So... What too EAT??

[soy 0]

Well I guess what they say is true... Loosing weight increases your fertility... In the 7 years Ive been married Ive never been on birth control and sort of relied on my PCOS. Whenever I wanted to get pregnant I'd go to a specialist and thats it...

Well I wasnt planning on getting pregnant for another few months, but I guess the 55lbs I lost changed the way my body works!

Anywas, so far so good, but I have no idea what to eat now... I mean, before I would eat Protein, then vegetables, and rarely/sometimes carbs. But wouldnt a baby need a more rounded diet? or should I just stick to what Im suposed to be eating?

I really dont want to gain all the weight back. I usually gain between 30 and 40lbs and usually 20 fall off without any effort within the first few weeks after the baby is born. My hope would be to gain 10-20lbs... Or even none would be fine too! How do I do this? what should my diet be???

[forabetterlife 3]

You should defintely talk to your doctor, they have experience with patients who get pregnant with the band. I know with my cousin she got pregnant 9 months after being banded and they made her empty her band so she could eat more and get enough nutrition for the baby. CONGRATS and good luck!

[aSpen 0]

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..

[soy 0]

Ok, so I thought I'd update.

My surgeon said I should follow my OB's lead. If I get to the point that I am too tight to eat normal meals or if my OB says I need to be unfilled, they'll unfill me. Otherwise, he doesn't see the need for it..

So my OB says he wants me to gain 15-25lbs. If I start to loose weight, he wants me to get unfilled. Otherwise, we can leave it in. So far I've actually lost about 5lbs, but that's more from morning sickness then the band. I almost feel like I need a FILL bc I can eat things that always gave me trouble like bread and sushi... Obviously that's not going to happen.

He also said that I needed to UP my caloric intake to 1600-1800 calories a day. If I can't meet that then I need an unfil.

I was having the hardest time meeting that, so rather then up the QUANTITY of what I eat (which is not possible at this point) I upped the quality. I got rid of sugar free jelly (which is probably better for the baby anyways) and replaced it with regular jelly, replaced skim milk with whole milk, crackers with whole wheat bread, fat free chobani with 2%, etc.

Seems to be working. I have this HUGE appetite right now though... Which unfortunately seems to clash with my morning sicknes...

[readyforchange09 2]

Congrats!! I am 29 weeks pregnant, and didnt start gaining until i was about 22 weeks, now i am up 15 pounds, I know that seems like a lot but my ob was worried since I wasnt gaining. You know with the nausea you just eat what you can. I had a total unfill at 11 weeks b/c the nausea was so bad, i also had kidney stones and had to up my Fluid intake. just eat well, meat fruits and veggies and you will be fine, enjoy the no weight gain while it lasts lol, it will come as the baby grows. i would still drink skim milk though the fat you are probably using more than the baby this early in the game, my ob said in the 2nd trimester 200 add'l calories and the 3rd 350-400 addl cal. that;s just 2 cookies!! you know the cravings get you sometimes! congrats!!!