Re: 6mos post op - newly pregnant and scared...

January 24, 2004

Hi Belinda, I know you are scared since you are still post early but you will

be fine and so will this baby. Eat all the good things you can when you can

even if they are small things throughout the day. Make sure to continue all

your vitamins and get yourself some folic acid too. The doc should add prenatals

to these also when you go for your first visit. This is actually going to be

much easier than you think. We are really notmuch different than any other

pregnant women , we just need to eat when we can instead of sitting down to big

meals like before. You can also include protien shakes still to make sure you

are getting all that in but I do not use the shakes, never did. I do sip orange

juice in small amounts and milk too, I do not drink alot at once since it

makes me naseaus (sp) but I do drink a little here and there. I did not have

morning sickness, just a bit of naseau, and I read from the group that many

really

did not have it either. I am 14 weeks monday and still do not really feel all

that prego but I am, I check the heartbeat all the time with a doppler to make

srue I am sure you will do fine. COngratulations, I bet you are excited

since this is your first baby, a miracle baby. Mine were surprises too, good

ones

HUGS, ROBIN, NY

Age- 41

Due Date- #4 July 27th, 2004

OPEN RNY

10-18-02

378/246/170???

DR.EDWARD HIXSON

SARANAC LAKE, NY

Mom to:

&

7 1/2 year twin boys and

Madison age 5

Miscarraige August 2001

Miscarraige August 2003

Married to Pup:

15 years this

Halloween : )

January 24, 2004

Belinda - You are me! I had my surgery on 7/14/13 and found out I was

pregnant on Jan 10th. At 6 months out yeah I am concerned but I

truley believe I can get the nutrition in because of the baby. I was

a slower looser than you so I know I can eat!LOL. I have lost 75 lbs

and have 65 to go so I was only 1/2 way to goal. I do wish I could

have reached goal before this happened unexpectedly but am sooooo

happy this did happen it will be worth it if I never reach goal. My

husband and I have been married 18 years(I am 37) and I have been

pregnant 3x but all were in the 80's and all ended in miscarriage.

What scares me more than the WLS is the PCOS that I have - that is

what probabally caused the miscarrieages in the first place and that

is what has prevented me from concieving for the last 15 years. We

had tried EVERYTHING afordable to us (clomid and surgery - ovarian

drilling of the cysts) and it was after I gave up on having a child

that I decided to research WLS. When I found out that it is safe to

have a baby post op and even safer than being obese and diabetic I

wished I had done it earier in my life. I hoped to try to get

pregnant again 18 months post op but this little miricle happened.

I am now going to go to a high risk ob/gyn recomended by my WLS

doctor. I will be keeping in weekly contact with the nutritionist(all

included in the WLS fee in the firt place) so she can ensure my

weight loss stabalizes and I am getting the right nutrition in. She

did say to continue to take the prenatals that I was already taking

but do not double them - as the pregnancy progresses I might need to

add more iron, folic acid and B12 but right now the levels are great

but I will be regularlly monitored. I should increase my daily

caloric intake to about 1500 fron 800 to stabalize the weight. I will

do this by eating 5 small meals a day instaed of 3. She also

recomended I try to get 100-130 grams of protein in a day so I am

drinking the Nectar Apple extasy that I love which gives me 25 grams

per scoop. Being in just about the same stage as you I cannot give

you experience but we can go through this together. Feel free to e-

mail me privately if you would like.

- Diane

RNY 7/14/03

270/191/130

6weeks pregnant EDD 9/10/04

> Hi Everyone,

> I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello - I'm so happy to

> have found this group as my current support group doesn't appear to

> have any post-surgery pregnancies being discussed now, or in the

> archives.

>

> I just found out today at about 1pm and I've been alternating

> between crying and websearching for information. I'm encouraged by

> what I'm reading here, but also very scared as my surgeon is " very

> concerned " .

>

> I'm actively reading the archives of this great group, but it would

> be great to hear any and all thoughts on pregnancy this early after

> surgery... I know it isn't recommended, but it happens - as it has

> here.

>

> My stats:

> DS surgery 7/2/03

> Starting weight : 333

> Current weight: 217

>

> I'm not worried about the pause in my weight loss - that will work

> itself out. I'm concerned about carrying a healthy child... and

> whether my current diet can actually support that. How did your

> diets change - or did they not change significantly? Do you have

> any advice to offer me at this time? I'm making an appointment

> first thing Monday (the funny thing is I don't even have a gyn

> because I've had no periods due to my PCOS...) with the gyn my

> surgeon recommended, and I will definitely print out the

information

> I've found here. Are there other significant things I should be

> asking about, though?

>

> Any guidance is much appreciated... any direction you can point me

> in is helpful.

>

> Many, many thanks in advance...

>

> Belinda

> Palo Alto, CA

January 24, 2004