well, as the title says im 7 weeks pregnant, and feeling rubbish, i feel nauseaus all day, am a little bit sick in the morning, but the feeling sick all day is horrible.

Im trying to eat little and often, but iam really struggling to eat, i can hardly eat meat, or bread, or fish etc, it just gets stuck.

Iam so miserable and wish i had never gotten my band, i dont know if its just the morning (all day) sickness or if my band has gotten tight, i dont know if i should get an unfill??

I was self-pay for my band, and basically got the band, and thats it was discharged, i dont see a dr reguarly or anything, any help would really be appreciated.

A lot of women when they get pregnant need to get unfilled...it helps you get all the nutrients the baby and your body need. It also helps with the morning sickness...sounds to me like you're one of the ones that needs an unfill. Good luck!

Hello! Congrats on becoming pregnant! Just wanted to give my situation... I have been banded for years, and have gone up and down in weight. I became pregnant last October and went 35 weeks before I faced the music and got unfilled. Until then, I had gained no weight with the pregnancy, and was vomiting every day to every other day. The band definitely was in high gear, working better than ever until then. It is scary to not have the fill because now I can eat whatever and whenever I want. I know now the difference in having the band, as it had been so long since I could just eat. In the two weeks since being unfilled I have gained the fifteen pounds the doctor wanted. My guilt is going both ways... feeling bad to maybe have deprived the baby of proper nutrition, and feeling bad because I am now gaining so quickly. It is such a mental struggle!

Good luck with your decisions.

Sunshine

you have to keep in mind that the pregnancy is not permanent. Right now, your priority has to be the baby. There will be a time when you can focus on your weight loss again. I am 26 weeks pregnant and got unfilled at the beginning of pregnancy and I still feel tightness in my band as the baby gets bigger. I have gained 21 pounds so far and yes I am freaking out but I know that once the baby is born and I get refilled, I get my butt back in gear and have the rest of my life to lose the weight. Hope this helps.

I was around 8 weeks when I got a slight unfill. I was just like you, sick all the time and couldn't get much in. It was actually my husband who made me get the unfill, because I was so scared of gaining weight. I won't lie, every pouns I gain is emotionally painful, but knowing I get tighten that bad boy up at the end, and the weight is all with a good purpose, makes me feel better. I'm not 27 weeks and have gained 23 pounds. More than I wanted, but I'm eating nutrients that help the little one.

My guilt is going both ways... feeling bad to maybe have deprived the baby of proper nutrition, and feeling bad because I am now gaining so quickly. It is such a mental struggle!

Please don't feel guilty for depriving your baby. The baby will rob mom of everything that he/she needs. That means, if you weren't consuming enough Calcium (for example) the baby will not hesitate to take it from your body (i.e. your bones).

Also, it is well documented that you only need an additional 300 calories/day to grow a baby and that need exists mainly in the 3rd trimester.

Finally, excess weight and too fast weight gain is stressful to both mom and baby. I think you made a good decision for yourself and your baby.

IMHO

I'm thinking I'm going to need a slight unfill. I just can't get all the food I need in nutritionally. It's hard.

That's interesting. I guess this just shows how both the band and pregnancy can be so different for different people. I'm not having that problem at all. I got a huge fill a couple months before I got pregnant (I am now 6 weeks) and I feel like I can eat just about anything in any amount. My appetite has really really kicked in. I assumed I'd have to be unfilled once I got pregnant, but honestly, unless something changes, I don't think I'll need to because I'm eating like a horse.

Generally, I can only go 2-3 hours without food. I haven't had any real nausea (maybe a little in the mid morning or early afternoon).

I would not hesitate to get an unfil if I felt like I couldn't get adequate food in. You can always resume weightloss after the baby (thank God for the Lap Band!).

I got a fill before I found out I was pregnant and now when I eat my stomach hurts! It feels like a lot of pressure and I can feel it kind of sloshing around and it grumbles. Am I too tight? Should I get an unfill? It sucks!

My surgeon unfilled me 1/2 way 3 weeks ago when i was about 4-5 weeks along. Now I am almost 8 weeks and I can eat everything and I do! I was having really bad heartburn as a result of the band/pregnancy combo and now it is basically gone. I am pretty nauseas but I find that eating keeps that at bay. I have been at goal for about a year and now I have gained over 5lbs in the past 3 weeks! Yikes.

My surgeon unfilled me 1/2 way 3 weeks ago when i was about 4-5 weeks along. Now I am almost 8 weeks and I can eat everything and I do! I was having really bad heartburn as a result of the band/pregnancy combo and now it is basically gone. I am pretty nauseas but I find that eating keeps that at bay. I have been at goal for about a year and now I have gained over 5lbs in the past 3 weeks! Yikes.

I'm a little over 7 weeks now. Still no unfill. I went from about 210 to 199.6 :crying: since my fill a few weeks ago. Don't worry about that 5 pounds...I mean you do have a baby growin in you You just have to make sure you keep your gaining under control and eat healthy :frown: Good luck!!!

I got a complete unfill at 7 weeks. I couldn't get everything in I needed.

So far I've had quite a bit of "morning sickness", but no vomiting! It's horrible though...plus I'm sick! Grrrr

Hi im 26 and married for nearly 8 yrs i had the band 5 yrs ago and at my goal weight give or take 3-4kgs lol me and my husband are trying for a baby and im not sure what steps i should take for the band?? How will it effect caring a baby? and what difference will it make to my weight loss??

i dont know how to post so if i post something on someone elses post im so sorry lol

just keep in mind, I read that when you're preggers you get tighter, a lot of people found out they are pregnant just by the band tightness in the AM (or PM). Hope all is well! No regrets! Good luck