Obese & TTC - - HELP! (Im New!)

[obesenttc]

Hi Ladies,
So I have an (almost) 3 year old healthy beautiful little boy.
I started trying to have another baby almost right after -- Within 2 months i would say. I have been trying now for over 2 years, with no luck
I am 22 years old, 5'9" and 330 Pounds. Yes i Know i am overweight, and i have recently started working on that as well
I have a VERY irregular period, sometimes it lasts 7 days, sometimes it lasts almost a whole entire month. sometimes its light and sometimes im soaking a pad an hour (or less). (sorry for the tmi)

Now I have recently started TTC again, and no luck yet, im wondering if there is anything in particular i should be doing/etc. because my periods are sooo irregular how am i supposed to know when im ovulating? or IF im ovulating?

HELP!!

 

[Dazed]

I honestly don't know where you should start other than seeing how your cycles go once you start loosing weight like you are trying to. You could try Fertilaid and see if it helps regulate your cycles more. I haven't tried it personally, but I have read some reviews where girls say it helped them.

 

[No Doubt]

Have you talked to your gyno yet? It sounds like you may have pcos because of the irregularity of your cycle (although pcos normally comes along with lack of cycles) but it's possible. I have pcos and I've had lack of cycles, but I also went through a few months of a constant period like you described, sometimes light, sometimes heavy. I would start there. Plus on of the symptoms of pcos is weight gain, and difficulty losing weight. I know you already have a child, but pcos can affect anyone at anytime. Losing the weight does help to regulate your cycles, and helps with the pcos...I'm sure your doctor will tell you that, they always do.

If you still want to try some things on your own first, before you try any fertility items (lubricant, vitamins, creams, etc) I would try learning your body without any fertility aids for a few cycles...at least until you feel comfortable and think you know yourself.

I would try doing a bbt. You can go to fertility friend and set it up for free (click on my chart down at the bottom and it will take you there, look at the first few months, haven't updated in a bit) but take your temp when you first wake up in the morning, same time every morning and chart it. If you are ovulating you should have what they call a biphasic pattern, low temps before O, high temps after O. And fertility friend will actually mark the day they think you O if your chart looks decent. But if your chart is all over the place, that's an indicator that you are not Oing.

Next check your cervical mucus. Egg white or watery cm is fertile cm and a sign of O to come, creamy, or dry, or tacky, not fertile. So if you never get the egg white or watery cm, another indication that you may not be Oing. Also check your cervical position. High and soft means fertile, Low and firm not fertile. So when you are gearing up to O your cervix will start to rise and get soft.

Also try using an O predictor. Some people use digital monitors, but those are expensive and you may not want to invest in one until your cycles are regular. For the time being I would try OPK, ovulation predictor kits. Sold at any drug, wal-mart, etc. You may want to get the 20 day kit as your cycles are irregular. The only thing with these is that even if you get a positive it doesn't mean that you have Oed, only that your body is gearing up to O, so it's possible your body may gear up, and then never actually O.

You can always talk to you doc and ask them to check your progesterone levels around day 21 of your cycle. This will tell for sure whether you've Oed or not. GL with your weight loss and ttc! They are both a struggle, I know.

 

[NavyWife84]

Wow...No Doubt didn't leave anything out! Good luck, hun!

 

[No Doubt]

Lol...I always feel like I'm long winded when trying to offer help, but I just want someone to have a better time at it than me.

 

[BBWttc29]

Hi Ladies,
So I have an (almost) 3 year old healthy beautiful little boy.
I started trying to have another baby almost right after -- Within 2 months i would say. I have been trying now for over 2 years, with no luck
I am 22 years old, 5'9" and 330 Pounds. Yes i Know i am overweight, and i have recently started working on that as well
I have a VERY irregular period, sometimes it lasts 7 days, sometimes it lasts almost a whole entire month. sometimes its light and sometimes im soaking a pad an hour (or less). (sorry for the tmi)

Now I have recently started TTC again, and no luck yet, im wondering if there is anything in particular i should be doing/etc. because my periods are sooo irregular how am i supposed to know when im ovulating? or IF im ovulating?

HELP!!

Hi! About 2 months ago I weighed 330. I worked on losing weight and I now weigh 293. Since I got under 300 I rewarded myself by allowing myself to start taking opks. I got my first positive ever. I'm not pregnant yet but I'm positive that it will happen. I feel like I have more of a chance now. Before I never had a positive opk. Maybe set a goal to lose a little and see if that helps. My cycles also went from 30-32 days to being 26-28 days..

 

[Kioana]

gooooood luck!!!

Hi Ladies,
So I have an (almost) 3 year old healthy beautiful little boy.
I started trying to have another baby almost right after -- Within 2 months i would say. I have been trying now for over 2 years, with no luck
I am 22 years old, 5'9" and 330 Pounds. Yes i Know i am overweight, and i have recently started working on that as well
I have a VERY irregular period, sometimes it lasts 7 days, sometimes it lasts almost a whole entire month. sometimes its light and sometimes im soaking a pad an hour (or less). (sorry for the tmi)

Now I have recently started TTC again, and no luck yet, im wondering if there is anything in particular i should be doing/etc. because my periods are sooo irregular how am i supposed to know when im ovulating? or IF im ovulating?

HELP!!

Hi! About 2 months ago I weighed 330. I worked on losing weight and I now weigh 293. Since I got under 300 I rewarded myself by allowing myself to start taking opks. I got my first positive ever. I'm not pregnant yet but I'm positive that it will happen. I feel like I have more of a chance now. Before I never had a positive opk. Maybe set a goal to lose a little and see if that helps. My cycles also went from 30-32 days to being 26-28 days..

 

[BBWttc29]

gooooood luck!!!

Hi Ladies,
So I have an (almost) 3 year old healthy beautiful little boy.
I started trying to have another baby almost right after -- Within 2 months i would say. I have been trying now for over 2 years, with no luck
I am 22 years old, 5'9" and 330 Pounds. Yes i Know i am overweight, and i have recently started working on that as well
I have a VERY irregular period, sometimes it lasts 7 days, sometimes it lasts almost a whole entire month. sometimes its light and sometimes im soaking a pad an hour (or less). (sorry for the tmi)

Now I have recently started TTC again, and no luck yet, im wondering if there is anything in particular i should be doing/etc. because my periods are sooo irregular how am i supposed to know when im ovulating? or IF im ovulating?

HELP!!

Hi! About 2 months ago I weighed 330. I worked on losing weight and I now weigh 293. Since I got under 300 I rewarded myself by allowing myself to start taking opks. I got my first positive ever. I'm not pregnant yet but I'm positive that it will happen. I feel like I have more of a chance now. Before I never had a positive opk. Maybe set a goal to lose a little and see if that helps. My cycles also went from 30-32 days to being 26-28 days..

Thank you. I've been gassy having twinges of pain hoping its a good sign