Welcome Sharon.....new member!

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Hi Sharon,

Welcome! This is a great group and very helpful. You are wise to

research things first.....I have known of 3 women (personally) who

live near me who have had RNY surgery and have gotten pregnant and

delivered perfectly normal healthy babies at full term. They all were

at least 1 year post-op prior to conceiving. I know many surgeons

suggest you wait 1-2 years before getting pregnant.....however, there

are plenty of women out there who accidentally get pregnant before

that time and they seem to do well also.....I know there are

definitely some things to consider when trying to conceive after

having this surgery.......I do believe the longer you wait after the

majority of your weight is lost, the better you will do long term.

That has been my personal experience and I have witnessed that with

others as well. I think you will find lots of support here. Feel free

to ask any questions you have.......We'll jump in and offer help if

we have answers.....or at least an opinion or experience......

Welcome again

Terri in Texas

RNY was: 2-16-01

Mom to son: Garrett, age 12 yrs old

Mom to angel: Maci, born and died 12-31-01 (got pregnant 6 months

after my RNY)

EDD now: 3-1-05

> Afternoon everyone - I had not heard of this group until today

while

> I was doing research on pregnancy after Bariatric Surgury. I had

my

> surgury in baltimore w/Dr. Schweitzer back in 2002 and have lost

> 175lbs. I met a wonderful man and we are getting married in a few

> months and have talked about having a family. Yesterday my mom's

> friend sent her an article from the paper about complications and

> problems with people who have had the surgury so I thought I would

> find out some info. I got this group site from Obesity Help.Com

>

> Anyway, I look forward to getting to know everyone

> Sharon