Anyone else trying to lose weight for baby?

Long term, being healthy for a baby is definitely a goal of mine! I want to be as fit and healthy before becoming pregnant as possible.

Right there with you! Friend request sent.

Yes - we want to try for baby as well but I need to be much more healthy (weight wise) than I am today. Good luck with your weight loss and happy trying!

This was me at this time last year! I started at 239, got down to 201 and plateaued for about 6 months. Ultimately, I was putting a lot of pressure on myself to lose weight prior to getting pregnant, which made it a bit harder for me. So, my husband and I decided to go ahead and TTC and we're currently 26 weeks along.

I think it's WONDERFUL you want to get healthy prior to TTC - MFP is a great place to learn good habits prior to getting pregnant. I just wish I hadn't put so much pressure on a specific number that I wanted to be before TTC.

Best of luck, and feel free to friend me if you'd like

When I'd first started back in January, I'd recently had a miscarriage and having PCOS one of my difficulties is conceiving at all so it came as a HUGE shock to learn I'd been pregnant in the first place. I'd been able to have my daughter with the help of a fantastic group of Doctors at an IVF clinic with drugs and monitoring. It took a few months of their assistance but I was able to get pregnant the "old fashion way". :drinker:

That second pregnancy and miscarriage broke my heart. We'd wanted another child but couldn't afford to get the treatments again so we were neither trying nor avoiding pregnancy. I'd gained too much weight and weight affects my reproductive system. Since I've lost 25+ lbs my body has become much more reliable, healthier and dependable. Still no baby but I'm in no rush.

I have a 3 year old daughter and she WILL have a sibling. I don't know when but it will happen. My having a healthier body, attitude and mindset will help me/us with all of that.

Until then, I 'm here to look good nekkid and be all that I can be!

I am currently doing this. At my last appointment with my doctor we were discussing getting pregnant as my husband and I will be trying in April. She stated that lowering my BMI would make my fertility higher giving me a better chance of a quicker conception. So with that being said I have just recently set a 30 pound goal for myself by the 10th of March. This is in no way my end goal but she said just this much would greatly increase my odds by putting my BMI at a better number. She also mentioned that I should be in "maintenance" mood for a month before we start trying so that my body is putting energy back into fertility and not into weight loss. I am here to support you all

I lost weight for myself but now that my husband and I are wanting to try for a baby I've decided to lose another few pounds so there will be less weight on my joints. I have lupus so the pregnancy will be high risk anyway, I figure I should make it as healthy as possible.

I'd like to be healthy before getting pregnant again. So I'm going for healthier in general as good motivation with future babies as the cherry on top

This was me before I got pregnant with my daughter. She is now almost 2. I went from 190lbs to 150lbs, got pregnant, gained a lot of weight (50lbs). Got down to 170 without "trying" . Now Trying to get back down to 150 and hopefully have another child. So I am right here with you!

Have had 4 babies(they are 8,7,2, and 1 next week). I was 130 when I got pregnant the first time and gained 68lbs. Lost it once I was done breastfeeding( hate those ladies who lose while nursing.lol). was 130 with our 2nd baby and gained 63lbs. Again, I lost it after nursing. I had a miscarriage between baby 2 & 3 and gained 30lbs. Never lost the weight and went from 163lbs up to 202lbs while pregnant with baby #3. Lost some of the weight after nursing her, but got pregnant with our "surprise" baby. Was 172lbs when I got pregnant with our last and went up to 213. Was 200-202lbs until August. I worked out during my 1st 2 pregnancies and had really easy labors(less than 4hrs) and only took 10-15mins to push them out. I didn't workout with my last two(well, not like the previous 2). I only walked here and there. Labor took 8-9hrs with them....still only pushed a few times. Getting healthy is key for a great pregnancy and for labor/delivery. I don't know if there is a "magic" number to be at weight wise, but def think exercise helps. Feel free to add me if you'd like.

Me! I am nervous because I want to get pregnant relatively soon but I dont want to gain tons of weight and not loose it. Yesterday was an eye opener. I have lost nearly 20 pounds but had to run to catch a connecter flight. I barely could run. So I need to work on more cardio because I typically do only light cardio. I want to be a mom and able to physically handle it

OMG me! I want to be at my normal weight 138 when I do. I have a longgggggggg way to go

I had a really rough recovery from my first baby, who turns 2 in December, and am still 6 lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight, after losing 12 lbs so far this year. We want to start trying again next year so I'm hoping to lose at least the 6 lbs and hopefully more. Seeing how hard it was for me to lose the baby weight the first time, I really don't want to start out any higher. I also had fertility problems but even when I was skinny I never had regular cycles so I'm expecting to have to use fertility treatments again.

You totally have to do this! http://healthybabycode.com/signup I am not affiliated with this guy in any way but know two people who followed this and had healthy babies and bonus was healthy Mom. Good luck and God bless!

I too am losing weight for a baby and have the same goals as you! I need to lose about 100lbs. Feel free to add me. Very active on here.