Question:
YIKES! I'm 3mo post-op & now 7 weeks pregnant....Help!
I was told that with all of the physical problems that my body had, conceiving would be near impossible..well, God had other plans in mind for my husband and me cause here I am 3mo post-op and alittle over 7 weeks pregnant. I'm considered extremely high risk not only due to the recent bypass but because of the blood clots I developed in my lungs 4 days after the surgery and the blood thinners I am now on. I can barely tolerate much food as it is and now I have morning sickness that comes and goes throughtout the day and the drs are concerned about my nutritional intake. Today I have been ordered to bed-rest due to major cramping and some light spotting. The good news, though, is that we were able to see the baby's heart beat..Yea GOD! Has anyone else been where I am. I desperatly need all the advice and encouragement I can get! Thanks! — Karen P. (posted on February 11, 2003)
February 10, 2003
Sorry I haven't been there but sending you all my prayers and good luck.God
Bless Brenda
— Brenda N.
February 10, 2003
This is a miracle baby!!! There is a yahoo group devoted to post-op women
who are/were pregnant. I'm sure there will be many questions answered
there by those that have "been there, done that". Good luck to
you and your miracle baby.
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OSSG-pregnant/
— thumpiez
February 10, 2003
I'm surprised that you felt "well enough" at around a month post
op to be "frisky" with the hubby. ;) Best of luck to you.
— Danmark
February 10, 2003
hi there :) while i have never been in the situation of being three months
post op and pregnant, i will tell you that i too had some spotting right
around the 7 th week and they did an altra sound and detected a good heart
beat, there was really nothing they could tell me but to take it easy and
see what happens, this didnt help ease my mind at all but i went on to have
a healthy pregnancy and the baby was fine! i want to wish you all the best
of luck and ill say a special prayer for you! i know that with this
surgery, as a rule, were suppose to be high protein, low carb but at this
point id say if you find foods that stay down and you are able to get the
extra nutritition in thats needed, eat it! theres always time for after the
baby to lose the weight!! all my love! :)
— carrie M.
February 10, 2003
Good morning Karen, more than anything in this world, I want to be
pregnant. I'm 6 months post op and am feeling wonderful. I want to tell
you that this is truly a gift from God and I will be holding you up in
prayer. Our God is an Awesome God and He will keep you doing this time.
I'm not sure how old you are, but make sure that you get your needed
prenatal vitamins. My surgeon prescribed two a day and I'm not pregnant.
If you can, because of the lack of food, try and take two prenatals a day,
if your doctor says that it's ok. Take care of yourself my sister and
please stay encouraged.
— Dortheria B.
February 10, 2003
HI KAREN,
I AM 6 MONTHS POST OP AND 17 WEEKS PREGNANT WITH OUR 5TH CHILD. I WAS BLOWN
AWAY WHEN THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT MY FEELING TIRED WAS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF
THE SURGERY??? WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED??? GOOD LUCK. I WILL KEEP YOU IN MY
PRAYERS BUT DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THE YAHOO GROUP AND CHECK THE LIBRARY HERE
FOR PREGNANCY AFTER SURGERY. I FOUND A LOT OF USEFUL INFORMATION ON BOTH.
BEST WISHES, SHERRY
— SHERRY P.
February 11, 2003
I too had cramping and spotting around the same time. I had some bed rest
and got through it (PTL). I think it was Jr. just digging in. Still, come
one over to the OSSG site- you will find others just like you (same time
out, same concerns) and you can ask all sorts of questions. The message
board is somewhat hard to read like our own message board (questions get
answered, and are posted days later) but you can ask people to e-mail you
directly.... As for nutrition- there are MANY women who are so sick the
first months, they get nothing in... There are countries that have very
poor nutrition and population is still thriving. Hang in there...
— Karen R.
February 11, 2003
My Dr. said that can be very, very dangerous to get pregnant during the
year following surgery, possible neurological damage, not enough food and
vitamins getting to the child, as well as to the pregnant person...I don't
mean to scare anyone, but this is what he said. He told me to use 2 forms
of birth control during the first year as weight is lost our ability to get
pregnant becomes very high if protection is not used...
— Trish R.
February 11, 2003
there was a lady on spotlighthealth.com a member whose handle was nursie.
she got pregnant three weeks from her wls and just delivered a healthy baby
girl. i believe she lost sixty pounds during her pregnancy. i don't know
her email but if you post on the surgery support board, someone will give
it to you. good luck.
— Jennifer S.
February 12, 2003
Be sure you talk to a dietician....it is very important during the first
trimester of pregnancy to increase fat intake to ensure the baby's
neurological development. That's one of the reasons why it's so dangerous
to get pregnant so soon after WLS. I've known different people who this
has happened to, but you have to follow dietary requirements set by a
doctor/dietician to ensure your baby's health.
— Lynette B.
February 13, 2003
I had a baby four years ago. I didn't have the wls but I was also
spotting. I spotted for three months. The doctors could not come up with
any real reason why. (I may have been pregnant with twins and lost one.)
The baby came out healthy. Also I had morning sickness the WHOLE nine
months. I got sick when I saw a bug someone stepped on. Pretty bad! Make
sure to do what ever your doctor says and know that you have been blessed
twice. Once for the wls and second for the baby.
— Cameron Van Winkle
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