For those who got pregnant after wls.

How old were you when you had wls?

How old were you when you got pregnant?

My dr. Says I have plenty of time to have a baby but I don't feel like I do. I feel like time is running out. I'm only 30 (31 in nov. ). I'm having the sleeve done August 5 as a tool to fight infertility.

Thanks everyone! I know ppl are having babies later in life but I want to still be active and healthy and live long years with my children as they become adults and have their own babies. Hence the sleeve surgery I will be having in August.

I understand. I had my first baby at 33, he's 15 months old. I was sleeved on 6/25. I chose not to go through insurance because they required a 6 month wait, which I learned often turned into 8-9 months. My husband and I would like to have 2 more biological children, so waiting an additional 6-9 months at my age seemed like a big deal. It also would lead to a bigger age difference between our children than we would like. I plan to start TTC no sooner than 1 year post op.

With my son, DH and I didn't prevent pregnancy for about 9 months, and then the first month we proactively tried to get pregnant (DTD every other day) we shockingly got pregnant. (I always had irregular periods and have several PCOS symptoms, and my mother had lots of miscarriages, so I assumed I'd have trouble) I'm hoping it will be as easy the next time.

Realistically, age 35 is when your risks for something going wrong with the pregnancy and/or the baby skyrocket. However, most women age 35+ end up with healthy babies.

I had surgery at 33 and got pregnant at 11months post-op (purely by accident they aren't kidding when they say it boosts fertility). I miscarried at 12 weeks but we don't believe this is related to WLS. I then decided I wanted another baby and was pregnant within the month

I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl at age 35 in May of this year she is now 2 months old.

Not sure if it has been mentioned but my sleeve relaxed during pregnancy and I could suddenly eat more. The hormones of breast feeding seem to have kept it slightly relaxed ( more restriction than pregnancy). I am not worried because after the MC my sleeve went right back into shape. Best of Luck to those trying to change to bring their babies into this world!