Hi There! I'm new to VST and this is my first post! I am currently Pre-Surgery waiting for approval from my insurance. My first visit with my surgeon I weighed in at 263 lbs, I am 5'1. My current weight is 257.

I am really excited to have this surgery and begin a new healthy life. One of my main concerns after surgery is being able to carry my 15 month old son. My oldest (my daughter) is 6 so I'm not worried about her even though she still needs me to help her bathe etc.

My son currently weighs 22 lbs. My mother is taking a week off to help me and the kids after surgery, but I'm worried about the second week when I am alone. My doctor advises that I should carry him for at least a month after surgery, but I don't know if that is realistic since I am a stay at home mom.

Do any moms out there have any advice on how they got around from carrying the little ones? I know this will be very hard for me, but I want to avoid complications that may occur.

While I would like to think I'm super woman....I'm all man!

OMG...I'm so sorry Jamie!

Thanks everyone!

He can climb on the couch but my bed is too high! I might out a step stool there and maybe he can get up there on his own. He definitely cannot climb into my car it's also an SUV.

Good news I got approved by my insurance and my surgery is scheduled for August 29th!!!! I'm excited and nervous!!!

Congrats!! Start with the step stool now so that by your surgery, you don't have to worry about trying to train him to use it.

We have started telling my 3 year old that mommy is going to have surgery and will need to be an extra big boy. Since he is kind of a mama's boy, we are hoping it works:)