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I am curious as to what it was like to loose weight after pregnancy?? I had my gastric sleeve surgery June 2020 and I am currently planning on trying to get pregnant around November-December...My only concern is what is it like to loose the weight all over again after giving birth????

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I think the easiest way to lose weight after child birth is too make sure that you don't gain too much weight during your pregnancy. Do you have a nutritionist at your surgeon's office? If so, I would take advantage of their recommendations, and keep weight gain to 25-35 lbs.

Also, if you are planning on breastfeeding, that will help the weight come off too! If I remember correctly, you burn an extra 500 calories per day when breastfeeding.

Best of luck to you!!

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I had the sleeve done in October 2017. I was 300lbs and went down to 185lbs and i was still losing. I found out I was pregnant back in June 2019 and it was unplanned. I ended up gaining a lot of weight and when I had the baby I was 252lbs, and I am now 230lbs. The pregnancy was hard on my body, and stretched me out and caused my stomach muscles not to work and I am now in the process of have a revision surgery of my sleeve to a bypass as I developed severe GERD during pregnancy that never corrected itself after. I think I would have lost weight if I was able to breastfeed, but my daughter being 7 weeks early made it difficult and I had no choice but to supplement with formula. After giving her a bottle she never wanted to breastfeed. When I was breastfeeding and pumping, I went down to 218lb the first few days after giving birth but my body wasn't producing enough milk . Probably because I couldn't eat or drink enough that was required for my body to produce the milk needed. thus my nutritionist told me good luck losing the fat stores w out breastfeeding. Overall, it was worth it and I do it again. I had just turned 35 so maybe my age was a factor too. However, I love being a mom. It was worth it and I'd do it again. I was told since I was 13 I'd never be a mother ( I wasn't heavy just had other issues). She's my miracle and she was worth it! If you want a baby, then have a baby. Will your body be the same. No. Probably never again. Is it hard and exhausting ? YES and YES! . Will you gain! YES! Will you lose it? YES! As long as you don't develop issues like me, do everything wrong like me, and see your dietitian which I didn't, I'm sure you'll be fine. Just don't use it as an excuse to over eat, and eat poorly or starve because you're afraid of gaining! I also lost my father 10 days prior to finding out I was pregnant. I was an emotional mess and did everything wrong. Do it right and I'm sure you'll be fine. Either way it's worth it. And Id do it again. She was worth every pound! Trust me.

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She is precious!

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On 4/3/2021 at 4:22 PM, nikki19rl said:

When I was breastfeeding and pumping, I went down to 218lb the first few days after giving birth but my body wasn't producing enough milk . Probably because I couldn't eat or drink enough that was required for my body to produce the milk needed. thus my nutritionist told me good luck losing the fat stores w out breastfeeding.

I want to kick your nutritionist. We need to stop shaming people who can't or don't breast feed their children. Fed is best. My friend had a breast reduction in college so she could run and was told she likely wouldn't be able to breast feed. When she got pregnant at 40 the nursing team made her feel so bad about not trying harder that her kid ended up in the hospital.

It sounds like your nutritionist was just trying to make you feel bad for not breastfeeding and giving you one more reason to feel guilty. You can lose the weight and while it might be slightly harder in the short term, moms all over the world have formula fed and gone on to lose weight. You got this!

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