Question:
Can I still have children after?

   — Shananoel2002 (posted on February 15, 2006)

February 15, 2006
after WLS? certainly. You need to 'WAIT" at least 12 - 18 months after having your surgery (use BC even ifyou think you can't get preg) . After that you can go on to have healthy pregnancies.
   — star .

February 15, 2006
I had a yearly and informed my ob/gyn that I had the surgery and asked the same thing. She advised that in all likely hood I would be able to conceive. She would term it a high risk pregnancy for insurance purposes so that she could monitor me more. I let her know that I was not planning on getting pregnant any time soon so put me on the pill.
   — 1968 Loser

February 15, 2006
Yes, you certainly can. I had a child pre-op at over 300 lbs and am now pregnant with twins over two years post-op. My ob-gyn doesn't seem to be worried that I am a bypass patient and so far both babies are thriving and very active at only 14 weeks along. I also have a friend who delivered healthy twins after surgery.
   — scortch1

February 15, 2006
Yes you can have children but there is a waiting period after the surgery that you need to check out with your doctor.
   — vickicarson

February 15, 2006
heck yes you can, i got pregnant 15 months post-op had not used birth control for 10 years, and tah dah i have an 8 month old!! some people tend to be so much more fertile after so becareful early out! for more info go to the post op pregnancy form!
   — shellypoe

February 15, 2006
yes you can. i had a baby 5 months post op. not by choice. please make sure that you are on a high dose of birth control. i was not and it did not work. but she saved my life as i had an e-coli infection in my body cavity from my bypass. it caused tremendous pain and went to the er. ob considered me high risk as they removed my baby to clean the infection out and placed her back in. she is now almost 11 months old and she is healthy. good luck. tammi
   — tjjjx6

February 17, 2006

   — Laurainargentina

February 19, 2006
Like everyone said....surgeons recommend you wait 12 months or until your weight loss stablizes. I got pg 5 months out from surgey and lost weight the entire pregnancy and more afterwards. Everything turned out fine though....my OB did not consider me "high risk" but did keep a closer eye with more frequent ultrasounds to make sure my son was growing on schedule. I had issues with preterm labor, but it was totally unrelated to WLS. I had a healthy baby boy in June/2003.
   — emilyfink