Question:
Pregnancy after lap band

I was just told that if I get pregnant now that I have had my surgery they have to go in and surgically remove my port in the 1st trimester. Has anyone else heard this or has anyone gotten pregnant after having the surgery?    — kerstin131 (posted on February 3, 2010)

February 3, 2010
There was a girl in our support group up in Livingston NJ, she lost weight and became pregnant and all the doctor did was take all the fluid from her band during the pregnancy. I remember her getting up in front of the group and telling us that she was still eating healthy and getting in the protien with shakes which is good for her baby and she said she will go back to fills after her baby is born. I would check with your doctor about that or get a second opinion, it seems crazy to have surgery again and risk everything. Joann
   — Redhead7977

February 4, 2010
I had realize band. I unintentionally got pregnant 3 months after surgery and after only one fill. My port was not removed. I didn't have any fluid removed either. I was able to eat enough food to grow a 9lb baby. My surgeon told me that we would only remove fluid or do anything like that if there was a problem with me being able to eat enough to grow a healthy baby. My port area did get sore, but I had no problems with my band at all. And after my daughter was born I started back to getting fills and working on weightloss.
   — Sarahtish

February 4, 2010
I never had my port removed when I had a lapband. The band did make my pregnancy pretty bad in the end though. My band never had a fill in it, but it seemed as the months got further along the less and less food I could consume until right at the end, it felt like the baby was pressing up against my diaphragm and I couldn't eat anything. I spent my last month trying to get down liquids only because solids were not an option. Of course, not everyone has this problem. I was just plagued with problems from the beginning.
   — Jennifer F.