Hello everyone..

I am going to be married in May and my fiance and I are eager to start our family.. I am 33 and he is 31 and we would like to not wait too long. I am the healthiest I have been in years! I have lost 70 lbs since my highest weight and 40 since my surgery.. granted I have 60 more to lose to get to where I wouldnt mind being and my stretch is 80 more lbs.

Here is the thing.. the seminar said to wait a year after surgery.. that will be in July and that is a good time frame for us. I went to the doc this past friday and the nurse gave me a big lecture saying to wait until I am to goal before trying or not try while I am losing.. Now, I am not old, but I am not very young either and I don't want to wait! I figure, I would continue to lose, hopefully, God willing, get pregnant, have the band opened a bit, have a healthy baby (God willing) and then close it up and continue on my band journey..

What do you guys think? Is what I am planning not good? Should I wait to get to "goal" before trying? What if that takes a long time?

Just looking for some input..

~DonnaMarie~

I think this a personal decision. I have heard of people getting pregnant before they were at goal and everything is fine. Pray about it and the right decision will come to you.

I agree with this also. I have not heard any medical reason for why you should have to be at goal first. However, I suspect her attitude comes from the thought that for many people, regaining so much weight (even though it's for the very best of reasons) and having to lose it all again could be discouraging and make you likely to give up.

Donna -- I say go for it girl! You just never know it may take you a while to get pg anyway. (I hope not though) But what I would advise for you is keep up with healthy foods, keep trying to lose until you are pg, but most of all take lots of folic acid and get those B vit levels up up and up! Pg will wear on your body and those vitamins need to be up BEFORE pg or you could risk possible neural tube defects such as spinal bifida. I would seriously work on getting those levels up and I dont know if you are taking injectable vitamins but that may be the only way to get them up. Especially the b-12. I am taking the injectable b12 and it still isnt really getting mine to stay up so you need to cont. I cant wait to see the baby pics and hope to join you in preggo land next year!

I hear ya about the Vitamin levels.. my B12 are normal now.. YAY! And that was just taking extra orally. woo hoo!

It is still a time away before I start trying but I am going to eat as healthy as possible now..

Thanks for everyone's support!

~Donnamarie~