FW: becoming pregnant early post op

January 1, 2002

I would listen to your doctor. There are reasons they tell us to wait.

First of all, think of all the reasons you had WLS surgery to begin

with. I'm sure it wasn't just to get pregnant and have a baby.

Remember, we only have a " window of opportunity " that lasts

approximately 12-18 months to lose our weight. After that, it is

extremely difficult, if not impossible for most people. If you were to

get pregnant now, or even at 7 months post op and hadn't lost most of

what you wanted to lose...you may be wasting valuable time of when it is

still " easy " to lose weight.

Also, you need to make sure your labs are good; that you are taking in

enough nutrition for YOU before considering getting pregnant. Some

women have difficulty taking in enough food for 1 let alone 2. I'm sure

you want to give your baby the best start in life possible.

You may be looking and feeling so much better now than before surgery,

and your hubby may agree. However, are you satisfied where you are at

now? Is this where you would be happy the rest of your life? If not,

then why not take advantage of the time you have left in your " window "

to lose some more weight, exercise, solidify your eating habits, and

work on you before taking on getting pregnant.

I don't mean to sound preachy. Honest. And I know there are probably

many on this board who have gotten pregnant well before their one year

surgery anniversary, whether by accident or on purpose. They may have

even gone on to lose tons of weight after they had their baby. But, I'm

just asking you to look real hard at your motivations for surgery, for

conceiving now rather than a few months down the road. It is not

something to take lightly. Talk to your doctor again and tell him how

you and your husband want to try now. Maybe he can give you some

concrete reasons why you should wait. If you are not satisfied with

what he says, by all means it is up to you. Good luck.

Vickie in Spokane

" im 4 months post op 60 pds lost...i was just curious to hear from

some of the members here. im not pregant but hubby wants to start

trying im concerned im not far along post op..i do want to have a

baby but think i should wait until im farther out maybe 8 or 9 months

did any of you have any problems with becoming pregnant at 4 or 5

months post op? i know my doctor wants me to wait 1yr...but i was

curious how were your pregnancies were there any problems? also did

you gain alot of weight? or have issues with weight after the child

was born? thanks for all responses "

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