Hello everyone,

I am considering getting the sleeve done. However, I've heard stories where it complicates pregnancies and causes a few issues. I'm only 21. And obesity runs in my family a lot. Which is why I really want to have this surgery. Are their people having complications to their pregnancies after having the surgery?

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Obesity causes a lot more pregnancy problems than weight loss surgery does.

There are a lot of studies published in the scientific literature about pregnancy and weight loss surgery. They show that weight loss surgery is associated with *improved* outcomes for mothers and babies. One study compared women who had a baby before weight loss surgery and another baby after and found that the complication rates for both mothers and babies was lower after surgery (Weintraub et al International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics Dec. 2008).

Another study looked at pregnancy post-gastric bypass and found that there were fewer complications with post-op patients than with a control group of obese pregnant women (Wittgrove et al Journal of Obesity Surgery Aug. 1998).

Those are just a couple of examples, there are many more.

Yes, you'll need to be careful about what you eat and taking your prenatal vitamins -- but so should every other pregnant woman.

Good luck!