Anonymous
Post 04/12/2014 04:01     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
Anonymous wrote:Had a first trimester miscarriage followed in close succession by three freeze-all IVFs. Went to frozen transfer a month after that and weighed 20 pounds more than I weighed before the miscarriage. Definitely the drugs and/or drug-induced hormone changes for me. Docs like to say we just overeat while cycling, but I was always very careful.

Good news was that I got pregnant and the baby seemed to suck all the IVF fat away from the rest of my body so losing the weight after delivery was effortless.


Not to be Debbie Downer, but this was not my experience at all. I'm the 4 cycles x 5 pounds PP. After getting pregnancy on my 5th cycle, I had no trouble losing the pregnancy weight, but those 20 IVF pounds are still here 18 months later despite much hard work to get rid of them.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2014 03:59     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
Anonymous wrote:Had a first trimester miscarriage followed in close succession by three freeze-all IVFs. Went to frozen transfer a month after that and weighed 20 pounds more than I weighed before the miscarriage. Definitely the drugs and/or drug-induced hormone changes for me. Docs like to say we just overeat while cycling, but I was always very careful.

Good news was that I got pregnant and the baby seemed to suck all the IVF fat away from the rest of my body so losing the weight after delivery was effortless.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2014 03:20     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
Had a first trimester miscarriage followed in close succession by three freeze-all IVFs. Went to frozen transfer a month after that and weighed 20 pounds more than I weighed before the miscarriage. Definitely the drugs and/or drug-induced hormone changes for me. Docs like to say we just overeat while cycling, but I was always very careful.

Good news was that I got pregnant and the baby seemed to suck all the IVF fat away from the rest of my body so losing the weight after delivery was effortless.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 22:10     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
10 pounds during fresh cycle. My boss guessed I was pregnant at 8 weeks because of all the bloating. Unprofessional of him to ask me, and I was hoping to wait much longer to tell him!
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 13:03     Subject: Re:did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
When I got pregnant on my 3rd fresh cycle, I was up 5lbs from where I started.

When I got pregnant with my 2nd child after 2 more cycles, I was up 5 more lbs.

All in my belly, unlike preg weight which was more evenly distributed.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 12:43     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
I had three donor cycles (so no stim drugs or retrievals for me), and I gained weight just from the estrogen/progesterone. I don't weigh myself regularly, so I can't be super specific about poundage, but I know it was around 5 pounds. Also my boobs got bigger & I was bloated, so I *looked* bigger, actual weight aside.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 11:17     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
5:43 poster again. Weight gain plus memory loss.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 11:07     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
up and down on the weight! But really, if weight is an issue--just wait until you get pregnant! Then you'll really pack on the pounds
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 08:05     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
5 lbs in two cycles.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 06:07     Subject: Re:did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
5 pounds per cycle x 4 fresh cycles = 20 pounds. All in my belly.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 05:43     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
10 lb in 1 year with 3 failed IVFs
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2014 03:36     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
I gained a few pound of water during my first cycle. I got a BFP but later miscarried before I likely gained any pregnancy weight. It came off pretty quickly. I did not gain for subsequent cycles (gatorade helped prevent water retention) until I finally got another BFP that stuck.

I think my experience is not typical, though. I had relatively low stim doses which may have prevented a lot of weight gain.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2014 13:23     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
About 10 pounds on a fresh cycle - was mostly water gain I think. Didn't worry about it. Got pregnant and had a healthy baby and that's what mattered. Lost baby weight in five months but didn't worry about that either.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2014 12:25     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
I gained about 10 lbs during my fresh cycle but did not gain anything during my FET. During the fresh cycle i looked about 4 months pregnant (but wasnt).
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2014 11:46     Subject: did you gain weight from IVF? if so, how much?
and do you think it was really just the meds or was it stress eating etc.? i am doing a FET cycle, and ive gained 3 lbs and I really dont think my diet has changed AT ALL. feel like i look pregnant.