Does it make sense??

annams76

My husband and I are thinking of trying for another baby but I am still 30lbs over my prepregnancy weight from my 1st child, who is 3 yrs old now. Is it smart to keep losing weight while trying to get pregnant or should I not try until I hit my goal weight? I am not sure of what to do in this situation. I mean I want another baby but I also want to lose the weight. Opinions please!!!

gsager

I think get to your goal weight and maintain for a while. I see so many women that just keep adding another 30 lbs. It gets way out of hand too easy. I mean you have 30 to lose and your child is 3. Best of luck to you.

annams76

My fear is my age...I am getting up there in age too and I don't want to risk not being able to have another one. I am still pushing to lose the weight. Hopefully it will just keep falling off. Thanks

Claire594

If u want another baby I say go for it. Lifes too short.

I want another baby soon and I won't have reached my goal weight but I'm planning on using this site to only gain healthy baby weight and then just continue on with my weightloss once the baby is born. Planning to breastfeed again too, great for weightloss lol.

Good luck whatever u decide.

JesterMFP

Firstly, definitely talk to your doctor about this. Personally, if it was me, I would try to get pregnant. You can still continue to lose weight while trying to conceive, and even while you are pregnant (at a sensible, moderate rate, obviously!) A lot of people who are significantly overweight do end up losing a bit during pregnancy. I would just keep eating healthy and counting calories on MFP (adjusted to whatever is appropriate for pregnancy) and try really hard not to put on a crazy amount of weight while pregnant.

As you say, age is a factor in your chances of conceiving again, but even if pregnancy slows down your weight loss, you will have all the time in the world to continue your healthy lifestyle and continue getting into shape afterwards. Good luck!