Hi all happy i found this app! I started the process for sleeving last year, did most of my appointments and to my surprise [at the time i already had a one year old] the night before meeting with surgeon i found out i was having a baby! So certainly that put things on pause, my daughter is now 3 months old and doing great. My now 2 year old son has more energy than i could every imagine. I started back on my journey and I got an iud so no more surprises for a while, I have a nutition visit Wednesday and i meet with the surgeon may 31, hoping for some time in june. My biggest fear right now is i have heard different things about breastfeeding, im trying to supplement but my daughter will not take formula, has anyone breastfed and gotten sleeved?? the woman im communicating with for surgery appointments and a few other people[like my obgyn] highly suggest stopping before hand... that doesn't seem possible. Im so encouraged by all your posts i weigh 280 now i reached my high of 300 pregnant with my daughter i can't wait to see these numbers come down and soon have energy to start chasing after these 2.

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Welcome and congratulations on the new baby!

I have no answer about the breastfeeding question but there may be someone who has some insight.

Best of luck and keep us posted on how you are doing.

Unfortunate I would suggest stopping first. You take in so few calories when you do the pre op diet and post op that your body is really going to struggle producing milk. Plus with how restricted you will be for months after until you reach your "normal" it will be hard to get all the nutrients you need for your body let alone the calories and nutrients to provide to baby. I was only banded for 2 yrs before j had my LO and I had a hard time with supply. I did the best I could but I had to supplement and then stop completely. I just couldn't supply enough. The process to get WLS can take 2-4 months, sometimes longer so that would give both you and your new baby time to adjust to the switch.

Congrats and goo luck

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Unfortunate I would suggest stopping first. You take in so few calories when you do the pre op diet and post op that your body is really going to struggle producing milk. Plus with how restricted you will be for months after until you reach your "normal" it will be hard to get all the nutrients you need for your body let alone the calories and nutrients to provide to baby. I was only banded for 2 yrs before j had my LO and I had a hard time with supply. I did the best I could but I had to supplement and then stop completely. I just couldn't supply enough. The process to get WLS can take 2-4 months, sometimes longer so that would give both you and your new baby time to adjust to the switch.

Congrats and goo luck

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My insurance only requires 1 nutrition visit, and some of my appointments are good for 2yrs so i don't have to redo them, i start lpn school in july so im really pushing for june... idk how to ween her, my son didn't care what he got as long as he was fed lol [still that way] my daughter however is very picky im seeing

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My daughter wasn't very picky since she wasn't exclusive for very long but a friend of mine had a hard time weening. She used a supplemental nursing system and started introducing her LO t formula while nursing. I have seen them for $15 or so online. Idk if it will help but I started giving my LO rice Cereal at 3 months because she always seemed hungry

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My daughter wasn't very picky since she wasn't exclusive for very long but a friend of mine had a hard time weening. She used a supplemental nursing system and started introducing her LO t formula while nursing. I have seen them for $15 or so online. Idk if it will help but I started giving my LO rice cereal at 3 months because she always seemed hungry

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Im going to look that up thanks

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There is a section for pregnancy etc may want ro jump in those groups see if anyone has answers for you.

There is a section for pregnancy etc may want ro jump in those groups see if anyone has answers for you.

Thanks ill have to look i just got this app

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I can tell you my sister didn't have the sleeve but had the lap band while breastfeeding and she breastfed through her 3 week nothing but slim fast shakes and then after surgery. I know that the band and sleeve are different and every patient is different but just wanted to share. She had no problem with it and went on to breastfeed until her son turned 2.

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