So this is a long story, bear with me

I found out I have a cyst on my sacroiliac joint that is causing my a lot of pain. I can hardly sit at all. My ortho says I need surgery BUT he suggested I wait until after I have children to have the surgery. He says this is because the act of child birth will essentially ruin any join fusing that takes place. 

I am only 8 months post-op, and I was told I was supposed to wait 18 months. I am having this conundrum. Try to get pregnant now? or still wait and live in pain? I want to have 2 children, which means I will be in this pain for a minimum of 2.5 years. I dont know if I can do that. 

I also am afraid to get pregnant and ruin my sleeve. I am still about 40 pounds more than I want to be, and i fear that if I get pregnant now, I will never reach my goal. 

So here is my question to you all. Is it possible to still lose weight after pregnancy with your sleeve? or does a pregnancy stretch out your sleeve and basically ruin everything the surgery did? 

Thank you!

From what I've heard from other moms, as long as you control your sugars (food/exercise and insulin as needed) you can be just fine. Hope you get good news from the gyno, I'd love to hear an update! :)

Hi Arcy!

Lots of women end up dealing with diabetes during pregnancy, since you can have it while pregnant even if you've never had blood sugar problems before. Most OB's are really familiar with it, though you may want to find an OB who handles "high risk" pregnancies and will likely have more experience.

If your blood sugar isn't under control, there's a higher risk of birth defects-- especially in the first trimester when all of the organs are forming. Uncontrolled blood sugar can also lead to a very large baby, which can make it very hard to have a vaginal delivery! So your doctor will definitely want to keep a close eye on things.

The good news is that you are able to take insulin during pregnancy with no problem. It doesn't cross the placenta, and it's not going to affect the baby. Your doses will probably be different than before, since your body is busy growing a tiny human and all, but I imagine you can just keep testing your sugars and adjusting the amount you take.

Have you had a pre-conception checkup with your OBGYN? He or she can help you figure out if there's anything you need to do in addition to checking your sugars.

So excited for you!! :)

How are you tracking ovulation? Counting cycle days? Basal temperature? Test strips? You can get an app (I used Ovia) that will help you keep track of all of that and tell you GO FOR IT TODAY, more or less.

I bought a box of ovulation tests, just the cheap pee-on-a-strip ones, and that was really helpful since I was coming off Mirena and didn't have a period. Definitely worth the $20!

How long have you been trying? How long have you been off BC?

Very possible - I have PCOS.  Was told I couldn't have children because of it, and there wasn't hope for assistance to get pregnant since my health wasn't considered stable (had a Dr flat out tell me he wouldn't help me with getting infertility treatments due to my health issues.  Had surgery 3/2006, pregnant 3/2007. I have had 2 healthy pregnancies since RNY - no assistance needed. My PCOS was very well managed with weight loss - cycles became normal and  that allowed me to ovulate. in fact, husband had vasectomy to prevent further pregnancies. My body couldn't do anymore - had complications due to the way I carried babies. (Couldn't even tell I was pregnant).