Comments on: Does Obesity and Diabetes Begin in the Womb?

By: lola

lola — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:08:00 +0000

This article concerns me as well as I did gain a lot of weight when pregnant, 67lbs in fact — and I started out at barely 100lbs. I had never been able to gain weight despite my best efforts, until I became pregnant. I ate mostly healthy foods, as I always have, but did start enjoying baked goods, which I had detested before. Now, almost a year later, the weight has just shed all by itself. My baby is very thin and tall, just like her father and I naturally are. She was born at 6lbs 10oz. I really hope she doesn’t get diabetes or become obese, which can threaten her health. Though I wouldn’t mind if she chubbed up a bit more

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By: Crimson Wife

Crimson Wife — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:07:55 +0000

Oh, and the breastfeeding helping weight loss thing is a myth. My oldest was physically unable to nurse and pumping alone wasn’t enough to keep my milk supply from drying up at 6 wks post-partum. The pregnancy weight came off very quickly.

My 2nd I EBF until he self-weaned a few weeks before his 1st birthday. The pregnancy weight came off a LOT more slowly that time around. I’m still glad that I was able to BF, but was disappointed that it hurt rather than helped when it came to getting my body back.

By: Crimson Wife

Crimson Wife — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:59:15 +0000

I think it’s ridiculous for OB’s to insist that thin moms gain 45 lbs during pregnancy. The first OB I saw during my pregnancy with my oldest gave me a big lecture about that, and it was one of the reasons why I switched to a different doctor. I ended up gaining 29 lbs and had a perfectly healthy baby. With my 2nd, I gained 30 and again had a perfectly healthy baby.

I’m 37 weeks with #3 and have gained 27 lbs so once again I’ll probably end up gaining around 30 lbs total.

While a 45 lbs weight gain may not be unhealthy for a thin mom during pregnancy, I definitely don’t think she really *NEEDS* to gain that much.

By: Athena

Athena — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:45:54 +0000

By: Jennifer Lance

Jennifer Lance — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:54:47 +0000

Rebecca, I was underweight when I started both of my pregnancies. I gained 55 pounds with my first and 45 pounds with my second. My midwives were very supportive and said my body would do what it needed to do. I only ate healthy food, so I think the difference with weight gain is the kind of food mothers eat, like McDonalds, etc. I did see a dietitian, because my midwives were concerned I could even gain weight, since I lost 10 pounds during my first trimester (I was very sick). Neither of my kids are overweight. My daughter was quite the chunky monkey breastfed babe, but as soon as she started walking, she slimmed down.

By: Rebecca Scritchfield

Rebecca Scritchfield — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:31:40 +0000

Hi,

I’m a registered dietitian and I just have to clear the air about this post.

I am concerned that this post is portraying a trend that we are seeing all too often with pregnant moms these days. More often, moms are AFRAID of gaining ANY weight. They are happy when they don’t gain weight with comments like “made it through my first trimester and I haven’t gained any weight” and “I can still eat as light as I did before getting pregnant.” These aren’t eating disorder moms either.

The bottom line is gaining weight in pregnancy is needed for a healthy baby for everyone. There are some docs who **may** recommend maintaining weight during pregnancy when their patients are already obese – BMI over 30, usually over 35. But others recommend some minimal weight gain. It is all personal so pregnant women should see their doctor AND a dietitian to get the right information about how much weight they should gain for them. Dietitians can help mom through a healthy pregnancy gaining appropriate weight. Moms also shouldn’t worry because breastfeeding helps the post-baby pounds melt away. Breastfeeding moms have a “furnace” for a body (high metabolism).

In regards to the research…

1. would love to know what the BMIs of the moms were and their kids. Underweight moms may need to gain 45# during pregnancy. I doubt an underweight mom who gained 45# would have an obese kid.

2. GDM has been “linked” to obesity for some time. It doesn’t mean “causes”.

Bottom line on research, there will always be more needed. Pregnant moms should take advantage of real health professionals.

Thanks for letting me share!