Pregnancy with Weight Loss Surgery

So, I'm about 1.5 years post surgery, at my goal weight, and 11 weeks pregnant. The practice I use does NOT believe in taking out Fluid during pregnancy unless there's a reason. I have been throwing up a lot in early pregnancy and not gaining weight and went in to have a little bit of an unfill. I wanted to have .2 removed but the dr who saw me said I looked awful and proceeded to remove 1 cc. He promised to put back in half in a month if I felt it was necessary. Anyhow, he was totally right because I went from throwing up every day to throwing up not at all (it's 2+ weeks since the unfill). I feel much better and have gained 2 lbs which I know is what I am suppos…

After sleeved lost almost 40 Kilos. My pregnancy add to my, after sleeve weight 17Kg, but i suffered major post-birth depression. My stomach gut bigger during pregnancy but almost 2 years after, i 'm still eating bigger portions. Everything has changed, HOW CAN I GO BACK TO OLD DAYS??? After pregnancy continue gaining weight, probably because of dipression and Prozac. Eating only sweets for comforting... I have to reduse my stomach capacity again. I'm feeling so sorrow for goin back to those days that food ruled my life. I'm seeing a psycologist for depression, hoping to find the real reason for my gluttony(?) HELP! P.S. Sorry for the bud spelling, i'm not using…

Which prenatal vitamins are you ladies taking after the sleeve?

Its 3 months after my surgery and my husband and I are considering having another baby.. I haven't talked to the drs yet but have read that the best time is 18 months after. Truth is I don't want to wait that long for many reasons. We have 2 kids 3 and 2 and I will be 35 in July.. from everyone's experience, when is too soon? I have a regular visit with my gyn in 2 weeks and may ask to have my IUD removed...

hey all! I was diagnosed with PCOS a few years ago.... i want more than anything to have a baby and this is why i had lap band (besides getting healthy and feeling better) so anyways, i lost 104 lbs and started going to a fertility dr again a few months ago. After a round of clomid with nothing coming of it, and then 9 days of follistim and a shot of ovidril, i finally ovulated ( for the first time in my life i think) so we went home did the baby dance and now i think i am pregnant. I have been having waves of nausea, my boobs hurt when touched, mood swings, tired, headaches, white discharge. But my question is... does it sound like i am pregnant or can this still be side…

Hi everyone. My honey is 2 years post op sleeve surgery. I'm currently on fertility meds and Lord willing I will be gtg in a couple of months. Late this month I have a appt set up to see her endo. Can anyone share with me what Vitamins and minerals you took to ensure a healthy pregnancy. Also want to hear from those who did not have a healthy pregnancy and what we can learn from you to avoid problems. For example, a guy told me his wife was having miscarriages and that she was low on folate/ or folic acid and told me to make sure she gets on that. I got her a low dose 400mcg and she is taking that for now until we have our consult later this month with doc. Any tips…

I will be going to my very first LapBand appt in a few weeks. I'm pretty nervous, and even though I did my research on the Band, and to actually see if I'm qualified. What other qualifications would make me qualified besides my weight that I'm some what sure that I qualify for. If someone can help me out on a few answers that would be great!

After your VSG, how long until PCOS symptoms subsided?

Im 9 months post op and about 10 weeks pregnant. What a shock to me considering Ive been told my whole life I would not be able to have children because of my PCOS. I got down to my goal weight of 142 and a couple days later found out Im pregnant. Im totally fine with that I know I can get back down to the weight I want eventually. My question is with proper nutrition during pregnancy. I still am eating a very small portion...I cant even finish a kids meal in 2 sittings. I stopped drinking my Protein shakes because Im afraid that they could harm the baby. Everytime I eat a couple of bites my stomache starts to hurt terribly. Has anyone else dealt with anything…

To be honest I am not ready to have a baby. I can barely eat with out morning sickness. I am soooo miserble and I don't believe I can be healthy or keep my baby healthy now.... I really need a year or more. Anyway I am overwhelmed right now.

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Hello everyone! I am sort of new around here. I have been on the site for about 2 years but never actually posted anything until now. I had the lapband surgery in Oct 2010 and have been very successful with it. I wrote all about it in my story on my profile, not sure if you can see it or not someone will have to tell me if you can or not. I also have an album I uploaded with pictures of before/during/after pictures but I do have that set to friends only so you will have to become a friend to access them. Anyway, I lost a total of 168 lbs after only a year and 3 months. I got down about 20 lbs less than my goal weight and was maintaining that weight very well. It wa…

So I had good success following the sleeve, lost nearly a hundred pounds. We had planned on stopping birth control this coming January but God had other plans. I had my galbladder removed and pre-op had a CT scan that showed a lesion on my liver. Since we did not know what it was, I stopped by pills because they can lead to adenomas. I then had an MRI of my Liver and found that my uterus had a malformation that could cause infertility. I had pretty much convinced myself that I going to have fertility problems and did not use back up with my husband. Well, come to find out, the week we found out about my uterus we were already pregnant!! Now, I am studying to make sure I …

So over the last three months I've gained ten kilos back after losing 25 kilos since my banding three years ago. My doctor thinks I had too much fluid in my band so we have been trying to find the right balance for the past month with no success so far. This has been really depressing for me and to make matters worse now I'm pregnant and so terrified of the potential weight gain that it's overtaking my excitement of the baby coming. Can anybody relate to this or have any advice?

Hows it going? How far along are you now? I'm 17 weeks 4 days. everything is going well went to the doc Monday strong heart beat 148. Find out Dec.3rd what we are having. I've gained 6lbs so far and finally over all the morning sickness!! Hope you all are doing well!

I am 1 week post op today I did this surgery because I want a baby so bad. I know doctor's say to wait 18-24 months. Do I really have to wait 2 years the thought of waiting that long is just so depressing to me..

I had my baby November 17 and right after delivery I seemed to be getting stuck at each and every meal! I have been able to eat here and there, but am really getting frustrated. I am going on liquids today and see how it goes but if it persists I am getting adjusted monday. Anyone had any experience like this after delivery ? What about papaya enzymes do those work? I really would like to not spend the 309 $ for the fill

I am over the moon! I have PCOS, and have struggled with infertility for years. I have an almost 6 year old daughter, and tried unsuccessfully for 2 years to have another child, before having my VSG surgery. I was one year post op 8/24/12, and I just found out today that I am pregnant! This was the first month we tried since my surgery, and I was only on 50 mg a day of clomid (I have been on up to 300 mg a day in the past). I have no words for how ecstatic, and terrified, I am. Please keep me in your prayers, and I will do the same for all of you!

Im fairly new to the site but so far I've read some great things that have helped me through this difficult time with my band. I was banded May 2011 and I'm down 50lbs. I suffered a minor setback here is May with my asthma flared up. I haven't had an asthma attach in 10 years but the heat and humidity got the best of me this year. At that time I believe I was very close to my sweet spot and I had 6cc in a 10cc band. I was also 11 lbs away from being out of the dreadfull 200lb range. Needless to say I was thrillled. Howver, I had to get 1cc taken out of my band as I was unable to eat, drink, and began to experience nigh-coughs and frequent PB. I'm working slowly to get bac…

I have 3 more weeks to go with my pregnancy I never got my band loosened or anything I only seen my doctor once I was very unhappy with him He kept missing my appointments The only thing I worried about I's when it comes down to pushing Will It be ok???

I'm 25 years old, just had a beautiful lil boy in February. I had rny back in March of 2010. Up until I got pregnant I was losing weight just fine, over 100 lbs. During my pregnancy I gained almost 50lbs, most of that was because by my 5th month I was put in the hospital on bed rest for pre-term labor and literally could not do anything but rest until I hit full term. Now that I've had him I have lost about 16 lbs but I'm breastfeeding too. I'm currently not losing weight anymore and I am constantly hungry, I don't know if it was the pregnancy that might have caused my pouch to stretch since I had to constantly eat or what. I've actually gained 5 lbs and I'm having some …

I have no kids, I haven't been able to get pregnant. I been trying for years. I have one Fallopian tube and two ovaries, one tube got removed when i was 16 because of an abscess.. I can't find out what's wrong till I come up with $1500 to do the testing && right now I can't afford it especially because I got the sleeve done October 31st 2012. I just want to know if there's anyone that's been in my shoes and has been able to get pregnant after having the sleeve done.

Well I was banded 2/28/10 and I've lost 106 lbs now. I've been maintaining for the last 6 months although I want to lose another 20lbs. Last week I found out I'm pregnant with my 2nd child. I'm almost 6 weeks pregnant and I'm already terrified of gaining weight!!! I was 298 the day I delivered my first child and I never want to see 200s again! I'm currently at 180! Any advice would be appreciated, keeping in mind my top priority is a healthy baby and healthy me!!

I'm a single mom. I had my son when I was 15, and had a tormultous relationship with his father. Wasted a lot of my life. Now I'm 34, my son is 19, I'm single, and hope to find true love and be married. I also would like to have at least 1 or 2 more children and have the even celebrated. I lost my left ovary due to having a dermoid tumor two years ago. My doc told me on Friday, that I may have a small one growing on my right ovary. I can't have sleeve surgery until next year this time. I've tried losing weight on my own to attract guys but losing weight is a bear as you all know. Once having the surgery I have to wait 12mths to get pregnant. I just have so many stress…

Hello! I am about 5w1d pregnant. The past few days I have been pretty bloated. With the bloat I am having a lot of discomfort at my port site. Not sure if this normal or not. I can't even imagine when I start getting really big. Has anyone experienced this?

Yes I'm nuts for wanting another baby at my "advanced maternal age", blah. But just wondering if this has happened to you older mamas? My DS keeps asking for a little brother and it breaks my heart!

So I've been married for almost 6 years and I have PCOS this is the reason why I had VSG to loose weight and have children. Before surgery I had done clomid, iui's, including IVFS and NOTHING Im now 78-88 pounds less and Im only 20 lbs away from goal weight. I want to be a mommy already anyone here in the same situation??? Hubby has been using condoms since surgery. I have 2 frozen embryos I want to transfer next month which would be my 6th month post-op. I don't want to try and get pregnant naturally because I feel like I would be leaving my babies (Frozen Embryos) behind. So I just want to transfer them next month and see what happens, If it's really true that me BEING…

I'm just more than halfway done (phew!) and figured I'd post an update. We just had an ultrasound and the baby is doing great. We had a few tiny scares in the beginning, mostly due to spotting (vanishing twin, doctor thinks) but things have gone very smoothly since. Development is going great. We did get a peek at gender and it's pretty clear that we're expecting a girl. I'll be 21 weeks on Monday and I'm up 15 pounds. I'm not thrilled with my gain but I'm not surprised, either. The reality is that I've always packed on pounds while pregnant (97 pounds with my first, 78 pounds with twins) so this is actually a really low gain for me. I was also on hormones fo…

I am nervous and scared right now. I am 7 months post op and I think I'm pregnant. Since surgery my Af has been regular every month. I had sex on 10/16 unprotected and I was suppose to start Af on 11/2 and nothing yet! I have been spotting pink 1 1/2 days and then it stopped. I have had headaches, lower back pains and a little nausea. Would this be a sign that I have a little peanut growing? I honestly think I am but I dont know if it's all in my head right now! I had the surgery for health reason and to get pregnant. This will be our first baby and I want this badly!! Has anyone experienced symptoms like this and ended up pregnant?

I am 10 weeks pregnant and have very painful stomach pains near my port. They seem to come on after vomiting or sleeping on my left side at night. Does anyone have this issue and how can I make it go away?

Hello all! I'm pregnant for the first time and scared to death! I've researched pregnancy and birth for as long as I researched the lap band! Shortly after finding out I was pregnant, I went to see my lapband doctor for an unfill. I was scared to death he was going to tell me he wanted to do a complete unfill, but thankfully he did not! I don't think he would have taken any out if I didn't ask for it! I decided to get 4cc out of my band (half of my fill) to give the baby room to grow and hopefully allow me to NOT need to get any more unfills during my pregnancy because my new work insurance doesn't cover my band doctor....and neither does pregnancy medcaid! Sigh. I'm …

Of course mine are things I really shouldn't have. Peanut Butter ice cream, cupcakes, chinese food, and cheese! Luckly I'm to broke for chinese food. cheese is good for me in moderation and I only allow myself the others a few times a week but I swear I could live off them at this point!

First, I want to send congrats to all of you beautiful ladies who are pregnant, and lots of baby dust to those who are currently TTC!! I havent been around on these boards for awhile, so I'll re-introduce myself. Im Heather, Im 28 and a mom to 3 beautiful kids. My oldest is 10, my middle is 4, and my band baby is now 15 months I was banded back in 2010 and Im still struggling to get close to my goal weight. I've been having some issues losing since after my son was born. Granted, I lost all but about 12lbs of the baby weight in a little over a month, which was great since I gained 52lbs, but I ended up with gall bladder issues at the end of last year and after having i…

I was on the pill for years until Aug. I have been off it since mid Aug. So I can have Surgery in Nov. I know its a bit early but I didnt want to have to refill a script so I just ended it then. I was hoping to be able to go back on to the pill after 6 wks when Dr says ok. Anyone else on the pill still with VSG? or did you have to switch completely? I tried NuvaRing before and hated it. Thanks!

Hi Everyone - My husband and I are going to try to conceive soon. I'm curious as to how much weight those with a lap band gained during their pregnancy (or lost as I've heard that happens for some). Also, can you let me know if you had to have any Fluid taken out of your band? Thanks so much!

Hi everyone! I am soo excited! It's been a 1 year and 2 months after my lapband surgery and now I'm prego!!!! My husband and I have been trying for a VERY long time! I mean LONG time. This baby is Miracle baby. I recently took out all the fluids out of my band. I had 9cc. It felt so wired to eat all my food. Lol I am 9 weeks and didn't even know lol I just found out last week. What advise would you give?? I'm a 1st time mommy thank u for any positive comments

I want to have a baby so bad but I am not quite at a healthy weight to do so. But I have baby fever and have been thinking about a lot of things. My biggest question for those of you that have the band and a baby after the band, did you have a c-section or could you do vaginal delivery? Did you have port pain durring pregnancy as your body grew? How long after you started trying did it take to actually get pregnant? These are just a few questions I would really like to know about. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone, so this might be hard for me to explain so pls bare with me. Im 18 months post op and 8 weeks pregnant. Everytime I throw up (sry TMI) I get this massive air bubble in my stomach that makes me literally breath in air into my stomach. Its a little painful and very uncomfortanvle. Does anyone else have this and how do you deal with it?

Well, had an appointment today! I am 6 months and 6 days out of surgery. I have lost 77 pounds, and my goal weight is 23 pounds away! I went from 271.2 lbs to now 194.2 lbs this morning! From a size 22 to a size 14 and a size XXL to a size M! I've lost over 66 inches from all over... and I feel great! I got the GO AHEAD this morning to TTC!!!! I am *SO* excited! I have PCOS - however, I've been ovulating on my own since July!!! We were TTC for 27 months, got pregnant in November, and miscarried after Christmas 2011. I needed meds (Metformin) to conceive that baby... and am stoked I'm ovulating on my own now... and now have a doctor that's behind me 100% to TTC! Y…

Okay, it's just two pounds but MAN! I've been maintaining with almost no effort and now that I've done my first hormone shot the scale already bumped up on me. I'm a little concerned about starting all of the estrogen and progesterone in a few weeks. Oh well. I'm doing a frozen embryo transfer sometime in very early July. We had five embryos frozen from our IVF cycle in 2007 that gave us our twins. I'm excited but also very anxious. I wonder if everyone that chooses to get pregnant after surgery feels this way? I mean, I hit goal, why am I trying to have another baby now? I'm worried I'll get fat again, that I'll stay fat, that I'll start to feel insecure abou…

I have just found out I am pregnant and would like to know how much and what other banded people eat daily to know the baby has enough food.

I just need to vent this morning. Usually I am pretty positive about things, but this morning I can't help my pathetic pity party. Beware! I started this whole journey to get healthy and to give my son a sibling. I lost a lot of weight still losing...Everyone kept telling me be careful while you are losing you could get pregnant right away. Well, not the case for me. We still can't get pregnant. It is so frustrating. i'm eating healthy, taking Vitamins, exercising. I know i need to give it more time but I am just so tired of everything being difficult. I feel like I have to fight and struggle for everything in my life. It is just not fair and I am tired of it!…

I just want you thank you all for ur posts. I am 35 and up until a year ago I didn't know if I cld get pregnant. I found out I was pregnant while I was in the process of losing my baby. I was devistated to say the least but at least I knew I cld pregnant. I was just banded Oct 4th so I am hoping this will help me.

Has anyone been diagnosed with pcos?? when I was 20, I had my gastric bypass April 10th 2012 and Im down 70 pounds. Im 34 and wanting to get pregnant. Has anyone with pcos and had gastric bypass gotten pregnant?!!

I have never been able to get pregnant then all of a sudden I find out I am pregnant one month before my surgery...then I had a miscarriage a d rescheduled my surgery right away! That pregnant was a miracle to me...I was 34. So anyhoo I don't have 34 more years to wait to get pregnant and who knows what my problem is, but is IVF really $12,000!!!! My insurance win't cover it like somes states.

I got band in 2009. I lost 90 lb and I love my band. Never have any problem ( when I leard how to eat slow and rigth) I got preg 8 weeks ago, we are so happy after trying everything and giving up..just happened it. I just move and change my job and in the transition I lost my insurance. I was super fine.. not morning sickness or anything until one day last weekIi wake up and my band was completed closed, could not drink water... ended up in ER. Well to make short they did not not much about pregnancy and lapband but they empty up my band. All of it, Now I am scared I dont have all that help. Hopefully I had learn how to have a healthy relationship with food but I have no…

Hi all! I just got banded on Sept 10th, mainly to get healthy for myself and to be super healthy for pregnancy! I was wondering if people had port pain during pregnancy?

Hey there ladies, Is there any one that had their procedure soon after giving birth? I was on the way to getting my surgery (already met with surgeon and everything, and was just waiting on the call toi schedule my surgery) and found out I was pregnant. I am due in January and I am hoping to get my procedure while I am still out on maternity leave but is a month or two too soon to have the procedure? I don plan on breastfeeding, but not exclusively, so the baby will be used to formula already. I have already sent a message to my surgeon and am still awaiting an answer but I'm getting really impatient. Any advice would be handy, and thanks in advance!

Hello everyone, I am pre op however I am excited to hear about the increased fertility that comes with being sleeved! My Husband wantes to use Condoms for the first several months before I am Cleared by my Physican to begin trying to have a baby. Note that this will be our first child, I have been on birth control for over 10 years and this is thee first time I will be going without BC. To add to that My Hubby who is Military will be returning around the time I will be having surgery which is SCARY! For the first time in my life I am excited about the possibility of having a baby~ I am 29 years young and have been married for nearly 6 years~Birth control has also resul…

Hello everyone, Just wanted to introduce my self, I have been very interested in all the posts on this thread from the moment I joined. The main reason that I got the sleeve was so I could have another baby. Plus the other reasons of becoming healthy for my my other child and to prevent any health issues in my future. I am 32 years old and have an almost 3 year old, I fell pregnant first time around pretty easy as I had dropped 30kgs (66 lb) due to losing it for my wedding, I then put on that 30kgs during the pregnacy and then another 20kgs (44 lb) in the 12 months after. At my heaviest I was 159kgs (350lb). I have been fat all my life. I was still obese when …