My doctor said 1 year. The biggest risk, he said, is that your system will be taxed from the weight loss-- liver working extra hard, that sort of thing-- and you don't want to be dealing with that AND making your body work extra-hard during pregnancy.

Hmmm... interesting, I think part of it is with the VSG there is less worry about malnutrition as you don't have any malabsorption happening. I think part of waiting too is it is healthier for you and the baby to be at a smaller weight.

Figuring out how and what to eat, especially with morning sickness, was a big challenge for me (I got pregnant 13 months after surgery). In the first trimester, carbs were about all I could handle, and that's a big change from my previous eating plan! In the second trimester, I've been fighting with hunger since I want to eat EVERYTHING, and that's been a bit of a mental struggle.

Seeing the numbers on the scale go up again has been kind of freaky as well. I've gained 22lb in 27 weeks, and though my head knows it's for a good cause (and I can totally lose it again after I give birth), it's still hard to face sometimes.

Make an appointment with your surgeon if you find out that you're pregnant, that way you can come up with a plan for how much you should eat and how much weight you should gain/lose during the next 9 months. Make sure your OB knows about your surgery as well, and he/she can provide support in that area as well.

It took me three years of trying and one surgery to remove endometriosis to get preggo with my now 4 1/2 year old son. Here I am at 35, we literally tried one time in June to get pregnant and here I am, 7 weeks along and scared as hell! I found out rather early because I went to he ER with yet another kidney stone and needed medication. They could give me none..surprise 'you are pregnant!'. Luckily this stone passed.  The ER doc needs to be slapped in the face because she had me petrified I had an etopic because nothing was showed up on ultra sound...duh! I hadnt even missed my period yet! Three sonograms later you can see a gestational sac and slight yolk sac. My next one is next week. 

I am freaking out! I thought I would have some time to think about it. Oh well. 

I am having some belly pain. It shoots down my legs. I am thinking scar pain. I've have three laparoscopic, endometriosis, gall bladder and vsg. Also a c-section that was very badly infected.  So, yeah I'm freaking out a bit. I do have high anxiety especially regarding my son. He has a life threatening food allergy. He is hyper sensitive to peanut and his school seems behind on educating staff and students on the topic...argg!

Anyway I'm open to any comments or any advice to my pregnancy.  My current weight is 196. I am havingexhaustion and morning sickness(not as severe as my first pregnancy). I'm hoping this will pass by next month or earlier.

Thank you

Everyone's different but I felt terrible for about 6 days. My husband took her to the babysitter during the day. I pretty much slept off and on all day. I would plan on having your mom help with baths and such just in case you don't feel well in the evening. Good luck and I hope you have an easy recovery!