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I'm expecting my surgery to be February/March and at that time my youngest will be 10-11 months old. My husband and other family members will be around to help but I'm also breastfeeding and a bit nervous about that. Has anyone gotten sleeved while having a baby to look after? How did it go? Any advice?

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My friend has just had a sleeve and she was still BF until surgery. Hate to tell you but any doctor will tell you that there is a 70% chance your body May stop producing due to reduced food intake and the stress of what's been done.

As a mama, my best advice is store what you can and that way if you do stop producing you can give what's left and move onto full milk.

Best wishes

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I'm a lactation consultant. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE delay surgery until you're done breastfeeding.

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I am getting, at the most, 600 calories a day right now, plus liquids. There is no way you should be trying to sustain nursing on that type of calorie intake, I would postpone surgery until you're done nursing.

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Yes agree with Rachel412. Wait til you are done breastfeeding. Milk production is drastically less if caloric intake is not sufficient which it won't be during preop and post op. Good luck to you and congrats on your baby!

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Speak to your doctor or paediatrician and come up with a plan, you may have a few months before surgery so any time is good or you he may advise due to health needs not to put it off.

Good luck

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I have an 11 month old and not BF (sleeve 12/29) ands hard enough to deal as it is.

If you want to get the surgery as planned I'd advise you to wean now. Like right now. Not likely to continue production anyway. Plus that baby will want you and you will only want comfy pillows. Believe me.

Not to mention the emotional and mental drain post op (pre too) will be.

Good luck

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