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Permalink Reply by snapdragon on December 3, 2012 at 1:59pm

Hi Maden,

My BMI when I got pregnant with my twins 5 years ago was 26, considered overweight. I didn't notice any impact of diabetes on my weight gain. I didn't have a perfect diet by no means, but was lucky not to crave donuts at 2 am or anything like that. I gained 50 lbs., while pregnant, but dropped about 20lbs when the boys were born. The next 20 lbs came off fairly easily over the next 3 months (breastfeeding helps); then once I stopped breastfeeding I actively tried to lose the last few lbs, and get down to a healthier BMI. For me, portion sizes seem to have the biggest impact as well as eating out, which I didn't do much of when on mat leave with 2 little ones.

I think your doc is right, don't worry just eat moderately and be active after; you'll be fine.

Charlene

Permalink Reply by Maden on December 5, 2012 at 4:05pm

Hi Charlene!

Thank you so much! I'm been overly stressed about this. It's so helpful to hear what others have experienced. I've heard that it's not typical for a T1 to be overweight, so not many T1's have experienced being overweight before pregnancy. I just hope I can relax about this issue.

~Maden