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Day One of an all liquid preop diet! The Popsicles have saved me! Now, I'm just keeping my eye on the prize! One day almost down, then six to go... I'm stealing encouragement from those of you already on the looser's bench and those of you already on the preop diet! Warm up a place for me!

Hang in there! I start my low cal, low carb, low sugar liquid diet on Wednesday! Thankfully, it's only for one week and there is a light at the end of the tunnel (hopefully, it's not a train!).

Thanks ladies! I'm sure it'll be a "see how it goes". Good luck tomorrow, Ashleigh!

Hi Ashleigh! I don't know if you've been sleeved yet, but would love to know how BFing is going post sleeve. I just had my consult and my dr is very much supportive of my desire to continue to breastfeed my five month old. As far as the anesthesia, the American Academy of Pediatrics supports breastfeeding immediately after general anesthesia. Any pain med taken later is ok for baby while breastfeeding. The only thing that can't totally be proven to be safe for breastfeeding is if you get something like versed to calm you before surgery. I had an ovarian cyst removed about a month ago. I was advised to pump and dump one time only due to the versed. I was told if I didn't BF until at least two ours after I received the versed, it'd "probably" be fine. I decided to be safe that I would pump and dump that first time. I then resumed breastfeeding and my baby was fine. Please let me know how BF post sleeve has been. My surgery is estimated within the next month and my baby nor I are ready to stop breastfeeding! Thanks and good luck!