Will it be easier now?
For all of you who have had children pre op and post op, was it conceiving and pregnancy easier after wls? I have two wonderful children who were both concieved after some trouble while I was MO. All complications with both pregnancies were due to my weight. Although I loved being pregnant,I was miserable and uncomfortable through muchof the pregnancies.
Was it easier after losing the weight or just as miserable? I am older now but much healthier and I hoping if I get pregnant now it would be more fun!
Was it easier after losing the weight or just as miserable? I am older now but much healthier and I hoping if I get pregnant now it would be more fun!
I felt pretty fabulous with my pre-op babies, I hardly had and morning sickness, I was active, cant remember being too tired. I was in perfect health even while being super MO. I do rememebr the 3rd trimester was the worst when you get so large everything in your body hurts. So all that being said I thought for sure this pregnancy would be a breaze since I was 140lbs lighter and the healthiest I've been in my whole life. However I swear this baby has done all she can to suck the life right out of me haha! I dont think it has anything to do with wls though. I think every pregnancy is different and also my 1st two were boys so there Im sure its a hormone difference when carrying a girl. This one has been harder for me but I also has two kids to run after and little time for this mamma to rest. Dont be discouraged though cause all pregnancies are different and some woman suffer while others feel fabulous ******es* lol
Both of my pregnancies were pretty similar, actually almost identical (one preop, one postop, and now a 2nd postop).
I was 21 for my first, 34 for my 2nd, and now, I'm pregnant again just 4.5 months post-Tatum's arrival. The first pregnancy, I worked full time right up until my 39th week, as a vet tech, on my feet for 10 hours a day, I was no more exhausted, never experienced morning sickness/nausea with the pregnancies. I was uncomfortable at the end because I was over 230lbs with my first. With my last pregnancy, at a normal starting weight of 130lbs. I was even more uncomfortable than with my first, I was literally ALL belly, my hips hurt constantly, I had to sleep propped in more ways than 1, I had breakthrough reflux often during the last trimester because of her positioning, I was literally huge, and I waddled big time. I had difficultly eating some days once she went head down, every time I ate she'd push up with her feet, and I'd want to puke. I'm a stay at home mom/wife at this point, but I am extremely active with our base community, I volunteer weekly, and I'm out of the house a minimum of 4 days a week. At the end, I had to pretty much give up most of my activities because I was just too miserable. I gained 35lbs in the pregnancy, you could literally see the outline of her foot when she pressed up with her toes. I can't say that it's not normal to be "that" uncomfortable because it was my first pregnancy being a normal weight. All I know is that I am not looking forward to the summer again here in Florida being pregnant. I am not a huge fan of being pregnant, not gonna lie on that one. I hate all the physical changes, the funky hair growth, the not being able to tie my shoes, shave my legs properly, I realize those are "little" things for others, but it's those type of things that make pregnancy not enjoyable for me. I can honestly say I was just as, if not more, miserable with my last pregnancy. My current pregnancy has introduced me to the world of nausea with every meal, and least to say, I'm a barrel of fun to be around. I'm hoping it passes in the next couple of weeks as we approach the 2nd trimester.
I was 21 for my first, 34 for my 2nd, and now, I'm pregnant again just 4.5 months post-Tatum's arrival. The first pregnancy, I worked full time right up until my 39th week, as a vet tech, on my feet for 10 hours a day, I was no more exhausted, never experienced morning sickness/nausea with the pregnancies. I was uncomfortable at the end because I was over 230lbs with my first. With my last pregnancy, at a normal starting weight of 130lbs. I was even more uncomfortable than with my first, I was literally ALL belly, my hips hurt constantly, I had to sleep propped in more ways than 1, I had breakthrough reflux often during the last trimester because of her positioning, I was literally huge, and I waddled big time. I had difficultly eating some days once she went head down, every time I ate she'd push up with her feet, and I'd want to puke. I'm a stay at home mom/wife at this point, but I am extremely active with our base community, I volunteer weekly, and I'm out of the house a minimum of 4 days a week. At the end, I had to pretty much give up most of my activities because I was just too miserable. I gained 35lbs in the pregnancy, you could literally see the outline of her foot when she pressed up with her toes. I can't say that it's not normal to be "that" uncomfortable because it was my first pregnancy being a normal weight. All I know is that I am not looking forward to the summer again here in Florida being pregnant. I am not a huge fan of being pregnant, not gonna lie on that one. I hate all the physical changes, the funky hair growth, the not being able to tie my shoes, shave my legs properly, I realize those are "little" things for others, but it's those type of things that make pregnancy not enjoyable for me. I can honestly say I was just as, if not more, miserable with my last pregnancy. My current pregnancy has introduced me to the world of nausea with every meal, and least to say, I'm a barrel of fun to be around. I'm hoping it passes in the next couple of weeks as we approach the 2nd trimester.
Band to VSG revision: June 3, 2009
SW 270lbs GW 150lbs CW Losing Pregancy Weight Maintenance goal W 125-130lbs
SW 270lbs GW 150lbs CW Losing Pregancy Weight Maintenance goal W 125-130lbs