Pregnant, after lapband and tubes tied, tell me!!

[Mariposa 0]

Hi, I am very close on getting my lap band. I also have my tubes tied, its been 7 years since my last child. I am remarried, he has no children. I in part regret getting my tubes tied so young. Anyway I would like in the next few years if money allows to have another baby. I kinda hope that I don't have to get surgury to get my tubes untied, but I am sure I will have too. But when I was in the meeting to get the lap band process going, they said, while trying and once you get the GB/ lapband practice extra birth control and they said even if your tubes are tied. So.. I want to know, has anyone after getting the lap band, gotten pregnant even if your tubes are tied? And how was the pregnancy? And how long your tubes were tied when this happened. Thanks :redface:

[Jachut 487]

As it was explained to me, its sometimes possible to fall pregnant quite quickly with your tubes tied if you have it done after a birth like I did. apparently with all the major healing going on in there, its not impossible for the tubes to heal up too. Which is why mine are clipped, tied AND diathermied.

After that, pregnancy can be risky due to a very increased chance of ectopic pregnancy. Doing anything to the fallopian tubes can damage the little cillia in them that move the egg along and that's why the increased risk of ectopic pregnancy. But you'll definitely need surgery to un-tie your tubes.

Good luck, its been done and the thing is, everything is still there, so even if the worst case scenario were to happen and you need to bring sperm and egg together outside your body due to your tubes, you've got a good chance of that being very successful as you're young, dont have fertility problems etc.

[Mariposa 0]

I know all of the risks.. but i known ppl who gotten pregnant after tubes tied with no probs either.. Whether you have tubes tied or not there is always a risk of anything. Thats life. I am just hoping to get pregnant with out getting my tubes untied and i have to pay $5000 grand for my stupidity of not waiting till i was sure! lol.. And IVF is way to expensive on top of the expense of having kids period! lol I already have 2, so it wont be the end of the world if it doesn't happen.

My tubes are just cut and were tied at the end of the tubes. Right after my c-section. My uterus and tubes and ovaries are all healthy, just had an ultra sound last year, due to me having painful ovulation.

Anyway I am more curious to how many ppl this has happened to. Of course while I am losing my weight I will take extra care, I want to be thin for a while. Thanks