I'm scheduled to be banded July 24/07 and I'm wondering if any one could give me some insight on how well their pregnancy went while banded? And also what happens if you get morning sickness or even the flu? Can you still vomit? Will vomitting too much cause complications with the band?

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I'd really love to hear some of your stories and advice.

Thank you.:mad:

I don't have a personal story but my doctor told me that you should wait a couple of years after being banded before getting pregnant. The good thing about the band is that you can have an unfill to ensure you are getting enough nutrients for you and the baby.

Not sure about the morning sickness thing, but I seem to recall that vomiting was only a major concern right after banding, and that once healed the flu would not be a big deal... You may want to talk to your surgeon if and when you decide to get pregnant.

Loridee11

Hi! Gaut,

I am banded since Aug/06 and pregnant. You don't have to wait years until you start trying for a baby. I am currently about 10 wks into my pregnancy, and I just had my first defill. I was at 9.5 cc and now I am at 9. I haven't had morning sickness with this pregnancy, and I don't think I will. (I just had my first lunch and dinner at this new restriction today and boy can I eat way more than yesterday.)

I have a 2 year old, in daycare, so I've had the stomach flu about 3 times since being banded. Infact I just got over it yesterday. You feel pressure when your vomitting but, it is ok. Thinking about it, and worrying is worse then the episodes.

I do know another pregnant bandster who had such terrible morning sickness that her band twisted. So you can have complications. As soon as you are pregnant I would talk to your clinic. If you don't have morning sickness you can go in for your defills as you feel you need them. If you do have morning sickness, you may want to completely defill. It is a choice only you and your Dr. can make together.

You may be wondering, when do you know you can start trying? For me, I had my pregnancy target weight of 165 lbs. Regardless even before my surgery we were going to start trying May 2007, so if I didn't make my target by then I was still going to try anyway. I was 152 lbs by May 2007. (I have lost 75 lbs since being banded.)

I hope this helps.