1 year post op and pregnant
I had my one year surgiversary on January 11 2014 and a few days ago I found out that I am 4 weeks pregnant. Im super happy about the pregnancy but also worried because of my surgery and that I was supposed to wait til 2 years post op before getting pregnant. Has anyone one else gotten pregnant shortly after their one year post op? If so how did the pregnancy go? Were there any complications? Would you suggest a Doctor or a midwife. This is obviously my first pregnancy and Im kinda worried that a bunch of things could go wrong because of my rny.
Hello and congratulations on your surgery and on your pregnancy!!! First of all stop being so worried you and your baby will be fine you just need to make sure to eat a balanced diet AND to take your vitamins every single day. . .its good to take extra iron and also an extra folic acid. . .folic acid is so so important during the babies development and it can only help. :)
Just 2 months shy of hitting my 1 year surgiversary, I found out I was pregnant... with twins. Not only that, but it was considered a high risk pregnancy because, being identical, they shared a placenta. I had to see the doctor every other week with ultrasounds at each one, then every week as I got closer to my due date.
The caloric intake my doctor gave me for twins was close to 3,000/day... I was lucky to hit 1,800 on most days, but the babies not only survived, but thrived. The pregnancy was text book, no complications, no issues... they went full term and I delivered via a scheduled C-section in November of 2012. One was 5lbs, the other 6lbs, which is great for twins... anything under 5lbs means an automatic stay in the NICU, so we were relieved to avoid that.
As for weight loss, I had been stalled when I got pregnant, so the fact that I wasn't dropping weight wasn't a huge surprise anymore. I didn't start gaining at all until the last couple of months and it was only about 15lbs total.
However, after delivering, I slipped back into my old habits again. I had stretched out my stomach (I had the VSG) to the point where I could eat like a normal person again because I had to for the babies. I should have done the 5 day pouch test once my body was mine again, but I didn't... I went the other direction and gained back 40 of the 75 I had lost post-op.
The twins are a year and a half now, and I'm back on the wagon... on day 3 of the pouch test and I've lost 5lbs. This is the first time I've been on the OH website since 2011, so I'm hoping that getting back into the groove of talking to people who're on a similar journey will keep me on the straight and narrow.
As for the doctor v. midwife question, that's really a personal preference... I would recommend meeting with both and see what makes the most sense for you. I went with a doctor for my first son because the way I thought about it, if something goes wrong, the doctor steps in, so might as well start with one. With the 2nd pregnancy, I would have used a midwife, but once I found out it was twins and high risk, I didn't have a choice... I had to see a specialist, no midwife would even accept a patient in my situation.
Good luck with whatever you choose and congratulations!
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