If you want to get pregnant, and you are over-weight, it would be best to start committing to healthy eating and exercise. Being under-weight too and even the father's weight may also affect the possibility of getting pregnant .
You may say that there are many obese or even under-weight women that have successful pregnancies but there are also others that this affect.
Obesity may lead to irregular menstrual cycles and ovulation. However, even obese women with normal ovulation cycles have lower pregnancy rates than normal weight women, so ovulation isn’t the only issue. This is to a large extent on the hormonal imbalane that affect the menstural cycle.
Severe obesity in men has been shown to alter fertility often due to imbalances in hormone regulation tied to sperm production. Low sperm counts and low sperm motility (movement) have been found more often in overweight and obese men than in normal-weight men.
Also, obesity in pregnancy can increase the possibility of pre-eclampsia, diabetes in pregnancy (Gestational Diabetes), hypertension in pregnancy, miscarriage, having large babies and congenital abnormality.
Generally, underweight patients (BMI less than 19) can be encouraged to gain more weight, and this alone often increases their fertility significantly or makes hormonal therapy more successful.
It is advised that you see your Doctor for evaluation before you try to get pregnant.
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