Pregnancy and the band "Amanda Story"

[LOVEMEACB4E 0]

Hello all.I have had the band since October 2004. I have lost about 40 pounds. I wish i could have lost more but its stil in progress. I am now 5 months pregnant. i have not gained anything as of yet. I am actually losing weight. Currently i weigh 243 i started at 283. I am happy but i thought i would have lost more by now. I guess i should get in the gym alittle more. I must admit going to the gym is not something i do all the time. But i do eat less. I no longer eat thick break or alot of hamburger meat. I also do not eat that many sweets. I drink alot of OVALUTINE in the morning. It gives me almost all of the Vitamins and minerals that i need for the day. I also take my prenatal vitamins. If anyone has ?'s about being pregnant and having the lap band feel free to email me. I will sumit pictures as soon as i can. God Bless.:clap2:

[dylansmom 27]

Congratulations! I love hearing about all of the babies that are due around here. Lots of LapBand babies on the way!

[HarleyNana 10]

Congratulations, I'm happy for you. Take care of yourself.

[LOVEMEACB4E 0]

Hello all. I am 5 months pregnant and couting. I am due May 30th 2006.

[I'llsucceed 1]

Congrats to the BOTH of you! I just love it when bandsters get pregnant. It helps me to have faith that one day it may be me:0)

[StartingOver 6]

Congratulations on the pregnancy. I too am expecting a little one around July 4th.

[mommy3boys 0]

i was banded 1/25/03 found out i was pregnant 5/03 had my baby 1/04. was 242 when banded was 212 when by son was born and healthy, beautiful 6 lbs 10 oz. my second son was 10 lbs and c-section.

i just had my third fill and am ready to continue my journey.

ana

242/190/150

[ShavieLou 0]

How did being banded affect your respective pregnancies? Did you get unfilled? Was it difficult to get adequate nutrition?

Thanks!

[mommy3boys 0]

i never got an unfill during my pregnancy. my midwife and dr were very thrilled with my pregnancy, they had been with me the other 2 times. just to make sure my dr run a lot of tests and was very impressed with everything, was only a little anemic but that also happened with my other pregnancies.

interesting side note, i had severe nausea and vomitting with first 2 boys and none, nothing with my last son post lapband.

ana

[ShavieLou 0]

Oooh! I hadn't even considered the vomiting that comes with pregnancy! Not too wonderful for the band. Yikes! Anyone else have this trouble?

[Ruthie 2]

Stupid question... but are there any chances they can mess up the band when they do a c-section? Like accidently cut it or something? LOL I know totally random question but I was thinking about this the other day!

[BeachBabe(soon) 0]

:clap2: How wonderful for you....glad to hear everythings going well. :clap2:

[SouthTX LapBand 0]

Stupid question... but are there any chances they can mess up the band when they do a c-section? Like accidently cut it or something? LOL I know totally random question but I was thinking about this the other day!

No chance whatsoever...

The general advice is to have your band un-filled to accomodate sufficient nutrition during pregnancy -- it is necessary to document your intake and make certain you get sufficient Protein and fats. Take supplemental Biotin. But I suspect it can be done during without it -- just let your ob & surgeon know and have them monitor you carefully.

If you breastfeed, you can lose a lot of weight producing all that "baby forumula" --- Just focus on sufficient Protein and fats, and keep on your pre-natal Vitamins and Biotin.< /p>

[Jachut 487]

Your band is nowhere near where they cut you for a caesarian. There's no way they'd accidentally cut the tube or anything.

[Esmeralda 2]

I am currently 28 weeks pregnant and I had band surgery back in 01/07/05 and found out I was pregnant back in August, I was so upset because I was already down from 243.5 to 203 but as of today I have only gained 14 pounds which is great and I know feel better about being pregnant. I also had severe ms with my other 2 boys but none with this one, I can't wait to have my baby.