Banded & Hoping to get Preg - join in!

[autumndannie 0]

Emj, thanks for the words of encourgement:biggrin:. Yes, hopefully it will all pay off and I will be preggo like the rest of you.... :rolleyes2:.

Aug 3 is the day for you:smile2::laugh:. First we look foward to the "band date" and now some of us get to look forward the the "baby date". Hope to be with yall some day soon!!

All you preggers need to keep us updated. We want to know how its going out there for yall:confused:.

Oh, ya...Im doing better. The sorness is finally kinda going away!! But Im starting to feel hungry every now and then

I had lap band surgery on Dec. 2, 2008 and feel as you do. I have a 9 yr old son and my husband & I have been trying for 2 yrs now...no baby:confused: I decided to get lap band due to having pcos and thought it would help me to lose weight and be healthy and have another lil' bundle of joy--soon someday!:cursing: Have any of you had luck with lap band pregnancies??? I am worried to carry a baby with the lap band:ohmy:???

[autumndannie 0]

well i wish the best of luck to all of you....just remember dont stress about it.... we werent even trying and look at what happend LOL...

EJ MY LOVE:: i feel it coming hunny...you need to talk to you doc about getting some progestron to get your cycle going again...and i would get the answer ovulation kit...its like 30 sticks for 20 bucks..that way you can test a lot....

to everyone else....i will send you a lot of baby dust...just keep being positive it will happen i promise!!!!

i had bad pcos...irreg. periods....we tried 2 years with no baby....finaly we put it on hold i had surgery and the month we decided to start trying NEXT month..i get preg that month LOL so yeah!! its possible!!!

BABY DUST TO ALL and much love!:cursing:

Wow, Congrats!!!! I have pcos and have been trying for 2 yrs to get pg and nothing!:laugh: I had the lap band done on Dec. 2, 2008 and have lost a total of 28 lbs so far. :rolleyes2: I am hoping to lose at least 60 more before we try again...just to get down to what I was when I got pg with my first who is now 9 1/2 yrs old. I hope it happens for my husband & I. I worry about the pcos thing and if the band and weight loss will make a differnce for us:confused:. I wish you luck with the pregnancy & delivery and again, congrats...that's wonderful news to hear from someone who can understand how I feel!!!

[autumndannie 0]

Hello ladies---here goes my TTC story. I had a handsome boy 7 years ago, and getting pregnant with him was no problem. I have always been very irregular and I think I have always had PCOS but I was still young and was average weight so getting pregnant was easy. After having my son I did not take good care of myself and ate everything in site and sat around and did not excercise. Since having my son I have not been on any type of birth control and get my period about every 4 to 6 months. The PCOS was getting worse, I had all the sypmtoms and the weight was making things worse. My husband and I have been wanting to have another baby but after turning 30 last year I started to realize that I was getting older and not only with PCOS but age would be against me. I made many attempts to loose the weight and always failed. I finally decided to get the lap band and was banded on August 16, 2008 so far I have lost 30 lbs and my periods have become regular for the last 3 months. I went to see my Gyno, yesturday and he gave me clomid to make sure I ovulate. I still have so much more weight to loose but my Dr. said witht he 30 lbs loss should be good to begin TTC. I really hope that I can become pregnant soon. I will keep you guys posted on my progress.

Hi, like you I have pcos and just recently had lap band surgery on 12/2/2008. I had my first son 9 yrs ago--no problem but since he was born I have gained soo much in the past 9 yrs cause I wasn't trying to maintain or lose my weight and now, here I am:ohmy:. I am 29 almost 30 yrs old and feel the same as you...age was starting to be a factor I had to face and of course the pcos!!! My periods were about every other month and as of last year it has got worse...like once every 3 months and it's not a normal one--I spot which I never did until last fall. I hate pcos and am hoping that the band was the right choice. I have lost 28 lbs in 17 days (7 lbs b4 the surgery and the rest after surgery). I want to lose another 65 or so b4 we start trying again. I hope it works for us :rolleyes2:. Good luck to you:thumbup:!!!!!!!

[tink0527 0]

Good luck Autumndannie, I've been TTC for 2 years, with nothing, I'm 28 with PCOS and Diabetes, sometimes its hard to keep hope alive. I'm going to be banded Feb.9th. I hope this works for me. Keep us posted on your progress.

[autumndannie 0]

Good luck Autumndannie, I've been TTC for 2 years, with nothing, I'm 28 with PCOS and Diabetes, sometimes its hard to keep hope alive. I'm going to be banded Feb.9th. I hope this works for me. Keep us posted on your progress.

I hope your surgery goes well :w00t:! I was worried about having it due to the fact that I'd never had any type of surgery my entire life and the fact that it was a lifestyle change and wondering if I could stick to such a strict diet. I surrvived, and it was the best thing I could have ever done for myself!:biggrin: It's not easy to watch my friends and family eat and I can't but I just hop on that scale and see that I am down 27 lbs and that keeps me going. If I don't stick to it that means no baby and I really want another one!!!!!!!!! I hate pcos and would often ask why me????? I never had diabetes but my mom did, and I know that with the path that I was going it could've been a strong possibility for me to get it eventually. I know other friends and family that are overweight and don't have this yucky condition and get prego and carry healthy babies and then there's me--I felt broken and didn't feel like a real woman--it devistated me. I don't know what the future holds, but I do know now that I have the band I have a shot at a better one!:biggrin: Good luck to you, and I will chat with ya later.

[tink0527 0]

I hope your surgery goes well :smile2:! I was worried about having it due to the fact that I'd never had any type of surgery my entire life and the fact that it was a lifestyle change and wondering if I could stick to such a strict diet. I surrvived, and it was the best thing I could have ever done for myself!:tt1: It's not easy to watch my friends and family eat and I can't but I just hop on that scale and see that I am down 27 lbs and that keeps me going. If I don't stick to it that means no baby and I really want another one!!!!!!!!! I hate pcos and would often ask why me????? I never had diabetes but my mom did, and I know that with the path that I was going it could've been a strong possibility for me to get it eventually. I know other friends and family that are overweight and don't have this yucky condition and get prego and carry healthy babies and then there's me--I felt broken and didn't feel like a real woman--it devistated me. I don't know what the future holds, but I do know now that I have the band I have a shot at a better one!:thumbup: Good luck to you, and I will chat with ya later.:tongue2:

I feel the same way! I've never had surgery either, and all of my friends have kids, even some of my bigger friends have happy healthy babies. I've often thought what did I do to deserve this???:sad: Hopefully this surgery is the key to a new healthier life with children. :smile2:

[autumndannie 0]

I feel the same way! I've never had surgery either, and all of my friends have kids, even some of my bigger friends have happy healthy babies. I've often thought what did I do to deserve this???:smile2: Hopefully this surgery is the key to a new healthier life with children. :tt1:

You can do it :thumbup:!!!! It'll happen for you. The surgery will be such a positive step in your life and when you lose all the weight and reach your goal and take that pg test and it says "you're pregnant" you are going to be so happy and you'll know at that point that all the hard work and discipline was worth it!!!!!:tongue2: At least that's the way I am trying to look at it. I can't believe that I am already 12 days post-op. It has gone by pretty fast. I am getting hungry for "real" food:drool: but that's what got me into this mess. It rough at times but I haven't had a breakdown yet...thank god! I miss chocolate!!!!!!!!! I look at it like this I would rather be holding my newborn baby in my arms rather than a chocolate bar...lol. Pretty soon we'll both be pg and living our dreams. I know I was blessed with a baby boy almost 10 yrs ago but I was only 20 and single, and my mom had died 2 months after he was born and I wasn't into the whole "mommy" thing after that...it was sooo hard--but now I am married to the father of my son and I am more than ready to have another one...hopefully a girl this time but at this point I'd be happy with either--just a healthy baby!!! ttyl:wink2:. Keep up hope!!!!

[tink0527 0]

You can do it :thumbup:!!!! It'll happen for you. The surgery will be such a positive step in your life and when you lose all the weight and reach your goal and take that pg test and it says "you're pregnant" you are going to be so happy and you'll know at that point that all the hard work and discipline was worth it!!!!!:confused_smile: At least that's the way I am trying to look at it. I can't believe that I am already 12 days post-op. It has gone by pretty fast. I am getting hungry for "real" food:drool: but that's what got me into this mess. It rough at times but I haven't had a breakdown yet...thank god! I miss chocolate!!!!!!!!! I look at it like this I would rather be holding my newborn baby in my arms rather than a chocolate bar...lol. Pretty soon we'll both be pg and living our dreams. I know I was blessed with a baby boy almost 10 yrs ago but I was only 20 and single, and my mom had died 2 months after he was born and I wasn't into the whole "mommy" thing after that...it was sooo hard--but now I am married to the father of my son and I am more than ready to have another one...hopefully a girl this time but at this point I'd be happy with either--just a healthy baby!!! ttyl:wink2:. Keep up hope!!!!

That's a really good way to look at everything. I too wanted a girl, but at this point I'll take whatever I'm given, just as long as the baby is healthy. Since you are 12 days out... How was/is the pain???

[babyfever 0]

Autumndannie, congrats to you on your surgery!! I was banded on Dec 3. I also did this to 1.Have a baby and 2.To get and stay healthy. Hubby and I have been ttc for going on 5 yrs. I have had PCOS for 6 yrs, a blocked tube and overweight. ALL odds were/are against me. I feel like such a failure...but now I have my friend Mrs.Lap Band and with my will power I will hopefully not only reach my weight goal, but I will also reach my life long dream of becoming a mom.

Tink as far as surgery goes...its not that bad. I was a bit uncomfortable the first 3-4 days, but everyday is better. Like Autumn said, time is flying, and before we know it, we will be joining the rest of the girls on this thread discussing our due dates and if its a boy or girl....oh, congrats to Fairy Facade..ITS A BOY!!!

Our time is coming and when it gets here, its going to be the best time of our lives!!!

[Daisalana 33]

Thanks :confused_smile:

I just felt him kicking for the first time (where I knew for sure that's what it was) on Saturday.

I was laying in bed, felt the weird sensation so I put my hand there and felt an actual kick against my hand. I pushed back a few times, and he kicked back 3 times. It was awesome. DH was asleep, and I couldn't get a repeat performance for him by time he got up.

[babyfever 0]

AAAWWW...the first kicks:thumbup:. How special and exciting!!! To bad DH was sleeping. There will be many more to come:confused_smile:.

[HeatherO 7]

I was never diagnosed with pcos but did have irregular periods. I always wanted another child but was never blessed . . . and my only child is 16 years old.

I got the band, lost to about within 10 pounds of goal, got off the pill and was pregnant within 2 weeks. I am certain it never would have happened this way without the band and significant weight loss.

I couldn't be happier now that I have a baby coming and a cute little baby bump on a normal sized healthy body :0)

[a2bachik 0]

Congrats HealtherO... I can only hope the same will happen for me... I am 3 months post-op and down 45lbs. I am finally starting to feel like this is going to work. My cycle started at the same time this month as it did last month, and it wasn't as long this time. I really feel like a child is finally in my future.

Cangrats again... goof luck with everything...

[losingjusme 12]

i TOLD you it would come soon... so glad you got to feel it! YAY!

[autumndannie 0]

That's a really good way to look at everything. I too wanted a girl, but at this point I'll take whatever I'm given, just as long as the baby is healthy. Since you are 12 days out... How was/is the pain???

the pain is not too bad. surgery was from 830-1030pm on 12-2-08. the only problem for me was waking up from anesthesia--the nurses couldn't wake me up and i was doing strange but kinda normal things...crying, throwing up (very normal), tried sitting up and they just couldn't get me to come out of it til' around 1am. they said some people have a hard time with it and i'm such a light weight when it comes to medicine that was probably why they guessed. all is fine and the surgery went awesome!!! i stayed overnight in the hospital and came home at 6pm on the 3rd and slept a while. woke up the morning around 8am with pain and took my pain killers and it was all good again . the third day was a lil' painful as well but after that it got better and better each day. i would do it over again cause it really wasn't as bad as i thought it would be...it wouldn't be my most favorite thing to re-live but it was actually ok. now, i am 13 days p/o and feeling great. i can bend down (p/o day 9) lay on my tummy (p/o day 9) shave my legs (p/o day 9 or 10) sit up w/o too much discomfort (p/o day 8 or 9). all together it's a lil' more than a week to regain the normal things to most everyday life. i took a lot of naps throughout the first week. it helped to go to bed late around 1am and take my meds right before bed so i wouldn't wake up at 4 or 5am in some pain. you'll do great...hopefully you will have a great experience and all will go fine, and i'm sure it will!!!! :thumbup:feb. right??? i only regret doing it around the holiday's...it suks!!:frown: