Hi im new here ...
I recently lost my ivf baby at 27 weeks due to VIS...
Although it broke my heart, i really wish to start over as soon... However i gained a lot of weight during my pregnancy... Do i need to lose weight first? Does anyone know if being overweight impacts the outcome of IVF?
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Posted 28 May 2016 - 10:15 AM
Weight impacts getting pregnant period whether natural or IVF.
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Posted 28 May 2016 - 12:12 PM
I am so sorry for your loss Lynn - I can't imagine the unbelievable heartbreak you must be experiencing.
Yes - BMI would impact an IVF cycle, but more importantly I'd encourage you to work with your healthcare team on determining, when a healthy time physically and emotionally would be for you to try again. Sending you love and healing.
Yes - BMI would impact an IVF cycle, but more importantly I'd encourage you to work with your healthcare team on determining, when a healthy time physically and emotionally would be for you to try again. Sending you love and healing.
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Posted 28 May 2016 - 03:14 PM
I fortunately excess fat on the body causes higher than normal estrogen which absolutely affects the chances of pregnancy...
I cannot imagine the depth of sadness you must be feeling... I had a loss at nearly 13 weeks and it took me months to feel like I didn't want to scream or cry. But j do recall that having a plan to move forward made some of it a bit easier too.
Good luck mama. Take time to heal! (One thing we did that helped was to name our children that we lost. )
I cannot imagine the depth of sadness you must be feeling... I had a loss at nearly 13 weeks and it took me months to feel like I didn't want to scream or cry. But j do recall that having a plan to move forward made some of it a bit easier too.
Good luck mama. Take time to heal! (One thing we did that helped was to name our children that we lost. )
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Posted 28 May 2016 - 03:36 PM
I am so sorry for your loss, its not even something that I can imagine 
I have been doing treatment for 15 years and over those years my weight has been up and down drastically (I'm now 80 pounds heavier than when I started) what I do know is that regardless of my weight, my hormones remained the same, my weight never altered them. I am now almost 8 weeks pregnant at my heaviest when my previous cycles when I was thinner failed. Over all I do think that being physically healthy is in your best interests regardless of cycling and ideally when it works again you dont want weight being a concern during your pregnancy (which is what I am curently a little stressed about)
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Posted 28 May 2016 - 07:12 PM
Yes (depending on how overweight), but It's not only "getting pregnant" that a high BMI may affect, or the pregnancy itself which it may also affect -- but also very importantly the health of the child. It is known that the metabolic environment in which the fetus grows for 9 months influences that child's long term health, right through to adulthood in terms of their risk for obesity and chronic disease. That metabolic environment is not optimal for a majority of women with obesity.
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Posted 29 May 2016 - 03:29 PM
I am so, so sorry about your loss.
Obesity seems to lower implantation rates, but it's not clear by how much.
Other research about egg quality doesn't look at weight, but does suggest that eating protein versus carbs for the 3 months prior to IVF improves egg quality.
I went into this last cycle 30 pounds over my ideal weight. I debated if I should wait to loose the weight before doing the transfer, but decided to go forward because the loss of time seemed like a bigger risk.
Don't know if I did the right thing, but it's nice to move forward. If you've only gained pregnancy weight, you may just want to move forward & not worry about weight loss.
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Posted 30 May 2016 - 12:12 AM
Thanks everyone for your input ...
FYI, I lost our son Aqeel on 15th april and am trying hard to lose weight now ... I guess its part of my moving on process...
i have talked to my dr and she suggest i wait a while for my body to heal naturally from the pregnancy and delivery but honestly im anxious coz im only getting older ...
P/s: i wanted to reply directly to comments but it seems i can only post a general reply?
FYI, I lost our son Aqeel on 15th april and am trying hard to lose weight now ... I guess its part of my moving on process...
i have talked to my dr and she suggest i wait a while for my body to heal naturally from the pregnancy and delivery but honestly im anxious coz im only getting older ...
P/s: i wanted to reply directly to comments but it seems i can only post a general reply?
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