I am 2 years and 4 months post op and I just found out i'm pregnant. any advice?

By the way, I've lost 130 lbs and this will be my first child. I'm a little nervous lol

No advice as I just got my band and I haven't been pregnant but congratulations!!!

Lol thank you!

first off, congrats! secondly, i had my first a little over a month ago after being 18 months post op with the band. the advice i'd have given myself nine months ago would be to make sure your OBGYN knows how the band works and don't just take their word for it. make sure that they really do. it will save you quite a bit of frustration down the line. enjoy your pregnancy. don't be afraid to ask questions and don't get all twitchy (personal experience) when you start seeing the numbers go up on the scale. it's not as bad as it seems. i've lost half of the weight i gained, so stressing did little to prevent the weight gain and you want to avoid stress (no kidding really hehe) when pregnant anyhow. also that whole myth of eating for two is really a myth. it's really only an extra 300 or so calories a day. make sure they set a realistic calorie intake. part of why i said make sure that your OBGYN knows how it works. there was no way under the sun i could consume a 2000 calorie daily intake and not blow up like a balloon (they only wanted me to gain 15 pounds), when my normal intake was around 900.

sorry for rambling

Congrats! Everyone is having babies, yay! Ceres is right, so I would have offered the same advice, but yes, enjoy your pregnancy! This is such an exciting time in your life

Fritzy-Hows your pregnancy going so far?

So far it's going pretty normal. I saw my surgeon and had 1.5 ccs taken out only because I was feeling stuck. That was 5 weeks ago. As of today I haven't gained any weight back and am eating well. I have some nausea, but no vomitting. I'm 10 weeks along now. All seems to be well!

Just an update, I'll be 26 weeks on Wednesday. All is going well other than first time jitters lol. I've gained about 20lbs so far. New obgyn says that's cool.

Congrats on your pregancy btw!!!! 130lb weight loss is AMAZING!!!!!!!! So you are due at the end of March I take it? Do you know what your having? I'm having another boy! I have a 6 year old daughter and a 3.5 year old boy. Both I had before I was banded! This is my first band baby. I feel you on the weight gain jitters.....Seeing every week the numbers go up is so hard for me. I haven't been eating a ton but I have a major sweet tooth Its killing me.....lol......Started out at 116ish and I'm now 135.5......My due date is March 10th but I'm sure my OBGYN will induce me a week early as my husband works out west and will have to make arrangements to be home....

Thank you, and congrats to you as well!! I'm due March 26th. This is my first pregnancy so I'm not sure how it's all gonna play out yet lol. The Dr said that it looks like a girl and we well confirm Dec 27th. That's my next growth ultra sound.

I just found out I'm pregnant about a week ago. I got banded 3.5 yrs ago. This is my first baby. At what point do I go in for my unjust meant? I'm about 5 weeks now, and I've already gained a few pounds. I'm always hungry and I'm nervouse about putting the weight on. It took so long just to loose 60lbd!

My surgeon only takes out fluid if you're having an issue getting or keeping food down. I was feeling stuck around 6 weeks and had 1.5ccs removed. I'm 26 weeks now and haven't been back to my surgeon. I would call the surgeon if I were you to see how they handle pregnancy. Also, make sure your obgyn knows you have a band. You will probably have monthly growth scans (ultra sounds) just to make sure everything us progressing as it should.

I took out 1 cc around 8 weeks or so because I was nauseous but then noticed I was eating more then I had liked to put back in .25cc's and so far I have been ok. I am 29 weeks tomorrow and so far I have gained about 20lbs....I have been gaining about 4 lbs a week. My first trimester I found I gained quickly as well as my second.......Not sure how this 3rd trimester will go. Congrats on your pregnancy!!!!!!!! I know the feeling of being worried about gaining weight back after the choice of being banded but remember it will all come off once your done being pg

Can you eat right after u get an unadjustment, or do you have to wait like when you get an adjustment? I'm so naussaus all the time and I can't keep anything down. Will the constant vomiting have an effect on my bad?

I am just 3 weeks post op but I made it clear to my surgeon that part of my primary goal was for pregnancy. She said that when I get pregnant to let her know and she can reduce the fill if necessary. Vomiting is really bad on the band. If you can't keep anything down, you need to let your surgeon know so they can compensate now before things get bad. Congratulations!