BIG surprise at 5 1/2 months out!

I have always had really bad reactions to hormonal birth control, so I wasn't on any kind of hormonal birth control. I had gotten fitted for a diaphragm, but with the weight loss it, like my jeans, no longer fit after about a month. DH and I were piecing together other methods in hopes of preventing as long as we could. We were using the withdraw method, spermicide, and I was trying my hand at natural family planning. Well, combine a night of passion where I forgot the spermicide and he didn't pull out in time, and a computer program that lead me to believe I had already ovulated and therefore didn't need to get the morning after pill and here I am. (I'm an open book, so I hope none of this is TMI for you. lol)

Thanks for the congratulations and well wishes, though. Although I've wanted another child for a couple of years now, it is super early after my surgery to be going through this. But it's obviously meant to be. I also know I've got the absolute best medical team to guide me through this, too.

Thanks for the info! Its scary that the ovulation program was wrong but it sounds like it is for the best and you will have a beautiful baby! You will be great with your awesome medical team. Congrats again!

Congrats! We're hoping it'll happen for us too, but maybe in a year or so...

Good luck with your baby endeavors whenever you do decide to start trying! Apparently the surgery has already turned me into fertile myrtle. LOL DH and I tried for over a year before I decided to have surgery and nothing.

Yea!!! Congratulation!!!

You probably already know this but there is a pregnancy group here on OH.
Congratulations!  My son and his wife are expecting, too.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/postop_pregnancy/

Thanks, Tazz! I have already found my way to the pregnancy group. :)

Congrats! Trust me, it will all work out fine. I found out about my little surprise just TWO months after I had my surgery. I was super worried that I had ruined my chance at losing weight. Well, how many women can say they lost 100 pounds during their pregnancy? I can!! 

Just be sure to get in all you prenatals and other vitamins. My perinatologist recommended uping my protein to 100 per day which was tough. But I managed. My son is now 6 months old and I am very happy he decided to pop into our lifes. 

Best wishes and hang in there!

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. It gives me a lot of hope and comfort! I usually manage to get anywhere between 80-100g of protein daily. My biggest thing is increasing my water. I've stepped up my vitamin game. It has been recommended that I take at least 2000mg of calcium a day which would mean adding one more chewable to my routine and I've already incorporated my prenatal.

Wow! I just realized our surgery dates are exactly a year apart from each other. Pretty cool :)