Post IUD Pregnancy

Hi T.,

I can't tell you about pregnancy after an IUD, but I can reccomend a great web site for helping you maintain your weight and even lose weight after pregnancy healthily. www.afterbaby.com I plan to use their program after I have my baby in two months. Good luck and may God bless you with another little bundle soon.
M. K

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I got prego within 2 months of having my IUD removed. As far as weight gain during pregnancy, just eat sensibly. I craved all the wrong foods when I'm pregnant. I just have to re-think. Eat lots of fruits and veggies.
I had my 1st child 4 months before I graduated. I walked across the stage with her in my arms and her own cap and gown. Congrats on getting your degree. Also, please don't feel that you have to have a paying job to be a contributing member of society. Raising your kids to be responsible members of society is the best contribution you could give.

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Well, I just had my IUD removed a week ago today. I started my period after 2 days. It had been 2 and 1/2 years without those cramps!!!!! So I will let you know how long it will take me. We don't want to get prego until July or August. My doctor told me that it usually takes up to 3 months.....but sometimes people get lucky right away!!!!!! I feel like it would happen anytime.....just my feeling!!!!! It took me 1 year after depo to get prego with my 1st child!!!! This time feels different...I hope!!!! Good Luck

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Hi T.!
you said...I can finally be a contributing member of society....whoa nellie! You already are!!!! Mom's have the most difficult job on earth and here you are with one child and planning another. AND on top of it, going to school, keeping house, planning meals, child care, hubby care. You've got lots of hats in place and do already contribute much. I just wanted to say that first.

As to the iud....I had one, it fell out. No problem getting pregnant. Youngest daughter now 33. for what it's worth, check with your doctor and see what they say.

Diet and weight control. Whoee, that's a tough one when pregnant... or when not pregnant.... One way I've lost weight in the past was basically portion control. Ate, do eat, what I want, just not a whole lot of it. Healthy snacks, no fried foods, go back to the basics, fruit, veggies, chicken, turkey, fish, little red meat. Diets do not work, too much deprivation involved. Lifestyle changes work. Hard to do at first, but certainly possible. I've recently been diagnosed with gluten intolerance and boy it's been tough to give up some stuff, but I'm finding after a while I don't really miss all those processed foods and feel much better. And have lost weight with no effort. So there ya go, best of luck to you!
Hugs,
J. (Mom to 10..mine, his, step and adopted....and grandmother to gee...I think about 19 counting everyone's off-spring....)

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Hi T. - I got pregnant within 2 months of removing the Mirena IUD. My MD said that women start to ovulate almost immediately. Good luck!

My daughter is 4 and I'm due in July with #2. Since you are so busy with school and a preschooler, I bet you won't gain as much weight. It's so easy to do the first time around, but you live and learn. I gained a lot with #1 and have gained 1/2 of that this time around...no doubt b/c I have DD to run around after. Again, good luck!

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I don't know what type of IUD you have. I had the Mirena and had it removed in January 05, started having normal periods in February, and got pregnant with my son in August. I was using ovulation kits and did start back to ovulating right away. I was also overweight when I got pregnant with him. I watched what I ate and gained about 20 pounds which I lost right after having him. I have since lost 30 pounds and am back to my pre-pregnacy weight that I was at before having my daughter 11 years ago. I am now 14 weeks pregnant with our 3rd and final child and am going to try to gain a healthy weight again (20-25 pounds). Congrats on your schooling!! My Mom just graduated with her nurse practitioner after being an RN for many years. L.

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Hi T.!
Congratulations on your goals! I was in your shoes a little over a year ago. I had an IUD for four years and had it removed last August. We thought we would see what would happen, if it was meant to be, we'd get pregnant. We ended up getting pregnant in October. I don't think the IUD removal made the difference in the timing of the pregnancy as much as other factors! I probably could have gotten preganant sooner. Now I am eight months pregnant and expecting a baby on July 22nd. I, too, was concerned about weight gain. I have managed to keep my gain down to 17 lbs this time so it is possible. Just talk to your doctor on a safe weight gain. Mine said to try to keep it under 25 lbs so that was my goal. I hope my experience can help you make your decision! I wish you the best!

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eat anything that you want but if you know that it is high calorie or BAD for you only eat half of it...one cookie instead of 2-3, half of the baked potato with everything on it, half of the piece of cake or pie, single candies instead of the whole candybar...
I once lost weight over thanksgiving and christmas by doing this... and I didn't feel deprived.

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My 2nd is a post IUD baby and she was 'easy' to conceive. I think I had my IUD out for about a month when we had a whoops with a condom, we decided to give it a week of trying (it was the right time of the month) and there you have it bebe #2.

As far as weight gain, just sensible healthy food/eating. My midwife says high protien lower carbs.

Good luck!

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My third child was concieved while I was had the IUD. It happens in about 10% of the cases. My Doctor jokingly said she was holding it her hand at birth. Move forward and good luck.

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I have an IUD now and probably won't have any more kids, but my doc told me that once the IUD is out I would likely begin ovulating right away. With the IUD I still have periods but they are very very light. Some of my friends don't have periods at all. Lucky them!!!

As far as weight loss goes, get the boook Body for Life for Women by Dr. Peeke. It may seem somewhat restrictive but I have not found that to be the case. It teaches portion control and talks about all the fun things women go through that usually hinder weight loss. I have found the eating plan easy. I do have to limit certain foods, but that goes without saying. You are not going to lose weight if your diet is mostly refined cards and saturated fat. I still eat those things but I have to really really crave it or find myself in a bind to resort to food that may taste good but will not help me lose weight. For instance, we're military and just this past week had our house packed out because we are moving on to our next duty station. It was very stressful and frankly I did not care what I ate!!! I kept up with my workouts at the gym but this week I need to focus on my eating again. I feel so tired and worn out when I don't eat the right foods.
Well, good luck with the weight loss and with having another baby!

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I don't know how different the IUDs are now than they were when my mother had hers. She had it removed and got pregnant with me immediately. She didn't even have another period after it was removed. Of course that was a million years ago, well at least 30 something. Good luck!!

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I personally don't have any experience with an IUD, but me and my 3 sisters are all 2 years apart, and our mother used an IUD in between each pregnancy. Mind you, this was 30+ years ago. Anyway, each time her doctor removed it, he jokingly said to her, "See you next month." And he ususally did beause she got pregnant right away. GOOD LUCK with getting pregnant!!!!

As far as weight loss goes, I have had success on Weight Watchers. They will not let you participate in the program if you are pregnant unless you have a doctor's note saying that you don't need to gain weight during your pregnancy. However, once you have the baby you can attend. Also, if you were to start Weight Watchers before you get pregnant, you would have all the info about how the program works and you could do it on your own while you are pregnant to keep yourself from gaining too much weight. BEST WISHES to you!!!!

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