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Hi Ladies! I just had my RNY Oct 1st and even during pre-op I have been a silent viewer of these boards. I'm 25 and I don't have any children yet. My main motivation for having the surgery was to be healthy to be able to have healthy babies. I know the rule is technically 2 years, but I'm probably going to be close to one year post op. My dilemma (which is not really a dilemma) is that I don't want to be on birth control again and my boyfriend does not like condoms so we've been abstinent during our relationship, so I'm trying to postpone getting married until I'm close to my 1 year mark so that if I have a honeymoon baby (since I've been reading how weight loss increases our fertility) that I won't damage anything. Keep posting and giving updates, please! You ladies are such an encouragement!

Wow that sounds much like my plan! My Dr said he would love for me to wait 18 months but if I could wait atleast 1 year he would be happy. I'll just have to see how much I lose within the first year. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with birth control either. I talked to my Surgeon and asked if they could refer me to an OBGYN that was familiar with the RNY surgery. I would feel more comfortable with someone who has had WLS patients before. My appt isn't until Nov 18, and I've pretty much been abstaining from sex with my husband the last 2 months. lol He's not happy. I will need to get on BC, but not sure what my options are.

Hi welcome. I am 20 months post op VSG and never went on birth control or used any form to prevent pregnancy mostly because I had been TTC for years before having the surgery. I had talked it through with my dr and he said I have to tell you 1-2 years but have we cared for patients who got pregnant 6 months post op and had healthy babies yes ma'ma.

For me if it happened early great and I would work closely with the Dr. Unfortunately for me it took a while to get pregnant even after surgery and weight loss. I feel your body will know when its ready. Sure I though I would be pregnant sooner, but im just happy to be pregnant now! Good luck and I hope you get the blessing of a baby when you are ready!