Re: Question for Moms

[Guest guest]

Personally, I think that being pregnant and going through braces and

jaw surgery is a lot to take on. I was VERY sick my first trimester

of my pregnancies and would not want have wanted braces or recovery

from jaw surgery at the same time. That is one reason I have waited

so long to do the surgery.

But, on the other hand, you may be lucky and not be sick at all and

deal with all of it just fine. I think it depends on your

personality as to what you think you can handle.

Having your first child comes with a lot of adjustments to your

life. Only you know if you are ready for all this at once.

Just my .02

>

> Hi everyone...I need some advice from the moms out there (and

dads,

> if you have an opinion) who have had their surgery. (Especially if

> any of you are/were pregnant throughout the course of your

> procedures, or had little ones in the house!)

>

> I'm starting this whole braces/surgery process just at the time

that

> I seem to also be getting the onset of baby fever. My husband and

I

> don't have any children yet (I just turned 28, he'll be 31 in

May),

> but I sort of had it in my head that within the next year or so

we'd

> probably start a family. However, I'm wondering how these two

> things -- upper/lower surgery and pregnancy -- will conflict on a

> time schedule.

>

> My time schedule for surgery is looking like one year of braces

> starting next week, then surgery (presumably Jan/Feb 2006) and

then

> six months of post-op braces.

>

> Would it be horrible if I had a baby before the surgery (like if I

> were to become pregnant in the next couple of months) and had to

> recover with a newborn in the house? I know that if I were

pregnant

> during the time surgery is planned I'd have to put it off, but

with

> that reasoning, should I put the baby thing off until after

> surgery? I really hadn't planned on waiting another whole year

> before having kids...that seems so far off. But at the same time,

> it doesn't seem that far away in terms of having the surgery.

>

> Ack...I'm just all confused now! The first thing I was told was

18

> months of braces, which would give me a few more months...and I

was

> mentally planning it out that we could have a baby before my oral

> surgery and I'd still have several months to recover from birth

and

> get used to a baby before having the surgery. Now my time's

> condensed, which is great as far as getting my jaw fixed goes, but

> throws a wrench in the planning-a-family thing.

>

> Help! Any advice?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I was in a similar situation as yours. I already had my braces when

my husband and I decided it was time to start having babies. I was

33 so I didn't want to put off having kids any longer. There was

never a problem having braces and being pregnant at the same time.

By the time I was ready for surgery, I was pregnant with my second

daughter. My ortho just hard-wired my teeth so they wouldn't move

and they stayed like that for 1 1/2 years. My surgeon wouldn't do

the surgery until my daughter was a year old because I was

breastfeeding. We didn't want to take the chance that I wouldn't be

able to go back to breastfeeding after the surgery.

For me, it was definitely the right choice. Because of complications

with my joints, I've now had 5 surgeries and will have my sixth one

soon. I've been in braces for 9 years now. If I had waited to be

done with the surgeries, I'd be over 40 before we even could try to

get pregnant.

It is a little more difficult to recover if you have little ones in

the house. My husband is a stay at home dad so that helped a lot. My

parents also live nearby and I couldn't have gotten through all of

this without them. It would be extremely difficult to take care of a

newborn if you didn't have any help for the first 3-4 weeks post-op.

After that, it wouldn't be too bad but I was always (and still am)

very paranoid about the inevitable head butts to the face you get

holding a young child.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

>

> Hi everyone...I need some advice from the moms out there (and

dads,

> if you have an opinion) who have had their surgery. (Especially if

> any of you are/were pregnant throughout the course of your

> procedures, or had little ones in the house!)

>

> I'm starting this whole braces/surgery process just at the time

that

> I seem to also be getting the onset of baby fever. My husband and

I

> don't have any children yet (I just turned 28, he'll be 31 in

May),

> but I sort of had it in my head that within the next year or so

we'd

> probably start a family. However, I'm wondering how these two

> things -- upper/lower surgery and pregnancy -- will conflict on a

> time schedule.

>

> My time schedule for surgery is looking like one year of braces

> starting next week, then surgery (presumably Jan/Feb 2006) and

then

> six months of post-op braces.

>

> Would it be horrible if I had a baby before the surgery (like if I

> were to become pregnant in the next couple of months) and had to

> recover with a newborn in the house? I know that if I were

pregnant

> during the time surgery is planned I'd have to put it off, but

with

> that reasoning, should I put the baby thing off until after

> surgery? I really hadn't planned on waiting another whole year

> before having kids...that seems so far off. But at the same time,

> it doesn't seem that far away in terms of having the surgery.

>

> Ack...I'm just all confused now! The first thing I was told was

18

> months of braces, which would give me a few more months...and I

was

> mentally planning it out that we could have a baby before my oral

> surgery and I'd still have several months to recover from birth

and

> get used to a baby before having the surgery. Now my time's

> condensed, which is great as far as getting my jaw fixed goes, but

> throws a wrench in the planning-a-family thing.

>

> Help! Any advice?

[Guest guest]

Hi There, i was in braces for the second time in my life, at the age

of 38, and with several delays, which were of MAJOR annoyance to me,

i heard the good words, I WAS READY FOR SURGERY, on a thursday and

saturday took a pregnancy test and was pregnant. OH MY GOSH, the

two major worlds of mine collided. Off came the braces, i was held

in place with retainers (braces came off so i could have optimum

oral hygiene). I delivered my daughter in Sept and because i am a

teacher, planned for a summer surgery. i got my braces back in in

Feb, daughter was 5 months old and had my surgery this past June.

Grace was 10 months old. Unfortunately, i also got divorced and was

parenting alone with a young daughter and had this major surgery. it

was possible, worked out really well with help from family and i got

coverage also from the Visiting Nurse Assoc for 4 hours of child

care a day for 5 weeks! You can do it, which ever way it works

out. good luck.

>

> Hi everyone...I need some advice from the moms out there (and

dads,

> if you have an opinion) who have had their surgery. (Especially if

> any of you are/were pregnant throughout the course of your

> procedures, or had little ones in the house!)

>

> I'm starting this whole braces/surgery process just at the time

that

> I seem to also be getting the onset of baby fever. My husband and

I

> don't have any children yet (I just turned 28, he'll be 31 in

May),

> but I sort of had it in my head that within the next year or so

we'd

> probably start a family. However, I'm wondering how these two

> things -- upper/lower surgery and pregnancy -- will conflict on a

> time schedule.

>

> My time schedule for surgery is looking like one year of braces

> starting next week, then surgery (presumably Jan/Feb 2006) and

then

> six months of post-op braces.

>

> Would it be horrible if I had a baby before the surgery (like if I

> were to become pregnant in the next couple of months) and had to

> recover with a newborn in the house? I know that if I were

pregnant

> during the time surgery is planned I'd have to put it off, but

with

> that reasoning, should I put the baby thing off until after

> surgery? I really hadn't planned on waiting another whole year

> before having kids...that seems so far off. But at the same time,

> it doesn't seem that far away in terms of having the surgery.

>

> Ack...I'm just all confused now! The first thing I was told was

18

> months of braces, which would give me a few more months...and I

was

> mentally planning it out that we could have a baby before my oral

> surgery and I'd still have several months to recover from birth

and

> get used to a baby before having the surgery. Now my time's

> condensed, which is great as far as getting my jaw fixed goes, but

> throws a wrench in the planning-a-family thing.

>

> Help! Any advice?

[Guest guest]

good for you! I just want to say that for sticking it out. It is

hard enough going through this surgery, but good for yo gor being

able to do it with the support of your family. You are a true

inspiration for moms out there to get the surgery. I feel like such

a woose. bethanne

> >

> > Hi everyone...I need some advice from the moms out there (and

> dads,

> > if you have an opinion) who have had their surgery. (Especially

if

> > any of you are/were pregnant throughout the course of your

> > procedures, or had little ones in the house!)

> >

> > I'm starting this whole braces/surgery process just at the time

> that

> > I seem to also be getting the onset of baby fever. My husband

and

> I

> > don't have any children yet (I just turned 28, he'll be 31 in

> May),

> > but I sort of had it in my head that within the next year or so

> we'd

> > probably start a family. However, I'm wondering how these two

> > things -- upper/lower surgery and pregnancy -- will conflict on

a

> > time schedule.

> >

> > My time schedule for surgery is looking like one year of braces

> > starting next week, then surgery (presumably Jan/Feb 2006) and

> then

> > six months of post-op braces.

> >

> > Would it be horrible if I had a baby before the surgery (like if

I

> > were to become pregnant in the next couple of months) and had to

> > recover with a newborn in the house? I know that if I were

> pregnant

> > during the time surgery is planned I'd have to put it off, but

> with

> > that reasoning, should I put the baby thing off until after

> > surgery? I really hadn't planned on waiting another whole year

> > before having kids...that seems so far off. But at the same

time,

> > it doesn't seem that far away in terms of having the surgery.

> >

> > Ack...I'm just all confused now! The first thing I was told was

> 18

> > months of braces, which would give me a few more months...and I

> was

> > mentally planning it out that we could have a baby before my

oral

> > surgery and I'd still have several months to recover from birth

> and

> > get used to a baby before having the surgery. Now my time's

> > condensed, which is great as far as getting my jaw fixed goes,

but

> > throws a wrench in the planning-a-family thing.

> >

> > Help! Any advice?