Question:
Have you had a baby post op?

Has anyone had children after the surgery? I plan to start a family in the future and want to make sure the baby will be healthy and get the nutrients it will need to develop properly.    — Kelley B. (posted on March 8, 2001)

March 8, 2001
I'm just a pre-op ... but I have a weblink to someone who is one year post-op and pregnant! Maybe you could follow her progress! She's done extremely well with her WLS and is pleased as peaches to be pregnant again. Hope this helps! http://hometown.aol.com/mommy4alex/journey.html
   — Rachael R.

March 8, 2001
My surgeon said he'd be happy to speak to my obstetrician if I get pregnant down the road. It is NOT recommended during the first two years, until your weight stabilizes. You need to let your body recover and lose weight without complicating things with a pregnancy. Once the weight is gone and you have stabilized, you should be fine. Actually one of the things treated by the surgery is infertility. I definitely plan to have babies in my post-op future. :)
   — kcanges

March 8, 2001
I got pregnant 9 months post op. Of course you are supposed to wait the full year but the early pregnancy was unintentional. I had my first child before the surgery and my second pregnancy was without any complications. My daughter was born in Jan 2000. She was 5lbs 1 oz and 18" long. She was a little on the skinnier side but was very healthy other than that. She is now 14 months old and hasn't had any problems other than normal baby stuff. Eating plenty of protein is very important. I only gained 15 lbs. during my pregnancy. My OB was very attentive knowing my past history. The only problem is had was with the Glucose Tolerance Test. I was diabetic with my son so they needed to rule it out for my second time. I wan't able to keep the glucose down. I was sick for about 2 days afterward. Since they couldn't rule it out I had to check my blood sugars. It wasn't until after I had my daughter that there is a way you can take the tolerance test my eating jelly beans. I'm sure that I would've been able to complete the test if that were an option to me. Good luck! Pregnancy is pure joy and even better without all the extra weight to begin with!
   — Tanya N.