My surgeon is two hours away, so the doctor at that office is not my PCP. She told me I had to wait 2-3 years after surgery before getting pregnant because if it was any sooner, it will end in a miscarriage or severe birth defects. I think that this doctor is full of interesting "facts" on a lot of things, so I asked my PCP and Gyno about it and they both said 12 months-ish. No real worries if it happens a little before that point.

So my question is, how long after surgery did you all get pregnant? Did you have any problems because of the surgery? Thanks for all your help!

My endocrinologist who I see for PCOS recommended 12 months of weight stability. The reasoning behind this is that when you drop a lot of weight the body has evolved to think that there has been a reason such as drought or other disaster leading to a food shortage. This then impacts the baby not through the form of birth defects but impacts on long term metabolic outcomes because the child ‘thinks’ it’s being born into a environment with not enough food. I haven’t looked into this myself because it sounded logical and she talk about a lot of research!