I'm 33 weeks now, and suddenly got some major restriction. I actually lost 3 lbs last week -- whoa! So, I went in for an unfill. My port is still hard to get at, which means lots of poking and prodding to get the needle in right. My mom was with me and she swears it took almost 30 minutes. Anyways, I feel much better now being able to eat. I do still feel some restriction, even with it empty, but I'm totally ok with that -- no need to go gaining 15 lbs over the last 7 weeks, right?!

The good news is that I can come in for a fill as soon as I want to after delivery! For some reason, I had it in my head that I had to wait 6 weeks. When I asked my surgeon, he said, no, you can come in the week after if you want. YES!!!!!!!!!! I'm so relieved :thumbdown:

That's great. We have the "panic" mentality when it comes to gaining weight now. Good to know you can get to losing again ASAP.

Hi,

im new to this site and was concerned about how quick i can go back to losing

Hi Sandria! Congrats on your pregnancy!

If you read through some of the other threads here, you'll see that some of us barely gained at all and some even lost during the pregnancy. Personally I'm up about 20lbs at 34 weeks.

My surgeon told me that I could come in for a fill as soon as I wanted to after delivery. I plan on giving myself about a week to recover and settle in with my new baby, and then I'll get back on the horse. I'm sure every surgeon is different though. Have you talked about it with him/her?

Anyway, welcome!

thank you i really hope thats my case....even though having a healthy baby is my first concern

Welcome Sandria. Hey, I just noticed we have the same surgeon. I loved Dr. Nusbaum. Have you told him about your pregnancy yet?

No i have not told him yet...right now i havent felt the need for an unfill so ill wait to see if i need to in the future...what about you? And what did he say?

Not yet. I'm not sure if I need to unless I need an unfill. Did anyone else inform their surgeons right away?

I did. My surgeon's policy is a complete unfill during pregnancy. I already had a complete unfill when I got pregnant due to troubles with acid reflux months before, so he just said enjoy my pregnancy and he'd see me after the baby came.

Just some info, I was watching fox news this morning and they were talking about Pregorexia (Pregnant Anorexia) stemmed from Starlets who are obsessed with their body. They did throw some interesting info out there though..

An "Average" weight person should healthily gain 25-35lbs during pregnancy. If you are underweight-you should gain more. If you are overweight-you should gain less.

They also said it's dangerous to try to 'diet' during this time, anything you neglect to give your baby while it is growing (Calcium for example) it will steal it from your body.

You know, I've been really worried about that. I'm almost at a point of being afraid to gain weight. I guess because I worked so hard to lose it. I don't think I had the time to psych myself about the weight gain since this wasn't a planned pregnancy. I'm on the scale every morning just checking to see if I've gained anything yet. I only gained 22 pounds with my first child...of course I was 300 pounds at the time and probably didn't NEED to gain anything.

i think that when i get prego (said with the most loving way) that it will have to be once i get to my goal weight...that way at least i know i was there once!

i went to the dr today I"m 25weeks and have gained 20lbs. I was kinda sad, my first I only gained 13lbs and my second son I only gained 7lbs. So I'm bummed about it. I do have a complete unfill. I figured my body was use to the amount it was eating with my band filled so I was gonna gain some weight. My Dr said no fill until after 6 to 8 weeks. I don't know if its cause I'm having a c-section. I just want to get back on track to losing after this baby comes in Nov.