Any ladies/couples loosing weight to help conceive?

hwenzler · September 2012

This is one of my main resons for starting mfp. Dh and I have been trying for 5 1/2 years with no luck. We've been tested and everything is fine. Dh and I decided to adopt our first baby, but I really want to try fertility treatments this time. I want to make sure I'm in great shape to better our chances.

AlicynH · September 2012

I wish you every bit of luck in your journey. My husband I tried for a few years to get pregnant. I finally went to a specialist. They could find nothing wrong with me except that I was morbidly obese. We ended up adopting our 3 children through foster care. Now that I've lost weight I'm sure I could have a baby but now I'm 43 years old. My oldest son also has a lot of needs. He was born addicted to whatever drugs his birth mom could get her hands on. He was also fetal alcohol. I want to be able to give my other two kids the attention they need so we decided it would be best to stop.

Kimbosbc · September 2012

My biggest motivator to lose weight was trying to conceive. My husband and I have been trying for 5 years. We started seeing a fertility specialist in December and my weight was a big factor. There are certain treatments and medications that require your body to be at a certain BMI. We are still TTC with no luck yet but I know that the 75 pounds I have dropped have drastically improved our chances. I also know that I have improved my overall health, and therefore reduced unneccessary health risks during a potential pregnancy. I had gestational diabetes with a former pregnancy.

Kudos to you for taking such a big and important step toward achieving your goals of parenthood. It really is all about responsibility and accountability for our actions. I wish you all the luck in the world! I will send any spare baby dust that I have. Please feel free to friend me if you want someone that can truly relate to your situation.

XxTime4ChangexX · September 2012

My husband and I tried to conceive our 2nd child for a little over 2yrs, so we knew we were both fertile since we already had a first child. I started excerising and eating better and once the weight started coming off, I pretty much immediately became pregnant!

underthecherrytree · September 2012

I am loosing weight for a baby but not because we can't conceive, we haven't tried, but because I want to have a healthy pregnancy.

Grinnix · September 2012

We were trying (ovulation tests and progesterone labs) for about 18 mos and getting extremely frustrated. I decided to focus on losing weight ( a doc didn't tell me to) and then we became pregnant accidentally after I lost 20 lbs. Even though I thought we had missed the "window" for that month. My mom said the same thing happened to her when she was trying to conceive me.

leahdanbury · September 2012

Our daughter just turned 3 weeks and it took us only 2 weeks to get pregnant after I dropped 40lbs. I do believe that weight has a huge impact on conception. Good luck!

xmodxgoddessx · September 2012

Not that I'm promoting it, but you CAN get pregnant, and have a healthy child while being overweight.

I was in the 240-250 range when I was pregnant (and 5'4, so very overweight for my frame). I only gained 18lbs during pregnancy, did not have gestational diabetes or any other complications, our daughter was born at 41w+2d vaginally (but I was induced), and was a heathy weight of 7lbs 9oz. I left the hospital my pre-pregnancy weight, but I nursed for 2 years, requiring me to consume 500 extra cal a day, which I didn't change when we weaned. I got up to 260, but now am back on track, and losing everyday.

We have however, been trying for the last two years to conceive out second child with no luck. Make sure to have your doctor check for any issues with your thyroid, diabetes or insulin resistance, as well as for things like PSOS, ovary function, etc.

I have a clean bill of health, but our fertility specialist has put me on Metformin which is typically used to control sugar levels in diabetics, but has also been proven as a side effect to help aid in weight loss, and increase chances of fertility. I have worked up to the full dose (it has some nasty side effects so you typically can't take the full dose right away), and am already down 8.4lbs in 4 weeks(with the use of MFP of course!). I'm currently more focused on the weight loss than getting pregnant(much easier focussing on something I do have control over), so we likely won't start trying again till I've lost at least 50lbs.

Good luck, it's a hard journey ttc, but just stay positive!

LexRaven · September 2012

Congratulations on the plans to expand your family! 6lbs in 2 weeks is awesome. Keep up your good work.

tigz20 · September 2012

I was told the same thing by a gyno. My friend as well has been trying and her doctor told her to get down to at least 180lbs....
My husband is fixed and we were looking into the different options of having a baby. We were told that a reversal would be our best option, and when i started my weight loss i was at 238lbs, i have since lost 35lbs and would like to get down to at least to 180 by the time he has the procedure done so by the time we can start trying i will be at a healthy weight. my goal is to be down to 140lbs.... I usually start out so well and then i just ween my way off and have an excuse, but not this time both my husband and i are not getting any younger and we would love to have a baby on the way by january, so i have at least 4 months to get as close to my goal as possible. Good luck on your journey and to everyone else that is in the same situation, it is a difficult thing to do but it is all worth it in the end, just keep focused on the importance and it can be achieved!!!

kuiboop · October 2012

Thank you all who took time to participate and encourage each other.
i have 2 test done since i posted this topic, the first one showed that i did not ovulate last month.
Tomorrow me and my partner we are going to get my progesterone results and he's getting his sperm test.

I had a dark moments where i felt down and negative thus did not particularly watch what i was eating but now am back on logging my intake, playing badminton once a week and taking on swing lessons.

i will keep u all updated with the results tomorrow.

ethansmug · October 2012

I'm losing weight so that the ladies will allow me to help them with the practice it takes to conceive =]

nxd10 · October 2012

I was only 10 pounds into the overweight category (5% of my body weight) and my doctor told me losing weight would help. I did. It did. Could be coincidence.

Jme03 · October 2012

We have been ttc for 6 years. The last 2 years, we have been seeing fertility specialists. We've tried clomid, femera, injectable hormones with iui, & metformin but nothing seems to work. I haven't even had a period in the last 10 years that wasn't induced by meds.

I'm hypo-thyroid & have PCOS (but no cysts. Weird, I know). I finally decided to do my own research and *surprise* the most effective treatment for PCOS isn't metformin, as my dr told me. It's WEIGHT LOSS. I'm only down 5 lbs so far, but feel like I've taken a big step in the right direction.

Keep your success stories coming! They give me hope!

SillySkittles · October 2012

Yes! My husband and I have been TTC for a couple of years now! For some reason, I had it in my head that the second I decided I wanted to get pregnant, I would, so it was more of a half-hearted TTC. Then as the months went by and nothing was happening, I started tracking things and after a year went by, we thought we'd better see just our family doctor and have a good, overall look at things. We got the go-ahead that everything seemed fine and my doctor did mention that sometimes being overweight can affect hormones etc, so he said that losing weight may help speed things along or at least keep things fairly regular. Not being in the right frame of mind, I was like, "What? Lose weight? No, thanks," but it's been almost three years now that we've been trying with everything we could naturally do - ie. thermometer, tracking dates, blaaah blah blah, but my friend actually joked around and said actually DOING the TRYING to get pregnant would help, too, you know.

It was also around that time that I realized that our lifestyle and how we ate was affecting a lot of things...I felt tired and cranky all the time, so not really in the best place for anyone to want to hang out with me, much less want to make a baby with me, and it`s never really any fun to try when you`re always conscious of what your body looks like and you don`t want to do anything things might be jiggling in unflattering ways...I have a feeling I`m getting too TMI...LOL, but I started the move to a lifestyle change and being more serious about getting healthy and losing weight and these were a lot of the reasons that really motivated me to get moving and do something. Now my husband and I are both doing Insanity and we`re having fun trying to one-up each other during the fit test and the workouts and we`re getting a chance to hang out, work up a sweat and get healthy. It`s definitely overflowing in our daily lives too...we`re less testy with each other and after our work outs we`re cooking together and doing healthier things together. Hopefully these will someday (soon!) lead to a healthy pregnancy that we can enjoy and be happy about together too!

barbied123 · October 2012

My husband and I have been trying for 2 years with no pregnancies. I was diagnosed with PCOS and some major symptoms are weight gain and trouble losing weight. I am 5'1", 150 and need to be around 135 so not THAT overweight. The doctor says he wants me to lose weight. So here I am. I've tried...oh I've tried.

Qns1980 · October 2012

This thread is very inspirational! We have been TTC for a few years and I know my current weight can not be helping matters along! This is just one more major reason I want to lose weight!

twingirlsmommy · October 2012

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mjzwilton · October 2012

About 2 yrs ago, I was over 300 lbs. I didn't plan on having children, but wanted to get healthy. I was diagnosed with Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome at age 16 and was told it would be very hard to get pregnant. Over the course of about 11 months, I lost 130 lbs. Much to my surprise, I got pregnant (and we weren't trying). I attribute it completely to loosing the weight. I have gained a lot back and am now working to get it back off, plus some. I now have a beautiful 8 month old daughter. She was well worth it, even if she was a big surprise! I hope you are successful with your weight loss and are able to have a baby. By the way, all I did was walk and eat right to loose the weight. I didn't join a gym. I am considering it this time though! Best wishes to you!

aftergypsies · October 2012

My Boyfriend and I plan to start trying in about a year. I've lost 87 pounds in the last year but still have a bit more to lose. I am mostly losing for my own health but I'd be lying if I weren't also doing it to make carrying safer for me and my future baby. I know overweight women who have had kids but I want it to be as safe as possible and I want to be able to do things with my kids as they grow.

Any ladies/couples loosing weight to help conceive?

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