Hello All! I have been through all the hoops, am approved and have had surgery on the books and cancelled a few times. My hubby and I want another child. Mine is 3 and I don't want the gap to get too far apart but at the same time I want to have surgery too. If I don't have surgery before the end of the year, I have to restart the entire 6 month process all over again. I am just besides myself with decision and don't know what to do. I am totally torn - have surgery first, wait at least a year and then try for baby or have baby first and then hope after I have the baby I can lose weight and or restart the entire process again. Any opinions, insight or suggestions for me?

By the way, I'm 29 years old and weigh 305

Well, the final decision is obviously up to you, but remember that pregnancy. Is not easy on the body and being obese will make that much more difficult. The health implications an complications that can arise from being pregnant while obese can be detrimental for you as well as your baby, so that is definitely something to consider.

Also keep in mind that doctors usually recommend waiting about 18 months post surgery before attempting pregnancy.

Good luck with your decision!