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Manifestor_of_Light

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27. Pelvic bone structure is separate from obesity.

Sun Mar 29, 2015, 10:44 PM

Mar 2015

Your bone structure is not going to be changed by obesity.

The hole in the mother's pelvis has to be 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter or the baby's head is too big to come out. Shoulder dystocia is an indication that the hole in the mother's pelvis is too small. I am too small to have a vaginal delivery because I have a normal pelvis, but I'm just a small person. I had my one child by C-section which was planned because my doctor was smart enough to figure this out before I went into labor. In the old days I would have died without question. I had no dilation and no dropping. My kid was eight pounds, which I thought was huge.

Some midwives think that all babies can be rotated so they will come out vaginally, but that is not true. My kid was jammed in a diagonal lie. Some people do not believe me. It's not how tall you are or how much you weigh--it's how wide your pelvis is and the size of the hole.

Obesity relates to this as far as gestational diabetes making the baby larger than normal. A certain percentage of women have to have a C-section or they will die due to the size of the baby. I was one of them.

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"Pregnant, obese...and in danger" [View all] CTyankee Mar 2015 OP

Major problem... as is the incredible increase in risk for major surgery of all types in the obese. hlthe2b Mar 2015 #1

My friend was young and extremely healthy (as she still is) when she gave CTyankee Mar 2015 #2

Although the first novel diet drug in over a decade has been FDA approved and has been having good Snotcicles Mar 2015 #3

I think it is a result of our "blame" society... Some refuse to look at it as a medical issue, hlthe2b Mar 2015 #4

You are absolutely right. IMO nt Snotcicles Mar 2015 #6

Which drug is that? Freddie Mar 2015 #7

the last one i remember well was fen-phen/redux; that had good results too -- until it didn't. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #35

Some birth control methods are less effective if one is overweight. LeftyMom Mar 2015 #5

OBGYN Runningdawg Mar 2015 #8

It's depressing. CTyankee Mar 2015 #9

That's horrible. Also fat phobia causes some of the problems laundry_queen Mar 2015 #10

My mother was 5'6" and 108lbs when she had her first child REP Mar 2015 #11

omg I can relate laundry_queen Mar 2015 #18

I'm not even sure what my kid weighed at birth- the hospital falsified the record. LeftyMom Mar 2015 #33

These pregnancy weight gain limits are fairly new REP Mar 2015 #57

It's defensive medicine: LeftyMom Mar 2015 #67

the great thing about this article is that it talks about the medical issues involved. CTyankee Mar 2015 #12

The article is full of fat phobia laundry_queen Mar 2015 #16

I had my babies when I was 5'6" and weighed 130 lbs. and I was in my early 20s. CTyankee Mar 2015 #20

I will try this point by point laundry_queen Mar 2015 #25

1 in 100 and 2 in 100 are percentages: 1% and 2%. So not sure why you think ND-Dem Mar 2015 #36

huh? laundry_queen Mar 2015 #44

I agree with you. The article started right off with a personal anecdote for one thing. kcr Mar 2015 #41

In the early 60s when I was having my 3 kids, I was told to only gain 20 libs CTyankee Mar 2015 #46

Pelvic bone structure is separate from obesity. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2015 #27

I had the same problem Spacemom Mar 2015 #54

ugh. So sorry you had to go through that too. laundry_queen Mar 2015 #71

I've been pregnant 7 times Bettie Mar 2015 #55

Dear god laundry_queen Mar 2015 #72

Fat Shaming Doctors daredtowork Mar 2015 #13

I wish medication could help but I don't think we are there yet. CTyankee Mar 2015 #14

To clarify - I don't think induced anorexia is the answer daredtowork Mar 2015 #61

Yeah, I hate "compliance." It actually sounds threatening. There should be a CTyankee Mar 2015 #62

Doctors not speaking up is the issue. joshcryer Mar 2015 #15

I'm willing to bet this is the exception daredtowork Mar 2015 #58

10,000 years ago, those women would have been the only women in the tribe-- eridani Mar 2015 #17

Wow, that is interesting! I had no idea. I thought our cave people were rather CTyankee Mar 2015 #21

I'm talking the genetics behind insulin resistance eridani Mar 2015 #24

This is what I tell my son... haikugal Mar 2015 #29

All too many other people notice stuff like that about horse breeds-- eridani Mar 2015 #38

My mare haikugal Mar 2015 #40

Yeah, but a 240 pound, 5'4" woman was not likely to move very fast, either TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #52

As a specialist in gathering, she didn't have to run eridani Mar 2015 #65

I seriously don't know how malaise Mar 2015 #19

Conversely laundry_queen Mar 2015 #22

I agree with that! CTyankee Mar 2015 #23

The article struck me as fat shaming, LeftyMom Mar 2015 #34

Because I got "scared straight" due to eating high sodium prepared foods last CTyankee Mar 2015 #47

Is talking about the dangers involved in smoking cigarettes "Tobacco Shaming"? KittyWampus Mar 2015 #53

Why the hell are you taking that tone with me? LeftyMom Mar 2015 #68

Absolutely! haikugal Mar 2015 #30

I agree that people should have time to exercise malaise Mar 2015 #42

going to tuck this in right here- look into Leslie Sansone's walking exercise dvd's. Many on Youtube KittyWampus Mar 2015 #48

no, people need to get off their ass and stop watching tv and using elevators snooper2 Mar 2015 #56

disagree laundry_queen Mar 2015 #70

On the contrary, obesity and smoking reduce overall health care costs eridani Mar 2015 #39

Interesting malaise Mar 2015 #43

Statistics, damn statisics, and lies. :) TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #49

You may not know why they're there REP Mar 2015 #59

I'm sorry to hear about your disease. TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #63

I wouldn't trust a doctor who violates privacy and HIPAA like that REP Mar 2015 #64

He is an excellent doctor TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #69

The "majority of his patients" are the ones still alive eridani Mar 2015 #66

I am currently obese - 70-80 pounds overweight. phylny Mar 2015 #26

There is still so much we don't know scientifically about why simply dieting and exercising doesn't liberal_at_heart Mar 2015 #28

Sugar is addicting... haikugal Mar 2015 #32

Interesting you mention meditation, because this doctor is a big advocate phylny Mar 2015 #37

liberalatheart- post here if you'd like some good recipes for sweet stuff that are not high glycemic KittyWampus Mar 2015 #50

My best to you! peace13 Mar 2015 #45

Good luck! TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #51

((phylny)) LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #60

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