Do bigger men have a lower sperm count?

My fiancé is, I guess, technically obese. Almost 300 lbs? We’ve been trying for a baby for months with no luck. And I read something about how overweight men can sometimes have low sperm count and have a hard time conceiving or even be infertile? Any other mommas have big teddy bear husbands and conceived babies just fine?

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Weight has nothing to do with sperm count.

The only way to know for sure is to have him tested. But people try for years before it happens, even without anything medically wrong. Stress, ovulation, many things are factors… not just sperm.

My ex was well over 300 pounds and I had 2 kids with him. I don’t necessarily think that’s the case.

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My hubby is a bigger guy, he’s got 4 kids.

I have never heard of this but I guess it doesn’t mean it isn’t possible. Have you looked at getting his sperm checked?

My now ex husband was a big teddy bear and when it came to my 2nd kiddo, I was the one that had some issues (I was insulin resistant and needed meds). He was just fine.

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My husband has always been around that weight and we have five boys

My husband is almost 400 and we were blessed to be able to conceive our daughter with no issues

My husband! He’s a little over 400. We have had no problem. It helps if they don’t eat/drink a lot of junk foods and sodas!

My husbands a bigger guy & we have 5 kids.

There is more to it than just weight, usually the other factors that goes along with obesity. Perhaps as a start you start temping to see if and when you are ovulating and also both see the doctor for some basic bloodwork.

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They have tests on Amazon!
Of course, how accurate they are idk. They had to pass the FDA in order to be sold so maybe they work. Idk how it works but the reviews were good.

I don’t think obesity and infertility go hand in hand.

They can! Weight can cause issues for a lot. Our fertility dr here told my husband to drop 20 and he’s only 230 and 6’4. I need to drop 30. Last time I did my cycles came back and while it was still hard and took treatments we finally had success

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My husband is around 400 lbs we have an 8 year old, 6 year old, and twin 2 year olds. Being big doesn’t mean anything male or female :slight_smile:

They sell sperm count tests at Walgreens if you want to check. I think they run around $20

I wouldn’t think so my husband is over 300 and we had a child just fine!

My ex-husband was as well. We had no issues. Just relax and keep at it :wink:

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Nope. Weight effect womens fertility more then mens

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My hubby is a bigger fella n stands 6 ft 4 we had no trouble got pregnant on our first try. Maybe have a chat with your gp?

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My father was very overweight most of my life (got way healthier which is totally awesome, I think he realized how important it was to be there for my mother/ his family, but that’s another story) I am a test tube baby because my parents tried but could not conceive naturally although I think it was mostly due to a genetic condition on my mother’s side that can impact the viability of fetuses/health of newborns, his weight may have been a factor, I can’t rule it out, so I just thought I’d let you know I personally am an example of the offspring of an overweight man who had trouble conceiving naturally but in the end had three healthy children, so…don’t lose hope. :green_heart:

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Just remember it is normal for healthy couples to be trying for a year. After then I’d start worrying :slight_smile:

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My husband’s weight fluctuates between 270 and 295 due to a disease that he has & we conceived our baby just fine :two_hearts:

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This is a question that will have no true answer.

It could be you, it could be him, it might not be neither of you.

Go call your insurance, ask if they cover Infertility diagnostic and make an appointment at an fertility clinic to have you both tested.

Good luck.
I went through IVF and I can’t stress enough how much more in depth it is

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If you’re doing it every day, every other day, the sperm count will be lower. I would wait to do it every 3,4, or 5 days

I was on birth control for years. Then got off and took 2 years to get pregnant

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It wouldn’t hurt to have his sperm count checked if you’re worried but that’s certainly not always the case. Have your doctor check your thyroid and hormone levels as well and ask about conceiving with your OB. Sending lots of hugs and baby dust your way. :heart:

Yep. To maintain fertility you have to be healthy and that would include weight

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It could be as simple as giving “the boys” some breathing room. Heavier guys’ body temp sometimes runs a little warm in that area, especially for tightie whitie guys. Try some loose boxers and some looser clothing … give those boys some room to breathe!

(That was what the Dr. told my ex when we couldn’t seem to get pregnant).

He had low count & low mobility.

Yes because the heart, liver and kidneys have to work over time to support more body mass therefore, it can put pressure and stress on the other organs. Also, it is better to be fit than to be overweight just because you don’t wanna look “skinny”. I would rather have a heathy body than a public figure induced one.

Its not going to be the same for everyone, see ur doctor

My partner and i are both over 300 and it took us about a year to conceive.

:raising_hand_woman:t2: she’s almost 2

Smoking and drinking alcohol

both get tested & see

My kids father is really big and tall and our twin girls Will be 3yrs next week 🤷

Everyone is different. You and hubby can be in :100: percent great health and still take a long time to conceive. I’ve known many teddy bears and teddy mamas who’ve had multiple babies just fine. It can be him but it can also be you. Won’t know until you go to the doctor. Or… it could be that it just hasn’t happened yet even though nothing else is wrong. I’m a big woman and had no issue getting pregnant and had a healthy baby boy.

It isn’t that simple. Of course many would like to think it is easy and simple issue, but rarely is that true. Even very young, fit men can have low sperm count. Many factors affect it. So see a doc and stop depending on internet articles for anything but a new way to part you from some cash.

Nope. … hubby is 325lbs, 40 years old… we have a 16yo, 8yo, and a 6 month old…

Mine has had 4 kids so doubt that. Many things can effect sperm count or it could even be your fertility.

Every person is different. Only way you’ll know for YOUR husband is to have him tested. Otherwise​:woman_shrugging:t2::woman_shrugging:t2:

This is a question to ask a doctor

What is with the people laughing at this? Rood.

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Fiancé? Are you planning a wedding because being stressed doesn’t help with becoming pregnant. Sometimes it can take quite a while to get pregnant especially if you have had hormonal birth control

A few months shouldn’t alert you. It takes the average healthy couple 1 year to get pregnant when properly tracking ovulation.

My hubby is on the bigger size and has 9 children of his own ( not all mine)

My husband is on the bigger size and we conceived first try.

I have PCOS and my husband has low sperm count and we conceived 2 babies. It only takes 1 egg, 1 sperm is how I looked at it.

Not in my case at all

Every person is different but could be a factor

Every person is different. My husband is 250+ and just found out after having our 2 kids he has low testosterone. Both kids were conceived first month trying.

…natural selection at its best

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Weight can affect it but there’s always a solution at the pharmacy, over the counter supplements.

I was told I couldn’t have any he was told he couldn’t have any
Pregnant within 6 months Of trying
He’s a big ole teddy bear

My partner and i have had no issues to fall pregnant thankfully. He is one big and tall teddy bear :blush:
All the best :sparkling_heart:

It might be a factor. Go see your dr.

Nope. My hubby and I have a 2 year old daughter and we are 21 weeks with twins!

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No my husband is bigger we had no problem

No my ex was almost 300lbs 6ft man and i had 4 kids from him

My husband is a BIG man and we have 3 kids

My ex was over 300# & also over 50. I conceived 5xs (2 live births). I couldn’t not get pregnant :joy:

My x husband and current husband are on the bigger side and neither have a child shortage :rofl: 9 in all :rofl:

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My husband is over 300 and I have had 2 babies in 3yrs of marriage :smiling_face_with_three_hearts::sweat_smile:

My hubby is bigger and we have a almost 3 year old and almost 1 year old. Maybe he needs to get checked out or maybe both of you should. Could be a number of reasons

My fiancé is & im on baby #2, pregnancy #4.

I think it is different for everyone one my ex is overweight and I got pregnant on the second try lol
I would just both go to the dr and discuss it see what they have to say and you’ll probably be suggested some tests!

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I’m not sure my hubby is 260 and we have 3 babies so far and I’m pregnant with number 4 and it only took one time each time to get pregnant. We also have had 3 miscarriages. You can always go and get his count checked if you are concerned.

My husband is over 300 and we are on baby number 4. 16,3,1 and one baking. Had fertility treatments his sprem count was normal and he was bigger than.

Definitely not true my daughters father was about 300lbs and I had no issues getting pregnant

My husband is a big guy and while we did have issues conceiving… all his tests came back fantastic. When we did our IUI the gal doing the procedure showed me his paperwork and was like “oh he had a fantastic deposit” (it also resulted in a pregnancy that round too)

Unless it’s been a full 12 months do not panic. After a year of trying take both of you for some testing until then it can take time. Big or not is never a definite infertility issue can be a factor but rarely.

Everyone is different. My husband is 300+ pounds. We’ve had 4 babies. The first took a year to conceive, the second 7 months, 3rd 1 month, 4th 2 months

Everyone is different so it really just depends on the person. Your weight will play a factor as well, since it can affect Fertility just as much if not more. In my case it is not so for either of us, my boyfriend and I got pregnant recently and he and I both are fluffier people. Some fluffier people have no Fertility issues at all.

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Maybe its you and not him :thinking:

It may also depend on what he’s eating alot of the preserves and dyes could be effecting his swimmers

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I had sex with a fatty and am a fatty myself. Got pregnant even though I was told no babies for me and infertility for him.

We had a problem like this… have hi. Start taking vitamins supplements like centrum sliver…the higher the volume the better so get him the 55 men’s plus not the regular everyday ones
We struggled for 16yrs so we know first hand. Did everything in the books so feel free to ask

My husband is over 300 lbs and we have been pregnant 4 time and 2 living kids

You have to look at weight to height ratio, health conditions he may have, how much he exercises or active he is, what is his lifestyle like I.e drinking/smoking & so on. Weight plays a part in many things in life and fertility is not excluded. You should wait atleast 12 months before becoming concerned . At that point then I would discuss it with your Gyn or PCP because there could be problems with you as well as him.

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Same happened with my husband “also about 300lbs” Turns out him smoking week had something to do with me not getting pregnant as soon as he stopped i got pregnant pretty quick

My fiance is 280 and he has 3 children

Go get both of you checked…Could be you. I know lots of obese men with plenty of kids running around. Its not impossible…but obesity doesnt seem to affect men like it does women in reproducing. You could have a cyst or ovulation issue…Never know.

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My husband is 300 pounds + and we have 5 kids together in 7 years. All together we have 9.

My ex was 300lbs and doctor said his weight was the reason we couldn’t get pregnant. So it’s quite possible.

My husband is on the bigger side and we didn’t/haven’t had any problems.

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My husband was over 300lbs when both my girls were conceived. Has now around 250

My husband is 300lbs and I’ve been pregnant 5 times with 3 living children!

My husband is over 300 and I am currently expecting our 6th child. And I am the fertility issues

It makes it harder because of low testosterone but not impossible.

There are a lot of things that can affect fertility. The easiest way to go is to visit a fertility clinic and have testing done for both of you. Good luck. :heart:

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maybe you’re the one with fertility issues?

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If it’s only been months, I would not be concerned with fertility issues at this time. That sounds normal so far. It can take couples 6 months to sometimes a year to conceive. Just give it time and if a year comes and you still haven’t conceived, both of you should see fertility specialists.

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I have 3 babies with my guy who is 6’ 2” and 300 lbs

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My hubby is on the bigger side & we just found out friday were expecting baby #4 :sweat_smile:

My youngest sons dad is a bigger guy, and we were only together for a month before I became pregnant :see_no_evil:

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My children’s dad is 300 pounds, and we were able to conceive fine. If it’s only
Been months I wouldn’t think there’s a issue, you could just be catching the wrong moments in your cycle, or just not meant to be yet. It will happen all in perfect timing! Took me 6+ months with both kids. I’d say once you tried for a year or more then go to a clinic and see what’s going on. Good luck :sparkling_heart:

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It could be either of you, & Yes, big guy’s can get you Pregnant if no other problem’s with either of you. Relaxing is needed also, don’t stress.

My husband is a big fella. And we actually are due any day now. We tried for a year then decided our family was big enough. Then bam. Here we are.

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