WLS and pregnancy question

ljandrews22

Hi ladies! I'm a newbie and 16 wks pregnant.  I had lap band surgery July 2011 and i've loss about 60 pounds thus far.  I've gained about 4 pounds so far into the pregnancy but the baby is growing just fine. My band is still pretty full and i'm able to keep most food down...except tuna :-/Any other ladies going through a pregnancy after WLS?  

kyethra

I have the band-- had it for a few years before pregnancy, was down 75 pounds and wanted to lose another 50.  the firsrt half went fine but at 20 weeks I had trouble keeping stuff down and they unfilled completely.  After that I was starving all the time, eating bread, etc, and ended up gaining 85 pounds.  If I got pregnant again I wouldn't them completely unfill.  I have lost 35 pounds since birth and am about to make a fill appointment, but it is so discouraging being so big again with nothing that fits, so just keep careful unlike me.

ljandrews22

Thank you so much!! That's my concern, at 16 wks I can't keep everything down but I don't see that as terrible as some might see it.  I worked very hard to lose the weight I've loss thus far and my baby is growing perfectly.  

 

Best of luck to you!