6 months post op and 3 months pregnant
I got pregnant at 5.5m post op. Now I am 31 weeks and doing great.
I lost 100, got pregnant, lost 20 more, and have re-gained about 10 of those. It is looking like I will deliver at the weight I was at 5.5m post op. That's fine by me. This baby is tracking big, so once it is out, I should be well on my way back to my lowest weight and lower in no time at all.
the nausea was rough this time, but seems to be subsiding finally.
This baby #3 for me. my first 2 were at my HW with delivery weight being 370. Now I am in the 230s and it is a totally different experience.
5'-8",HW 347,SW329,M1-25 M2-17 M3-11 M4-13 M5-14 pregnant-->
Hello ladies!
Quick question. How did your surgeons respond to your news of being pregnant so soon after surgery? No judgment here, strictly curious. I am almost 5 months post op and dying to get on the baby bandwagon but I worry about my surgeons reaction to the news among other things.
IT is NOT a good idea to get pregnant so soon after WLS. The biggest thing is that you may have nutrition issues with the pregnancy which is fair to you or baby...Plus...you just had major surgery to lose weight and now you are pregnant which puts that on the backburner.
That being said, I had lost 100 pounds from surgery to pregnancy, so when I went to my bariatric center for my 6m post op - I had a great weigh in AND told them I was pregnant. THey took it OK...no shaming. They shifted the appointment to talk about nutrition and health vs. weightloss goals.
They gave me a packet to give my OB about what to look for and that was that. It helps that my OB is also a sleever, so while she understood that the timing was not great - she also knows my abilities and limitations in regards to food and nutrition.
5'-8",HW 347,SW329,M1-25 M2-17 M3-11 M4-13 M5-14 pregnant-->
I got pregnant 5 months post op and was scared, it was my forth, it was so soon after surgery, I couldn't hold anything down, and I was super sad thinking I had surgery for nothing because I was going to gain everything back again. Well I had a successful VBAC 3 weeks ago and baby was healthy and big! I did lose about 25lbs the first few months of the pregnancy and had to get IV fluids a few times but then in the end I gained about 10lbs back and then lost 5lbs the last week again. So far since giving birth I have only dropped 20lbs but I'm trying not to stress about it yet. I do have a ton of extra skin now that I'm not happy about but I plan on trying to tone this summer. My biggest complaint is always being thirsty now and not being able to gulp down fluids like I want. My iron levels haven't wanted to stay up since surgery either but they aren't at a horrible level either.
I'm just glad that the baby was ok since everyone shamed me for getting pregnant so soon after surgery. I was basically Told I wouldn't have kids again because of my PCOS and some other problem.....imagine my surprise when I found out. Lol
My husband is 9 months post op and I'm 7 months post op and he is terrified that I'll get pregnant and loose the benefit of the WLS. I understand his concerns completely but we're in our 40s and time is of the essence here. I know we should wait at least another five months, which I have no problem with but I am also working on my nursing degree, tick tok...tick tok. Its quite frustrating.
