Late to the party, but I'll chime in anyway.

First off, congrats!!!

I went with a regular OBGYN, no need for a high-risk specialist. You may need a specialist if you have trouble with your blood sugar, but there's no reason to automatically assume there will be a lot of risk.

A lot of the recommendations and things to avoid are similar to non-WLS pregnant ladies, but here's what I recall:

RECOMMENDED:

• See if you can find an OB with experience with WLS patients. My OB had dealt with a few RNY patients before and it was really helpful that she knew what to expect.
• Meet with your surgeon early on to get some baseline blood work done.
• Make sure you keep up on your supplements, and run them past your surgeon and/or OB. If you add a separate folic acid pill to your regular vitamins, you'll be fine. It's risky to double up on prenatals because too much vitamin A can be risky for the baby, but bariatric supplements are above and beyond what "normal" pregnant women are advised to take.
• Exercise as much as you can, even if it's something like walking. Stay away from the weightlifting, but keep as much of your routine as you safely can!
• Stay hydrated. You'll be peeing allllllllll the time, especially later on, but it's especially important not to get dehydrated.
• Let yourself give in to cravings, just be sensible about it. I let myself have carbs while pregnant because I craved PB&J and shredded mini-wheats, both of which were off-limits while losing after surgery. My surgeon said those were fine to have once a day.

AVOID (the usual preggo stuff):

• Alcohol, smoking, etc.
• Too much caffeine
• Rare or uncooked meats
• Fish with mercury in it, like tuna steak
• Lunchmeat and hot dogs (due to food poisoning risk and preservatives)

Hang in there, you can do it! :)

I had rny but had my period while getting the surgery and it was completely normal after that.. every 23-28 days and i am

now 6 weeks pregnant 4.5 months after surgery

So far no cravings but im so early out. Protein im still getting about 70 geams a day. Its crazy to think im pregnant!!!

cograts and good luck ?

That's fantastic news! Congrats!

I had infertility. Took a miracle to conceive my daughter. I was using Nuva ring. Am 13 months out and somehow got pregnant. I'm 9 weeks and doing fine so far. Ultrasound in - week and a half.