how long?

i am scheduled to have lap-band this month. but, i was wondering, how long did y'all wait after surgery to ttc? my husband and i have been talking about having a baby, and we wanted to try to get pregnant at the end of this year/beginning of next. any suggestions?

I was told to wait at least 12 months.  So at 12 months with my surgeons blessing we ttc and within a few months I was pregnant.

Most surgeons recommend 12-18 months or until you are at a stable weight for around 6 months with good labs.

You should talk to your surgeon and see what he reccomends.  Some have different guidelines for band patients.

My doctor reccomended 12-18 months just because pregnancy is counterproductive to weight loss.  The reasons for waiting are different for band patients than they are for other types of surgery.  There are no malabsorption issues with food or vitamins so the question is how close you are to goal weight, etc.

Obviously, the healthier your weight, the healthier your pregnancy.  Also, once you've dropped a bunch of weight it can be easier to conceive. 

Good luck.

I had my lap band in Feb of last year and got pregnant in September. The doctor had said to wait 1 year but things happen. I was already down 120 lbs by then though, so that was nice, but I'm still overweight quite a bit, so ideally it would have been better if I would have waited. But I've had no problems so far.