=[ Apparently I'm too fat to have a baby

[~~Snoogans~~]

bah humbug

I lost 13kgs before I went to a FS.

He was a horrid FS and told me that as well. Said he wouldn't help until I lost weight. Despite already losing 13kgs! (would have been alright, if he wasn't so mean about it!)

3 weeks later, I fell pregnant! so UP YOURS you rude meaniebutt.

Saying that, I agree with N2L, weight can be a factor in not falling pregnant.

Try another FS. With my 2nd I went to a public hospital to see a FS and he put me straight onto clomid, and didn't even mention my weight thing!

Fat chicks can have kids too! I'm proof of that

Good luck xx

[nothing2lose]

FS are not meant to treat anyone with a BMI over 35. It is a guideline put down by their professional association.

That said, some do (mine included) but they risk being censured for it.

And, dont take this the wrong way, but there's "fat" and then there's "fat". My BMI is about 39 so I am considered morbidly obese. I have no doubt it hampers my ability to get pregnant. But someone else who says they are "fat" and are maybe 10-15 kilos overweight, it may not play such a big role in their fertility.

[~~Snoogans~~]

FS are not meant to treat anyone with a BMI over 35. It is a guideline put down by their professional association.

That said, some do (mine included) but they risk being censured for it.

Seriously? Wow, I did not know that!

Oh, then double yay for the FS at the hospital! cause let me tell ya, my BMI hasn't been anywhere near 35 in a long....long....lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng time

Mine is 40 I think from memory. So morbidly obese

[myturn]

FS are not meant to treat anyone with a BMI over 35. It is a guideline put down by their professional association.

That said, some do (mine included) but they risk being censured for it.

wow.... I hadn't heard that..... my FS hasn't even mentioned it, apart from saying good job when I say I've lost weight.... he put me on clomid before I even talked about my weight with me....

I guess there is only a little obese and a LOT obese..... and my BMI is still under 40 ATM..... but still, he obviously didn't say it in a way that was sensitive and thoughtful

I agree with the others, go somewhere else..... but of course losing weight is always good - we just know it's not that easy!!!

[nothing2lose]

There are some IVF clinics who refuse to talk to you (apart from really preliminary discussions) unless you get under 35.

[myturn]

There are some IVF clinics who refuse to talk to you (apart from really preliminary discussions) unless you get under 35.

I guess I can understand why, but it's still yuck

isn't BMI and issue in hospitals too, when we finally get UTD, we will have trouble finding a place that will actually let you birth there??

I seriously need to lose weight

[nothing2lose]

I have heard lots of stories about that. I think most smaller hospitals and birthing centres have a BMI cutoff.

[sushee]

My FS was among the few at my clinic who would treat you regardless of your weight. When I made my first call there, they told me which FSs to get in touch with, and which to avoid because they wouldn't even SEE me if my BMI was over 35 . My BMI at that time was around 40 and my FS told me that because I'd fallen pg naturally previously while overweight, and my main fertility issue was blocked tubes, he didn't consider my weight a factor.

See, I like that. I'd rather they accessed you and decided if in fact your weight is a factor. If it is, then like any other treatment, you should be pointed in the right direction to assist you in improving your fertility.

Mind you, I didn't believe that weight was not a factor for me after several failed IVF cycles, so I went on a diet, lost 6kgs in a month, and had my first anovulatory cycle in the whole time I was being monitored. So I stopped dieting and went back to having regular cycles!

In my case, I'm glad a blanket ban on overweight women didn't apply.

I personally don't see what the harm is in trying you with clomid btw. I personally would be looking for another dr, while trying to lose weight at the same time.