Question:
Are any post-ops reluctant to get pregnant because you dread gaining weight?
— Virginia N. (posted on January 11, 2005)
January 11, 2005
Yes, Virginia, I was terrified (still am) of unrelentless weight gain. I
had my gastric bypass about 3.5 yrs ago and originally lost 150, but gained
20 lbs back about a yr or so ago (rebound...pretty normal). I have
maintained my weight since then. I am currently 4 months pregnant and have
only gained a few lbs...but it's early yet! When you are pregnant (I'm a
first time mom, so this is new to me, you may already know this)...your
focus is protein (just like the post op wls diet)..so I find myself really
trying to eat right (even more so than I did through out my early post op
days). I'm kind of amazed that I haven't gained more weight, because since
I've found out I was pregnant, I have lifted many of my personal
restrictions (regular foods instead of low fat or sugar free...more
milk...etc). My excitement over the baby has freed me from some of my major
food issues...I'm finding that I don't obsess over food as I did...I feel
like I have something more important to focus on...I really do think I'm
going to get through this without becoming severly obese like the good 'ol
days (maybe won't ever see 130 again, but such is life). Good luck to you,
in what ever you decide (ps..I was scheduled for a tummy tuck and breast
lift about a yr ago, and cancelled because hubby and I started the
"baby negotiations"...I decided to hold off until sometime after
the baby is here)...I may be 40 by then...I'll finally have that body I
never had at 18!! hehe...good luck!
Kim
— KimBo36
January 12, 2005
YES! YES! I have thought about this many times, and just never thought to
put it in a question here! Although, I do think I will try to get pregnant
even though I am terrified of the weight gain. I think that exercise and
healthy eating are the keys, though. I know it's harder said than done.
We were thinking of trying in the next few months.
— raye
January 12, 2005
— Virginia N.
January 13, 2005
Hi ladies, I have had my post-op baby already - she's almost 8 months old
now. I cannot say I was deathly afraid of gaining the weight. I did not
look forward to it, but I knew it was for the baby and we really really
wanted a baby! I gained a total of 40 pounds, most of it toward the last
couple of months due to fluid retention. I almost went to the hospital
barefoot b/c my shoes almost did not fit - that is how swollen I was! But,
by the time the baby was 2 weeks old, I had lost about 35-37 of that 40. I
went on to take off even more and ended up weighing less than I did when I
got pregnant. Weight gain during pregnancy does not have to turn into
permanent weight gain - especially if you don't go on a 9 month binge!
— Ali M
January 13, 2005
at 44 with 3 grown kids I am not in the mood to make a baby, altho I
technically could.... The idea of pregnancy weight gain is horrifying.
That is what started me on this road in the first place.
— **willow**
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