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I'm looking to connect with other sleevers who after having a baby post op successfully lost their baby weight. A little about me- I'm 2 years post op and just had my second child a month ago. I gained a whopping 50 lbs during the pregnancy but a lot was due to preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. I had the same conditions with my first child and the weight never came off which led to my VSG.
Needless to say this time, I have a surgical tool that can help me lose the weight but I'm looking to talk to other women to learn how they got back on track eating healthy and high protein in the postpartum weight loss phase.
Just as a side note, I have PCOS and for my pest pregnancy I needed 9 cycles of gonal f/ IUI to get pregnant. After my VSG and losing 95 lbs, all it took was one cycle of the injections/ IUI and I was pregnant the first cycle. Thought I'd share since I know so many women ask about getting pregnant post wls.
My two kids are 6 and 6 and 4 now and I still have to be careful of this even now.
I found this post after doing a google search about pregnancy after gastric sleeve, which I had in March 2013. I know it's been nearly 3 years for you, but I am curious how everything went.
Anyone have issues with glucose levels freaking out toward the end of pregnancy? I was 9 months post-op when I got pregnant. I'm due next month. I had been having strange symptoms - sweating, shaky, feeling just a strange uneasy feeling, around my mouth was tingly, etc. I finally decided to check my blood sugar levels. It was 40 (normal is 65-120). I was very surprised because my 1 hour GTT during my second trimester was normal - to quote the doctor I passed with flying colors. This reading of 40 was about 2 hours after eating, so I am assuming Reactive Hypoglycemia. Anyone else have these symptoms during pregnancy (only started about 2-3 weeks ago). Help! 
The test was negative the day of surgery because if she is "4 weeks" she actually wasn't pregnant yet, and even if she is 6, it would have been way to early to register on a urine test. She will have to work closely with her docs measuring her levels, and really force herself to stay hydrated (a big challenge right after surgery anyway). I imagine it will not be an easy road, but she and the baby could easily both turn out ok if she really keeps on top of her nutrition as much as possible. Good luck to her.
I second that it may not be a supply issue, so much as a pumping issue. Babies can suck out a LOT more than a pump, so the breasts may not be getting emptied fully if you're just pumping (which will in turn decrease supply because your body will think the baby is leaving leftovers at every meal). If you can get him to latch and take the milk "straight from the tap" you may find that your supply really bumps up. I breastfed just over a year out from my sleeve surgery and had more milk than I knew what to do with.
If you're breastfeeding, that could put a hold on things. With both my kids, I didn't get periods bac****il they were totally weaned at 10 and 11 months. I wanted to get pregnant when my first was about 8/9 months old, but couldn't because I didn't start ovulating regularly until well after her first birthday. However, I have a friend who got pregnant the first time she had sex six weeks after delivery (she was formula feeding and had already had a normal period). So, it is definitely possible.
Doctors date the pregnancy by the first day of the last period, so if she's 4 weeks, she conceived 2 weeks ago. That is crazy, though!
The only advice I can give is to make sure she's on top of her vitamins every day and does as much as she can to eat enough for her and baby. She also should be working very closely with her OB and her surgeon's office to get the proper prenatal/postsurgical care. I got pregnant 5 months post op and that was hard enough, I couldn't imagine being pregnant at a time when it still hurt to eat/drink. Best of luck to her.
