Hi, I am still going through insurance approval, and have mostly decided on the sleeve.

Has anyone who has been pregnant after getting the sleeve done had trouble losing the baby weight after the baby was born? How much weight did you gain during pregnancy? I am perfectly fine with the pregnancy weight gain but don't want to end up back where I am now.

Thanks!

Caroline

Clk....at 9 weeks how much did you gain? Do you remember? I am up 5 pounds already and can eat like my old self...well not that much, but one hour later I am hungry again...then if I say no I have had enough the sickness starts coming. So scared!!!

Clk....at 9 weeks how much did you gain? Do you remember? I am up 5 pounds already and can eat like my old self...well not that much, but one hour later I am hungry again...then if I say no I have had enough the sickness starts coming. So scared!!!

My situation is different as I had a frozen embryo transfer. Basically, I was on hormone injections for nearly four months. I gained about ten pounds right off the bat. Since that point I've slowly put on another ten pounds. Some months I see the doctor and I'm up three or four pounds and the next month I'll go back and I'm down three or four pounds.

If you're not on a PPI get back on one. I felt like I was hungry all the time but I needed to be back on my omeprazole, which I hadn't been taking since about 6 months post op. As soon as I was back on one the "I'm starving" feeling went away immediately.

The reality here is that you need to eat and you are going to gain weight. I think it's normal for us to worry about weight because we're all scared we'll be fat again some day. But your sleeve is still there. The progesterone your body is producing is relaxing your stomach and making it possible for you to eat larger quantities. But be real with yourself: are you eating out of control or are you just eating more than you're used to eating? If you stick to the basics as best you can: Protein first, good quality carbs and veggies and good fats, you'll find that it's still not easy to eat a large meal.

After baby is safely here, you can lose this weight again. There is no reason to think that your sleeve will stop working - it's going to be the same size it was prior to pregnancy.

Just like we cannot predict how we'll lose weight post op because we're all individual, it's much the same way with pregnancy gains. Some ladies gain almost nothing. Prior to VSG I gained a ton of weight with both of my pregnancies (97 pounds and 80 something pounds) but this time around I can reasonably expect to gain forty pounds or less. And I have zero doubt that what weight is still around six weeks post delivery will fall off slowly but surely as I return to my normal diet.

Don't fret. Eat. Stay off the scale if it's making you crazy.

~Cheri

My situation is different as I had a frozen embryo transfer. Basically' date=' I was on hormone injections for nearly four months. I gained about ten pounds right off the bat. Since that point I've slowly put on another ten pounds. Some months I see the doctor and I'm up three or four pounds and the next month I'll go back and I'm down three or four pounds.

If you're not on a PPI get back on one. I felt like I was hungry all the time but I needed to be back on my omeprazole, which I hadn't been taking since about 6 months post op. As soon as I was back on one the "I'm starving" feeling went away immediately.

The reality here is that you need to eat and you are going to gain weight. I think it's normal for us to worry about weight because we're all scared we'll be fat again some day. But your sleeve is still there. The progesterone your body is producing is relaxing your stomach and making it possible for you to eat larger quantities. But be real with yourself: are you eating out of control or are you just eating more than you're used to eating? If you stick to the basics as best you can: Protein first, good quality carbs and veggies and good fats, you'll find that it's still not easy to eat a large meal.

After baby is safely here, you can lose this weight again. There is no reason to think that your sleeve will stop working - it's going to be the same size it was prior to pregnancy.

Just like we cannot predict how we'll lose weight post op because we're all individual, it's much the same way with pregnancy gains. Some ladies gain almost nothing. Prior to VSG I gained a ton of weight with both of my pregnancies (97 pounds and 80 something pounds) but this time around I can reasonably expect to gain forty pounds or less. And I have zero doubt that what weight is still around six weeks post delivery will fall off slowly but surely as I return to my normal diet.

Don't fret. Eat. Stay off the scale if it's making you crazy.

~Cheri[/quote']

Cheri I respect your words. You always offer calmness to these boards. I see your posts often and you are wise and thoughtful. How is your pregnancy going!

Best wishes to all ladies! Keep us posted.