Pregnant 3 months after surgery?!?!

[sleever427 9]

So I called my OB/GYN today and he told me he would recommend to wait at least 3 months to get pregnant after my sleeve is done. He said I may have to add Protein Drinks or something, but we will "deal with it!" I trust him completely. He's been in the field for 30 years. This is against everything I have read or heard, including what my surgeon said. What do you guys make of it?

[woo woo 872]

I think it's helpful to look at any Doc's advice from the pov of what they are most concerned with: i.e. ob/gyn is thinking of whether it would be ok to have a baby at that point, with the sleeve.

Sleeve doc is thinking, what is best for the sleeve and how long should you wait to have baby and still have optimal weight loss benefit from sleeve... etc....

To me I would say follow what your sleeve doc says unless you are already actually pregnant.

Just my thoughts Good luck to you

[sleever427 9]

That's what I was thinking too. Thank you for the input. Isn't the first year the most vital to weight loss for the sleeve? Obviously pregnancy is going to stall that weight loss. I'm trying to figure out if it will effect my long term weight loss goals. Hmmm.

[deedeemuffin 346]

My bariatric surgeon, not my obgyn, recommends 2 years. I actually had to sign a paper acknowledging that it was for safety purposes. Not only do you need time to heal & learn how to eat with your sleeve & lose all your weight. You also need to be able to provide adequate nutrition for yourself & the growing baby inside you. Most people can't do that at just 3 months out. I know that a lot of women get pregnant unexpectedly because of the hormone surges we go through while our body dumps it out of our fat cells. As long as you work with a nutritionist, your obgyn & your surgeon I'm sure that you will be just fine. Best of luck to you.

[NewAshes 232]

I completly agree with deedee. The body needs lots of time to heal and at only 3 months out its still hard to get all your nutrients in. I'd at least wait a year