Re: Brand New and I Have TONS of Questions!

[Guest guest]

Personally, I have seen many miscarriages happen not just after WLS,

but quite a few immediately after any kind of surgery, so I dont know

what thats all about. Make ABSOLUTELY certain you are taking enough

vitamins and mineral supplements and religiously take them every day

without fail. Especially B12, iron, folate acid, calcium, vit and C

and whichever PN vitamin you prefer.

My serum iron level was 8 after delivery (normal 30-170), hemoglobin

got down to 6.2 (normal average 12-14) and normal ferritin levels are

20-300 MINE WAS 2!!!!!!!!!!

1. I am on the Ortho-Evra birth control patch. I'm worried that it

may take a little time for the hormones to get out of my system,

allowing me to become pregnant. Since I only have a month, should I

stop using the patch now to get a jumpstart on ridding my body of

the hormones? <---I'm not too familar with the patch, but with the

pills, they want them out of your system 3 months before trying to get

pregnant. I think the hormones will linger in your body for a while,

2-34 weeks? anyone else know certain amount of time??

2. I'm 8 pounds away from goal weight-I don't mind that I may never

reach goal if I get pregnant, but I want to be assured that it'll be

possible for me to get back to the weight <---- I lost all 18# within

2 weeks (I was breastfeeding too- makes you lose wt more quickly)

>

> 3. Is there a marked difference in morning sickness post-WLS than

> there is pre-WLS?<--------I had none in either pg before or after WLS

>

> 4. I've heard we can't continue eating low-carb once we become

> pregnant-is this true, and if so why is it?<--------carbs are needed

for proper brain functioning and development and you are developing a

very special brain inside you. This is my rationale. There are other

medical reasons, but this is one of the most important ones to me.

>

> 5. This may sound dumb, but-is there any way that whilst delivering

> a baby, that we may push so hard as to disrupt our staple lines?

<------it is dependent on where your staple line is, how much weight

you gain and how big and in what position the baby is in. Your stomach

is in your upper abdomen and uterus in lower. If you push and have a

vag delivery the baby should have come down into your pelvis by the

time you start pushing so it shouldn't interfere with UPPER abdomen

staple/suture lines. If you have to have a c-section, it still

shouldn't interfere as you wont be having contractions if you have a

section (well, that is the plan anyway!)

> 6. Is there any way to increase fertility, allowing me a better

> chance at successfully conceiving in my small timeframe?<----if you

are still on the patch now and just have a month to conceive that

narrows your ability drastically. I would check the package insert

about how long you should have the patch off before you are fertile

enough to TTC. If you are using the patch once a week, I certainly

would take it off NOW, so you can have some return to normal hormonal

levels. Again, I'm not too familar with the patch, but you have very

little time to get pregnant seeing as how most women are just fertile

for a couple-three days each month. (not to be a downer, but being

realistic).

Best wishes!!

Sheila

[Guest guest]

welcome, lots of questions. it took me 2 months after each time i was on the

pill to convcieve, get off teh patch now...2nd, start taking prenatal vitamins

to get your body ready, it will increase chances and make sure you start off

healthy. you will stay low carb while pregant. my dr said if you can eat two

bites of anything, may it count, make it protein. the nausea i have now as

compared to pre wls pregnancy is a bit different. since food does not stay

inyour pouch long, i dry heave a lot, drink a lot of water, sips...so you have

something in your tummy. and everything i've heard from those post partum, say

is much easier to lose the weight post partum and post op then pre op. good

luck, you're under pressure that's for sure. byt the way, i'm jennifer. i

miscarried 3 times, had one child (he's 4 1/2 now) and am 4 months post op and 2

months preggo...welcome...hope you like it here and can find lots of info...

jenn (aka mom2ben99 aol and yahoo id)

married to currently deployed air force man

lap rny 3-12-04 342 lbs.

currently 8 weeks pergnant 247 lbs

edd feb 18, 2005

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> Date: 2004/07/11 Sun AM 04:03:45 EDT

> To: OSSG-pregnant

> Subject: Brand New and I Have TONS of Questions!

>

>

[Guest guest]

> My questions are this:

>

> 1. I am on the Ortho-Evra birth control patch. I'm worried that it may

> take a little time for the hormones to get out of my system, allowing

> me to become pregnant. Since I only have a month, should I stop

using

> the patch now to get a jumpstart on ridding my body of the hormones?

>

That's a personal decision that only you can make....stop the pill when it

would be acceptable to you that you become pregnant....with the

understanding that on average it takes a fertile couple 6 months to

concieve.

> 2. I'm 8 pounds away from goal weight-I don't mind that I may never

> reach goal if I get pregnant, but I want to be assured that it'll be

> possible for me to get back to the weight I'm at post-pregnancy. I

> would hate to have had surgery for nothing!

>

It is as possible for you to get back to your prepregnancy weight as it is

for any postpartum mom.

In other words...eat well and right and exercise and lead a healthy

lifestyle, and you won't have any problems. Don't...and you won't get

back to your pre-pregnancy weight...

> 3. Is there a marked difference in morning sickness post-WLS than

> there is pre-WLS?

>

This is a pregnancy by pregnancy thing....doesn't have to do with WLS.

> 4. I've heard we can't continue eating low-carb once we become

> pregnant-is this true, and if so why is it?

>

Because women on low carb diets go into a state of ketosis (one of the

points of a low carb diet).

Ketones are toxic for an embryo/fetus. This is one of the reasons we

check urine for ketones at every visit (but we will only catch the ketones

that mother may be spilling AT THAT MOMENT....and it fluxuates from

hour to hour)....if you eat low carb, you risk endangering your baby.

> 5. This may sound dumb, but-is there any way that whilst delivering a

> baby, that we may push so hard as to disrupt our staple lines?

>

No..absolutely not. By the time you are 2 months postop, your incision

sites are healed....

besides that, the reproductive system and digestive system are

completely separate systems. As is the musculatory system (that you

use while pushing).

no...there's no risk of this.

> 6. Is there any way to increase fertility, allowing me a better

> chance at successfully conceiving in my small timeframe?

>

Having concieved 2 sets of twins and a singleton (although I'm sorry to

hear about your previous losses)...it doesn't sound like fertility is really

much of an issue for you. *wink*

seriously...the best thing you can do is eat healthy food choices in good

amounts and keep yourself healthy....

Soderblom CCCE CD(DONA) CLD

Student Midwife - Mesa, AZ

CAPPA Board of Directors

Doula/CBE/Pregnancy/Birth Photography

Owner: Birth Story Diaries - real births, real photos

http://www.birthdiaries.com

Owner: SouthwestDoulas.com

[Guest guest]

I was on the pill before I got pregnant. I quit taking it in September

last year. By October we found out I was pregnant! I thought for sure it

would take a few months, but I guess I was wrong!

I was pretty much at my goal when I got pregnant. I did not gain much

weight at all during my pregnancy. I continued to eat healthy, some may

say I did not eat enough...but they kept forgetting the fact that I

could not physically do so! I gained only 15 pounds. I had my postpartum

visit on Friday. According to their info, I only had 2 pounds left to

lose to be were I was prepregnancy...it's only been 4 weeks!

I have to pre wls pregnancies to compare this one to, but I did have

morning sickness..right away I might add.

I had no problem controlling my carbs. I am not sure if you were told

that we shouldn't eat low carb or that we just don't have that control.

As far as rupturing your staple line..I wouldn't think that could happen

seeing as how the baby is in your uterus, not your stomach. But, you

could always check with your surgeon. I am not a dr, so please don't

take my word for it!

I hope some of this helps you out. If you do get pregnant before your

husband is sent to Iraq, boy, you are one strong lady to take care of

your son and be pregnant while he is gone! I wouldn't want to have done

this alone!! I can understand why you feel such an urge to though. I am

30 now (ugh) and I was determined to be pregnant before I turned 30. I

was 28 when I had the surgery. I had to wait until I lost my weight and

had my surgeon's okay to get pregnant. It was worth the wait thought. I

have to say, if it were not for the surgery, I would not have my little

baby girl. I had very abnormal cycles prior to surgery, due to my

weight. So, if I would not have done it, I would have never been able to

have a family. It's funny, last night, I was trying to figure out when

we should try to have our 2nd!!! I don't want to wait forever...but I

don't need 2 back to back and I would like her to out of or almost out

of diapers...so I am looking at hopefully somewhere around 2 years. I

wish I could have started this all earlier in my life, but things happen

for a reason.

Best of Luck to you TTC!!!

Beverly

Pittsburgh, PA

RNY 4/10/02 335----145 (gained only 15 pounds during pregnancy!)

Gianna Carmella 6/10/04 5lb 8oz

shumbera1002 wrote:

>Hello all!

>

>First of all, I'm so excited to have found this group!

>

>The reason why is because I have some questions that if anyone can

>answer for me, I would appreciate it endlessly.

>

>First of all, a little background-I had WLS (lap RNY) almost a year

>ago. I've had two miscarriages in my lifetime-one about 4 years ago,

>I carried till the 6th week and miscarried twins. I had a successful

>pregnancy after that one and now have a BEAUTIFUL 3-year-old son.

>Then, in January of 2003, I miscarried again, again with twins, this

>time in the 15th week of pregnancy. I had my WLS later on that year.

>My surgeon told me to wait till I was a year post-op to get

>pregnant. Here I am, a month shy of a year post-op, and I'm ITCHING

>to get pregnant again. My hubby will be deployed to Iraq AGAIN in

>September of this year, so we only have the month of August to get

>pregnant (talk about pressure!) or else we'll have to wait another

>year.

>

>My questions are this:

>

>1. I am on the Ortho-Evra birth control patch. I'm worried that it

>may take a little time for the hormones to get out of my system,

>allowing me to become pregnant. Since I only have a month, should I

>stop using the patch now to get a jumpstart on ridding my body of

>the hormones?

>

>2. I'm 8 pounds away from goal weight-I don't mind that I may never

>reach goal if I get pregnant, but I want to be assured that it'll be

>possible for me to get back to the weight I'm at post-pregnancy. I

>would hate to have had surgery for nothing!

>

>3. Is there a marked difference in morning sickness post-WLS than

>there is pre-WLS?

>

>4. I've heard we can't continue eating low-carb once we become

>pregnant-is this true, and if so why is it?

>

>5. This may sound dumb, but-is there any way that whilst delivering

>a baby, that we may push so hard as to disrupt our staple lines?

>

>6. Is there any way to increase fertility, allowing me a better

>chance at successfully conceiving in my small timeframe?

>

>I would appreaciate any insight y'all have, any answers,

>suggestions, etc. Thank you all so much!

>

>

>

>

>

>Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

>

[Guest guest]

Hi. I can try & help, though it's pure anecdote, I'm not in the med

field.

WlsMomma

> Hello all!

>

> First of all, I'm so excited to have found this group!

>

> 2. I'm 8 pounds away from goal weight-I don't mind that I may

never

> reach goal if I get pregnant, but I want to be assured that it'll

be

> possible for me to get back to the weight I'm at post-pregnancy. I

> would hate to have had surgery for nothing!

*****I worry about this too, & I'm 2 1/2 yrs post-op. Surgery was a

giant sacrifice, in a myriad of ways. I'm checking my neighborhood

gyms to see which offer babysitting etc. My current gym doesn't.****

> 3. Is there a marked difference in morning sickness post-WLS than

> there is pre-WLS?

*****At times, I couldn't tell if I was dumping or if it was ms.****

> 6. Is there any way to increase fertility, allowing me a better

> chance at successfully conceiving in my small timeframe?

*****Please double check with your docs, but in some of the ttc

email newsletters, they mentioned something about taking Benedryl to

increase the ovulation mucus.********

> I would appreaciate any insight y'all have, any answers,

> suggestions, etc. Thank you all so much!