Lapband and pregnancy

Hello all!  I had lapband surgery in April and recently discovered I was pregnant.  I am not for sure how far along I am, due to irregular periods after surgery.  I will hopefully find out at my first doctor's appointment October 4th.

My question is...how much have you gained?  I still have my fill in and I am continually gaining.  I found out two weeks ago and so far have put on 5 pounds.  What the heck!?  I am not eating that much differently, other than throwing in an extra fruit and veggie.  I love the fact I am going to have another child, but am freaking out about this weight gain.  I have been successful so far with my band and now feel like it was all for nothing.  I really want to stay in my nutritionist's guidelines of only gaining 15-20 pounds.  My gosh though, I have already put on 5 pounds in two weeks.  Anybody have any experience like this?

During your pregnancy your weight can fluctuate a LOT and you can retain a lot of fluid. To gain 15-20 lbs usually actually means a net loss. Don't worry too much about it for now. Morning sickness may find you losing weight. I gained about 22 lbs overall, but went home only weighing 4 lbs above my pre-pregnancy weight. I knwo it's hard, but don't stress about it too much!

I gained about 30 last time, this time I'm hoping less. But it may be more, my previous pregnancy, my band was tighter than it is now. I do not need a fill though as it got pretty tight last time towards the end.

My 2 oldest daughters were concieved with a lapband, with my first daughter i gained 20 pounds and with my second i actually lost weight (morning sickness were horrible). This time arounf i have a sleeve and so far no weight gain at all i actually lost 4 pounds since getting pregnant and so far no morning sickness.

Norma

This is my first band baby. I am 12 weeks. I had 8cc in my band and today I went and had 2cc's removed due to heart burn and tightness in the mornings and evenings. I haven't gained any weight yet. Just taking it one day at a time.