LapBand Before Having Kids/Pregnancy

[Heather_8.1.14 65]

This is why its very hard to ask a specialty doctor their opinion on something that isn't in their field. While your ob/gyne does specialize in fertility/pregnancy/child birth etc they do not have much more then a simple idea of a different type of surgery/specialty like WLS. To be completely honest (and this could be the hormones talking LOL) but I really don't think it was your gynes place to give you her personal opinion, especially if she has not seen what success people can have with a WLS (or babies born with moms who had WLS). I am on band baby #2 and my ob/gyne was THRILLED when I walked into her office a few years ago, much thinner, and exclaimed I was pregnant again. (I had two children prior to my WLS as well). When I went to see her 7 months ago she said that I still looked fantastic (asked me how things were going) and was very happy to see that I was happy to be having another baby. She assures me every month I'm doing a great job on handling my weight/blood pressure, etc and is always very positive. I have only gained about 14lbs this time (I say only because I gained 52lbs with my last, and lost all but 15lbs) but she assures me that I got the weight off once and she knows I'll do it again. A lot of times your surgeon will want you to wait 18-24 months because that's usually the time frame it takes to get the weight off and maintain. A healthy mama will make beautiful healthy babies. Do what feels right for you, and congrats on taking this exciting step!