weight gain

[porter]

I am surprised to see this subject here as it may explain a lot for me. ours were second marriages for both of us and we got a late start. I had my first at 35 and now five years later I'm still t rying to a second. I gained about 20 pounds after the first which I could not lose. for about the last year I've been seeing a specialist who has been putting me on a variety of fertility treatments and I've also been gaining weight again. Is there a connection between these drugs and weight gain! If so, they sure keep it quiet.

[Meg]

I have a similar question. I am having trouble ovaulating. I have been trying to conceive for the last 2 and 1/2 years. been tested twice for hormone levels and also had a sonogram of my ovvaries and utteris and there are no problems. I have never had regular menstral cycles, and sometimes go months without having any. From 25 to 30 I was regularly on birth control. I am 31 now. I am well overweight and am being told I need to lose some before I can become a patient at any infertility clinics. Could this be the reason why I am not ovulationg now? Guess what I’m really wondering is if there’s is a connection between weight and fertility.
Appreciate any thoughts
Meg

[babymama]

I think I read somewhere that weight doesn't make a difference when you are trying to conceive. I think it all has to do with egg quality, right?

[Casandra]

I also would like to know more about the weight question. I have never heard that being overweight might have any influence on egg quality. I know that doctors discourage pregnancies when you are too overweight, but can extra pounds actually affect teh chances of becoming pregnant?

[Kaimi1993]

unfortunately, yes, (for some) being overweight can effect your chances of conceiving.

Can weight impact your ability to get pregnant? - Health - MSNBC.com

PCOS
Personally, I'm glad my doctor never mention to me that I was overweight and needed to lose weight before I started trying to conceive. I have some friends that are OBESE and became pregnant w/ injections and then there are my other friends overweight and still trying to conceive.

I couldn't imagine myself being overweight and then adding in a pregnancy.