post pregnancy, band too tight???? Help...

mdl · January 2, 2009

Hi everyone!

So I was banded in 2007. I had lost about 60 lbs and got pregnant (with about 50 lbs to go before reaching my goal weight) with my first baby! Pregnancy went fine, without a hitch. I never had my band unfilled, gained only 18 lbs during my entire pregnancy, had a healthy 8 1/2 lbs baby, who is doing great! I lost all my baby weight within the first month after having the baby, I am back to where I was before being pregnant, my baby is four months old now. Now, during the past four months, I have been experiencing this tightness with the band. It's gotten worst I think. I have been living on liquids and purees for the past two months, and I am not loosing ANY weight. I am sooooooo hungry most of the time, I am drinking my calories! I have really bad acid relux and wake up coughing acid at night if I even drink Water past 9 pm. ARGH!!!!! I am getting really frustrated, as I am unable to eat in front of people unless it is a Soup, or something like that. I think my coworkers are stating to wonder if I have an eating disorder but perhaps disregard the thought because I am NOT loosing any weight. Has anyone had this happened to them? If so, did it go away? I was fine pre-pregnancy and during my entire pregnancy, So I don't know what the problem is. Any idea what it might be and how I can make it go away?? I tried living on liquids for a while, but it is not working. Thanks!

mdl

losingjusme · January 2, 2009

i STRONGLY suggest a visit to your doctor and unfill ASAP.

congrats on your baby!

Daisalana · January 2, 2009

Agreed, go get an unfill ASAP. If you let that linger too long, it can result in a slipped band.

Congrats on the baby (and only gaining 18lb!!)

HeatherO · January 2, 2009

Definitely an unfill and the sooner the better. I have not delivered yet and I am not sure what will happen after . . . but when I conceived my perfect sweet spot became sooo tight I couldn't even get Water down so I know that changes with pregnancy affect the band.

I have read other threads where some people are tighter in general post pregnancy and can no longer tolerate the previous fill levels. You may just find that less is now more. Good luck.