Didnt wait to get pregnant?

Is there anyone who didnt wait the year-year and a half to get pregnant after WLS?  If so, can you tell me a little of your story?

I assume you ask this bc you are wanting to get pregnant..and I'm not sure if you have other kids but this is my 2 cents worth. I was 11 months post op when I got pregnant found out right before my year anniversary ( from surgery) and it was NOT planned. My surgeon recommended at least a year so I was right at that. But in my experience there is so much that can go wrong with a normal pregnancy ( not to mention in a WLS patient) why take that chance...there were so many things I felt guilty about and worried about being a post-op like if something happened to my baby it was my fault. Luckily I was in good health my labs were always good and I had a very good pregnancy and a healthy baby. To me it's just not worth the risk. Make sure you are healthy first  then you and your future child will be in better shape bc of it. Hope that helps. I know how hard it is to wait. That was the main reason I had surgery. We had tried for 8 + years even going thru fertility treatments then it happened by suprise. I was very luck that my sons health and my own were not compromised bc of being early out. Take your time. This surgery is for your health so get there first then worry about a baby!! P&PT's.

I agree with Jent. I am only 7 months out and itching to have another but I can not sacrifice my wants for someone who has no voice. I would not be able to handle it if there was complications because of my selfishness. I have to wait a few more months. Plus I am not that healthy still. My number one reason for WLS was not for conceiving another child; it was to become healthy so that I could be here for Logan my first born.

Currently, I am in a big stall right and it has been difficult; these girls on this forum have helped me realize it will be Okay! Time is not my enemy; it is my friend~ for health!

I wish you patience & a healthy journey!
Cheri

Talk about a small world~ I live in Marietta, GA a few miles from Dallas, GA. I graduated from Coker College, in Hartsville SC.

I was less than 3 months out from RNY when I found out I was pregnant (despite using TWO methods of BC). I'm 10 weeks pregnant right now. I can tell you it's been a lot harder so far than my first pregnant which was pre-RNY.

I would not have planned things this way, for sure. It really is not advisable to get pregnant so soon after surgery - puts a big strain on your body to do so much extra work while it is still trying to recover from a major surgery.

I was 6 months post-op when I found out I was pregnant and I was scared to death , I truely believed I could not concive, my daughter is 5 and I tried for 4 years to get pregnant. I have found it is different this time around with how I am feeling and the lower abdominal pain is really a killer, but I am doing well by all other accounts and this baby is very active and loves to KICK and HARD. I would have waited the full year. I lost 25lbs the first three months due to being so sick with nausea and vomitting, but I have gained back 4lbs and baby is measuring well, I also suffer from Lupus and Fibromyalgia, so it has been very interesting.
I hope that this has helped somewhat.

I found out I was pregnant 12 months to the day - 1 year after my surgery. Sept 14th! It was the day my life changed forever with RNY and with finding out about this baby a year later!

It was not planned. But we were not careful. I took my pill 2-3 days late. Told my husband... we should use backup. But we didn't. And I ended up pregnant. Which was ok by both of us. But I feel like I should have been more careful until I got further out. But everything happens for a reason. I really was wanting a baby, but I knew I should wait before actually trying for one.

The first 3 months were hard. I was still getting sick some from my RNY and indigestion. I threw up 5-10 times a day. I lost 12 pounds in the first trimester. I have gained it all back. Plus one pound. So I have technically gained 1 pound.

I have been obsessed with my weight... how much I have gained. How much I have lost. If baby is healthy. If my vitamin levels are ok - sometimes it's a real struggle to get enough vitamins.

I don't always eat the most nutritionally perfect food - just so I can get enough calories in.

I should have waited a bit longer to get pregnant... but it wasn't planned, and we are happy! And I'm doing ok. And baby is doing ok. But ultimately I should have waited until 18 months.

I still have 30 or so more pounds to lose at lesat too. I'll be getting back on that after baby is born. And i'm anticipatin git will be harder.