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I had RNY 2/5/13....was using 2 methods of birth control and got pregnant in August 2013---due June 10 with our first! I was fine for 6 weeks (didn't even know I was prego since we were def not trying). Week 7 I got sick. Thought it was the flu and then in week 9 figured it out when I didn't get better. I have not had any vomiting at all thankfully. However, that said from about 9 to 17 weeks I was miserable nauseated. I was having to eat literally every hour and I was having to eat things I thought (and promised myself) I would never eat again after surgery like Cheez-its. For about 4 weeks those were one of the only things I could eat that didn't make me debilitatingly nauseated. For me it was more of a head issue I think---since I thought eating "bad" would make me gain back my 120 pounds over night (i mean---I KNEW it wouldn't happen like that but my head was telling me otherwise). If I didn't eat every hour I would get major blood sugar crashes. I would get sweaty, start shaking, get headaches. It was horrible. I saw the surgeon and dietician to figure out what on earth I could do to stop this. So, we just made a plan that I would pretty much eat all day long (another head issue to get over since in prep for surgery we are told NOT to snack all day). I could not do protein shakes or greek yogurt (which I normally love). I had to eat a handful of nuts or crackers or a banana or string cheese every hour. No joke and I still felt pretty bad most of the time. I didn't know if it was the surgery or if I just would have been that way normally. Anyways, at week 17 it started getting better and now at week 22 I am only nauseated once in a while. I still try to take little bites of the most nutritious things I can every couple of hours....but I can noq got 3-4 hours without getting those crashes/icky feeling. The dietician and surgeon both told me to eat whatever it was that didn't make me sick and not to feel bad about it....that I had to be more concerned with feeding the baby...and that I could go back to my strict diet after baby was born. So, I did eat more carbs (stopped eating bread previously but had to start again because wheat bread with peanut butter I could tolerate), I ate crackers, and even a few french fries when I had that craving. The good news is...because my small pouch just a couple bites of those things satisfied and filled...and even though I had to eat every hour I still didn't eat much at a time so over the course of the day I really didn't eat THAT many more carbs or THAT much "junk" food (my head told me i did but when I actually tracked what I ate it wasn't THAT bad). I am at the same weight right now as I was when I got pregnant--which is good with me. My surgeon doesn't want me to gain more than 10-15 the entire time so that is my goal. I promise it gets better...just have to be patient and always have snacks with you (those crashes aren't good for the baby). It feels wrong to eat that much...but it's ok. :) In less than 9 months we will both forget the awful feelings and be so overjoyed (and tired) it will be totally worth it. :) Good luck.
First off, congratulations! Even with less tha ideal timing, a baby is still something to celebrate. I got pregnant 6 months out from my sleeve surgery, only difference was that I mostly did it on purpose. I was just about at my goal weight of a normal BMI and I had no issues with fluids, protein, or vitamin levels, so we decided to go off birth control and let nature take its course... about a minute later I was pregnant. Anyway, I was definitely still in the very little portion phase when I first got pregnant, and that changed quite a bit throughout the course of my pregnancy. I'll never know how much of that was due to the pregnancy vs just increased time from surgery. After having the baby, I nursed for almost a year and managed to lose the extra 10 lbs that I had wanted to get rid of from my pre pregnancy weight with little to no issue. Luckily I didn't deal with morning sickness at all, but I definitely ate a lot of foods that I wouldn't have in the first 6 months post op! Despite my indulgences, I only gained about 18 lbs and I never really did anything other than breastfeeding to lose the weight, it pretty much just came off on its own. My restriction is still quite good, but I've been pregnant or nursing more often than not (having my second post op baby next month) so it is hard for me to say just how much of the restriction loss is from pregnancy and how much is just a normal occurence. I know lots of people on here say that they have less restriction while pregnant and nursing, and that it comes back eventually. Regardless, yes, gaining weight is scary, but it doesn't mean you can't go back to losing once the baby is here. Especially if you go back to the type of diet you had early out from surgery, I always found that it was still fairly easy to drop lbs. Even on days when I feel like I'm endlessly hungry, or that I've eaten a "ton" I look at what the people around me are eating and I realize that my portions are still really small in comparison. Good luck, I'm sure you'll do great.
Hello,
I was sleeved on 2/4/13 and on 10/31 discovered that my husband and I are expecting a baby. Yes, we know the risks (he was sleeved too) and I was on two preventive medications, but VSG makes you super fertile. From Feb to October I was down 140 lbs (384 to 244, size 26 to 16)and now my diet has completely changed. I had to increase carbs to deal with morning sickness. Staying on my normal vsg diet would make me pass out with sugar crashes. I'm already struggling with this ability to eat more (I miss the one ounce stage) and now I starve 24.7. I was just wondering if anyone else has ever been in this situation, were you able to recover? I know I will gain a few with this little miracle, but it's still scary. Anyone else with me??
Thank you!!I keep telling myself not to worry I will get it off.
Yes, I can eat to. I am hungry and the doctor said my baby is actually normal size baby that a regular women(without surgery) would carry. SOOO of course im omg i done stretched my opening out. I also have low blood sugar as well and of course is told to eat 8 small meals a day. Lately I been snacking on carrots, peanuts and apples. So I been trying to get my mind a little back on track. lol Im now 25 weeks and gained 24 pounds.
but we have the same concern I keep reading about how I will gain a pound a week from here now on and im like omg again!!!
ooh n congratulations on your baby!!!!
I am in the same boat! I had sleeve done in 2011 and lost and maintained 100 pound loss. I never really got to goal weight of 155 but I was happy at a size 10. I got pregnant at 174. I am 28 weeks and have gained 22 pounds . I am obsessing about weight gain, yet I can't stop eating. I eat everything. The doctors say I have low sugar and I should eat more! They have also said that I should try to limit weight gain to 25 to 30 pounds. I don't know if I will be able to stop gaining since I have 12 weeks to go. The bright spot' however, is that my bariattic surgeon thinks that I will loose weight and my stomach mwill return to pre pregnancy size after I have the baby. I thought the sleeve shaped stomache could be stretched but the doc says i will be ok.. Seems weird but it gives me hope.
I had my first WLS in 2000. I was RNY. The doctor gave me a revision in 2001. But the weight came back and by 2008 I was almost 300lbs again. I had my DS revision in 2008. Lost down to 190 and now I am 243lbs. My starting weight was 412+ so I guess this is it.
I eat low carb and high protein. I follow my vitamin regime to a "T". I have had two knee replacements and had one ovary and fallopian tube removed due to endometriosis.
I have been trying to conceive and because I am perimenopausal, it's difficult as hell. SO.
I am planning on going the UIU route, using donor sperm. I will discuss all of this with my GYN and primary doctor in the coming weeks. I am hoping to make the first attempt in April of this year.
In the meantime, I am going to fortify my body, change a few medications and set up a support base for myself. I am single and BiPolar. So I'm going to have too switch to Lithium and basically use an anxiety pill to help ward off episodes.
That's it for history and plans.
Are there any vitamins anyone can recommend that I should be taking besides adding Folic Acid to my routine? Here's what I take -
Calcium 1,500mg
Vitamin C - 1k
Vitamin A - 2x a week
Vitamin K - 2x a week
VItamine D3 dry - 50k a day
Vitamin B12 - sublingual
Vitamin B Complex
Multivitamin
Medication wise I am on: Zoloft and Latuda presently along with Xanax. Thus the switch to Lithium, which I did good on in the past, but also gained a TON of weight.
What would be the type of menu I should follow if/when I become pregnant?
I've had iron transfusions in the past. Should I consult a hemotologist once I find out I am pregnant? Is there a likelyhood that my anemia will come back?
Iron pills don't work for me, I would need an infusion if I am anemic again.
Any advice or similar experiences are more than welcome. Thank you
on 1/25/14 10:37 am
I love reading your stories of success. Although I've never experienced fertility issues myself, I've seen it from a different perspective. A close family member took years to get pregnant and during that time, I got pregnant numerous times without any effort, the "fertility guilt" as I like to call it made for an interesting journey for us. I lost back to back pregnancies last year and oddly felt like it was some sort of twisted way to level the playing field. Anyway, having experienced the struggles of someone so close, I've seen first hand what you ladies endure and I'm always so impressed by the strength and determination that it takes to get through these struggles! Pregnancy announcements from you ladies that have struggled truly put a smile on my face that lasts all day! Congrats to you both!
