PREGNANCY AFTER SURGERY? ANYONE?
I get sleeved TOMORROW! I have religiously been reading this forum for days now. Seeing pictures really fascinates me. I cannot wait to share those with yall one day. Plus, reading all about yalls food helps me not notice all the people around me eating all their normal food. Chicken broth is getting OLDDDDDD. Ha.
I just had a question - have any of you all been pregnant after the sleeve? Was the pregnancy hard trying to get all your nutrients plus some for the baby? And if so, after the baby was born did was the weight easy to get back off?
I am young, just 25, and I hope to have kids one day. My boyfriend and I talk a lot about the future and marriage and kids and it's for sure something that I want one day. It was one of the first things I researched when thinking of WLS and found out its actually much easier to get pregnant after WLS cause your so much more healthy. My doctor advises to weight 2 years after WLS before becoming pregnant, which is FINE, I'm in no hurry! ;-) Just wondering, though, "real-life" experiences.
At this point, less than 24 hours before surgery, I'm thinking of EVERYTHING.
Hannah, 25
VSG: July 3, 2013
"There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind." -C.S. Lewis
There's quite a few on here who have... and my surgeon talked about it during my pre-op family visit.... basically lectured my husband and I, LOL. He said during the losing phase, there's a lot of hormones being released and you are VERY fertile. He advised 2 forms of birth control. I am done having kids and this terrifies me!!
BUT.. with that said, yes, you can have a healthy pregnancy. I've seen quite a few success stories. As long as you stay under your Dr's care and advisement, you should be fine. In fact, it will help with a much healthier pregnancy. I can't speak to the losing of weight after, as I honestly didn't pay too much attention to that part. But a healthy pregnancy and healthy babies can happen.
Good luck tomorrow.... and in your journey ahead. It's truly amazing and life changing!
HW- 318 SW- 310 CW- 194.4 GW- 170-ish Onderland: 10/30/2013
There is a pregnancy board on this website and from reading there occasionally, many women have gotten pregnant after WLS.
I do notice is that many of them are not at goal when they do get pregnant and then have trouble getting rid of pregnancy weight afterwards. But then there are many who gain very little and lose that after having the baby. So, it can go both ways. But maybe post on that board and see what responses you get.
