I'm a little nervous to get the surgery as I'm only 23 and still want kids. Has anyone had trouble getting pregnant after surgery?

Also if you have had kids, how long should I wait? My Dr. Said about 8-10 months? Much appreciated!

Pregnancy is not an issue for me personally, but I can assure you that women of healthy weight have less trouble getting pregnant, maintaining a healthy pregnancy, and delivering healthy babies than obese women do. Also, slim women are much more likely to raise slim and healthy children than obese women are. I can't think of any reason that the sleeve surgery and following weight loss should do anything to affect your chances of pregnancy other than make them much better than they would be if you stayed obese.

The paper I had to sign for my surgery stated that I wouldn't plan on getting pregnant for 18 months. That was his General thought for everyone that had surgery

I have a 15 month old little girl and my surgeon asked if we wanted anymore. I told him no, not for about 2 years and he said perfect because he would like for me to wait 12 months at least, preferably 18. I also checked with my ob/gyn just to see if he has delivered any post WLS babies and he said he has delivered several and he echoed the waiting 12 months at least. He also mentioned that when i do get pregnant again, I would be considered high risk just because of the WLS and they would monitor things very closely to make sure the baby was healthy and ok.

Surgeon also warned that fertility tends to skyrocket after WLS!

Hi Dud, I also want to have children. However my surgeon told me I have to wait atleast 18 months. Also like Bufflehead said if you are overweight you have a greater chance of complications than you would if you had a normal BMI. This was one of the reasons I decided to have this surgery. Also my doctor recommended using 2 forms of birth control because as Pretty Cali said you become very fertile after your surgery.

Good Luck!

My doctor recommended waiting 18 months after surgery to get pregnant because your body needs to be in a place where your hormones are normal again, your vitamin levels are good, and you are maintaining so you can gain an appropriate amount of weight while you are pregnant.

I too wondered about this. I have 2 healthy boys so far 2, 9. Both pregnancies were great. I lost 25-30lb during each pregnancy, i know its not the norm to loose weight during pregnancy but its just how MY body reacted to pregnancy. I also made sure I ate better during both pregnancies. When I say better I mean lessening junk food, increasing veggies and Protein. HOWEVER, as any other pregnant woman I had the cravings for spicy, sometimes salty, sometimes sugary foods and sometimes I had a big appetite. So honestly thats what concerns me if I were to become pregnant again, will I have these same cravings?? will I be able to eat ENOUGH to maintain a healthy pregnancy and to keep myself healthy??

For this reason, i agree with waiting at least 18 months. By 18 months I hope to be settled in my new eating habits and have lost the bulk of what i need to loose.....

Edited January 22, 201610 yr by reachbree

I got preggo at 240 the first month trying with a fertility monitor and when I tried again after WLS ... I was 160 and then I was told I didn't ovulate on a regular basis... Not sure why....