Pregnancy with Weight Loss Surgery

My wife doesn't like to post much, so I will share her story, as it is quite unique. My wife was banded in Sept '08, self pay. I would like to say she followed all the 'rules' all the times, but she didn't always. In June of '09, she experienced her first band slippage. They removed the fill, and she went back to liquids. She went back 4 weeks and the band was back in place, and they filled again. We were also warned, that once you slip, you have a higher chance of re-occurance. Makes sense if you think about it. Anyways, by Late October, her band had slipped again, this time to a full 90 degree prolapse. She was unfilled again. We began the process of figuring out wh…

Hi, my name is Angie. I'm a 34-year-old mommy of a beautiful one-year-old girl. My question is about surgery after giving birth. Has anyone had vsg while caring for a baby or very young child? I'm wondering about things like how that will affect my recovery, when I will be able to pick her up etc., and resume all the physical tasks that having a very little one entails. I'd love to hear from anyone who has gone through this. Thanks!

Hi everyone..I have not been here in a long time since moving to the UK...I am reciently pregnant..yayay..very exciting when the doctor has told you this will never happen..anyway I was banded in Australia about 3 yeas ago...have PCOS...but have only lost about 110 lbs...I still want to loose about 30lbs or so...but I am completely happy where I am even though I know I am still overweight. I have not had my band adjusted in about 2 years...and happy where it is..I probably eat more then most would be able to...but it so little in my comparision...I know that I am eating a good amount for me and have been at the same weight because I havent done anything to get rid of th…

Hi I am 27 years old and I was banded in March 09 and I was 314 lbs then I went down to 230 and had two fills then I got pregnant in Dec 09 and no more fills. I have not gotten a unfill because I am scared to do that. Plus my insurance changed and I can no longer go to the same doctor but he said I could pay $100 to get fills done when I am finished with the pregnancy. I went up 249 lbs and now at 7 months I am now btwn 261-263 I flucuate daily. So I awaiting a call back from the doctor when I can go to him after I have the baby is here. I want to breast feed as well. So any advice until I get my phone call. I dont want to get anyway. I cannot wear my size 20 or 22 maybe…

I just found out I was pregnant. I was banded in September of 2010 and had recently reached my goal of losing 110 lbs. I was feeling great about myself and then found out I was pregnant. My husband and I were told we would never have a baby naturally, because of infertility on his part. So imagine my shock when I saw the Pregnant on three digital tests! :eek: In one week of finding out I have gained 7lbs. I know that weight gain is going to happen, but for 10 months losing weight has been my focus. I was crushed when I step on the scale to find I had gained 7lbs. How do you deal with the weight gain? Does it get easier? I had set a goal to gain only 25-30…

Hello all! I have been reading this forum and keeping up to date on challenges and issues and benefits of having the sleeve with pregnancy. Congrats Ange! Not sure how many else are pregnant / have been pregnant with the sleeve or if many are reading this board, but thought I would give it a shot as I am in desperate need of advise. I am currently working with an RE on embryo adoption (we are unable to have our own biological children - severe male factor). Despite the most important thing to me in the world at this point, I have been unable to lose weight to increase my chances of the transfer taking. My BMI is around 39. They don't qualify anyone for transfer w…

Preface, those of you who know me on Facebook please don't say anything, not telling my real life folks just yet. We've been tracking my ovulation for 2 months to try to plan for a girl (long story). I have not ovulated according to tests. I got to the end of a clearblue ovulation kit pack and it comes with a pregnancy test, so I took it for fun. Well, that and I had my tell-tale sign I had from my first band baby, ridiculous tightness in the band and can't get food down. Sure enough, I'm pregnant again! Hopin' for a girl this time! Due 2/14/11.

Okay everyone.. We all know when your pregnant you have cravings. Ive been REALLY bad. I eat healthy most of the time.. but sometimes I eat breads and pastas.. Since I was 10 weeks preggo Ive had the feeling of a constant lump in my throat. Some days I have it.. and some days I don't. I finally talked to my OB about it and she tested my thryoid.. which was fine. A friend of mine also has LAP-BAND® and she mentioned Ive probably stretched my pouch bc I can eat SOO much more then what I used to. Like tonight for instance.. I made an omlet with veggies in it.. I used 3 eggs to make the omlet.. I was able to get down about 3/4 of it! I KNOW thats to much! I only had the band …

yay i finally found the preggy section. Im currently around 20 weeks pregnant with my 2nd girl. 1st pregnancy with the Lap band. I am wondering how things are going to go when the baby gets bigger, im having a real fear that my ports going tro be ripped out by the baby or something.??? Since being preg i havnt seen my band dr at all... tut tut because i really did not want him taking all my fills out. i have 5 mls in there atm and i feel i am eating like a horse atm maybe ive stretched it :S... im watching the numbers on the scale go up and even tho i know im preg it still dissapoints me. I just weighjed myself this morning and im 98kgs im like omg its heading towards 100…

Does anyone know what makes the band tighter during pregnancy? I am 5 weeks pregnant and during the past week my band has felt tight at different times of the day. It's not that I can't get food down, it just physically feels extremely tight, giving me a backache and such. I've been trying to pin point why I would be feeling like this and I was thinking it might be because I am hungry?? I'm not sure. Thanks!

My daughter is 9 months old now and i am still having trouble getting the preg weight off now....I just cant seem to get it to come off...i am nursing so maybe thats it I was told some people dont lose while nursing....i am eating right and not over eating and working out here and there and its just not moving... any advice???

I had my IUD taken out in February and I have gained 10 lbs. I knew I had gained 5 but I got on this morning and I am up 10 lbs! I am sick over this.

Does anyone know of a good fertility md in nyc or brooklyn.I was told I have pcos.I'm 36 and was told I need ivf.Can anyone recomend a good fertility specialist.

Hi guys, i got banded 31st May 2008. I lost 50lbs in the first 6mths and then got pregnant. I didn't have any fills to allow me to eat enough so as not to restrict what was eating. I went off the rails and due to ill health and being bed bound, got into bad habbits and because i was pg, i kinda stuck my head in the sand. After my son was born i was 14lbs off my pre-surgery weight :thumbup: I went for a fill but felt no restriction. I've only room for 1 or 2 small fills. so whats the point? I'm doing slimming world and the weight is coming off again, but i want this band i paid for to work again. Should I have my and drained, bar the first 5 mls and wait a month…

I am only 6 weeks pg right now, but the symptoms are starting to set in. I have had horrible reflux the past few nights...I'm practically sleeping sitting up and even that does not help. This was never a problem for me before... I guess it's the bloating. Quite nauseated today as well, and so tight I could not get down broth at lunch. (Eating soup now though at 6:30pm.) I was SO hoping I could stay filled for at least the next 6 months, but I'm definitely not getting the nutrition I need right now (hello, ice cream!) Has anyone been unfilled and then filled again later in pregnancy? Maybe I should just take out a cc? I'm 15 pounds from my goal, and though I'm THRIL…

My husband and I are ttc. I've been off bc about a month. My periods were irregular before going on bc, since I have lost more than 50lbs and I thought maybe they would be more regular now. When I came off bc I had my period for 10 days (Nov 1-10). I have been super moody and tired lately and have to pee all the time... I took a test in hopes last week, but it was negative...I don’t know if it's in my head. Could I be preg this soon? How long did it take for others to conceive?

Hey everyone I'm new on here and am having a little bit of an issue here. I got banded on 9/23/08 and I've lost 95 lbs. I've been stuck at the same weight for roughly 7 months now and can't seem to get under 178. My cycles are like clockwork every 32 days. However, cycle is a no show today and I tested this morning and it said -. We've been trying for 3 years to get preggers and I decided to wait until I lost enough weight to have a healthy pregnancy and not be miserable the entire time. I had surgery last month because they found out both of my tubes were blocked and I had a large amount of polyps in my uterus, and got my cyle on April 23rd. I'm wondering if anyone has h…

Hello all! I'm only 5-6wks pregnant but excited already of course;) After being overweight for a long time, being on "the pill" for 16yrs, and having PCOS, I was thinking it'd be difficult to get pregnant, but that was not the case--YAY!! Anyway, I keep reading through the threads about unfills and pregnancy as I'm very interested in the subject. As it turns out, I was about 10lbs under what my health insurance would consider overweight enough (BMI of 40) to cover my LB procedure, so I opted to self-pay in Mexico instead of gorging myself and playing insurances stupid game. I'm soooooo happy that I got my band!! It was a great present to myself and my health. So, si…

Hello All! I'm currently 23 weeks pregnant and have been having port discomfort for a couple weeks now. I'm fairly certain it has everything to do w/ my musculature changing, but I was curious if anyone else was experiencing this. I've often had port discomfort even before becoming pregnant whenever I introduced new strenuous activity into my life. I'm pretty sure that Pregnancy is definately a strenuous activity for the body! My port is located just under my right breast a little off center. I've had 2 follow-up care doctors aside from my Surgeon that have commented on the odd placement of my port - so, again, i fully believe that the port discomfort i feel st…

I am 19 wks pregnant and I was banded in 2007. As of today I have lost 20lbs since the begining of my pregnancy! I have not had an unfill and kinda reluctant to get one. At my last doctors appt. my dr. told me I am not getting enough calories in and I'm starting to get scared! I dont want anything to effect the health of myself or the baby. So far they say the baby is growing fine which is great! But, does anybody have any suggestions on what I should eat or If I should get an unfill or not?

Hi All, I'm 8 weeks along and am a bit confused about what I should be eating and how much. I asked my OB for recommendations on a nutritionist as nobody seems to know all that much about pregnancy with the lap band, but so far, they haven't been able to direct me to any nutritionists who seem to have good info on lap band pregnancies. What do you other pregnant lap banders eat on an average day? Any tips? I suspect I've been mentally using the pregnancy as an excuse to stray pretty far from the plan and so far, I've gained more than I think I should. I'd like to get things under control and keep them that way for the duration. I haven't had any unfill yet - but I…

Hi all, My husband and are trying to conceive, and I am sure I am having a wacko cycle, but I have never experienced anything like this before. I am due to start my cycle on May 5, and on April 26, I started spotting, light pink and then seems to get a little heavier, but have not needed a pad. But, I have noticed my band has been tighter than normal. I have also been having lots of heartburn. So, I was wondering if anyone experienced this prior to finding out you were pregnant. Thank you :smile:

Hey all I was banded about 13 months ago, now i am pregnant. I had gestational diabetes with my daughter 4 years ago so of course i am at risk this time around, however i am significantly lighter now so i am hoping i am in the clear. My question is has anyone had to have this test while banded? I am afraid of the slight carbonation the drink i have to drink for the test has. I am probably going to call the surgeons office but the test is tomorrow and basically there is no way out of it, i have to do it for the safety of myself and my baby. Just wondering if anyone has had it and how they were with it. :ohmy::confused:

I went to a session at my surgeon's office yesterday. One thing they stressed, and even included in the contract I had to sign, was that I am not allowed to get pregnant until 2 years after my surgery. The whole reason for the surgery for me is so I can get pregnant. If I wait until 2 years out to start trying, it will be a minimum of 3 years before I am holding a baby in my arms, and that's if I am successful right away. If we still have fertility problems, it will be even longer. I am 28 now and have been wanting a baby for 7 years, I don't really want to wait that long. I see other people on here talking about getting pregnant or trying to get pregnant a year or les…

For those who were unfilled during pregnancy, how long did you wait to get your fill after delivery? I want to try and breastfeed, so I'm currently planning on waiting at least a month after delivery to get my supply established before getting a fill and cutting calories. Anyone find that getting a fill and eating less was problematic for their breastmilk supply? If my post-partum eating is anything like my pregnancy eating, I can probably go a little while without a fill. I seem to have this perfect storm right now-- no fill, but NO sweet cravings, many of my favorite foods don't appeal, and I have to avoid fatty stuff due to gall bladder acting up early in pregna…

Hello all. I am due to be banded march 22, 2010. I am nervous, but also very excited. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 3 years now. I have pcos and have not been able to conceive. I was just wondering if anyone has pcos, and if they have gotten pregnant after banding, how long it took, and how much weight they had to lose before they got pregnant. Currently I weigh 310 lbs and I am 5'8

Hi I have had my lapband in for about 18 months now and am currently 26 weeks pregnant i still have my fills it was recommended if i could not keep up enough calories to go and have all my fils taken out (eek) .. At first my body just seemed to know it needed the extra food and it let me eat what i needed and more ..... I craved meat a hard food to eat as you all know i would take my time and i managed to eat it ...... My weight gain to date i could not tell you i refuse to get on the scales but i still see a skinny pregnant woman in the mirror , I am at my goal now so weight loss im not to worried about untill bub arrives ....... At times food is hard but you hav…

Does anybody know if you can still get lap band if you find out your pregnant (early stages)?? My appointment is on the 19/5/10. I'm a bit worried about putting on more weight while pregnant if I can't get it done.:cool:

Had my lapband in 08...and i jus had a baby via c-section on 03/30/10....the problem im havin in indegestion, heartburn and some pain in my stomach and port side...could my band have moved due to my c-section or could it be my galbladder? I can def feel my food goin down when i eat and sometimes i feel like i have restriction (but i had all my fluid removed at 4 weeks preggo) the pain hurts so bad that it radiates from back to my stomach (kinda like contractions) can anyone give my any input..i have a doctors appt on fri and will call my bnad doc and make an appt there 2

Hi Everyone, I am 33 years old and weigh 128kgs I am looking at getting lap banding done but i would also like to get pregnant soon before i get too old. I am just wondering what would be best to do first banding or baby?

Hi, I've been reading from this forum for a while but this is my first post. I'm 16 weeks pregnant and started having pain at the base of my oesophagus a couple of days ago. Saw my Doc today and she has taken all the fluid out of my band. She let me know that my symptoms are classic of 'pre-slip'. Has anyone else out there had slippage during early pregnancy and had to have surgery to fix??? Worried Mum to be.

Hi, I got banded just over 2 weeks, I've also had PCOS for about 10 years, so fertility has been zilch. I know that I am a couple or so weeks late with my period so decided to do a test today. I did 2, and they are both positive. God knows how this could have happened (apart from the obvious lol) because I can't get pregnant. I must have already been pregnant when I had my band, this has worried me somewhat after having a GA and x rays etc I'm in a long term loving relationship and I havent told him yet, hell Ive only know for an hour! But I know he doesnt want children of his own, he gets on great with my 12 yr old and his 3 neices/nephews he adores and vice ve…

My pregnancy has been pretty easy going but now god throws me a curve ball. I have gall stones. They are so painful. Any ideas on diet from here on out? :cool:

Morning All, Just wondering if anyone has had experience with being pregnant with multiples (twins, triplets, etc) and what the experience was like. My hubby and I have been TTC for about 8 months and just got confirmation that we have to go with in vitro...which we fully intend to do...but our Dr just keeps bringing up the multiple stats and both me & the hubby are worried about how multiples affect your health, the babies health, and the functionality of the band... not to mention your sanity (yeah, mommies of multiples can you give me some realistic feedback about life with twins or triplets LOL) Thanks so much! ~Megs

It felt like to not have any restriction!!! So I have had an unfill this morning due to OB wanting me to be able to eat a tad bit more ok so instead of getting a complete unfill he took only half out! Damn with just half EVERYTHING goes through like a race car race...I MEAN NO RESTRICTION what so ever it feels so different! I don't want to gain alot but I have only been unfilled for 2 hours and I am so surprised at how it "used" to be and can I be honest with you all it feels good but I want advice on not gaining the weight I am so scared at the same time ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And at the same I am looking for that restriction still I know its only been a few hours this will…

I am 20weeks pregnant and constantly vomiting. Could this be the hormones or LAP-BAND® problems?I lost three pounds since my last prenatal visit and I am a little worried about my baby. Any advice anyone. The morning sickness is horrible. Lasts all day off and on.

Did any of you have real trouble finding the right restriction after pregnancy?:biggrin:

I just need to say this to someone, and since none of you really know me, I figured it's safer to say it here than my blog! I'm ready to be a mom. I want to be pregnant so bad. I had this surgery so I could be pregnant at a "healthy" weight. When I got married I was 31 years old and weighed about 330. A year later I was facing my 32nd birthday and weighed 351. So, along came the VSG and has really changed my life. My husband's brother got married 2 weeks before my surgery last summer and they are expecting their first child in May. I'm so jealous. I really want to lose another 65 pounds or so before I get pregnant, but now my thought is, I'm going to be 33 …

Anyone experienced this too? I'm 31 (almost 32) wks with twins, measured full term a few weeks ago and am even bigger now. Lately I pb after only a few bites. I'm not sure if it's the babies and not having any room (I have one baby laying sideways right at my ribs) or a problem with the band. I never got an unfill for the pregnancy, so the band is tight already. The past few days, I'm pb-ing everything except liquids. Thanks for any thoughts! Jen, expecting twin girls in May

:thumbup:Hi guys! I know we have been keeping each other posted in various other threads, especially "Banded & Hoping to Get Preg", but since the title of that thread doesn't exactly give out the best info, I am starting a new one for all to post their fun pregnancy stuff, like how appointments go, how the baby is, when we find out the sex, due dates, etc etc!! Here's my info for today! We had our 13/14 wk appt today. I am very aware of my ovulation/menstrual cycle, so by my dates we are 13 weeks, however the docs say the baby is measuring 14 weeks. Whatever, it's gonna come when it's good and ready! We got to hear the baby's heartbeat today and it was good and so…

Its been a very long time since i have been on here- but i'm to the point where i just need the support. I was unfilled at week 15 of my pregnancy due to losing 25 lbs during the 1st trimester and the baby wasn't developing properly. Lucky for me i didn't gain a bit of it back during the pregnancy and gave birth (via c/s) to a healthy baby girl in mid july 09. I went back to get filled a few weeks ago, and to my surprise gained a whopping 40 lbs. which isn't that bad considering the weight i lost early on. but to see that weight on the scale really threw me off. I had lost close to 80lbs before getting pregnant (i dont count the loss during the pregnancy) and i'm …

Just wanted to let everyone know...that we have a healthy baby girl named Annalise Grace who was born on 3/1/10 at 8:32 am weight 7lbs. 9 oz. and 19 inches long.... I have PCOS and am 37 years old this is my very first baby and we could not be more pround since many doctors told us this was impossible....that shows you what doctors really know !!! God had other plans !!! So yall keep trying this can happen....:scared2:

I am 36 will be 37 end of May. I was told I would never get preggers and 8 years ago I did. Lost the baby (and my mind). Now I am doing great but that clock is soo loud with its ticking. I see doc on the 26th for lap-band consult, graduate May 14th with an associates in elementary ed. and start ASU in the fall. I want a baby so bad it hurts. I want the band to be healthy for me but I also hope to have a baby. The first pregnancy was after a 90 pound weight lose doing the atkins diet. I gained it all back and some. My highest weight thus far has been 315, and I am down to 280 due to changing the way I cook and phentermine. It has been 9 months, had to do the phentermine fo…

I feel like Im gaining weight like its going out of style. Im 16 weeks and have gained a lb for every week Ive been pregnant. I still fit into me prepragnancy size clothes but the pants are getting snug. I so did not want to gain a ton of weight with this pregnancy but I cant stop eating. I had 2cc taken out of my band and now I have absolutely no restriction and Im hungry all of the time. Anyone else in the same boat? Everyone I talk to is losing weight or staying the same blahhh!!

Lots of questions.. So, my weightloss sucks! I hav 8cc in a 9cc band and I can still eat everything. Not enough restriction! Anyway, I had my surgery in November and wanting to get pregnant in August or September (I'm not getting any younger)to break my cycle of having winter babies. My dr said he wanted me to wait a year but if I got pregnant before then, not a big deal. Anyone get pregnant during that first year? Also, I get pretty darn sick with my pregnancies and had nausea and vomiting the whole 9 months with my last one. Anyone have these problems with the band and did they unfill you? Will band slippage be an issue?

I'm sure that some of you may get mad at me for posting this, but I think it's important to be 100% honest so you all don't just get a rosy picture of banding and pregnancy. If this story can help even one of you avoid the misery that I'm dealing with now, than I will feel a bit better. I was banded in 2006 at about 240 and had gotten down to 185 through lots of hard work and exercise (I was a slow loser in many ways). I got pregnant in the Fall of 2008 and was so anemic because I had eaten very little red meat during the previous YEARS that my OBGYN really, really wanted me to get unfilled. I could barely get my prenatal Vitamin down. Plus, I was obviously very co…

I am having a really hard time and just wanted to express how I was feeling to people that understand. I'm almost 6 weeks pregnant and couldn't be happier, except for the weight gain thing. I haven't finished losing my weight and right now I'm terrified. I had to get completely unfilled, no morning sickness, but it's as if the moment I conceived my band became too tight. I was getting stuck with EVERYTHING I ate. I have already gained 4 pounds. I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but I'm freaking out. I have been so hungry, I wake up needing to eat something. his morning I had an anxiety attack and I can't do this, it's not healthy for me (or the baby)to be so s…

Hello, Just wondering if it is normal to be 8 weeks pregnant and only be able to fit in a mouthful of food per sitting and having that get stuck? My food is getting stuck after 1 mouthful (no matter how much i chew it) It will then either pass or i will vomit it back up :mad2: I have boooked in a partial unfill next tuesday but i dont know if i can last that long without being able to eat anything witout it getting stuck. Does your stomach swell or something when you get pregant? Any help would be great! Im feeling very very washed out now from the lack of food over the past week.:eek: Sarah

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For those of you who have delivered, did your band have any impact on your contractions? I've had crazy port pain throughout my pregnancy and am wondering if it will continue through my labor? Does the epidural help as far "north" as our port? thanks!