I’m having lap roux-en-y on 2/24 (yay!) and have an 8 month old at home. Has anyone experienced WLS postpartum? How did you handle caring for baby? How long until you were able to pick up and hold them? I’m still dealing with pp hair loss so I’m not as worried about that with the upcoming surgery. Most concerned about not being able to pick up baby.

8 minutes ago, saxnotes said:

I’m having lap roux-en-y on 2/24 (yay!) and have an 8 month old at home. Has anyone experienced WLS postpartum? How did you handle caring for baby? How long until you were able to pick up and hold them? I’m still dealing with pp Hair loss so I’m not as worried about that with the upcoming surgery. Most concerned about not being able to pick up baby.

I don't have kids but someone in the thread I am for January surgery peeps she was already carrying her 5 month old around in car seat so I was shocked! ? So I guess it is ok for some to hold their babies right away.

Ask your surgeon about it maybe, or his office staff if they're the ones who usually answer questions.

I have a one year old at home so a little older than yours but my surgeon said I couldn’t lift over 10 pounds so I will not be able to pick her up. Someone could put her in my arms and so on but I can’t actually lift.
maybe you could find someone, a family member or friend to help for a few weeks with baby.
but then again, all surgeon’s are different and you might have a different weight limit.

I think I had a 10 lb limit for the first four weeks or so.

Thanks for the responses. My team basically said the same thing- lift nothing heavier than a gallon of milk for 4 weeks.