911! 4 months out and preggo.

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Jenn

well... As a mother of 3 my last child came right when I was scheduled to be Banded... I thought at the time why me and why now (she was a total surprise, and I was on the pill) Accidents happen, anyway now that she is here (3 years old) I couldn't imagine life without her and she is my little mini me and I love her more than life itself...

That being said, just because you are not excited about this pregnancy doesn't mean there is anything wrong with you, I understand exactly how you feel. Assess your situation and you will find the right answer for YOU. You came here for support and thats what I'll give you...

Good luck with this, sounds like you were trying to focus on you and now you have to split your focus, don't worry it can be done.

Take a deep breath - physically speaking, you'll likely both be just fine (unless you have other health concerns - I'm not sure if that's what you were referring to when you said you were "wondering if [your] body will even be able to handle this right now"). There was axtually a woman on the DS board who dfound out early post-op that she had likely been pregnant WHEN she had her surgery (just too early to show on a urine test). She and baby did just fine, DS and all. I'm certainly not advocating early post-op pregnancy, but you're not alone, and you won't be the last  :)  **** happens (I know of wimen who have gotten pregnant while on the pill, and I think we all know someone who knows someone who even got pregnant after having her tubes tied!), but it's all in how you handle it. Don't just talke to a surgeon - they are not pregnancy experts. Get in to a good OB ASAP.

 Wow... how wonderful that they both did fine... I always wondered if anyone ever had that happen to them or not. 

I agree with Jill. Regardless of the situation that you have found yourself in, the primary concern is taking care of your body so the baby can grow and develop properly. The very first thing, I'll tell you is eat some carbs. If you've been pushing protein, and doing low carb, get out of ketosis by eating carbs. Get to an ob/gyn, NOW I didn't even bother going to my surgeon, he operates on different body parts. I did tell him I was pregnant just because he knew it was a huge driving force to me getting VSG.

Your ob/gyn will give you the best advice on meal plans, caloric and protein/carb intake for your current weight.

You might continue to lose weight, but you'll have to get in the necessary nutrients/vitamins to support your body and the baby. The baby will get everything from your body that it needs. Teeth weakening, muscle loss, and other physical issues can occur if you aren't taking in the necessary foods.

Many women get pregnant early out from WLS, and most have healthy babies, it's our bodies that suffer through the pregnancy. So, take care of you, your body and get to your ob ASAP.

I know many people have opinions and strong feelings about this issue.  I just don't think that chastising the OP is at all helpful.  There is not one thing she can do to go back and change the outcome, so saying "what were you thinking???" does nothing but make you feel better to get your vent out.  Perhaps if one's feelings are so strong about the issue, it would be better to start a new thread with a PSA about increased risk of pregnancy after WLS.

As for OP, I am pre-op and have no advice on that front, but want to say that you are in my thoughts.  Many people are shocked by a surprise pregnancy and don't feel great about it for some time, even without the complication of recent WLS.  Be kind to yourself mentally/emotionally and do everything you can to take care of yourself and your baby.  

Good ole OH. Ya know, I havent posted anything on here for months because i didnt feel like it was a very supportive community, and now I am pretty much regretting this post. Thank you to those of you that gave me what you knew and the encouragement you did, thats what I was hoping for and what i NEED right now. 

Not every pregnancy in this world is planned, wanted, and at first a blessing. It is a horrible situation for me to be in, and I already plan to give this baby the best pregnancy I can and then adopt it into a christian family that can do better than I can, and that will be hard but at this point I think that will be the right thing to do. Your judgement and preaching over my accidentally getting pregnant is very ignorrant. And its the last thing i need right now.  

 You need support and not judgment and criticism.  Only God can judge us anyway!!!

Life happens.  I am so sorry you feel bad and are going through so much.  Can I offer you a shoulder to cry on?

Become part of the pregnancy forum here on OH.  Get as educated on the VSG and nutrition and supplements during pregnancy.

I wish you well hun.  You will be in my prayers.

Blessings,
Leila

Hi Tausha!

Congratulations on your upcoming growing family. You need to take your time and absorb the situation and then once you have, you will have a great pregnancy and a wonderful new baby. Babies often arrive at the "wrong time"; but is it really the wrong time? No, there is no such thing as the wrong time. You will be able to bring this baby to term as healthy as can be. After, you will be able to concentrate on you. I do hope you have some support at home...

I wish you all the luck and love. Keep in touch!

Heidi

Tausha, forgive the moralists and compulsive preachers; they, I think anyway, mean well but don't know their own clumsiness. Nature is tricky and even downright mean to women; this is a case in point. What you face is very hard - the reality and the choices. There is not going to be a rosy ending most likely. Whatever you decide to do will cause you more pain and suffering. You have my support and sympathy. God gave women the responsibily of ushering in (or not) mankind for the simple reason that men would not be able to handle it. Good luck.