And you need to lose weight. There is no other option, you know. This is what you have to do to have a family you want.

 

Doctors told Rodriguez that she might never be able to have a baby if she didn't lose some weight. She and her husband were having fertility issues. 

 

Doctors at a clinic concluded that her only option to get pregnant was in vitro fertilization, but they also were afraid she was too heavy to undergo anesthesia.They were also worried that her weight could complicated her pregnancy, risking her life and her unborn babies.

 

It can affect the entire system, not only from ovulation of the egg, but also to the implantation process, there is also some data coming out even suggesting that may affect the quality or even the development of the embryo.

 

Endocrinologist Dr. Steven Greenhouse says that obesity can impact a woman's hormones and other substances in the blood.And that can affect everything from eggs to embryos and can even cause miscarriage.Newer studies are also showing an increase in birth defects among obese mothers.

 

There's a higher incidence of spinal cord abnormalities, something called neural tube defect, and also something called a cleft palate or cleft lip is also increased.

 

Now Rodriguez says for the first time in her life she took dieting seriously. She says she change the way she ate, making more healthy choices, avoiding fried and fast foods, and she also started exercising.

 

The weight just fell off. I know the size I hadn’t been since high school.

 

Karin Rodriguez lost 33 pounds, even more weight than the doctor required. She underwent IVF and it was successful, and now, she is the mother of twins, Maryella and Benjamin..

 

If she hadn't lost the weight, then she would have required more medications. It would have made the procedure more dangerous. It could have affected not only her health, but the babies.

 

There it is, I just want to pull my hair but at the same time when those came up to you, say Mama, or you know, they are learning to say yes or no, everyday it's just melt your heart,the hardest moment, they are worth it.