Question:
Pregnant. I had lapband done on Feb 11th. I am still overweight and I founhd out

on Aug 5 that I was pregnant with my second child. I have a 16 year old daughter who I had young, I never thought that I would have another child. I want to be excited and happy but I am scared to death that something is going to be wrong with my baby because I am still overweight. I weight 265. I used to weigh 485lbs. I had my first gastric bypass back in Jan of 2002, and I got down to 250 and I gained back 30lbs. Anyone else overweight and had a baby? I see my high risk ob/gyn tomorrow for my first vist. Any advice would help. Thanks    — tylerswife (posted on August 10, 2008)

August 10, 2008
There is a forum for post op pregnancies...come join us on that board and I'm sure you'll find the answers to all your questions. I have not had a lap band, so can't answer specifics...but there are members there who have had lap band and can answer your questions. I'm sure your baby will be fine and healthy. Good luck and I hope to see you on the post op pregnancy forum! (Go to 'forums,' choose 'more forums,' and click on that. Down on the lower left, it lists all sorts of forums, including the post op pregnancy forum...
   — Hollywog

August 10, 2008
I was 274 when I got pregnant with my daughter. I had no complications except that she was very large, but I knew she would be large no matter my weight. My husband was 10lbs 11oz and I was 9lbs when I was born. I didn't gain much weight, 15lbs - and I lost 62lbs by her first birthday. Good luck - it's quite possible to have a healthy baby when your overweight. I, on the other hand, felt horrible through the whole pregnancy adn I believe for sure that it was because I was overweight.
   — k4rizz421

August 10, 2008
I was considered morbidly obese when I got pregnant with my daughter 2 years ago, pre-op. I was 210. I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes in my first trimester. I had no real problems during my pregnancy, just follow directions of the high risk ob/gyn and you will do fine.
   — Kimberlin Katayama

August 10, 2008
I had 3 kids pre-op and well I was obese with all of them. I had a high blood pressure with my first but the other 2 were pretty much smooth sailing. My Dr's kept telling me I had to loose weight before my next child and as much as I tried I couldn't. My children are perfectly normal and healthy happy kids.
   — bridgadean

August 10, 2008
I was 270 lbs when I got pregnant with my son. That is long before I thought about surgery. I lost weight during my first 5 months and stuck to the diet the nutrition center put my on, took my prenatal vitamins and walked. He was a healthy 9 lbs and had no complications. I had a C section due to not being able to dilate. But he was healthy and is now 9 yrs old.
   — Karen M.

August 10, 2008
I was overweight with both of my pregnancies. With my first I gained 5 lbs total, with my second I gained 13 lbs. After delivery I lost weight. The first one I lost 24 lbs and the 2nd I lost 25 lbs. Because I was overweight I didn't really eat differently so I was maintaining my own body weight.. the baby was eating and in return making me lose my own body weight in the end. I was 4 years older with my second pregnancy and I had a lot of body ache with it. But he was also laying on my sciatic nerve. Best of luck to you! melanie
   — mbhamilton

August 11, 2008
I was very overweight when I had both my children. They were/are fine. My oldest was a large baby, my second was onl 6-13. I had C-sections for both. You may not have to. Good luck.
   — anitak

August 11, 2008
I had all three of my babies while I was overweight. I was 225 pounds when I became pregnant with my oldest child. I was 22 years old and suffered from severe pre-eclampsia. He was born three weeks early and was 8 pounds 6 ounces and perfectly healthy. At 26, I became pregnant with my second child while I weighed 300 pounds. It was an uneventful pregnancy with no complications and she was 8 pounds 15 ounces and healthy. At 30 years old I weighed 350 and became pregnant with my third child. He was born two weeks early and was born healthy at 7 pounds 6 ounces. Again, I had no complications. I had three c-sections. My first was because of the pre-eclampsia, but I labored with my daughter and was not able to deliver because of a small pelvis, the third was a planned c-section. All of my children are happy and healthy kids today. All pregnancies are different. Of course it would be wonderful to not be overweight when becoming pregnant, but it doesn't always happen that way. Take care of yourself and your baby and eat as well as you can. Above all, make sure you are comfortable with your ob/gyn and his/her experience AND bed side manner. I wish you the best of luck for a healthy, easy pregnancy and delivery and a healthy baby!
   — Lisa L.

August 11, 2008
I was 240 pounds when i found out i was pregnant with my daughter, i did everything in my power to try not to gain more than 15 lbs for my whole pregnancy, i was doing good at 8 months i only gain 14 lbs, then i went into preterm labor, was put on bed rest and shot up to 276 lbs at delivery, i had a perfectly normal delivery. my daughter weighed 8lbs and 8ozs and she was healthy, i was not even considered high risk.
   — ericacruz1121

August 23, 2008
My sister had her lap band surgery in October 2006, and she became pregnant about 6 months later. She had lost about 85 pounds (weighed about 275) then, and she had a very healthy baby. The only problem she had was a flipped port, which she just had corrected. She said that part was painful, and she cannot pick up her children for about 2 weeks. But that's the only problem she experienced. She did gain weight, of course, during the pregnancy, about 30 pounds, but she is back on track now.
   — April K.

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