Hi there
Hi, I have a lot of questions for pregnancy is fear of mine. I am still a pre op and i am not pregnant, I am not planning to have a baby anytime soon for i am only turning 21 at the end of the month. these questions are post op related about prevention, and when pregnancy does happen.
1) what birth controls did you use after the gastric bypass to prevent pregnancy? my husband and I use condoms and I use nuva ring.
2) how much weight was gained with pregnancy? I know it differs between people just scared to death I'll gain all it back from pregnancy.
3) was the pregnancy fairly easy food and nutrition wise?
4) has anyone had the surgery then plastic and had child a few years after plastics? if so how did it go, did it affect the any tummy tuck or breast implants? I ask this because I plan on plastics in 2 years after I get the GB.
thank you very much for reading and if you answer.
~Shawna W
HW: 358 SW: 316
Hi There,
Good questions.
) what birth controls did you use after the gastric bypass to prevent pregnancy? my husband and I use condoms and I use nuva ring.
I used an oral contraceptive however not effective for everyone. I have PCOS so the chance of me getting pregnant were a little more complex than others. It was a high dosage pill and it worked well for me after surgery. I also did the patch for a time but did not like the side effects.
2) how much weight was gained with pregnancy? I know it differs between people just scared to death I'll gain all it back from pregnancy.
With my first pregnancy with my son, I was about 4.5 years post op, I gained 29 lbs, and had lost it all by the time I went for my 6 week post partum follow up visit. I am 28 weeks with this pregnancy and about the same experience with my son, maybe a little more, but hope to have the same results after.
3) was the pregnancy fairly easy food and nutrition wise?
Since I was pretty far out from surgery it was not too bad. I did have anemia but suffered with that has a pre op as well so maintained with supplements and diet. Towards the end of pregnancy I could eat less due to restriction with baby but nothing unbearable. My son was born at 37 weeks weighing 6 lbs 7 oz so no issues there.
4) has anyone had the surgery then plastic and had child a few years after plastics? if so how did it go, did it affect the any tummy tuck or breast implants? I ask this because I plan on plastics in 2 years after I get the GB.
I actually had an extended tummy tuck, breast lift (no implants) and thigh lipo in May of 2012 and then found out I was pregnant at end of September...big surprise, as I had to do fertility treatment with my son. So far although I am about 7 months pregnant I look more like 4-5 and everything feels tight, and some stretching/pulling around scars. My breasts are still pretty perky but will see what the effect is after the baby and nursing. It was still a risk I was willing to take because knew I wanted more kids, maybe not that soon, so worth it for me.
thank you veyr much for your response and experience's you shared! i never heard of the patch. i use nuva ring cause i am very forgetful when it comes to taking pills. im good about my vitamins though its weird. lol and i cant do extended time over 3 weeks cause it affects my moods and personality bad! really bad! i dont have pcos. and 29 pounds isnt so bad. my friend who hasnt had sugery she gained 60 pound and only got rid of 20 of it and she is so sad about it....i hope im like my mom and only gain 12 pound with kids haha. and good to know for the plastics too! that was a concern of mine definitly. and i never had breast in the first place i have a little bit of boobs because i am quite a big lady. so they are going to disappear for sure! and i want to be proud of my breast's and body, you know?
thank you again for your response.
HW: 358 SW: 316
1) what birth controls did you use after the gastric bypass to prevent pregnancy? my husband and I use condoms and I use nuva ring.
We used nuva ring and condoms till about 4 months post op then surgeon said ok to just use nuva ring since it didn't have absorption issues. Just FYI I looked into the patch but I think the maximum weight for effectiveness is 195 so not an option for me immediately post op since my pre op weight was 278
2) how much weight was gained with pregnancy? I know it differs between people just scared to death I'll gain all it back from pregnancy.
I am 34 weeks and have gained 35 lbs so far
3) was the pregnancy fairly easy food and nutrition wise?
I haven't had too many nutrion issues--it made my reactive hypoglycemia worse 2nd trimester but that seems to have leveled off now. I also developed anemia but at the time many pregnant women do so no idea if surgery related--doubled my iron and it has resolved
4) has anyone had the surgery then plastic and had child a few years after plastics? if so how did it go, did it affect the any tummy tuck or breast implants? I ask this because I plan on plastics in 2 years after I get the GB.
No plastics for me, not yet anyways
Yes stopped condoms 3 o 4 months post op, just nuvaring. Stopped nuvaring this summer got pregnant INSTANTLY, even though had fertility issues with both boys pre op (who are 10 and 12), miscarried and then got pregnant again immediately---so surgery definitely increased my fertility dramatically---I went off birth control 13 yrs ago and never went back on it until after surgery cause I didn't need it.
To answer your birth control question i had used nuva ring pre wls and post wls without condoms and didn't receive any surprises. When i wanted to conceive i took it out at regular time and just didn't replace it. The first time pre wls i got preggers 2mo later and the 2nd time post wls it took 6mo. My first child was a surprise and that was on the pill pre wls bc i was not good at remembering to take it at regular times.
Tiff
