Suprise... & only 5 months with my sleeve HELP!!!

Ok soooo last monday we found out I'm about 5 weeks pregnant & have been on the pill. We wanted to have another baby however we wanted tp wait a year. I had been eating 800 calories a day the dr says I need to eat at least 1800... What tha heck?? Any advice??

lol I was pregnant 4 months out of rny with my first son, did not gain any weight all baby just kept eating healthy and taking all my vitamins. Good luck and congratulations.

I really don't think you need to up your calories to 1800 a day. That just seems excessive. But maybe try to shoot for 1000-1200/day??? Truth be told, early pregnancy requires little (if any) extra calorie intake as the baby just doesn't grow rapidly until the 2nd and 3rd trimesters. I would talk to your surgeon and/or your NUT to figure out the calorie/vitamin regimen and not your PCP or OB/GYN. You're not the same as every other patient they see.

P.S. I'm currently 7 weeks pregnant and just 6 months out from my RNY tomorrow. We are not the first to have gone through pregnancy so soon after WLS and certainly won't be the last. Take a deep breath and relax. :) Congratulations!

Thank you so much... I was thinking 1800 was also a bit much!! I will call my surgeon however I was scared cause her told me wait a year so I will call tomorrow though God willing

I got pregnant 6 months out from having my sleeve done (I did it on purpose though).  No issues, probably ate about 1200 calories a day, took all my vites, drank lots of water, etc.  I gained 18lbs during my pregnancy (was almost at goal when I got pregnant).  My son was born in November and is perfectly healthy.  You'll be fine!  Good luck.

Thank you so much... Last monday I had a scare I passed two very large like golf ball size blood clots & they thought I was misscarrying but after some tests & ultrasound everything was fine All Praise to God!!!

I agree with Paula.

I was at 130lbs, over 18 months postVSG when I got pregnant last year, and since I was in a normal BMI, under my surgeon's goal weight, my prescribed caloric intake was 1700-1800 calories(which was only 200-400 calories more than what I ate in maintenance on a daily basis).

Here's a cool little calculator, it's not exact, but it's pretty close to what my perinatologist (high risk ob) told me to shoot for on a daily basis.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/pregnancy_calorie_calculator.htm

http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_center/dietary_needs/eating_pregnancy.html#

The second link talks about all kinds of "eating while pregnant" stuff.

Congratulations on the the goal weight & the baby & thanks so much for the tools I can't wait to check them out!!