Am 27 weeks and Dr has told me I mustn't gain any weight during pregnancy

[hackneybird]

I?m 27 weeks pg. Last week at an ante natal appt I saw a doctor rather than a MW as the MWs were so busy the docs were helping out and seeing their patients. According to my booking in appt I have a BMI of 28, which places me in the ?overweight? category. I?m 5?3? and 10.5 stone so I know I need to lose some pounds but I?ve never been that worried about it.

Anyway, due to my BMI the Dr says I mustn?t put on ANY weight during this pregnancy ? perhaps 1 or 2kgs would be acceptable. I haven?t been weighed again since booking in so I don?t know whether I have gained weight or not. I know that ?eating for two? during pregnancy is nonsense and that I should still take care to eat well, which I am doing, but I also thought that some weight gain would be inevitable, due to bump and body?s need to store fat for breast feeding.

I?ve had a very easy and straightforward pregnancy up until now and I have really enjoyed it, but now I am anxious and a bit stressed about it.

Anyone else had this experience?

Load of old rubbish. I have a BMI of about 27-28 and no one's said a thing to me about losing weight. I put on nearly 4 stone when I was pg with ds, but I lost over 2 stone in the 10 days after he was born (had masses of retained fluid, no signs of pre eclampsia, just lots of fluid) I peed almost solidly for 10 days . Weight gain can be down to so many things, such as fluid retention so to get too hung up about it is ridiculous!

I was 38 weeks last time and my MW told me I was obese and needed to LOSE weight, I cried!

It's all bollocks, eat healthy, be healthy, do what is best for you and baby and lose the weight afterwards.

Don't worry, I had a booking BMI of 38 and spent the first half of my pregnancy really depressed. I've seen a registrar who said my BMI was a problem and made me lift up my belly to use doppler, still couldn't find heartbeat and wrote on my notes it was because of my weight, despite various MWs finding it easily before and after this appt. I was so angry I came home and cried to DH for a whole evening, but came out of it thinking, sod em, if they're not going to do anything about my weight, no advice, no weighing, then I'll bite the head off anyone who mentions it again. If its important enough to bully me about then they should bloody well be treating me for it. Grrr!

I will not be seeing an anethetist if I can help it. Pointed out to MW that they gave me a spinal last time for em cs and if I need another one, then they'll just have to do it again.

treats I mentioned that she was female purely because lots of posters assumed the Dr was male when they replied to my post.

stealth, it wasn?t my GP. A Dr at the hospital (where I have all my antenatal care) was seeing patients to help out the midwives as they were so busy and running behind.

It?s nice to hear some comforting words from everyone as I do have weight issues, I am incredibly sensitive about it, although the fact that I am usually about a stone over my ideal weight is all my own fault ? too much wine and good food! But this has really scared and upset me and it?s been preying on my mind. But it has spurred me on to be even more careful about what I eat (hides Danish pastry under desk).

I had a booking BMI of 37 with DD. Midwife was not unduly concerned as had had previous healthy pregancy and, apart from lardy, am healthy (BP normal etc.) SHe did refer to the consultant as a matter of routine but due to a spell in hospital after nasty water infection I saw the consultant about that he discharged me back to midwife care as he said I was a perfectly healthy pregnant woman with a perfectly healthy pregnancy. I really wouldn't worry.

Utter twaddle - not gain any weight indeed. Surely in order to compensate for the two stone of baby, placenta and blood etc you'd have to lose two stone of your own body weight? Downright dangerous talk if someone less sensible decided that it was time for the slimfast...

FWIW I started out with a bmi of 29, and mentioned it to my midwife but she said it's not an issue for her, unless I start to blimp out suddenly. I mentioned at my last appointment to her that my weight gain has been steady and she told me off for even thinking about it. I've had long term issues with my weight and have always been on one diet or another (not that they ever work long term) but this is one time in my life that I've felt my body is actually worth looking at - I'm growing a whole human being! It's beautiful. Sod the weight.

lizlemon 'this is one time in my life that I've felt my body is actually worth looking at - I'm growing a whole human being! It's beautiful. Sod the weight'. What a wonderful way to feel about pregnancy. I am going to adopt your positive outlook.

So far I have refused to let anyone take a photo of me as I feel so self conscious. I am being ridiculous.

Re the OP, that GP's advice is frankly dangerous. Of course you should eat healthily if you can, and try to listen to your body, but you would have to actually be following a weightloss plan to avoid putting on weight given that the baby is going to grow anyway, and that is incredibly ill advised for both you and the baby. Worthy of a complaint imo.

Re. seeing an anaesthetist - they actually can't make you do anything. I know they sometimes give the wrong impression but actually the only person who is entitled to make any decisions about your pregnancy is you. With that in mind, see the aneasthetist if you want, take their advice and make your own decisions based on your own research/instinct & the advice you get from your mw as well as that of your anaesthetist.

oh my god! i cant believe the doctor told you not to put any more weight on, like its something you can control!! I am 5'5 and started at 11 stone im only 14 weeks and already creeping to 12stone. All the MW ect have said my weight is fine and im bigger than you and earlier on. I would speak to the MW and tell her what he said (guessing its a man!!)