Pregnancy & the band?

ShineNSta · October 14, 2007

Umm...silly question... but who here has gotten pregnant with the band, and what have you had to do? Does being pregnant necessitate removal of the band..or ?

I'm not pregnant, but am interested to know what happens a few years down the track!

RedTulips3 · October 14, 2007

Jessica,

Here's a link to a thread dedicated to Bandsters who are pregnant and their experiences with it.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/pregnant-banded-come-join-me-37874/

There are other threads around too.

Good Luck!

CandySmooch · October 15, 2007

No you don't have to have it removed. You may need an unfill, but I sailed through my pregnancy just beautifully without needing unfilled. I gained 12 lbs through it and my son weighed 1/2 of that and I have since lost the other 6 lbs and just got my first fill in almost a year. Right back on track, no big deal.

mbanja · October 15, 2007

That is the main reason I chose the band of other wls. Because you can get pregnant and have a good pregnacy and then go back to banded life. Look at Carnie Wilson(gastric bypass), she lost all that weight then got pregnant and gain some back, and is now having to work really really hard to get the weight back off. I made sure before I chose my band to get the pros and cons on it so as to make the best decision.

Esmeralda · October 15, 2007

I had a band baby April 2006 and it was great, I only gained 23 pounds which 2 weeks later I lost 26. I had to have a partial unfill be I wanted to be able to eat but not to much. I was very lucky that I really didnt have morning sickness so I didnt have to worry about the vomiting. My baby is now 1 1/2 and I am down to 174. (During pregnancy I went from 204 to 227)