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to think that I'm not overweight?

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CaraDeanna · 09/05/2018 19:47

Went to midwife the other day. Was told my BMI is 25.3 and I'm overweight... I've NEVER felt overweight. I am fit, I ran a marathon last year in 3 hours, I walk an hour every day, go to the gym regularly, am a size 10, but my midwife is sure I am overweight based purely on my BMI. Is it really that accurate? AIBU to completely ignore this? Never felt fat in my life and am feeling pretty awful!

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altiara · 10/05/2018 01:03

Why would she measure your BMI when you’re pregnant? It’s not exactly a true representation of your weight as you should be expecting to put on some weight whilst growing a new human being. I don’t get it.
I mean if she thought you were overweight to start with and was monitoring your weight gain, then fine but this! Just seems like madness.

flirtygirl · 10/05/2018 01:06

I hate bmi, in my first pregnancy i was overweight despite me being a normal size 14 (and active with lots of muscle) at the start and 8 weeks i was down to a 10, i lost 40lbs in 6 weeks but because of my bmi, they didnt see it as serious.. I had hyperesmis gravida (hg) or extreme vomiting and vomited up to 50 times a day literally. Its stupid that midwives cant see whats in front of them, to hell with bmi. I was clearly losing weight rapidly.

2nd pregnancy lost 70 pounds in a couple of months, i didnt seek help early enough as wanted to try to get by and the whole midwife thing had put me off, I became so ill that i was hospitalised at 16 weeks, where they tried to break the vomiting with injections and i was on a drip.
I was not taken seriously at the start of this pregnancy again, because of bmi, and then i stayed away as had no strength to battle them, staying in bed, being helped to the toilet but vomiting 24/7.
I had hg the whole pregnancy and was induced a month early as my mental health was deteriorating and my body couldn't take the strain any more. I ended the pregnancy 90 lbs down and the day I gave birth was the day, i celebrated by taking the newborn into burgerking and having a meal without vomiting.

But anyway, hate bmi.

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