Re: hungry all the time!!??

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Hi heather,

While I don't know how much you weigh, I'm assuming that since your

16 months out you're probably somewhat close to your goal weight..

(OH, I see 30 lbs away DUH!!), well that's close enough to your goal

weight for me.. I think that it is absolutely FOOLISH of your surgeon

to tell you how much you should gain.. Your OB will probably tell you

that that is too little.. My advice is to not worry about the scale..

A normal pregnancy gain is 25-35 lbs.. You will lose about 20 almost

instantly, so please, it is MUCH more important for your baby to get

the nourishment that it needs than for your surgeons statistics to

stay good! LOL..

With my first post op pregnancy (8 months post op!), I was STARVING

all the time.. I ate constantly.. I ended up gaining 5 lbs for my

entire pregnancy (I was also 55 lbs away from goal).. Eat when you're

hungry.. As long as it is food that is good for you and the baby,

don't worry about it!!

GOOD LUCK!

> hello. i posted a few days ago, about being able to have a vaginal

> birth because of hernia issues and surguries... anyways, i wanted

to

> thank those who had advice and personal notes for me.

>

> i am almost 7 weeks pregnant, and i feel like i am hungry all the

> time, and find myself " grazing " all day with food... is this normal

> for post-op's? i never really felt hungry before- not like this. i

am

> 16 months post-op open rouen-y. (30 pounds from goal) my gastric

dr.

> said for me to gain 8-10 pounds tops for my whole pregnancy... i

> already gained 1! i am scared... i have no morning sickness (i

didn't

> with my 1st either) and i never get sick on eating foods i know i

> shouldn't (sugar) i don't dump... and i am hungry all the time!!!

> UGHHH

>

> also do we as post-op patients get more tests done and ultra sounds

> than the " normal " women get? just curious. with my first child i

only

> had 3 ultra sounds the whole time. and occasional blood work i

think

> once, in the begining and once right before delivery? i was only 23

> then, and now am 30... i dunno if that will make a difference

either.

> i don't see my OB until next month- i think he sees me at 12 weeks.

>

> thanks again for any advice. i really love this board, it helps me

a

> lot, since i am different, and the rules don't always apply to me

the

> same as your average pregnant woman. )