any moms mind answering a question?

I have heard it can be, but then again sometimes I think doctors blame hangnails on being overweight to overweight people.

One thing though I can say is for me pregnancy at a smaller weight was for me much more comfortable!! And I didn't have to have the 3 hour diabetes test, or have a baby over 10lbs!

Good luck on whatever you decide!!

I agree with the being smaller being more comfortable but Mom's weight doesn't necessarily dictate birth weight. I was at a normal healthy weight with both pregnancies- DS came a month early at 36 weeks and weighed in at 7 1/2 lbs. DD was born 1 week early and weighed in over 10 lbs! I gained more weight with my son's pregnancy than my daughter's and still had a monster of a baby lol.

True but having things like gestational diabetes can cause higher birth weight and while I didn't have that my body wasn't working at 100% in that department, which my doctor did think played a part in my daughters size.

it is well documented that weight can and will affect the ability to conceive.

That however does not mean that everyone who is overweight will not conceive.

it plays a role, stronger in some, lighter in others, but yes, it does play a role.

I do believe it can play a role my friends aunt tried to conceive and she was obese, had 3 or 4 miscarriages then finally got pregnant, her son was born with autism, butt every woman is different...but I also think many other factors can be involved maybe see if your obgyn can refer you to a fertility specialist...good luck

With my first two, I wasn't overweight and didn't have a problem conceiving. After delivering my second, my uterus tilted. With my third (on the pill), and overweight, then lost the baby half way through. Was it the weight or the tilted uterus? I don't know.

It certainly never got in my way, but then again, neither did birth control. So I guess I'm a bad example. Good luck! :flowerforyou:

This for me, too.
Sorry I'm no help.


Wish you loads of luck! *hugs*

Many obese women do not ovulate every month. Obesity wrecks your hormones. I don't think this applies as much to those who are in the overweight him range. Weight makes you more likely to suffer from gestational diabetes and pregnancy induced hypertension (aka preeclampsia), so any weight you lose before conceiving may lead to a more comfortable and healthier pregnancy. Good luck!

Came here to say this ^^^ .....Weight affects hormones and insulin use so it doesn't mean you couldn't get pregnant, it just might be harder depending on your body type. I have PCOS and don't ovulate at all and somehow my chances were still 2% for natural conception (so said the fertility doc - not sure how that would have been possible). It also depends on your type of pregnancy. I'm glad I was relatively thin (for me, 155 at the start) because I was nauseous my entire pregnancy and only felt good while I was eating. I was glad to have that buffer when I gained 15 pounds in the first four months, 25 pounds altogether.

We are all different. For me, I have found that being overweight does affect my fertility.

My cycles did not normalize until I lost weight. I think at about 15-20% body weight loss I became pregnant.