Should I get the lap-band?

[babeegee31 0]

I am looking into getting banded but have my reservations about doing it right now. My husband and I want to have a baby soon but I am not sure how safe or unsafe it is to become pregnant soon after getting banded. I have read that you should wait at least a year but has anyone gotten pregnant soon after getting their band? If so, how did your pregnancy go? I appreciate any help I can get!:smile2:

[nursenky9 0]

I read on a forum or someplace about a woman that was banded and lost wt I think she had only been banded for 4 or 5 mo every thing turned out fine.

When pregnant they unfill the band til after you have the baby then they start the fills again.

Some women do the band in order to help get pregnant.

you can google lap band and pregnant for info

[ssflbelle 829]

There is a pregnant and lapband forum here. Check them out I am sure they can answer all your questions. Good luck with both

Pregnancy with the Lap-band (NEW!) - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum

[shrinknme 0]

Hi.. I just got banded today and one of the main reasons I got the band is that it you can have a safe preg. my daughter is 10 months old and I know some people say their docs tell them to wait but I guess it just depends on if you are at a healthy enought wait.. I heard someone at our clinic was banded 2 months and got preg.. they just opened the band and she will get fill after the baby comes..

good luck and I say its worth it.. even though I am not the most comfortable right now :thumbup:

[eve529 0]

I believe that it's safe to get pregnant with the band (they can totally deflate it so you can eat a lot. Also, if you lose weight it's easier to get pregnant. One other benefit is that you can use your band to control your weight during pregnancy, you know, if you started to gain way too much weight as I hear some pregnant women who are prone to obesity do. It's better to wait until you are really stable with the band.

My surgeon required me sign a statement that I wouldn't get pregnant for 2 years from my surgery date. I am 34 and don't have any kids yet so waiting until I'm 36 is a bummer, but I truly believe I'll have a healthier pregnancy (and a healthier baby) if I'm at a healthy BMI before I get pregnant.

[shrinknme 0]

I believe that it's safe to get pregnant with the band (they can totally deflate it so you can eat a lot. Also, if you lose weight it's easier to get pregnant. One other benefit is that you can use your band to control your weight during pregnancy, you know, if you started to gain way too much weight as I hear some pregnant women who are prone to obesity do. It's better to wait until you are really stable with the band.

My surgeon required me sign a statement that I wouldn't get pregnant for 2 years from my surgery date. I am 34 and don't have any kids yet so waiting until I'm 36 is a bummer, but I truly believe I'll have a healthier pregnancy (and a healthier baby) if I'm at a healthy BMI before I get pregnant.

Eve,

have you had the band placed yet? if so when?