- Get to a healthy weight
It’s easy to think that since you will be gaining a lot of weight during pregnancy, that carrying around a little extra weight pre-pregnancy won’t matter.
Unfortunately, it does have bearings on you being able to conceive easier. It’s not about the number on the scale so much as it is about your body mass index (BMI).
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine reports, “Twelve percent of all infertility cases are a result of a woman either weighing too little or too much.”
If you are like me, you may judge your perfect weight by being able to fit into your favorite date-night dress.
Turns out that this isn’t the most effective way of determining where you should be when you want to get pregnant.
Today’s Parent reported:
“One of the most important things when trying to conceive is maintaining a healthy lifestyle,” says Christy-Lynn Cooke, a maternal medicine specialist at the Lois Hole Hospital for Women in Edmonton. “That includes achieving an optimal weight if you’re not already there, which means a BMI of 19 to 25.”