What are the risks of being very overweight and pregnant?
If I were you I’d talk to your doctor and see what he/she says. Besides being overweight, how is your overall health? I’m pretty overweight and pregnant, and I haven’t had any weight-related complications. My blood pressure is fine, no gestational diabetes, my weight gain has been good. You’ll probably be advised to gain less than a normal weight woman. For me, that was actually easy because I lost weight in the beginning without trying. From what I’ve read, this seems to happen to a lot of overweight women. My advice to you if you do become pregnant while still overweight is to eat healthy and exercise. I think that’s what has helped me so far. You are at a higher risk for some complications like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, but it’s only a slightly higher risk. I guess you’d have to figure out whether you’d rather be pregnant at an older age, or while being overweight. Either one can increase your risk of complications. You could always keep on trying to lose weight while y
