Hi Sparkysgirl,

I'm a big girl (currently 110kgs) and we've been doing IVF for 2 years without any luck. When I first started I had managed to lose 30kgs to get down to 95kg. However, with every failed cycle plus a back injury that required surgery and 3 months off work, I've put 15kgs back on.

My FS has strongly recommended that I lose weight, but he has never refused to treat me because of my weight. I do know that he believes that our failure to fall pregnant is due to my weight (a claim that I am a bit dubious about - I've seen plenty of larger women get pregnant naturally, so why not on IVF??? All the tests I've had done indicate that there is no reason why I could not fall pregnant - that blasted "unexplained infertility" diagnosis is so frustrating). Despite all that, after our last failed cycle this month DH and I have decided to take 6 months off to try and lose some more weight so we have a better chance next year. I am hoping to get under 90kgs for our next attempt in June / July 2010.

It's bloody disheartening I know - I hope you find an FS who is understanding about the particular difficulties faced by larger women. I'd be interested to hear how you go if you want to PM me sometime. I'd be happy to answer any questions about our IVF experience.

Vicki