I am very interested in finding out if anyone has gotten pregnant on their own after losing weight as a result of the lap band. I have almost decided that I will not pursue fertility drugs because of my age but I'm wondering if there is any chance that it will happen without fertility drugs.

I'm really hoping to! But I'm only 2 weeks out of surgery. I've got some fat to lose first :tongue2:

I was banded 8 months ago and have just been given the all clear of PCOS. I have not symptoms of it at all.

I am currently mid way through my 2 week wait and am hoping to have a positive test on the weekend or early next week.

I'll keep you posted.

Bella

I got the band in hopes of losing enough weight to get pregnant. I will be 35 in April and shortly after my husband and I were married we did see a fertility specialist. It was then that I learned about the band. Because of issues that were also found out at this time about my husbands health we have been putting off having kids until this year when I finally decided we can keep waiting any longer.

So I started B.C the day after I was banded. I am hoping that in 6 months I will be able to come off of them in hopes of conceiving.

I won't be using fertility pills at first, I will use a soy pill which can be purchased in the Vitamin section. Use it days 5-9 after you period and it works like clomid. I also have my husband on zinc and L-Argenine(sp) which helps promote health sperm (takes 3 months though to clear out the plumbing)

So hopefully I will be joining a few banders and getting pregnant within the year. :thumbup:

Hi Ladies ,

I was banded a little over a year agao. I was unable to get pregnant but after the band I lost a little over 65 pounds and was able to get pregnant. I am currently in my 2nd trimester and my PCOS appears to have resolved. Before getting pregnant I was having regular periods. Before being banded I only goyt my periods when I toke medicine like birth control. Good Luck!

My friend is 32 and was banded 2 weeks before me in July '08. She already had a 6 year old boy and twins that were 6 months old. Both pregnancies required fertility drugs. She simply did not ovulate without it. 4 months after being banded, she lost 40 lbs and began ovulating without realizing it. She found out she was pregnant when her twins were 11 months old! Her baby is now 5 weeks old and they are both fine.