Support for losing weight & getting pregnant!!

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  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    I completely understand how you feel. My husband and I tried for 2 full years before we got pregnant. In the meantime, I lost 40+ lbs, and I'm convinced that the weight loss really helped in this department, as is my doctor.

    Furthermore, my bloodwork is perfectly healthy now, which was not the case before, making it not only possible to get pregnant but possible to stay healthy during my pregnancy which is just as important.

    My advice to all of you trying is to just keep trying, but focus on your overall fitness and health more than the weight loss. If you eat well and take care of your body, you will drop weight. Set some fitness goals and make sure you eat enough but not too much. Focus on getting good quality food in you. Learn how to take care of yourself then worry about getting that baby there.
  • lisahale
    lisahale Posts: 56
    My husband and I have been trying for 2 years too! My doctor wanted me to come back and do a few things to help, but we didn't I feel like when its right it will come. Have both of you been checked out by a doctor? I have been on BC for a very long time and have talked to others and it just depends on the person , some of my friends tried for 5 years and some right after getting off BC got prego. I
  • violet456
    violet456 Posts: 674 Member
    My husband and I have been trying for 2 years too! My doctor wanted me to come back and do a few things to help, but we didn't I feel like when its right it will come. Have both of you been checked out by a doctor? I have been on BC for a very long time and have talked to others and it just depends on the person , some of my friends tried for 5 years and some right after getting off BC got prego. I

    BC is funny isn't it. I haven't been on in years, so that's not something I'm worrying about. My friend, last year when calculating when she wanted to get preggo, she calculated if I stop BC now, then use rubbers for x many weeks, then try, I should know by father's day, if I get preggo right away. Sure enough, she did a test Father's day last year, and was preggers. Some people have it lucky. Would like to note though, she eats very healthy, and has a good body to start. Baby came early though and showed up on Groundhog day, instead of spring. Baby is great though.

    Other friends, off BC and tried for a long time.
  • browneyesbb89
    browneyesbb89 Posts: 141 Member
    I am not trying to conceive yet. I would like to loose some weight first. Which I tell people and don't like talking about anymore because they don't understand why. And they look at you like well then loose the weight. NEWS FLASH PEEPS, IT AIN'T THAT EASY!!! Sorry for the bad grammer but thats how I feel. This post totally caught my eye. Glad to see I am not the only one who wants to shed some pounds before taking on pregnancy.
  • violet456
    violet456 Posts: 674 Member
    There is also the look, "Why lose the weight to put it back on again while pregnant." They don't understand the reason, we want to be healthy before getting pregnant to have a healthy baby, and a healthy me.
  • njhotsauce79
    njhotsauce79 Posts: 13
    Hi, I'm 33 and also want to get in shape before getting pregnant again. I know some people wonder why, but to me is because I let myself go after my first pregnancy and this time around, I want to stay healthy throughout and after the delivery to lose the baby weight right away, not 3 years later... My son will be 3 in August, I am at 135/136 and before I had him, I was 131 and back then I wanted to lose 10 lbs. This time I want to be 120 when I get pregnant. We want to start trying by the end of this year and get pregnant hopefully by the beginning of next year, so my goal is to be at my GW by November.

    Last time I stayed healthy and active through month 6 or 7, and then I started eating junk and gained a lot of weight really really quick!!
  • njhotsauce79
    njhotsauce79 Posts: 13
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  • njhotsauce79
    njhotsauce79 Posts: 13
    There is also the look, "Why lose the weight to put it back on again while pregnant." They don't understand the reason, we want to be healthy before getting pregnant to have a healthy baby, and a healthy me.

    Yes!!!
  • Xenastrah
    Xenastrah Posts: 36
    I'm also losing weight to get IVF at the moment. I have another 104lbs to go until my goal weight, we have been trying for nearly 6 years now. Feel free to add me as a friend, if it is one thing i can understand it is the frustration of infertility. :o)
  • norelmsuarez
    norelmsuarez Posts: 12 Member
    I have tried the HCG diet and have only lost 5 lbs
    Salad and veggies make me lose wgt but sticking to just that is the hard part
    My parents are 232 and 190
    MY husband is at 218 and I'm at 217
    my profile pic I'm 145 in 2008 (I want to get inspired to look like that again), my wedding pic I'm 180 in 2010, my other pic is recent
    short term goal - feb 20, 2014 - 199
    long term goal - feb 20, 2015 (my 5 yr anniversary) - way below 180 w/o mirena and ttc for our 1st baby!
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    Preach, sister! We've been trying for the last 5.5 years. Trying to lose 25-30lbs before my appointment in February so we can discuss putting me on Clomid
  • iheartbiology
    iheartbiology Posts: 104 Member
    Same here. 32, been trying for a year, 2 miscarriages, & starting infertility treatment. I'd like to see if getting my BMI into the normal range helps.
    Anyone, feel free to add me!
  • Apple1122
    Apple1122 Posts: 1 Member
    Good luck! My husband and I had been TTC for 7 years, one year, I decided to finally follow my dr's recommendation to lose weight. After 3 months and a 25lbs weight loss, I got pregnant! I am a true believer in losing weight to help boost fertility!
  • mkop84
    mkop84 Posts: 21 Member
    Good Luck. I'm on clomid now. 2nd cycle. I was sure this was it, but I just don't know. We have been TTC for a little over 2 years. We are considered to be unexplained infertility, both of us are healthy and nothing wrong in that department so I can't help, but think it has to do with my weight. I have lost almost 30 pounds last year. I started Jamie Easons LiveFit this month and plan to complete at the end of March, hopefully I'll lose another 20 by then.
  • Four_Leaf_Clover
    Four_Leaf_Clover Posts: 332 Member
    Not in the same boat (mom of 4) - but I once was. I lost 30 lbs in 2003 and got pregnant with my first child who is now 9.
    I kept an Anne Geddes calendar on my desk as inspiration (those cute babies dressed like flowers, etc.).
    Losing weight will often help with ovulation and hormone regulation - plus it is way easier to be pregnant at a healthy weight (I have done it both ways).

    Good luck to you all!!!
  • 80sFanatic88
    80sFanatic88 Posts: 70 Member
    I'd like both of these things someday. But the biggest question I have is how the hell you found a guy who actually wanted kids! :huh:

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