are you all going back to old eating habits as you were pre op, thinking you need to nurish  your babies while pregnant?..

I have always had a hard time understanding this. we lost weight with healthier food choices to loose the weight  why would you go back to eating the way you did pre op that made you gain the weight in the first place? your babies will get nurished if you eat healthy while pregnant..probably better ....

I've had two babies post-op and with the first, I gained 40 lbs and lost 60 within 3 months with almost zero effort. With my second, I gained 32 lbs and I've already lost 30 of that and he isn't even 2 weeks old yet.

For me, I ate more while I was pregnant because I was able to, but as soon as I gave birth I was back to only being able to eat so much thanks to my RNY's restriction. My pouch is intact and as small as it ever was.

Not sure what you're reading, but I'd like to hope this rings true for others, too - but then, when you think about, regaining weight is something that can happen to anyone. WLS isn't the answer to anything and it takes work and a strong will to maintain forever.

 Because massive weight loss during pregnancy is not recommended and often thrown out the window.  The fetus is more important than losing weight.

Pregnancy hormones can make the RNY pouch seem to relax -- and we can eat more -- sometimes more than necessary.

Post op, if nursing, we can eat more than necessary too -- as hunger can be a real beast.

Later, it's sometimes hard to get those pounds off. 

Why?

If your eating the right foods while pregnant , you shouldnt have any big regain, maybe 20lbs rather than 60...

 Are you pregnant or have you been pregnant post op? If so, what was your experience like? 

I'd imagine the same thing could be said about having WLS...why the hell do you need to have WLS if you are eating healthy in the first place..you post is coming off (to me at least) very judgemental..its not my place to tell someone how much they should gain and how fast they should lose it during/after pregnancy. 

Were you replying to me? I hope not, because I said I lost 60 lbs post-pregnancy, NOT that I gained it - and I ate perfectly, minus raw Ramen noodle cravings :D I haven't gained anything at all since I had my RNY, actually - minus pregnancy weight, and I was actually scolded for not gaining enough.

I'll say this again: I gained 40 lbs during my first pregnancy, and then lost 60 lbs in 2 months immediately after giving birth which put me 20 lbs under where I started and I was thrilled.

Additionally, I lost 20 more lbs before getting pregnant again and gained only 32 lbs with the second pregnancy. In one week post-pregnancy, I have lost 26 lbs which puts me 6 lbs from where I started and I'm sure I'll lose more.

Again, I hope this is the norm for most WLS post-ops because it's been a positive experience BUT I'm realistic and I know that unless you are perfect, everyone eventually struggles with some regain (and I'm speaking from an RNY point of view as that is what I know). So I'm sure that down the road, I'll gain some weight and have to re-lose.

But speaking purely from a post-pregnancy point of view, I've regained 0 lbs.

I agree that you are coming off a bit judgmental here, but that's okay - it's the Internet and judging others is expected.

No, what she said was something about gaining 20 lbs if you ate right and not gaining 60 lbs. That's what I was referring to and that was the post I replied to (I hope).

;) I see you replied to the wrong person - that happens sometimes!

yes... so sorry.....good job about your weight.. and congrats about your little one..

Thanks :) ...and don't worry about it!