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aSpen

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  • Birthday 05/19/1976
  1. Happy 37th Birthday aSpen!

  2. Happy 36th Birthday aSpen!

  3. Ask your doctor for some Zofran it is a miracle drug for morning sickness!!
  4. I just had a baby 5 months ago and I honestly ate whatever I wanted, sometimes during pregnancy there are things that you just have to have..I can say I was lucky I didn't gain any weight but lost a lot..everything ended up for the best though my little girl was healthy..but I would say eat what you think is best, veggies, protein, fruit just stay away from sandwich meat, hot dogs, sushi, and fish with mercury in it..
  5. aSpen

    Should I wait or not?

    I am 34 (almost 35) and just had my first baby she is 5 months old now, honestly if you wait for everything in your life to be perfect in order to have a baby you will never have one!! I had to learn to set things aside and concentrate on what was more important..Also it had taken me over a year to get pregnant (due to fertility problems) so issues like that can defiantly arise. I say go for it, if it is something you want to do and don't worry about the best time to have a baby because when the baby comes your life is turned upside down every which way and things never ever go as planned!! Best of luck
  6. It is very frustrating try to conceive, we tried for over a year..I went to the fertility specialist and was put on Femera..you might want to contact your doctor and see if he can put you on some medication to help you..I would suggest Femera over Clomid for the side effect reasons...I had no issues, we were on it for 2 months and we got pregnant.. I would also suggest if you don't want to go to that extreme yet that I should purchase some OPK sticks off ebay and use them day 10 and on to see exactly when you ovulate..also buy pre-seed lubricant, I swear by the stuff it is amazing and use it everytime..Also when your done having sex make sure you lay there for at least 15 minutes without moving, gives the sperm time to reach its goal I honestly tested with OPK strips everytime I went to the bathroom because you never know when it will show up positive.. A great website to join is Themommyplaybook.com it is a fantastic site for women trying to conceive that have problems, although they don't have the lapband they have tons of information to help Good luck getting pregnant, I have heard sometimes the second one is harder then the first Keep us updated!!
  7. aSpen

    Finally on my way!

    That is such awesome news, Congrats on having your healthy baby girl I think it is wonderful that even though you gained back some of your weight you still stuck it out and went back to get your fills I was the same way I went through pregnancy without getting unfilled I think it was the best choice for me and I also had zero problems. Keep doing what it is your doing and you will end up at your goal weight in no time!! Congrats again on getting to your sweet spot!! Keep us updated on your progress
  8. Welcome Well I wouldn't say that having the lap band makes it easier to get pregnant but for a lot of women when your overweight your periods are irregular and therefore it is harder for them to get pregnant, so since you lost an awesome 153lbs (way to go btw!!) your cycles are starting to get back to normal. At least that is my opinion on what is happening. Although all the strange symptoms might mean your pregnant, if you don't want to wait till your doctor's appointment go to the Dollar Tree and pick up a $1.00 pregnancy test and check. They are actually really good tests. Your period that you had for 1/2 of the day could of been implantation bleeding, it doesn't happen to all women but a lot of women have this. The crying, throwing up, back aches are all early signs of pregnancy. But I would definitely go get a test that way you won't be stressed or nervous waiting around to find out yes or no. So if you are you have plenty of questions about being pregnant and if your not then you can concentrate on what else it may be. Good Luck and keep us posted
  9. Sounds just like my pregnancy, I lost weight my entire pregnancy and didn't get morning sickness til after 12 weeks. Every woman is different, thankfully your one of the lucky ones that hasn't had any morning sickness If at anytime you think your pregnancy is not "normal" per say I would talk to your obgyn. My entire pregnancy I was so nervous because I wasn't gaining weight and I didn't get unfilled, but everything was perfect. Good Luck and keep us posted
  10. Congrats on your first pregnancy!! My opinion is keep wearing til it becomes uncomfortable, your the only one that will know when that is. But I don't see there being any type of issue wearing it til late into your pregnancy. It might become to small once your start to show but I wore a pregnancy back support and it is very similar to a girdle well into my 30+ weeks. If you start to get to big go look at one of those..also their is a the Beband too that would probably work too if it becomes uncomfortable. Good Luck and keep us updated http://www.isokineticsinc.com/mm5/saunders/MOTHER-T.jpg - that is the back support I used
  11. aSpen

    The Next 9 Months

    First I wanted to say congrats Also wanted to let you know that your concerns are normal, I felt the same way when I got pregnant. Just to answer a few of your questions from my experience.. Ok where to start I would saying getting pregnant so soon after your ban is fine, they make you wait to get your eating habits under control and to heal..I started trying to get pregnant about 8 months however I didn't get pregnant for a year after that. As far as losing weight while being pregnant I guess I was one of the lucky ones, I didn't gain a pound..I went through the morning sickness and took Zofran which an amazing drug. I would suggest asking your obgyn for some, it is safe to take while pregnant. As far as gaining weight and being hungry, I would say the hunger goes away it won't stay your entire pregnancy..just make sure your eating healthy for you and your baby..I think the most scary part that I find on this board is women are so scared to gain weight well it is normal to gain weight and trust me when you have your baby you will lose a lot of it..I would suggest keeping your fill in as long as you can, I did and had zero issues with having it in my entire pregnancy and I just got a fill in Nov and got pregnant in Dec. As far as your obgyn not knowing anything about your lapband neither did mine, although the most important thing with having a lapband is to keep your Water intake high and to eat a lot of Protein. I used to drink Protein shakes every morning for the extra protein and it helped. I used to get the generic slim fast ultra shakes from walmart in chocolate and they really helped with the morning sickness and the hunger pains. I wouldn't be worried about your obgyn not knowing, just make sure you express to your obgyn any concerns you have and trust me if your obgyn is good he/she will educate themselves on lapbands.. When getting into your 3rd trimester I had a little bit of pain in my port but it was only due to my daughter kicking me, however the kicking to my ribs hurt more..giving birth was probably the worst experience I had, my daughter basically ripped me front to back and side to side coming all the way down the birth canal..I pushed for 6 hours and had zero issues with my band or port, I am not trying to scare you I am just saying even with the worse outcome that I had I had no issues. I wouldn't be concerned about going through labor with the band... I hope I have answered all your questions, if you have anymore please feel free to contact me at xaspenx@hotmail.com Good luck and keep us posted on your progress
  12. aSpen

    Morning Sickness and the Band

    Zofran is safe to take while pregnant, there are a lot of drugs that you can take while pregnant Zofran is a miracle drug in my opinion...it really helped me and I had very bad morning sickness..I hope it helps and goes away, good luck and congrats on your pregnancy
  13. I waited just about 8 months before we started trying to get pregnant..I say wait until your completely healed and then start trying..we tried for almost a year to get pregnant so I would hate for you to wait a year then try and end up waiting even longer to get pregnant..thats my suggestion..good luck
  14. It's been awhile but I do remember my port being sensative, it hurt for awhile and I was also very caution of the area. If it is something that continues I would contact your doctor about it, maybe there is something they can do for you. I hope it goes away soon, I just remember the port being the one thing that hurt the most...good luck
  15. I agree with Melissa, I say your still swollen from the csection. I know when I had my baby I was almost to the point of having a csection so the doctor spoke to me about it and I asked him if it would do anything to the band he said nope. But then again I think everyone is different but I can't seeing having a csection messing up your band or port. I would get in touch with ob or surgeron and speak to them about it and get it looked at. Good Luck Congrats!!

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