6 +4 & BMI chat.

Hi everyone; had an early scan today and baby is mesuring 6+4 with a healthy heart beat! Earlier than I expected thought i was 7+1. I had an internal scan and the sonogropher at the hospital was very nice. Anyone else got a high BMI as i have and have been put on a higher dose of folic acid. I know i wasnt the lightest before conception but leading up and now ive been eating so much healthier.. feel a bit deflated about the BMI thing im doing some gentle cardio too but have always struggled with weight- any tips would be great ❤️

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I read that you should take higher folic acid with high BMI so I requested this from my doctor and got it prescribed. It’s just for the first 12 weeks then normal vitamins will be enough

I am on the higher dose as I was in my 1st pregnancy too. Never been a fan of following BMI because it doesn't account for height and muscle weight vs fat weight. I ended up losing so much weight during my pregnancy due to sickness that I only weighed about 7 or 8 lbs more when I was 9 months. As long as you eat a healthy diet during pregnancy it's all good. Plus because of my higher weight/bmi I ended up having more scans which calmed my nerves. X

Quick question as I haven’t had my midwife appt yet, are you still taking your vitamins or just the higher dose of folic acid?

I have a higher BMI and let me tell you it doesn’t stop at folic acid… there will be loads of things coming up that will be said basically everything is to do with it! You’ll probably have to have a gestational diabetes test etc. at the end of the day you just get better care but it does make you feel so conscious! Xx

Have they brought this back because in my 1st pregnancy I had to have higher folic acid , in my second they said they dont do it anymore and Ive got my booking appointment in 2 weeks but not been told I need the higher dose x

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