New and need advice (a little long)

[Guest guest]

Hello new friends,

I have been lingering for awhile, but this is my first post and I have a doozy -

I was " cleared " to try and get pregnant recently (August) which was 16 mos after

WLS and 6 weeks after my hernia repair. I have been stable at the same weight

(from 282 down to 132) for 7 months now. My labs are done every 2 months and

always look great, except for occasional low iron levels. I have been ovulating

regularly for at least a year.

We have been trying to get preggoes the last 3 months without success. Now I

know this isn't a long time, but last time I got pregnant (before wls) it took

one try - which was planned - and BOOM! pregnant as expected. Right now, I

know almost exactly when I ovulate and can nearly set a watch to my cycle. I

completely understand timing and how to increase my chances of getting pregnant

during ovulation time.

MY QUESTION: Before I start worrying about fertility and such, does anyone know

if there are any WLS-related issues that can prevent or make conception

difficult? According to my doctors I am in fine shape - including " woman "

stuff, too. Should I be looking for some strange anomaly that only happens to

WLS women? Should my husband be checked? Or am I getting too concerned too

early? BTW - I am 33 years old.

Everything I've read over the last 2 years points to people getting pregnant

RATHER EASILY post-WLS. It was easy for me when I was heavy, but now, no luck.

I think it seems longer than 3 months for me because I had WLS to become healthy

for the next pregnancy (last one was life or death for me and baby!) and have

been waiting all this time to even TRY and get pregnant!

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

t

RNY 4/8/03

282/140/132

[Guest guest]

t,

I know how you feel. I am 13 mos PO and have been trying for a few

months. I too got preggers easy pre WLS and had an uneventful

pregnancy. It seems to me that after surgery my body just doesn't

want to do what it is supposed to do. My OB is perplexed and says

that after loosing about 125lbs, that I should have been pregnant by

now. He wanted me to start Clomid cycles in October. I haven't

started that yet. I went on vacation, started a new job and moved

into a new house in October. My hubby and I have decided we are

going to wait until after the holidays to start the Clomid. We are

just laying low and if it happens then it happens. I have been

using the OPKs and they are saying that I am ovulating. We shall

see what happens. I wish you all the best of luck TTC. E-mail me

if you would like to talk

Bobbie

St. Louis

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> Hello new friends,

>

> I have been lingering for awhile, but this is my first post and I

have a doozy -

>

> I was " cleared " to try and get pregnant recently (August) which

was 16 mos after WLS and 6 weeks after my hernia repair. I have

been stable at the same weight (from 282 down to 132) for 7 months

now. My labs are done every 2 months and always look great, except

for occasional low iron levels. I have been ovulating regularly for

at least a year.

>

> We have been trying to get preggoes the last 3 months without

success. Now I know this isn't a long time, but last time I got

pregnant (before wls) it took one try - which was planned - and

BOOM! pregnant as expected. Right now, I know almost exactly when

I ovulate and can nearly set a watch to my cycle. I completely

understand timing and how to increase my chances of getting pregnant

during ovulation time.

>

> MY QUESTION: Before I start worrying about fertility and such,

does anyone know if there are any WLS-related issues that can

prevent or make conception difficult? According to my doctors I am

in fine shape - including " woman " stuff, too. Should I be looking

for some strange anomaly that only happens to WLS women? Should my

husband be checked? Or am I getting too concerned too early? BTW -

I am 33 years old.

>

> Everything I've read over the last 2 years points to people

getting pregnant RATHER EASILY post-WLS. It was easy for me when I

was heavy, but now, no luck. I think it seems longer than 3 months

for me because I had WLS to become healthy for the next pregnancy

(last one was life or death for me and baby!) and have been waiting

all this time to even TRY and get pregnant!

>

> Any help is greatly appreciated!

>

> Thanks!

> t

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[Guest guest]

t,

I think that the Clomid would help to make sure that I am producing

good follicles and eggs and to help with making sure that I am

ovulating at a specific time. My periods have ranged anywhere from

21-35 days.

Bobbie

St. Louis

[Guest guest]

Good info...maybe I should keep this in mind if a couple more months goes by and

we don't get pregnant. I've recently read that if a couple had a child

previously, and now cannot conceive for at least six months, they have fertility

problems. I guess I'm almost there!

Thanks!