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My OBGYN says there's no need to have a c-section just because of WLS. Have you asked your doctor yet? Medical information on the internet is not the most reliable.
Similarly, it might be good to ask about weight gain. Mine said that WLS patients who're done losing should be like any other patient at normal BMI and expect to gain ~25lb. But that's best to hear from YOUR specific doctor.
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
on 3/12/15 3:13 pm
I had my baby 9 months ago and had a perfect vaginal birth, no drugs of anything. The whole pregnancy went smoothly except for food aversions. Congratulations
Levels last Thursday were over 13,000 go tomorrow afternoon for my sonogram asking for prayers that everything is Ok and the baby is healthy :)
Nothing can be more frustrating that reaching out with a question, concern and or looking for support and no one answers. Here are a couple of suggestions for getting more replies to your posts. Vets, your welcome to jump in here with your suggests too
*As you can imagine some questions have been asked and answered over and over again. Check out our FAQ section. You can find it under Resources, Weight Loss Surgery Questions and Answers.
*Do a search to see if your question has been asked and answered before. How to search?
*If you don't find an answer to your question post it on the forums.
*Post it on your surgery type forum. You are welcome to post it on the main forum but to reach out to those in the know, you want to reach out to those that have had the same procedure as you.
Duodenal Switch Forum (DS) Fobi Pouch Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum LAP-BAND Forum Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (MGB) Plastic Surgery Forum Realize Band Forum Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forum Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY) Vertical Banded Gastroplasty Forum (VBG) Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Forum (VSG) *Subject line is key - include key words so the community knows exactly what you need help with and the right people will respond. Instead of "Need Help" try "Need Help, VSG, Vitamins". *Always include surgery type, date of surgery and exactly what your question is with as much details as possible. If you are concerned about privacy issues you can always ask your question and once you get your replies you can go back and edit your post to remove the information you are concerned with. *There is a big difference in how we answer a question depending on the type of surgery and when you had the surgery. Happy Posting
HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125
RW:190 - CW:130
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I replied in your VSG board post.
5'-8",HW 347,SW329,M1-25 M2-17 M3-11 M4-13 M5-14 pregnant-->
Typically if you are pregnant enough for symptoms you are pregnant enough for a positive pregnancy test. An at-home test can detect HCG as early as 8 or 9 days past ovulation and by 14 days past ovulation a pregnancy test should be fairly obviously positive.
Really - your period may not be late...if you ovulated later, then your period would be due later and this could just be PMS.
the second half of your cycle is usually consistent...it is the first half leading up to ovulation that can change depending on stress and other influences.
being that pregnant without a positive test is RARE.
I suggest you read a book called Taking Charge of Your Fertility or sign up at Fertilityfriend.com and do the free tutorials to learn about your cycle and how that all works.
5'-8",HW 347,SW329,M1-25 M2-17 M3-11 M4-13 M5-14 pregnant-->
This will be my 4th, all my other babies were before bypass. I had all of them vaginally with no problems. Why am I reading that most people have to have a c-section because of the bypass surgery. Doesn't make since to me. Any help and advise would be great. I haven't gained any weight yet and hope to not gain more then 10 pounds.
NoRegrets4Me
on 3/4/15 6:44 pm
I was wondering if anyone else had a little one at home during recovery? I'm scheduled for surgery on April 21st and I'm not at all nervous about it other than caring for my daughter. I'll be off work for 1 1/2 weeks and my husband will be home with me the first week. I've asked my mother in law to pick her up so I don't have to lift her when I go back to work. I'm just wondering if I'll feel like getting down on the floor to change her and such? And I'll have to lift her out of bed in the morning. Any insight or advise is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I'm nearly 11 months post-op. I suffered with PCOS before weight loss but have had almost a year of pretty normal periods now. My fiancé and I haven't necessarily been trying to get pregnant but we haven't been vigilant about preventing it. We were thinking it would be best to wait until after our May wedding to really try. I'm 40 so I didn't want to really work at preventing it either in the interest of time. Anyway, my period is now 6 days late. It was due to start Thursday. I haven't had any hint of spotting. I have had tender breasts but that's not totally abnormal for me. My fiancé swears I have complained about nausea more and that my areolas are "a lot more red" than usual. I took a home pregnancy test Sunday morning and yesterday evening and both were negative. I've read that some women are weeks late with their period before they test positive but that seems odd to me. I'm not sure what to think and it's driving me insane. Any thoughts from those who've gone through pregnancy after surgery and/or over 40?
HW: 387 (12/13) ConsultW: 383 (12/13) SW: 321 (4/9/14) CW: 234.6 (10/19/14)
