Hi all. I've had my band for three years. The first year was rough with too tight fills, and when I finally got it figured out, I was pregnant. I've just had my second child December 2009, and I'm ready to make this work. I was down 50lbs before this baby, but I'm up 20 from that. I don't plan on having any more kids, so I no longer have impending pregnancies as excuses. My long term goal is to lose 90lbs.

With working full time and two little kids, I'm not able to attend any local support groups, so I'd really like someone to check in with.

Hi all. I've had my band for three years. The first year was rough with too tight fills, and when I finally got it figured out, I was pregnant. I've just had my second child December 2009, and I'm ready to make this work. I was down 50lbs before this baby, but I'm up 20 from that. I don't plan on having any more kids, so I no longer have impending pregnancies as excuses. My long term goal is to lose 90lbs.

With working full time and two little kids, I'm not able to attend any local support groups, so I'd really like someone to check in with.

I am here for you. Please feel free to email me or send PM's. To get back on the "bandwagon" I go back to basics and that may work for you too. You just want to decide how far "back to basics" you want or need to go to get your weight loss in full gear again. A net gain of 20 lbs after 2 pregnancies is really pretty good and I'll bet it will come off pretty quickly once you get going again. If you want to start jounraling what you eat and how you feel you can send it to me daily or weekly.Whatever works for you. Or just keep talking...

Thank you Sandi! I have read a lot of your site (and Gloria's too) over the past day or so, and even that is helping me get my head in the game. There are a lot of things I know I didn't do right before with my eating, and I know I need to buckle down and surrender to the process.

I'm going to start journaling on another site with a calculator, so I can check my Protein amounts. If you don't mind, I'll PM you the link from time to time for feedback.

My hubby has recently started losing weight himself (he's not banded), so I gotta get going!

I look forward to your PM's...you go girl!

Did you have to remove the band when you became pregnant? I have one child and my hubby and I want more, but I'm afraid that the band may cause problems with pregnancy. I am pre-op, and am so nervous about this band. I am reading so many neg comments and posts, it's making me second guess having this procedure done next month. Please help ladies. Thanks in advance;)

Did you have to remove the band when you became pregnant? I have one child and my hubby and I want more, but I'm afraid that the band may cause problems with pregnancy. I am pre-op, and am so nervous about this band. I am reading so many neg comments and posts, it's making me second guess having this procedure done next month. Please help ladies. Thanks in advance;)

Hi - my doctor has dealt with numerous pregnancies after banding. whjat he says is that he just removes all the fluid from the bands so that the women can eat what they need to. No problems, but he does caution that you want to look at when you plan to get pregnant vs when you are planning on being banded. If you plan on getting pregnant 6 months after you are banded he might tell you to wait f0r one or another. Please discuss this with your doctor.

Did you have to remove the band when you became pregnant? I have one child and my hubby and I want more, but I'm afraid that the band may cause problems with pregnancy. I am pre-op, and am so nervous about this band. I am reading so many neg comments and posts, it's making me second guess having this procedure done next month. Please help ladies. Thanks in advance;)

Nope, my band has been in place the entire time. I actually didn't even require a complete unfill the first time until I was about 30 weeks pregnant. With the second pregnancy, I got unfilled right away because I was having some issues with gastritis anyway, so it was a good time to give my stomach a break.

I really believe that having my band kept me from ballooning during pregnancy. I imagine I would've gained a lot more than I did if I didn't have it.