I am 12 weeks prego and this will be my first band baby. I haven't had any Fluid removed, currently have a total of 5.5 cc's and haven't had any problems so far. The nausea is quite extreme with this baby ( I didn't have any with my other two). I wonder if the lap-band contributes to this, as it takes longer to process food into the lower stomache; leaving it empty for too long? Zofran and Phenegren *<--spelling* have saved me any actual dry heaves and throwing up, since the first week of dealing with not being able to eat at all. I have lost 5 lbs, but the baby is growing and developing normally; viewed through the two sonograms I have had already.
My port area has been sore from the day of surgery on and has never really subsided. It gets irritated easily, during certain intimate activites, so I am worried about further down the road in the pregnancy and if the soreness will worsen. Any information on this?
The gas has been crazy (similar to the gas problems I experienced the first two weeks after surgery) and I finally figured out that I couldn't take the prenatal Vitamin they gave me at the OB and needed more Fiber. I have since switched over to powdered Multi-Vitamin and powdered fiber of which I put both into a homemade smoothie for my Breakfast every morning. I have always had trouble eating anything solid first thing in the morning and have heard similar stories from other bandsters.
I haven't found too much official information on banded pregnancy and my current OB has no clue what so ever but listens to me and is attentive. I am on medicaid, so I am limited on OB choices and making the best of the situation. Any suggestion, information, and experiences are especially welcome. The more knowledge I have, the better off the baby and I will be.
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I am 12 weeks prego and this will be my first band baby. I haven't had any Fluid removed, currently have a total of 5.5 cc's and haven't had any problems so far. The nausea is quite extreme with this baby ( I didn't have any with my other two). I wonder if the lap-band contributes to this, as it takes longer to process food into the lower stomache; leaving it empty for too long? Zofran and Phenegren *<--spelling* have saved me any actual dry heaves and throwing up, since the first week of dealing with not being able to eat at all. I have lost 5 lbs, but the baby is growing and developing normally; viewed through the two sonograms I have had already.
My port area has been sore from the day of surgery on and has never really subsided. It gets irritated easily, during certain intimate activites, so I am worried about further down the road in the pregnancy and if the soreness will worsen. Any information on this?
The gas has been crazy (similar to the gas problems I experienced the first two weeks after surgery) and I finally figured out that I couldn't take the prenatal Vitamin they gave me at the OB and needed more Fiber. I have since switched over to powdered Multi-Vitamin and powdered fiber of which I put both into a homemade smoothie for my Breakfast every morning. I have always had trouble eating anything solid first thing in the morning and have heard similar stories from other bandsters.
I haven't found too much official information on banded pregnancy and my current OB has no clue what so ever but listens to me and is attentive. I am on medicaid, so I am limited on OB choices and making the best of the situation. Any suggestion, information, and experiences are especially welcome. The more knowledge I have, the better off the baby and I will be.
Thanks All!
Crystal :blushing: