)... I've asked a couple of drs about weight loss and ttc (we moved cross-country in between my mc's, so I've seen a couple) and have gotten the same answers from all three - a) if you're still ovulating regularly, your weight is not impacting your ability to get pregnant, and b) they all said that even at my age it was not wise to wait to ttc while trying to lose weight.
love it!
Sadly I mc at 12+ weeks last November and subsequently decided to gain some weight to see if she was right. I am now 8st 2 but after 5 months ttc again without success I started exercising again and will be happy to lose some of the weight again. My body just did not feel as though it functioned properly on eating my usual diet plus extra helpings of cakes, ice cream etc (loved it all though!) and not exercising, just so that I could say I was a few pounds heavier. Interesting thread. Like Kosh, I would probably have been classified as underweight, until recently. I am 5' 4" and for most of my adult life have always hovered around 7 - 7 and a half stone. I believe this is my natural weight as I am a very small frame. I managed to conceive my son at the age of 39 successfully and always felt my weight was not a problem because I had regular cycles. They even continued while heavy marathon training (around 70 miles a week) and my belief that I was at my natural weight was backed up (in my mind) by the fact that I had training partners who were a stone heavier than I was and experienced amenorrhea. All changed when, at the age of 42, we decided that we would like to give our little boy a sibling. Realising time was short we paid to see a consultant obstetrician (outside NHS) and I was incensed, not because she commented that I could probably do with putting a few pounds on to enhance my chances (fair enough, possibly good advice), but because when I told her I ate a full and balanced diet, ate till I was full and also had a sweet tooth too, her response was, 'That's what they all say'!!! How patronising is that?! Unless someone presents as seriously over or underweight to a point where it will have implications for their fertility and their ability to carry a baby successfully surely it is right that a Dr should not pass judgement? I felt very smug when I fell pregnant a month later with no help from her
Forgive my rant, I am wound up whenever I think of the Dr and her impact on me! What I really wanted to say is that I believe we all know what feels right for our own body and that is different for everyone. Unless you're abusing it in the process, it will function best where you are happy and feel 'well'. Who cares if you are 'curvy' or 'fluffy' or 'skinny as a rake'? If your body is working and you have evidence it is ovulating, how much difference can a few pounds either way really make......?
I think you're right, you should be where you feel comfortable. A healthy diet and exercise has to count more than being the perfect weight!
these days but I'm still regular as a clock. I haven't missed a period since I started at age 11 and my weight has gone from "skinny as a rake" to "fluffy" (just on the obese side per all the charts for my height of 5'4") over the last 10 years. I developed fibroids a couple of years ago and that made my periods heavier but still super regular. I worry that when I go to a Dr they will tell me to lose weight.
This actually makes sense based on something I read years ago about weight in general. Our body stores excess fat so that during lean times we'll have stores to survive on. Therefore when we are dipping in to those fat stores we're telling our body that we're in a famine situation. It's logical (or biological
I just discovered that my BMI is 34 the night before last and according to all the weight charts I'm obese. DH started looking up info on being obese and pregnancy and he was worried about all the complications he read about. Since he also wants to lose some weight, we're going to take the next 10 weeks off of TTC and work on getting in better shape. I don't feel like myself these days and I definitely can't do the physical activities that I used to just a few years ago. I figure I can lose 20 lbs by then and get my BMI down to 29! It's good timing as my bday is next month and I'd really like to have a few drinks and I have a huge charity event I'm planning for the end of July so some major stress coming up for the next 2 months. Of course this all depends on the results this month, If it turns out I'm pg now then it all goes out the window!
This actually makes sense based on something I read years ago about weight in general. Our body stores excess fat so that during lean times we'll have stores to survive on. Therefore when we are dipping in to those fat stores we're telling our body that we're in a famine situation. It's logical (or biological
I just discovered that my BMI is 34 the night before last and according to all the weight charts I'm obese. DH started looking up info on being obese and pregnancy and he was worried about all the complications he read about. Since he also wants to lose some weight, we're going to take the next 10 weeks off of TTC and work on getting in better shape. I don't feel like myself these days and I definitely can't do the physical activities that I used to just a few years ago. I figure I can lose 20 lbs by then and get my BMI down to 29! It's good timing as my bday is next month and I'd really like to have a few drinks and I have a huge charity event I'm planning for the end of July so some major stress coming up for the next 2 months. Of course this all depends on the results this month, If it turns out I'm pg now then it all goes out the window!
yes I really want to lose some weight and am trying and TTC. I am not dieting, more stepping up my exercise so we will see what happens. If I dont get pregnant as my body is loosing weight then so be it, at least I will be healthier when I do get pregnant
AF is lighter and not so many days 
