BMI

[DanaLou]

Does your clinic have a BMI limit? My clinic will not do IVF for anyone with 30 or over. I am 13 lbs away from a 29. I am SO thankful DH and I got healthy starting in Feb. The nurse that did my military referral did not even tell me of this. I found out at orientation. I couldnt imagine showing up at 255 and finding out I had to lose 60 lbs!

 

[Vici]

Yep, it was 30 for our clinic too but thats for any treatment inc clomid. It has been proved to be more effective if your BMI is under 30!

 

[rachelle1975]

Yep our clinic is also under 30 - i had to lose 45lb for our IVF but thankful as i feel so fantastic now. Good luck!

 

[DanaLou]

Wow even for clomid!? You know when I asked my regular gyno about losing weight he said dont worry about it that when i got pregnant the baby would absorb it all. When I have my annual next month I will definitely mention to him the BMI requirement so that none of his other patients are surprised.

 

[Missus_L]

Hiya! I have been told that it is also a BMI of 30 and below for IVF but they have given me Clomid being over this. Ive got 28lbs to shed before they will put me though for IVF xx

 

[honeycat]

My first clinic never mentioned anything about weight, my second only just gave us a flyer (along with other ivf and IF info) about BMI and ttc.
There was no upper limit, and thank goodness since I don't buy that info very much - my brother and SIL got pregnant with my nephew after only a month or two (I know it wasn't longer because she had a 2nd trimester m/c a few months before) and they are both extremely obese (at least in the 400 lb range).

 

[Oneday]

Hi
I am going for private Ivf and the deal is
bmi 30 or less accepted
bmi 30-35 commit to a 5% weight loss
bmi over 35 you will need to join a weight loss and exercise programme. They say the higher your bmi the greater risk of m/c .

Currently my bmi is around 35 so I am aiming to lose some weight before ivf starts as I know it will help. Also it makes it harder if u do clomid first as that put on weight half a stone for me. Good luck guys x

 

[wish2bmama]

Hi Danalou! I am also in Texas and DH is in the military. Are you going to the AF base in San Antonio? That is where we will go. They told me a bmi of 30 is the cut off. I'm at 23.4. BUT, I have pcos and need to lose 15lbs (for good health and eggs). Good luck!

 

[MissMonty]

Hi, I'm in the UK and my local NHS request a BMI of below 30 as one of the referral criterias for IUI/IVF, however we recieved our first appointment with our chosen IUI clinic today and they state they will only provide treatment if both couples BMI is below 35! So quite a difference. Luckily I have a BMI of 26 but I was shocked to learn the differences in requirements.