IF Weight gain?

schoolsoutbride

Have IF treatments made you pack on the pounds? 18 ish months of treatment had me 10 lbs heavier than when I started, making me as heavy as I had ever been. 2 months on lupron depot with my hormones shut down, and 19 lbs came off without much effort. 2 weeks on add back estrogen during my last lupron depot month, and I've gained 6 back in 2 weeks. WTF?!? As if IF didn't make me feel bad enough about my body, now I feel completely out of control of my weight gain again.

betheveh

Ugghh...I am so sorry. Post IVF meds I was at my heaviest - came right off for the most part after stopping, but I am still totally flabby and out of shape from not exercising for 2 months plus. I totally feel your pain.

colbie77

I feel your pain as well. I could have written this exact same post after stepping off the scale this morning. IF sucks in so many ways...

kakunaa

I actually need to gain weight, so maybe that will be a good thing for me.  Not looking forward to it, though.  blech.

yodasmistress

I was about 150 pounds when we started TTC.  Too many sorrows drown in a bottle of wine bought me up somewhere around 160 or 165 when I started meds for my first IVF in February 2009.  Between ET and my beta for this last cycle I had to go to the doctor's b/c I had strep throat and I weighed in around 175!    I remember early on in my IVF journey someone made one of these posts and I happily responded "nothing".  Ha!  If only I knew what was ahead of me!

MrsAMR

I know it won't make you feel much better but if you've gained so much in a short period of time it's probably just water weight, not 'real' weight.

schoolsoutbride

MrsAMR:

I know it won't make you feel much better but if you've gained so much in a short period of time it's probably just water weight, not 'real' weight.

I know some of it has to be water weight, but if this is anything like the last time, it will just keep packing on and never go away...

MrsAMR

Maybe try changing your diet a bit? My acupuncturist put me on an 'elimination diet' and I've actually lost weight this cycle. Let me know if you're interested in more info. It's kind of a hard thing to do...

Imanurse03

I started doing treatments in Feb. '08, so 26 months ago.  In that time, I've gained close to 30 lbs.    I did have 4 m/c with IF treatments and have had pretty bad depression.  I'm being treated for the depression but still haven't lost any weight. It's horrible.  I am so disgusted with myself and despite the treatments I have no baby to show for it.  I have no motivation to exercise or eat healthy.    IF has really taken a toll on my body and mind! 

SweetieD21

Not because of meds, but because I emotional eat

schoolsoutbride

Imanurse03:

did have 4 m/c with IF treatments and have had pretty bad depression.  I'm being treated for the depression but still haven't lost any weight.

Sorry about your losses

It's hard for me to separate emotional/stress eating from hormone eating since hormones make me emotional too!

Which came first, the crazy or the fat?

Missy0708

I have actually lost weight since stress makes my appetite non-existent.  RE wants me to gain 5-10 lbs. which is not easy for me.  But I am trying...after all, I will do anything!!