DanaLou

Does your clinic have a BMI limit? My clinic will not do IVF for anyone with 30 or over. I am 13 lbs away from a 29. I am SO thankful DH and I got healthy starting in Feb. The nurse that did my military referral did not even tell me of this. I found out at orientation. I couldnt imagine showing up at 255 and finding out I had to lose 60 lbs!

Vici

Yep, it was 30 for our clinic too but thats for any treatment inc clomid. It has been proved to be more effective if your BMI is under 30!

rachelle1975

Yep our clinic is also under 30 - i had to lose 45lb for our IVF but thankful as i feel so fantastic now. Good luck!

DanaLou

Wow even for clomid!? You know when I asked my regular gyno about losing weight he said dont worry about it that when i got pregnant the baby would absorb it all. When I have my annual next month I will definitely mention to him the BMI requirement so that none of his other patients are surprised.

Missus_L

Hiya! I have been told that it is also a BMI of 30 and below for IVF but they have given me Clomid being over this. Ive got 28lbs to shed before they will put me though for IVF xx

honeycat

My first clinic never mentioned anything about weight, my second only just gave us a flyer (along with other ivf and IF info) about BMI and ttc.
There was no upper limit, and thank goodness since I don't buy that info very much - my brother and SIL got pregnant with my nephew after only a month or two (I know it wasn't longer because she had a 2nd trimester m/c a few months before) and they are both extremely obese (at least in the 400 lb range).

Oneday

Hi
I am going for private Ivf and the deal is
bmi 30 or less accepted
bmi 30-35 commit to a 5% weight loss
bmi over 35 you will need to join a weight loss and exercise programme. They say the higher your bmi the greater risk of m/c .

Currently my bmi is around 35 so I am aiming to lose some weight before ivf starts as I know it will help. Also it makes it harder if u do clomid first as that put on weight half a stone for me. Good luck guys x

wish2bmama

Hi Danalou! I am also in Texas and DH is in the military. Are you going to the AF base in San Antonio? That is where we will go. They told me a bmi of 30 is the cut off. I'm at 23.4. BUT, I have pcos and need to lose 15lbs (for good health and eggs). Good luck!

MissMonty

Hi, I'm in the UK and my local NHS request a BMI of below 30 as one of the referral criterias for IUI/IVF, however we recieved our first appointment with our chosen IUI clinic today and they state they will only provide treatment if both couples BMI is below 35! So quite a difference. Luckily I have a BMI of 26 but I was shocked to learn the differences in requirements.