Hey everyone. I am 36 yrs old and had lapband 13 months ago. Iv lost about 76lbs so far. I found out yesterday Im pregnant with my 2nd child. I weigh 226lbs right now. I have 9cc's in my band and still can eat a good bit. Iv pretty much been doing weight watchers for the past month to help me lose as I have been at a standstill for several months. I guess I need to know exactly when you all got your fill removed? do I have to do it immediatly i Im getting enough food, which I know I am. or can I wait a couple months? I am curious how other pregnant ladies with lapband did and if you have any experiences or advice you can give me! Thanks.

I've never been pregnant before, but I did want to say congrats, Mama!:Banane40:

Congratulations Nicole. I haven't been pregnant while banded but managed to lose 23 kg while pregnant with my last child. I was under dr supervision and both I and my baby were healthy throughout.

Hey everyone. I am 36 yrs old and had lapband 13 months ago. Iv lost about 76lbs so far. I found out yesterday Im pregnant with my 2nd child. I weigh 226lbs right now. I have 9cc's in my band and still can eat a good bit. Iv pretty much been doing weight watchers for the past month to help me lose as I have been at a standstill for several months. I guess I need to know exactly when you all got your fill removed? do I have to do it immediatly i Im getting enough food, which I know I am. or can I wait a couple months? I am curious how other pregnant ladies with lapband did and if you have any experiences or advice you can give me! Thanks.

I was 1 yr out also when I found out I was pregnant with my 2nd child. I had 8cc in my band and kept all 8 cc during my pregnancy. Glad to say I only gained about 13 lbs. and had a healthy baby boy in July of 2010. My advice would be to wait and see. Don't be too eager to get unfilled. It may not be necessary. Hope all goes well with your pregnancy.

Hey there! I got pregnant about 2 months after my band, so I only had 2ccs in it to begin with. What my doc told me is that he would leave it in there, and if I had problems when I started showing (5 months-ish) with my insides being squished (since that's what happens, apparentlly) then he would remove the Fluid. He said that in the first and the beginning of the second trimesters I should be just fine how I am, since the baby only needs an extra 300 calories a day anyhoo.

To quote comedian Dav Barry; you might be eating for two, but remember that the second one is the size of a golf ball, not Orson Welles. (lol)

Congratulations by the way!!!! What is your due date? Mine's April 17th, 2012.

Oh also, you've got to be careful with how much you are vomiting because there is risk of slipping the band. My surgeon says that in his experience sometimes lap band patients have less morning sickness and vomiting (not sure why, but he's noticed it). I can tell you that in my case, it's been pretty true. I've only thrown up twice, and while I've been pretty queasy, I've not had real full on icky sickness. (cross my fingers) So if you have excessive vomiting, call your surgeon, he may decide to do an unfill then.

Talk with your doctor. I had different band doctors with my two pregnancies (move across the country between kids), and both generally did complete unfills upon discovering you were pregnant. However, with my second one I didn't feel like I needed an unfill right away, so my doctor agreed to wait and see. I never did end up getting an unfill with that pregnancy. It wasn't necessary.

Everyone is different and you do need to talk to your doctor about it. I had my second child when banded. I had had the band for just over 2 years and had lost my weight. It is very important that you are able to get the nutrients needed. During my 1st pregnancy I gained about 60 lbs, the second, under 25 and delivered an 8 lb healthy baby. The weight plus some came off very fast after delivery. You’re having a baby! Be happy! And Safe!