scary info out there, but I think the most important thing is that you're a healthy plus-sized woman. I have been PS my whole life, it is just the way my body was made, and I know that I'm not going to be a skinny minny EVER, so I'm just working towards being as healthy as I can be for me (not when any book says) and trying to lose those stubborn 10 pounds that can make a big difference.
I don't have any other health conditions that are normallly associated with PS women (high blood pressure, high sugar levels, etc) so I'm taking that as a cue that it's okay to TTC. If any of those issues are present, however, I'd work on getting those under control before taking the TTC plunge.
So, like I said, my biggest challenge is the PCOS. But I really hope we can keep this thread going because it's a different type of support that PS mama's (or mama's to be) need!
There's also a really supportive community for PS Moms/To Be on BabyCenter. I haven't joined yet but was thinking about it.
Me! I'm plus sized, normally an 18, now a maternity 18.LMAO I'm good healthwise. No Gestational diabetes (likeeveryone expects!) no high blood pressure (as usual), no problems at all. My plus sized pregnancy has been quite uneventful health wise.
I've only gained 12lbs so far, so that's good. My doctor didn't want me to go over 20, so I'm doing excellent! (32wks now)I don't do anything different than a regular healthy diet, I just eat when I'm hungry, not eat just to eat "for two". Some ppl go overboard!
I'm really interested in this too! I'm plus size (size 18) and even though my DH and I arent TTC yet, I've been researching all about babies and pregnancy so I know what I need to do when it comes time for us to start TTC. I could probably eat healthier, but it's really hard to when my DH puts up such a fight when I cook any sort of veggie. :( I'm super curious as to how PS pregnancies go!
I am PS and pregant, and diabetic. We aree 7 weeks pregnant. Hubs and I were charting, charted 18 months to avoid, and were pregnant our first month trying. He is very slender (practically skinny but he doesn't like that word). I was an 18/20 and am still but some pants are getting a little snug. I have an appt with the diab. specialist later today (have already had three) because my sugar levels aren't doing well. I will answer any questions that I can for you.
YAY! I'm so glad to see bees responding!!!
I am plus sized or as I like to say "curvy". More cushion for the pushin right ladies? I'm about a size 18-20 but tend to buy clothes on the big size cause I like to be comfortable. I also have historically amazing blood pressure, and no sugar issues to the best of my knowledge. I just completed my cleaning and dental work for the year so I should be all set in that regard. I feel like I'm pretty well prepared!!
Hubby and I are almost certain we missed the magic time this month, but are excited to be on this new journey together!
I wanted to start this thread so women of size had a place to post. You so often hear only the negatives of being pregnant when plus sized so I wanted to see what peoples experiences have been.
Ms Mama Bear!! I cannot believe you are already 32 weeks! How are you feeling? Any different? Only 12 lbs you go girl!! Thats amazing.
I guess one of the biggest things I often wonder, and I don't know if this is the same for the rest of you ladies, but its more of what I will LOOK like when pregnant or how my body will change compared to the skinny minnies of the world. I wonder if I will look pregnant? I have a belly and a pooch but I guess am curious as to what it'll actually be like. Anyone else?
@MissMaine YAY! We are TTC/NTNT partners in crime! Maybe we'll get lucky with baby dust at the same time! Are you doing anything differently to prepare? Besides those pesky 10lbs?
@Maisymay congrats!! Please keep us posted with how you're progressing through your pregnancy. So exciting!
@AbbyDabby I was in the same spot a few months ago and didn't find a whole heck of a lot. Lets hope we can keep this thread thriving!
@MsMamaBear I'm addressing you again cause well...I'M SO EXCITED!! Fill us in on everything lady. So thrilled your pregnancy has been "noneventful" I'd love any myths about plus sized pregnancy to be dispelled such as not being able to feel the baby kick, diabetes, etc etc.
Me too! Most stores I'm 18-20, but there are definitely pieces in my wardobe that are X, 1X, or 2X, depending on who made it!
We're almost 9 weeks now, and I'm starting to find that non-stretchy pants and skirts (jean syle mostly), are getting really tight.
Last week I looked at Kijiji (it's like Craigslist, but in my opinion better) to see if anyone locally is selling their maternity clothes. I thought it would be less likely to find plus-size maternity there, but I was wrong! I wanted to know how much I could save by buying used. Wow, did I save a bundle! I haven't tried it all on yet, but I've washed every single piece and plan on making sure they are all true plus size pieces this week. If not, I'll be re-selling them.
@nskillet: So glad to have a buddy! I just went to Target this morning and started on their pre-natal vitamins, so along with taking the dog for a loooot more walks, I've definitely changed my eating habits already. Just trying to eat all-around healthier and cut portion sizes. I've also cut way down on diet soda, and I'm trying to drink a lot more water :)
We pretty much know that we're in for a long haul with my PCOS (wish this darn body would ovulate regularly!) but when I get discouraged, I always look at this picture from our wedding. How could I not try everything humanly possible to give this man a baby?
@smileyd: Yeah that's one thing I was thinking about! Where the heck do you get plus size maternity clothes?? I saw Old Navy has a section, but is there anywhere else? Do the normal maternity stores have bigger sizes? Like, Pea in the Pod, Motherhood, etc.
Hello, Ladies, congratulations on all the TTC/pregnancies! 8 years ago, I was a PS mommy-to-be, and although it wasn't planned, it still ended up being perfect :). I had very few problems with my pregnancy, my biggest being ignorance when it came to morning sickness, cause I didn't know they could give you anti-nausea meds, so I lost 14 pounds in 2 weeks before I went to the doctor. Other than that and a slightly elevated blood pressure in my last 2 weeks, it was smooth sailing! To answer some questions, yes, you will look pregnant, not just "curvier", yes, you will feel the baby kick (hard!!), and no, you will not necessarily be diabetic! It's an awesome journey, one I wouldn't trade for anything, and I wish you all the best!!
@SmileyD thanks for joining the thread!! How have you been feeling so far? CONGRATS on your pregnancy. Have you told family yet? I can't wait for all of this stuff to happen and am so thrilled to read about you finding a lot of plus sized maternity.
Used is so smart! I plan on shopping at a local store near me called "Once Upon a Baby" its a second hand baby store which sells tons of clothes and other items at deeply discounted prices. Some things I won't compromise on like car carrier and cribs cause of safety standards but other things like changing tables and dressers who cares!
I am a street 20/22. I have gained 10 lbs total and that fluctuates every month. I am 25 weeks now and the only medical problems I am having are not related to being plus sized. My first pregnancy was a premie baby so I have to get 17p shots weekly to keep the baby in there as long as possible. I have also been passing kidney stones which can happen at any time in life. I feel the baby kick daily and started to feel him months ago. I have to get my glucose test in the next week or so but I am not anticipating any problems there.
For the record I used to have high blood pressure but that was over 6 years ago and my stress levels are minor compared to what I went through then. I get my sugar and thyroid tested yearly and that always comes up normal. Other than my cholesterol being bad I have no major health problems.
@AbbyDabbyDoodleBug: Check Target as well. I have see nsome items at Motherhood, but Target also has a few items there. I got some really comfy pants form Target. You just have to look a wee bit harder to find them. :)
I went to Goodwill and to the local thrift store to find clothes and some I jsut went up a few sizes and some had maternity clothes.
@MissMaine Me too Me too!! Your dress is beautiful!! I don't have a wedding photo here with me now but will try and find one later. Your husband looks like a real sweetheart, and my hubby is likewise the same. A real charmer!!
PCOS is a very difficult thing, but you'd be shocked at how many women I've heard getting pregnant. I heard an old wives tale that if you drink lots of Grapefruit juice it increases CM (cervical mucus) I guess the stuff that increases during ovulation and helps the baby stick! I'm following the same diet type stuff as you are. Cutting back on Diet Soda, more seltzer/water and just trying to eat small stuff throughout the day as I hear with pregnancy you tend to graze all day instead of eating a bunch in one sitting.
@Harley THANK YOU for those comments. I don't know why I just sometimes try to imagine myself pregnant and just wonder if I'll have the same adorable bump as the stick figures out there. I know I'll show, just curious how it'll all work out. I imagine myself as this ravishing glowing beauty flush with pregnancy. We'll see if that works out lol.
Luckily, I think I'll be pretty sane when it comes to weight gain. I've noticed my skinny counterparts tend to freak out over weight gain but I'm used to a larger body so I figure I might have an easier time with it? Maybe I'm just being delusional though HAHA!
Hey Im plus sized (16) I didnt have that many issues with my pregnancy mostly it was dealing with gestational diabeties. Asides from that everything was good and by the books. I think all of the scary things that they tell you about yes, could happen but are not common and probably for woman that are really plus sized. I just read an artical about a woman who was 700 pounds and set the world record for being the heaviest woman to give birth.. that was four years ago.. now she is trying to gain 300 pounds so she can be at 1000. Thats dangerous.. Im thinking its the rare cases like that..that the stories are coming from!!! Congrats to everyone who are TTC pregnant, and have children its a beautiful thing.
@nskillet: we've told almost everyone already. I wanted to wait to tell people beyond our immediate family and best friends, but he just couldn't keep it to himself! I only have to tell my grandfather still and then I won't worry so much about it leaking out to people we haven't specifically told before we tell everyone that needs to be told first.
According to the labels on the stuff i bought secondhand, it comes from a mix of Motherhood, Thyme (a Canadian Maternity retailer), and Old Navy I think. I think there was also a George brand in the bag, but I'm not sure. i plan on going to a second hand store by fall in search of a winter coat that will cover me. I don't even care if its pretty, just cheap, so a plus size mens jacket will do if I can't find a maternity one.
@nskillet: I feel the baby kick a lot! At this point, he/she is running out of room and it's starting to hurt! We have a few plus size ladies in my DDC on The Mommy Playbook and we have all felt the baby kick and not after 20wks either. I felt Baby Bear at about 11 or 12 wks. It was just once, but I KNOW I've never felt that before and knew it was him/her. I can't tell body parts, but I don't know how anyone could tell that. Well, I think I felt the back and bottom, because he/she likes to make one side of me a lot larger than the other.LOL
As far as diabetes. I failed the 1hr test and passed the 3hr test. I am predisposed to it, so my doctor was worried.(Both parents and both grandsmas have or had it.)
Maternity clothes- I go to Old Navy and a few pieces from Motherhood Maternity. Motherhood is too damn expensive to me.LOL JCPenny also has some, although I bought mine from the outlet here where they ended up $10 each piece! I have a few pants/capris for work and switch out the tops. I'm off work for the summer, so now I just wear Old Navy sundresses. SO much easier and free!
I am plus size and pregnant! I am 23 weeks along and all my clothes still fit! Have only gained about 5 lbs but definately have the baby bump. Though you really can't tell I am pregnant. So good so far on health wise.
Ladies thanks for all the contributions to this thread. I figured it might be a nice place for all us voluptuous women to exchange our stories and figure things out. Like I said, there seems to be SO MUCH negative about women of size having children it is nice to read about people doing well with their pregnancies.
MsMamaBear you're team green right? Any reason why you and hubby chose this path?
Sassy, how are you feeling through your pregnancy? Is this your first?
SmileyD I figure my husband when our time comes will tell immediate family we'd want support from if we lost the baby from and then extended family at 12 weeks. How was sharing your happy news?
Organizedbride...700lbs?!?!?! See now that I just can't wrap my head around!
LOL. HE wanted to be Team Green and I said I'd give him this since I get the pleasure of carrying baby. I actually like it. Cuts down on buying cutesy things from me and when baby gets here, I know others will buy something gender specific.
This weekend I went to my great-grandma's birthday party and one of my mom's cousins asked what I was having and I said we're Team Green. He said "Nothing wrong with that...everyone used to have to wait!" LOL I thought it was funny since he's the 1st who was cool with it.LOL Everyone else gets all sad or upset.LOL
@nskillet: it was easy with soem and hard with others. we were ready for disapproval because we don't get married for another 3 weeks.
I am a size 14 and I have PCOS. I got pregnant very quickly and on "try" number 1. (We were going to start trying on our honeymoon but actually had sex once about 3 weeks before the honeymoon! And 6 days into being married found out we were expecting!)
@Anewmommatobe: Wow! This gives me a lot of hope. Thank you for posting! Hope your pregnancy is going well :)
I just thought I would jump in and say hello. I personally don't consider myself PS, but I am larger than average and definitely not small or petite!
I am currently 36 weeks and have gained a total of 18 pounds. The OB is thrilled with my weight gain. I haven't been great about exercising, but I walk a bit at work (up and down to the printer, off to meetings, etc). I really think a huge help was cutting out soda and tea that had a lot of empty calories. I also try to stay away from even juice (unless its 100% juice and I limit to one small glass). I eat a lot of fruits and veggies (even if it means dippnig them in ranch or something).
I was lucky to have passed my Gestational Diabetes test at the one hour. That I think was my biggest fear (my mother wouldn't let me live it down).
@MsMamaBear: I totally agree with being team green! We have so much of the practical stuff and I have saved tons of money not filling the closet with baby clothes!
I love this thread! I'm a size 14/16 and we've been on the TTC wagon since May. I used the Clearblue Easy digital ovulation tests this month and I finally got a smiley face this morning!! I'm beyond excited because I have been terrified that I wouldn't ovulate this month. I have a friend who got off the pill, had two normal periods, got pregnant, had a miscarriage, then found out she had PCOS after not having a period again for three months; I guess I was worried the same thing would happen to me. Now I feel a bit more hopeful. Hubs is beyond excited because it means he gets some tonight haha! Congrats to everyone who is currently pregnant on this thread, and to my fellow TTC'ers good luck!
@Piccateer! My husband is the same. We've been BDing like crazy since not having to worry about anything. We've been using the ol' pull out method for years and this new method is MUCH nicer lol We're nearly positive we missed out special time this month but he keeps telling me to let him know when its time cause he's ready to get goin! :o) How do you like using the clearblue monitor? I told myself I'd wait awhile before jumping into one of those.
@MissMaine See?!! Now it might only take 1 or 2 months but it might even take 6 months or more to finally make a babymaine, but it will happen with patience and lots of practice. I'm trying to remain as optimistic as possible about my attempts and tell myself that all good things take work and patience. We'll see how long I can handle that suzy sunshine approach :oP
@Secretname I'm so happy to see you joined us here. So interesting about the Team Green!! I had a friend tell me that being Team Green also helped her in labor because she had something to look forward to besides just meeting her baby. It was like an itch that wanted to be scratched for months and months and it gave her the extra will power to muster through the marathon that is labor!
@MsMamaBear you're a sweetheart! My DH has told me he wants to know, wants to be there when we test, can you tell we're very joined at the hip? I wonder how he'll feel about me potentially BFing.
Any of you ladies intend on BFing as well? Think it really helps with shedding the baby weight?
@nskillet - I've only used the monthly tests that come in this packaging:
http://www.clearblueeasy.com/clearblue-easy-digital-ovulation-test.php
I got the pack from the friend who has PCOS because she thought I'd be able to use them more than she could right now. Another friend got pregnant the same month she used these, so that's why I decided to try them now instead of wait a few more months. I found it quite interesting this month, because according to fertilityfriend.com based on my previous periods I should have ovulated three days ago, but with the test I'm obviously ovulating a few days later. I'm thinking that is what happened last month too, because we had the sexy time on days 10, 11, 12 and 13 but we stopped after that because our schedule was crazy.
I am also PS and TTC, I am about a size 18/20, and had been on depo prior to TTC. For the first almost year, we thought my lack of cycles was due to prior depo-provera use, but when we got close to the first year of TTC, I went to my family doctor, and upon reviewing a prior ultrasound (I had due to a large ovarian cyst), blood work, and symptoms we found that I have PCOS. This is the first weight-related health issue I have had. I started immediately on metformin, 2000mg per day, which made me pretty ill for about a week, but it has been 28 days, but I finally got AF! I am really hoping that this means that my cycles will regulate, and that I will finally start ovulating ... but just in case, I have been referred to a fertility specialist, and I am hoping to get in to see him soon.
@nskillet: I'm with ya. If you don't have to work hard for something, you don't feel as lucky when you finally get it. BabyMaine, awww :D I'm gonna start using that. And funny you say Suzy Sunshine because my name is Suzanne, and DH often calls me Suzy Sunshine! I hope my optomism doesn't fade when I'm into Month 6, or 10, or 12.... Eeeep!
@SecretName: Yep! I'm glad he suggested it! The gift cards and money I got from the shower- all used on stuff we really need and diapers for daycare.(using cloth at home)
@nskillet: I really am! He better appreciate it!LOL My SO wasn't there when I tested, but he was adamant about NOT knowing, which threw my family for a loop.LOL I plan to breastfeed and he's fine with it. Anything that saves money! He's kinda silly because he wants to taste it to see what it tastes like. Don't think he's too weird ladies!LMAO
I am PS and had my son a year and a half ago. I didn't have gestational diabetes, but in the last 3 weeks I had INSANELY high blood pressure. I'm talking 195/110! I ate healthfully, but I didn't really exercise, which I know I should have-my advice is to make sure you walk at least 4 times a week at a good pace! I gained a total of 20 lbs, but have yet to shed it, even though I breast fed (which I TOTALLY recommend!)
As for maternity clothes, I bought mine at Motherhood. I wear size 18/20 and I was able to comfortable fit into xl maternity jeans and l or xl for the shirts. Some of them are sized differently, so I suggest tryign them on. **TIP: once you are in maternity jeans, you will never want to get out of them!!!! NO muffintops, NO need for a belt, and a BUILT IN slimmer. I wore those things literally until my son was 15 months, when chub rub took over and killed them. So buy a few pairs! (even though they are $50 a pop, sometimes they go on sale)
Good luck to all you preg and ttc ladies!!!
@nskillet: This is my first yes and I have had a very easy pregnancy so far. No morning sickness and just had my glucose test on Monday. I am thinking passed that. The doc said I should hope they don't call, which means I passed. In fact the doc said I am having a very normal pregnancy, so yay on that!
@MsMamaBear HA! That's too funny about your DH. I don't think he's weird, I think he's just being honest. Men are a lot more curious about these things than many of them will let on. I always joke with my DH that when I do get pregnant I'm gunna spritz him with breast milk. Its a huge joke between the two of us. We all have our hilarious little stories don't we?
@Sassy so happy to hear you're having a healthy and normal pregnancy! I absolutely cannot wait to experience everything for myself.
Alright, so I'm pretty sure I'm absolutely crazy....AF is meant to show up at some point this week but I cannot shake this EXHAUSTION. I have been getting up earlier for work and cause of some home construction or if its cause maybe DH and I got lucky!! Anyone else feel like sharing their early symptoms?
@nskillet- LOL! Right after I gave birth the nurse told me a story. She said she was in a movie theater breastfeeding her son, and he lost his latch and she swears she squirt milk two rows in front of her, and the people two rows in front of her thought the fire sprinklers were going off!! LMAO!
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Hello Bees,
My husband and I have finally taken the plunge into the TTC camp! We're very excited but was just curious if there are any plus sized mamas on the boards? There is a lot of scare tactics out there about plus sized pregnancies and just figured I'd see what everyones or anyones experiences have been through their pregnancies or TTC journeys.