Who wants to lose weight before having a baby???

I just found this thread and am at nearly the end of my weight loss journey. I have a three-and-a-half yo son and we have been trying to have another for a couple of years. I have had three miscarriages during the last two years. We conceived our son our first month trying and conceived easily again the second time, but the third and fourth pregnancies took us 8 and 7 months of trying. The doctors have tested us for everything and can't find any answers regarding the mc's or the "border-line infertility" (they would expect us to take about 3 months, with our age, history and health). Anyway, after my son was born I DID lose all but the last 2 lbs by my 8 week check-up, but then I slowly put weight on as he weaned. My BMI was up to nearly 26. I have read that the ideal BMI for pregnancy is 20-24. We have not been trying much since my last mc in Dec., but we are ready to start trying again. I now weigh 9 lbs less than I did when I got pregnant with my son; my current BMI is 22. I am hopeful that the weight loss will at least help us to get pregnant a little more easily. As the doctor continues to remind us, the best predictor that we can have another healthy child is the fact that we already have one, so I am hoping that we will become pregnant again soon and that our family will be comeplete!

Hugs to you! We, too, have lost three babies. Our circumstances are much different but to recap we went through infertility treatment and became pregnant with twins. I miscarried one of them and due to other factors the doctor was worried that the other baby was in my tubes. I was rushed into emergency surgery and a complete D&C was done and sent to pathology. (of course there is A LOT that I'm not adding in here, I don't care to revisit that time in my life with all the details that are irrelevant anyways. The doctor made a VERY bad judgement call and unfortunately I was trusting him....I won't EVER make that mistake again!) The baby was not in my tubes and in fact was a healthy uterine pregnancy. Needless to say, that was very hard to cope with and overcome. We tried to get pregnant again through infertility treatment and miscarried naturally (which was a relief after how the previous pregnancy turned out) So we've moved to a new doctor and we will still need infertility treatment but I'm trying to intervine and help the circumstances by trying to take charge of my life! The new doctor has found that I have a blood clotting disorder that may/may not have had something to do with the m/c. Anyways, I only decided to share more about my past because I know that we can relate to each other! Keep your chin up! It WILL happen for both of us! I have a 6 year old daughter, so I too have my proof that it happened before, so there's NO REASON that it can't happen again! :flowerforyou:

LisaC1026- i really don't know if that's what I have. We didn't really do any tests ot get into it too much because the doctor says you usually try for a year before they really delve into the problems. This could be my problem because I don't have regular periods. Any weight fluctuation causes it to come and go. I actually went over a year without one the year before we started trying. I myself don't have any blood sugar issues but diabetes is a huge issue in my family and another reason I want to lose weight. Any info you have to share with me would be great though. Thanks for being so interested

Tami - how did you lose so much weight before getting pregnant with #2? What tips and secrets can you share with us? How long did it take you to lose 135 pounds?

I want to lose more weight before getting pregnant again also. I also gained a lot with my first pregnancy even though I was very careful about everything also. I gained a ton of water weight! In total I gained 50 lbs. Then when my son was 10 months old I got pregnant again, I lost that baby at 10 weeks. And now I am determined to lose weight before getting pregnant again.
My husband is currently in Afghanistan and gets home in 2 months, we wont be preventing anything ) So I am hoping to get pregnant soon after he gets home. I have lost 18 lbs since hes been gone and now weigh 154, but would like to lose atleast 10 more before getting pregnant again. Im below my pre pregnancy weight already, but want to start this one out much healthier!

Welcome Imr9 and good luck to you!

Just an update from me. We are in the first month of trying again...cycle day 20. I hate the waiting game. Seems like we are always waiting to try and waiting to find out. Anyway, I don't have a feeling either way yet this month, though I don't think our timing was great, so maybe not this month. We'll see. Anyone else with an update? Hope everyone is well!

Hi Ladies. I thought I would join in with my story. We are planning to start TTC in July of 2010. That gives me 8 months to get as much weight of as possible. I am currently at 205, and am hoping to get down to at least 170 before July. We have been married 3+ years, and have no kids. My DH is finishing his Masters in Dec 2010, and we hope to have a baby the baby shortly after he is done. My Dr. is great and said I am healthy enough to concieve w/out loosing any weight, but I know that I would be much better off, and more comfortable being 170 than 200. I need all the support I can get, as I have fallen of the wagon multiple times this year already. I think realizing I only have 8 months should help motivate me, but seeing your stories helps too!

Good luck to everyone, on the weightloss and the TTC.