I have an 18-month old son and would like to have another child before getting sleeved. My husband and I had no issues conceiving the first go 'round due to well-managed PCOS, but this time we are probably going to turn to Clomid to assist in conceiving because I am not menstruating/ovulating on my own. Ideally I'll get pregnant this summer and have our second baby early next spring. I don't want to have the surgery first because I want our kids closer in age and am not willing to wait the recommended 18 months after surgery to get pregnant.

How long should I wait after giving birth before pursuing the surgery? Is there anything I can do now, even before we conceive, to get the ball rolling or make it easier to get the surgery down the road?

Any thoughts are appreciated!

How long have you been trying or monitoring your ovulation ? I have pcos and have not ovulated in more than a year. This is the main reason why i decided to do my surgery. I would recommend seeing a fertility specialist and seeing what are your options.

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Sorry I can't answer your question, but I will say, I went through a similar decision making process. I started looking into surgery when my son was 8 months or so, and I had ballooned to my heaviest weight. I wanted my kids to be close together too, but being pregnant with a starting weight of 200 pounds (at 5'3") was rough, I couldn't imagine doing it at the nearly 250 I had reached. I decided a healthy pregnancy and being a healthy mom was more important than having my kids close together. It was not an easy decision, I wanted another baby ASAP.

My son will be two in July, and the end of August marks 12 months post-op. We plan to start trying this winter. I'm just under 20 pounds from goal (100+ pounds gone), and I want to get as close as I can to goal, and give my body some time to maintain. Now that I can actually keep up with my toddler, I'm so glad I made the decision I did. I'm a better mom. I'm a little sad my kiddos will be 3-4 years apart, but it really was the right choice for me.