Overweight or obese and TTC?

[FleurDeLis]

Wow, fleur, cool story!
My DH and I just met through a friend who decided we would be a good fit. She gave us each other's email and we started emailing and then talking on the phone and then had our first date in Sept. 2008 (pumpkin picking, pumpkin carving, and a walk to a pizza restaurant in my neighborhood). We got engaged Dec. 2009 and married in July 2010. My first marriage at 33 yrs old and his second at age 35 (though no kids from previous marriage.)
So we had to get on the baby making bandwagon ASAP due to "high gestational age" - I'm automatically going to be high risk and I'm only 34! Though friends that got married after us are already due in a few months.

Classic lit...I'll admit to not reading any since high school AP English.
So I don't have a fave! I do love to read though! I'm currently reading Clara and Mr. Tiffany, a fiction based on the women who worked at Tiffany's glass studio. Really good so far.

I now understand what the 2ww means. I'm IN it. And symptom spotting and all that. Doesn't help that I'm a teacher off for the summer so I have the time to think about it and "research" online. ACK!!!!

The book has intrigued me, I think I may download it to my Kobo....

 

[ARRIELLE]

I hate dr. Telling people bs about their size...i know i am big....lol. But sometime you have to hunt around for a dr. That can respect your size. I needed clomid to concieve and my ob/gyn would give me a rx until i lost 100lbs.... Because i "doesnt work as well in larger women", but i took matters into my own hand, got my clomid.... And ha ha ha in his face cycle #1 of clomid and i got my bfp!!!

 

[lashawnda2719]

yeah doctors can get a person down by what they say about your size i understand medical terms about it but it is also not ment for every women well from a earlier question i am from litte delaware and me and my df meet off the party line which is phone service were you call and in other words hook up but that was eight years ago i love him to death i really hope are dreams come true to start a family soon but no af as of yet and still scared to test how is everyone else doing today

 

[Amarna]

I like the Illiad as well. It is on my fav's list on my Kobo....
Isn't it crazy how when you know, you know that your OH is the one for you!!! Yay for Soulmates!!

I know what you mean. I'll admit I was a bit freaked out when after just three dates he told me that he was in love with me. Something told me to stick with it though. It took me a few months to have the same feelings for him. But now close to 6 years later we're happily married and our relationship is strong as ever.

 

[Amarna]

As to doctors I've been really lucky with mine. I actually just went for my yearly appointment today and when I told her we were trying she did mention that losing weight could be beneficial but didn't give me snide comments or push me on it either. Basically she said to just keep doing what I'm doing as I'm perfectly healthy otherwise. She did seem a bit concerned about my long cycles and wants to do fertility testing if in 6-7 months we haven't conceived to make sure I ovulate but as I've always had long cycles she doesn't think it's connected to my weight. Not everyone can be tiny and I think that some doctors need to back off sometimes unless the weight really is causing a problem. Someone can be healthy and be overweight.

 

[happycloud]

I really like my doctor, she has never mentioned my weight. My old doc used to EVERY time I was in. My new doc also put me on clomid after only one month of charting and finding now ovulation (though I know I hadn't in the previous couple of months too due to no AF)
BUT...my doc's practice has just made it official that they will no longer care for pregnant patients. Anyone due later than March has to find a new doc, as they will only be doing gyno. So I have to find a new ob/gyn
I was really frustrated when I found out and asked the check out lady what was going on and she said it was because malpractice insurance was SOOO high for obstetrics...so they're no longer going to serve pregnant women because of stupid insurance!

Anyway...a rant

I'm on cd19. Probably 3dpo, though possible 5dpo. Not sure about my chart.
Have still been feeling different, full, crampy, a little nauseous. But it might just be wishful thinking

 

[Glowbug]

Yay Arielle!!!!!!! You go girl. Do you mind me asking your size?

I wonder if the whole weight loss before chlomid is them trying to get you thinner before pregnancy??

I'm 269lbs and eat very healthy
Just lost 33 lbs. And am hoping for chlomid soon 

 

[4magpies]

It's not to get you thinner before pregancy, its that fat stores hormones and can act like the pill.

With every BMI point you lose your chances can improve by upto 4%.

So you have more chance of it working, the lighter you are.

xxx

 

[caity86]

i'll be at vets in the mornin,and i'll update then thanks for u words girls xxxxxx

doggy's fine UTI thats all , phew. how all u ladies doin today? I hav appt with my doc for blood tests at 11 to see how Im gettin on with my female androgen index ( male hormones) they were really high at the beginning of June, but with all my lifestyle chnges we're hopin they've come down ... FX

 

[4magpies]

i'll be at vets in the mornin,and i'll update then thanks for u words girls xxxxxx

doggy's fine UTI thats all , phew. how all u ladies doin today? I hav appt with my doc for blood tests at 11 to see how Im gettin on with my female androgen index ( male hormones) they were really high at the beginning of June, but with all my lifestyle chnges we're hopin they've come down ... FX

That was a good guess from me then huh?

Good luck with your blood tests.

xxx

 

[baestep22]

Good morning ladies! I'm just poppin in to share a little good news. I'm finally under 300lbs! I've lost 17lbs altogether in a month and a half and I am only 8lbs away from my short term goal! Also my bmi has gone down 2 points. YAY! That much closer to bfp this weekend my friend and I are buying a workout dvd called" How to Look Good Naked" and we are gonna start excersing. Im hope that the pounds will then just melt away! Well anyway, how are y'all?

 

[patience28]

Hi ladies hope you don't mind me popping in here.

I am very overweight infact obese and me and my OH were ttc for about 6 months however I was having no periods.
I went to my gp who did bloods and referred me to a fertility specialist I then found out that I have PCOS and was put on metformin 3000mg per day huge dose awful side effects.
Aswell as this I was at slimming world and taking maca advised by a friend, my oh also took the maca. I have now lost approx 3 stones.
Anyway after about 6-8 month on the metformin I started having a regular cycle about 40 days first time in my life I was regular. I wasn't convinced I was ovulating so I had bloods taken to check this in march this year and in may I found out we were pregnant.
I am now nearly 14 weeks and had 3 scans and fingers crossed all is well, they are keeping a close eye on me due to my weight which is a pain the butt however I suppose its a good thing really.

I hope that my story gives you all a lil bit hope and just because your overweight this should not effect you becomming a mother x

 

[patience28]

Just to add it took us about 2 and a half year in total to get pregnant.

 

[comotion89]

aww ladies good luck with your weight loss I'm 209 lbs and Hoping my weight won't affect me much when ttc tho big girls run in my family and my sister who's larger than me popped out 6 kids 2 years apart each hah...but yes baby dust to you all x

 

[Rachael1981]

Hi Ladies,

I hope you don't mine me joining here. I'm 30 and currently 19st 4lb (270lb) and a UK size 16/18 top, 18 bottom (apparantly I carry my weight well).

I've been doing Slimming World for a little over 4 weeks now and so far I've lost 12 lbs in the 1st 4 weeks which I'm happy about. We've been actively TTC for 7 months nearly and nothing as yet. I also NTNP with my ex for 7 months and nothing then either Got a doctors appointment on Monday and I'm going to ask for tests but I just hope I'm not fobbed off because of my weight

 

[4magpies]

Hi Ladies,

I hope you don't mine me joining here. I'm 30 and currently 19st 4lb (270lb) and a UK size 16/18 top, 18 bottom (apparantly I carry my weight well).

I've been doing Slimming World for a little over 4 weeks now and so far I've lost 12 lbs in the 1st 4 weeks which I'm happy about. We've been actively TTC for 7 months nearly and nothing as yet. I also NTNP with my ex for 7 months and nothing then either Got a doctors appointment on Monday and I'm going to ask for tests but I just hope I'm not fobbed off because of my weight

Heeeeeeeey rach!!

I am nearly into the 190lbs! 201lbs this morning

xx

 

[Rachael1981]

Go you! I seem to have put on but AF is here and I'm constipated again xxx

 

[4magpies]

Go you! I seem to have put on but AF is here and I'm constipated again xxx

Haha, remember only one tablet!

And I am wierdo because I lose during AF, but struggle during ov!

xx

 

[Rachael1981]

I took 2. Oops!

I still lost over ov. It seems it's AF that bloats me

 

[4magpies]

We are opposites.

I seem to be ok down there now, but tablets are at the ready. I am never taking 4 again, tell you that much!

xx