Question:
I am considering having the surgery and would like to know about having a baby after

I would like to know if it is safe to get pregnant after and would a baby get enough nutrition?    — Jennifer P. (posted on May 13, 2000)

May 13, 2000
A FRIEND OF MINE HAD A BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER HER SURGERY. SHE DIDNT HAVE ANY PROBLEM.
   — REGINA D.

May 13, 2000
I had intestinal bypass surgery (jejunoileal bypass) in 1979. I gave birth to a daughter in 1986. I used Dr. Phillip Walton at Henderson-Walton Women's Center at St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Mine was a high-risk pregnancy, primarily due to my blood pressure problems. My daughter was considered low birth weight at 5 lbs. 5 oz. but was perfectly healthy. I only gained 10 pounds throughout the pregnancy and, when I gave birth, lost 27...so I came out better in the end! I felt absolutely wonderful throughout the whole pregnancy although I was put to bed rest in my seventh month due to blood pressure problems. My daughter is now 13 years old and the picture of health and beautiful, too. Dr. Walton recommended that I have no other children, for a combination of reasons...my blood pressure, my age then (31), and the pregnancy being high-risk.
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