She YELLED "holy moly" and stared at me...
So I'm not a fan of prenatal appointments at all. Every time I see a NP I get shamed about my weight. I only gained one pound in my first trimester. At 20 weeks I'd gained 5. The NP told me not to gain any more for my entire pregnancy. (I wasn't severely overweight or anything. Just slightly. 5'6 and 160 when I got pregnant) my next appointment at 24 weeks i had gained 3 pounds. I told her I was sorry and that i'd tried not to gain any. She looks at me and says "well obviously not hard enough." At 28 week I saw an actual Dr and he told me my weight gain was perfect fine!and that he expects around 13 more lbs gained before delivery.
Note all of these appointments are first thing in the morning before I've eaten or drank anything. This week (33wks) I had an appointment with an ultrasound. After finishing the US and being weighed. I waited for the NP.
She comes in the room, sits down while reading my chart and YELLS "HOLY MOLY!" Then she stares at me. I'm nervous thinking there's something wrong with my child. She finally says "your weight girl. WHAT is going on?!"
I explained that this was my first evening appointment and I drink tons of water throughout the day. It showed I had gained 9 lbs but my weight in the morning consistently shows me 6 lbs lighter.
She then lectures me about drinking skim milk. 🤔 (I don't even drink milk)
I told her that I'm tired of NPs scaring me into thinking I'm morbidly obese when the Dr already said I'm right on track.
She said "oh honey. I'm just worried you won't be able to lose weight after the baby"
The NP is worried about my comeback season?! With my husband in the same room we just looked at her like that's none of your damn business!
Ive had enough. At no point have I told this facility that I'm scared of not losing weight afterward or anything of the sort. I love running and lifting (I was active duty army and a personal trainer before moving into an account/finance field)
Screw her.
Achieve your health goals from period to parenting.