Weight gain during and after pregnancy ....please all RNY moms resond!!!!!

Hello everyone,

Question, I am having a revision from the lap band to the RNY. I know you have to wait 18 months to have a baby. What is the weight gain like during and after pregnancy. Can I please know how long you waited in order to have the baby, how much weight gained and weight loss if any after baby arrives. I know everyone is different but would hate to gain weight after the "honey mooon stage" and can't get it off! I gained 30 lbs with a lapband baby (miscarried at 3 months) but struggled to basically get that weight off.

Any help would be appreciated!!!

Thanks MOMS!

3 years.... im 22 weeks... up 5 lbs... last time i gained 30ish... lost 20

With all the WLS, we have to take personal responsibility of our bodies.  We can't ever eat what we want, when we want it, in any quantities we'd like it. A  thought process has to take place with any WL surgery, with any diet for life. Like what is nutritious? What does my body need?  What does my baby need (when pregnant we only need 300 additional calories)? 

Lots of women who have had the Bands during pregnancy do great.  Lots of woman who have the RNY's, DS's, VSG etc. do great.  Some people take pregnancy as a free pass to eat everything and anything then they find themselves left with weight gain and habits that they can't get rid of post-op.

Pregnancy is just better when a woman is healthy by means of  eating nutritiously and staying active.

Good Luck,
L

RNY: 9/9/04 (5 years post op)

1st pregnancy - had DD April 4, 2008 was 180 when I got pregnant gained 72 pounds and was 252 when I had her. In 7 months I lost it all but 5 pounds, with a TON of hard work and restriction.

2cd pregnancy - had DD August 12, 2009 was 185 when I got pregnant gained 75 pounds and was 260 when I had her. She is 3 months old and I lost 36 lbs and weigh 224. It really sucks and I am struggling this time. I am constantly hungry.

I say get to were you want to be, stay there for a while then try. Don't go OVERBOARD and eat everything you want like I did which landed me at 404lbs at one time in my life.

I am almost 3 years post-op almost 14 weeks pregnant  I was down 15 pounds I've gained about 3 back.

I'm 27 months Post RNY.  I gained 35 lbs with the pregnancy and am down 20.  I was "underweight" going into my pregnancy and only plan to lose another 10 lbs. 

i am 10 months post op from my rny. i am also 4 months preggo, i haven't gained any weight yet. but i do plan on breast feeding to help take the weight i eventually gain off. good luck!

I had RNY in 2002, lost all my weight and then some and was stable for some time. My doctor recommended 18 mths at least before getting pregnant.
I got pregnant in 2007 at jus tshy of 5 yrs post op and had my son in October of 2007.
I gained just under 30 lbs with my pregnancy and had it all lost by my 6 week check up. My son is 2 yrs old and I am still at that weight, actually a few lbs below pre pregnancy weight.
I did breastfeed as well.

I WAS  A YEAR AND 4 MONTHS OUT WHEN I GOT PREG WITH MY TWIN BOYS I STARTED AT 185 WHEN I GOT PREG AND WHEN I HAD THEM AT 35 WEEKS I WEIGHED 242 I AM NOW 180 AND THE BOYS ARE 10 WEEKS OLD I WAS BACK TO MY NORMAL WEIGHT ABOUT A MONTH AFTER HAVING THEM SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOSE IT QUICKLY AFTER HAVING YOUR BABY. I DID DRINK SODA WHILE I WAS PREGO I KNOW A BIG NO BUT I CRAVED IT AND SIGHHHHHHHH I STILL CANT GIVE IT UP. BUT THATS THE ONLY REALLY BAD THING I HAD. I GOT SICK EVERYTIME I TRIED TO EAT CHOC OR ICE CREAM OR CAKE. SO THAT WAS A GOOD THING FOR ME SO GOOD LUCK  

STARTING WEIGHT 442

CURRENT WEIGHT 180

I'm almost 4 years post-op, I gained a total of 15lbs with pregnancy.  My baby is 3 weeks old today and I'm down 16lbs, with hopefully a few more to drop off.

Best of luck to you!