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@labradoriansavedbygrace No one said anything to me about not having a vaginal birth! They told me I was high risk as far as things like Gestational Diabetes and hypertension, but there were never any concerns about needing a C-section because of my weight. For me being high risk just meant...

@allieso I have a lot of belly fat and I have never had an issue with them seeing the baby abdominally. Very early on they would sometimes do a TV ultrasound if they were having trouble finding the baby or something but with both pregnancies they ended up getting a better view abdominally...

@returntotheway I think it depends on what facilities they have. My local hospital only has a very basic NICU and I think the reasoning is that higher BMI = higher risk for complications. The city 30 minutes away has two fully equipped hospitals for me to choose from. They also have better...

@thundergirl96 I have had really good doctors who were very kind about my weight. They did let me know that I had a higher risk of complications like Gestational Diabetes and would need extra monitoring. My first pregnancy I was about 260 pre-pregnancy and this one I was about 320. The only...

@gerger I lost weight my first pregnancy eating healthy with GD, and my doctor said at my weight, they weren't worried. They don't want you to starve yourself or restrict calories unnecessarily, but I think as long as you are eating healthy and getting the nutrients you need, you're okay. I...

@thundergirl96 Sometimes they will try an abdominal first and then do a transvaginal if they can't see it, and sometimes they will start off with a transvaginal. I doubt they would just do an abdominal ultrasound and then give up if they can't see anything. What I could see at 8 weeks was just...

@godswill4me I'm 20 weeks now and I've embraced the belly. I've always carried a lot of weight there and at first I felt uncomfortable, like if I told people I was pregnant they would look at my belly and assume I was a lot farther along. Now that it is firmer and rounder, I feel more okay about...

@doks I've been pregnant four times, one live birth, two miscarriages, and my current pregnancy. I will say that both miscarriages I had way worse morning sickness and I felt more pregnant compared to my successful pregnancy, when I had hardly any symptoms. This current pregnancy I have had some...