What weight makes you high risk?

meow951 · Feb 9th, 2010, 18:04 PM

Not pregnant yet but thinking way ahead

If you're over a certain weight can you not have a home birth or a water birth in a birthing centre?

Im 12.5 stone and have a bmi of just under 30. Id love to give birth in the local birthing centre or at home.

LankyDoodle · Feb 9th, 2010, 20:37 PM

Some hospitals have a cut-off of BMI 30 and above and others 35 and above.

Bexbex999 · Feb 10th, 2010, 07:31 AM

My hospital classes a BMI of 35 or over high risk

Sparky0207 · Feb 11th, 2010, 05:27 AM

Mine classes a BMI of 30 or over as high risk

lynnikins · Feb 11th, 2010, 12:05 PM

depends on your hospital, also dont let anyone tell you that you Cant have a homebirth as its your right to choose where you want to give birth, obviously they can refuse to see you at a birthing centre and send you to the hospital but if you want a homebirth and your mw and gp say otherwise then you can still have one as they are only able to inform you of what is the best option ( in their opinion ) for you a and baby and they cant drag you to the hopsital if you dont want to, check out www.homebirth.org for info on it

meow951 · Feb 11th, 2010, 16:58 PM

Oh thats good to know! Is it based on your pre-pregnancy weight then or your weight during pregnancy?

nikki-lou25 · Feb 11th, 2010, 17:02 PM

I think it is your weight on your bookin appointment with the midwife in early pregnancy

mrsraggle · Feb 11th, 2010, 17:05 PM

My bMI is 47 and I'm in the obese catergory but still able to have a water birth

meow951 · Feb 11th, 2010, 17:15 PM

That makes me feel a lot better. I've lost half a stone in a month by just eating healthier and smaller portions alongside a bit of exercise. It hasn't been too difficult so hopefully i will have lost a bit more by the end of the month.

Now i just need to get a bfp!!

IvyBaby · Feb 13th, 2010, 14:02 PM

My BMI was 30 during the first MW apointment and yet she wrote low risk in my notes after considering the other risk factors. However, later they tried to refer me to a dietician which I declined.
I have always been quite healthy and active and, aparently, that is more important than those extra pounds.. I put them on shortly before getting pregnant...however, I would try to keep my weight down before getting pregnant as it is easier to manage the pregnancy if you don't carry around too much extra weight.

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meow951 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,437	What weight makes you high risk? Not pregnant yet but thinking way ahead If you're over a certain weight can you not have a home birth or a water birth in a birthing centre? Im 12.5 stone and have a bmi of just under 30. Id love to give birth in the local birthing centre or at home.

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LankyDoodle Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: England Posts: 4,928	Some hospitals have a cut-off of BMI 30 and above and others 35 and above.

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Bexbex999 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Woking, Surrey Posts: 332	My hospital classes a BMI of 35 or over high risk

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Sparky0207 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,106	Mine classes a BMI of 30 or over as high risk

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lynnikins Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chessington, Surrey Posts: 14,443	depends on your hospital, also dont let anyone tell you that you Cant have a homebirth as its your right to choose where you want to give birth, obviously they can refuse to see you at a birthing centre and send you to the hospital but if you want a homebirth and your mw and gp say otherwise then you can still have one as they are only able to inform you of what is the best option ( in their opinion ) for you a and baby and they cant drag you to the hopsital if you dont want to, check out www.homebirth.org for info on it

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meow951 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,437	Oh thats good to know! Is it based on your pre-pregnancy weight then or your weight during pregnancy?

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nikki-lou25 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rochdale, UK Posts: 2,507	I think it is your weight on your bookin appointment with the midwife in early pregnancy

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mrsraggle Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Birmingham/South Staffs Posts: 9,092	My bMI is 47 and I'm in the obese catergory but still able to have a water birth

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Feb 11th, 2010, 17:15 PM	#9
meow951 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,437	That makes me feel a lot better. I've lost half a stone in a month by just eating healthier and smaller portions alongside a bit of exercise. It hasn't been too difficult so hopefully i will have lost a bit more by the end of the month. Now i just need to get a bfp!!

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Feb 13th, 2010, 14:02 PM	#10
IvyBaby Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, SW11 Posts: 2,109	My BMI was 30 during the first MW apointment and yet she wrote low risk in my notes after considering the other risk factors. However, later they tried to refer me to a dietician which I declined. I have always been quite healthy and active and, aparently, that is more important than those extra pounds.. I put them on shortly before getting pregnant...however, I would try to keep my weight down before getting pregnant as it is easier to manage the pregnancy if you don't carry around too much extra weight.

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