Taterbugsmom

I was just curious if anyone has had experience with a breech pregnancy post lap-band? I am currently 34 1/2 weeks and scheduled to be induced in 2 days due to preclampsia & gestational diabetes I've been in the hospital for 24 days now. At my ultrasound yesterday it was discovered my son has decided to flip into the breech position ughhhh My Dr.'s are planning to try and turn him tomorrow evening and am terrified this may damage my port! EEK!

I'm curious to know how your situation has been since your last post? I am 29 weeks along and have experienced the same issues with my port as you mentioned. At times it is excruciating to even cough! I have been wondering how this is going to feel while contracting & pushing during birth?

If it's any comfort, you did a lot better than me I have 11 weeks to go and have gained back 67 lbs SO FAR of the 88 lost post surgery. It's so depressing!!! I just have no control whatsoever over my eating without my "sweat spot". The only positive thus far is I don't have the high blood pressure issues I did with my previous pregnancies however I do have gestational diabetes again ughhh and will have to start insulin injections this week YUKK!!! I plan to breastfeed so not sure how long it will take for me to get back on track.... I'm hoping I'll be able to manage it a little better once I can get back for more fills! I struggled before to manage work, family & exercise and am just terrified of how I'll pull it off with a newborn EEK!

Hello.... I am 25 weeks pregnant and had surgery in July 10'. I had lost a total of 78 lbs when I discovered I was pregnant. I went through some terrible morning, noon & night sickness in the first few months so had to have a total unfill. I am now back up to 6 cc's in my band and feel very minimal restriction. I really want to go get more since I have a hard time restricting myself from overeating but with being pregnant my emotions are all over the place so I am afraid to get more because my band has a habit of getting tighter with the smallest amount of stress. Sadly, I have put back on over 40 lbs EEK but I try not to let it bother me since I know I got the weight off once... I have hope I'll do it again once the baby arrives. It's my understanding the baby doesn't interfere with your port however I have felt some weird movement of my port since I have been able to feel the baby moving around more frequently. I assume something internal is just shifting around it? It doesn't cause pain, just a weird feeling if that makes sense? It seems everyday my port pokes out a little more which has begun to be very comical with people touching my belly and assume it's the babies foot lol Hope that helps Best of luck to you!

Oh my am I glad I found this thread! Last week I discovered I was 8 weeks pregnant after an episode in the ER with kidney stones from dehydration. I had been vomiting for a few weeks but naively was thinking it was because of my food choices/chewing habits. I occasionally skip periods so the thought really hadn't crossed my mind. I also have a 17 year old that will be graduating high school this year so was definitely in denial also lol I seen my surgeon last Monday & he removed all 9 cc's out of my 11 cc band! OMG!!!! I have stopped vomiting but am constantly hungry! I'm sure it's all head hunger but it is driving me crazy, literally! I consumed the calories in the last few days that I would typically eat in a week! I have no doubt I will gain all 90+ lbs I've lost by the end of this pregnancy at this rate ughhhh I am calling my surgeon Monday and pleading with him to put some of the Fluid back in my band! I plan to try my best to keep bread out of my diet, since I tend to eat it uncontrollably without restriction but can anyone offer me any ideas to try and go at this the "old fashioned" way of dieting?

I do Zumba 2x a week at my Curves site. One night is 30 minutes that includes the curves circuit machines and the other is 60 minutes of all Zumba. I LOVE IT and it is an awesome cardio workout! I mainly joined at Curves to get the hang of it until I get a little more comfortable with the moves, I attended a class at a gym but it was all "skinny minnies" and I felt much to intimidated by it all.

I was banded 7/16/10 and have no problems sleeping on my belly or left side but it is very uncomfortable still to sleep on my right side, which is the side my port is on. I used my daughters pillow pet to prop my right side for several weeks after surgery to help me feel as though I was on my belly completely. It worked great!

I was banded 7/2010 and I am experiencing EXACTLY what you have described. My surgeon suggested I take a water pill also. I'm rather confused though on when I should start taking it??? I am going to give that a try this month & keeping everything crossed that works for me! I can't handle being this loose 3 1/2 weeks! I just don't have the willpower to not give into the cravings, which is why I was banded UGHHHH

Oh you so have my condolences! :huggie: I recently went through a tight episode and have now been a little too loose for 2 weeks.... OMG I didn't realize how much my band was really helping me curb my cravings. Thank god I am getting a slight fill Monday! I was never much of a sweets eater before my band and I swear sugar calls my name in the middle of the night now! It's insane! I have been terrible at not giving into temptations sadly I ate a bag of skittles earlier... I can't stand those things! WTH? I'm wondering if I need to do absolutely no carbs for a period to stop the insane cravings? Anyone have any suggestions?

I was steadily losing weight up until about 2 1/2 weeks ago when I got too tight. I have lost a total of 73 lbs, gaining 1 lb. back this week :hurt: I pray for NO MORE! I go in for another fill Monday but am near terrified of ending up to tight again EEK! Though I have daily struggles learning to work the band, I'm completely satisfied with the results! I have went from wearing size 22/24 pants to 12/14's. I seem to be carrying all of my weight on top. If only my arms could look as good as my legs Hopefully since the weather has made it impossible for me to (willingly) walk my normal 6-9 mi a day, I can spend more time working on my upper body. I joined Curves & am doing Zumba 2x a week.

Hang in there Amanda! I am definitely no expert, I was banded only a few weeks before you but I would think you need more of a fill since you aren't getting satisfied on soup that was loaded down with crackers. Crackers have been a real challenge for me. I would suggest your next fill be a tiny one though because you are probably close to your "sweet spot". Don't risk the misery of being too tight! I was at the spot you are now, got a 1 cc fill (took me to 6.75 cc's) and was too tight off & on for almost 2 weeks. That misery completely halted my weight loss! I finally had .5 cc's removed and know I need more put back in but postponed it until the 20th to make sure I am completely healed from all the pbing/sliming/vomiting I went through. Now I'm back to using willpower to not eat so much and sadly that's not going so well for me Best of luck to you!

Glad to hear your Dr got you unfilled so quickly! I know EXACTLY what that relief feels like. I kept trying to convince myself it was something I ate wrong or not slow/small enough, never again will I let it go on that long before getting an unfill! I was able to move onto mushies today & everything went fine, can't wait for solids tomorrow :lunch: Yummmmm

Since last Wednesday I had experienced the exact same thing as you! Whether you're overfilled or just tight from the vomiting you need to have at least a slight unfill ASAP! Trust me, I put it off for over a week and every time I thought it was getting better, it got worse. I had .5 taken out yesterday & it has made a WORLD of difference. My Dr. said to give it 7 days & we'll decide if I need more put back in. I do have a habit of getting tighter the week before my TOM so we aren't sure if it was just that? Call your Dr ASAP! Don't put it off, you could risk damaging your band from the vomiting.

My surgeon recommended Flinestone chewables, saying they have enough of what I need? I take the gummy ones and must say I was a little disappointed when he told me to take one instead of 2 :hurt: They are rather tasty!

According to my surgeon (lord knows they all have different opinions on here), he says proper restriction is when you can go 3/4 hours between meals. I would think you aren't to tight and maybe just had a little "operator error"