After Surgery Pregnancy

[alo313 0]

I'm hoping to get some advice/insight. I was sleeved on 5/30/13 and since then have lost almost 100 lbs. My husband and I are wanting to try for another baby. Today I actually got my Mirena IUD taken out (which hurt like a mofo lol) so now the real thing is to start trying within the next few months.

Sooooo..... to those who have gotten pregnant after having the surgery. . How long did you wait? Any complications health or delivery wise? food intake? Weight gain/loss? I'm just trying to get as much info as possible so anything will help

[TheNickelMax 26]

I had to use a sperm donor, whose availability was changing due to a deployment. I met with my OB/GYN, surgeon, nutritionist, and discussed risks 6 months post-op VSG. I had lost about 100 pounds at that time, and because I was tolerating the diet well, I was given the 'blessing' to go ahead and try to get pregnant. I was told the ideal is 18 months... but really, once you're out of the 6 month post-op window and are maintaining diet and weight well, you should be good. I'd speak with your surgeon for sure. My situation was unique because it might have been a last opportunity to access the sperm for an indefinite amount of time.

I'm actually about 5 weeks pregnant right now. I've maintained communication with my nutritionist and am working to reach a daily caloric intake of 1500. (crazy that 8 months ago, I would have thought I was starving to death...now that seems like a ton of food!). I'm using prenatals, folic acid, calicum plus D (because of the baby pulling from your Calcium reserves for itself).

Good luck!