Forgive me if this is a rude question....

As I am new to this board, a year out from RNY and pregnant for the first time at 32 I have noticed something on this board and felt as an anxious expectant mother I needed to ask.  I have noticed a lot of people have gone through miscarriages.  I was wondering, were they related directly to being a gastric bypass patient or something else?  Now that I know we are not automatically considered high risk, it seems odd to me.

BTW, I am very sorry for all of your losses.  I cannot imagine the pain.  God bless you.
 

NOPE! Has nothing to do with Gastric Bypass or any other form of WLS - at least from what I have heard. Infact most of us are better suited to a healthy pregnancy. I think that my OB told me that there is something like a 1 in 20 chance of miscarriage for anyone.

Happy and healthy 9 months!

Liz

My miscarriages were as a pre-op.  This is my first post-op pregnancy and I'm currently 6 weeks pregnant.  My misses were at 6 weeks and 14 weeks so I've got time to stay nervous.

Good luck.

In reality 1 in 4 pregnancies end in a miscarriage, but typically they happen before the woman even knew she was pregnant.  Because people can test earlier and earlier now I think that a lot of these pregnancies might never have been discovered using the old methods.  I think it seems like more people are miscarrying but the reality is that they are probably more aware of what is going on with their body.  If you weren't trying to conceive you might not test to see if you were pregnant until you realized your period was late, when you are trying some people can find out five days before they miss their period, I think that is why it seems more common to hear about miscarriages on a board like this.  I hope that made sense.

I have not read anything that leads me to believe that WLS increases the risk of a miscarriage, I had a miscarriage at eight weeks prior to my RNY and my Reproductive Endocronoligist thinks that my weight loss will actually decrease the chances of it having again.

I have had 2 miscarriages and they were not related to my RNY in any way. The first one was from an infection at 14 weeks my body basically went septic. My second was from a folic acid defficiency, and by the time I found out I was pregnant things were not progressing normally. I for one have no problem at all answering questions asked about my losses. Also, just being a weight loss surgery patient does not deem you as high risk unless you are less than a year out, or so my OB says.

My losses had NOTHING to do with gastric bypass. four of them were before my bypass...from PCOS and being obese. I have a high risk of miscarriage because I have a very rare lipid disorder that caused me to get heart disease at an early age.

Just make sure you keep your calories and vitamins where they need to be.

Blessings,
Angie

I think Angie it hit on the head with it not being our WLS surgeries that caused our issues, as well as SamIAm with her statistics.  Most of us probably had issues before our WLS surgeries that contributed to either not being able to get pregnant, or stay pregnant.

I had PCOS, tried for 16 years (6 of those with current hubby), did infertility treatments, etc.  Nothing worked.  Had my WLS and 16 months later, boom.. pregnant, out of the blue (after doing infertility treatment round in January, and gearing up for another round right before I found out I was pregnant).

I work for a multi-med specialty group and we have 12 OB/GYN doctors and 3 Nurse Practitioners, and NONE of them will see a female before 8 weeks, unless they had a previously complicated pregnancy or are having current problems, just because we CAN test so early now, and most miscarriages spontaneously happen prior to the 8-10 week mark, and if it weren't for the tests, probably half our OB/GYN patients wouldn't have even known they were pregnant for sure.

So, congratulations on your pregnancy and welcome to the "worry wart factory".  I call it that not because we're WLS surgery patients, or even have medical issues, but because we're women expecting a piece of a miracle.. and we're going to worry right up until the time they put the little one in your arms and you get to count appendages and breath in baby smell (better than new car!)

Although I don't have proof...I believe my first pregnancy was directly related to a hormone shortage that my OB didn't test...long story but my lab work wasn't done timely.  My next two pregnancyies both with a new Dr were closely monitored and required supplements of progesterone.  I don't make enough on my own.  Yes- I was told I think 20% chance with any pregnancy..not WLS related. 

nope... when you are so easy out in your pregnancy... wls or not.. before you even test positive there is a 25% chance of losing your baby... after 12 weeks its like 2%... congrrats and welcome!

Hi and welcome to the board and congrats on your pregnancy! From what my docs said NO WLS does not increase miscarriage, your stomach and your reproductive organs are not related!! Sadly miscarraiges happen all the time with or without WLS!

Welcome!!
Beth