5 weeks Pregnant

Hi,

I am almost 3 years out from Rny. I am currently 5 weeks pregnant and freaking out. Freaking out in a happy way and also because I am deathly afraid of gaining weight beyond my control again. I do not want to end up how i was before. I already feel myself eating more and getting off track. I find that I am more hungry than normal and not satisfied eating an apple- the carbs make me feel better with naseau etc. I have already gained 1.6pounds in 5 weeks....could it just be bloating? because I feel extremley uncomfortable as well. Please let me know your weight gain pattern...is it normal to gain this early out?

thanks so much

If you're experiencing morning sickness, my advice is to do/eat whatever makes it manageable.  As for when and how you'll gain weight, there is just no way to predict.  Every person, and every pregnancy are so different.  I'm on my third pregnancy and no two have been alike as far as when I gained weight.  With my first, I didn't gain any until 24 weeks and then gained about a pound a week for a total of around 20 lbs.  With my second, I started gaining right away, but then it tapered off and I only gained 18.  With this one, I'm 27 weeks and I've already gained around 20, but it bounces up and down a lot.  Nutritionally, I was not strict with any of the three, so who knows what is responsible for the differences.  Either way, you'll be fine.  You're probably super bloated and uncomfortable right now, normal.  Yes, it is scary to watch the scale go up, but rest assured, that is scary for all women, not just us WLS folks!  Good luck, and congratulations!

I'm 7 weeks pregnant (five weeks of gestation).  I thought that I had actually gained 2 pounds by week 6, but then I realized that I was really constipated, which is very typical in pregnancy.  Apparently, your GI track slows down so that your body can absorb more nutrients.  I realized this through several days of stool that was so difficult to pass that it created a small fistula/ tear that would bleed with BM's.

Now that I'm more regular through more water, miralax, and senna, I have actually discovered that I'm down 0.3 pounds, which is probably just in the normal weight fluctuation range anyway.

I am 33 weeks with first pregnancy. I am also 19 mos post op. My weight was stable for three mos when doctor let me conceive at one year out. Since then i have only fluctuated btw 3 lbs and will lose it/gain it week to week. According to the high-risk clinic, baby is on track in growth/development so he must be taking everything from me. Im curious whether after giving birth , i may in https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151776959366722&set=a.10150307536376722.331374.7210086721&type=1fact be lower than this weight . I eat like a horse some days and others I don't have an appetite .... Sooo weird! I don't really know when the weight will start packing on( not sure  it will) and that causes me concern in its own way. Anywho, take care

Thanks for replying, sometimes it seems I didn't even have gastric bypass since somedays i can consume food non stop- not everything is fattening that I eat but I am snacking way more now that I am pregnant and am hoping that I am not sabatoging all my hard work. I sometimes feel like i can not control myself and i do not want to diet obviously being pregnant