Re: Pregnancy after the MGB

[Guest guest]

Hi ...this was a concern for me too....i am 29 and hope for a family

also in the future...from what I understand Dr R wants you to wait a few

years before getting rpeganant if at all...but yes there has been several

women to have children after the MGB and they did fine...if I am wrong on

this please someone correct my understandings or facts

Kendra in WV

9-21-00

[Guest guest]

> Hello everyone! I was just wondering if anybody has gotten

pregnant

> after having surgery? I am 30 yrs old and haven't started a family

> yet. I am going to have the surgery but am a little nervous of

what

> it could do with future pregnancies. I would appreciate anyones

> knowledge about this!

> Thanks,

>

,

There have been a handful of successful pregnancies after the MGB and

many after other weight loss surgeries as well. The main keys are to

try your best to wait until your are near goal weight and done losing

and to plan it so that you are very aware of how well you are

complying with vit/mineral supplements. The biggest problem seems to

be women who feel so much better that they stop taking the 3x

supplements and then the babies are mal nourished in some cases

causing serious birth defects. But with sound post-op nutrition and

planning and monitoring, there should be no problem. It is a dream

of mine as well, so I have followed any info about it. Searcch the

website for pregnancy. Dr. R. has some good research on it.

Laurie

9/20/00

23 lbs gone!

[Guest guest]

Dr. R told me to wait 2 years or when you quit losing weight, but pregnancy

was not a question of IF just WHEN!

good Luck!

Kristi in AL

kadbsn@... wrote:

> Hi ...this was a concern for me too....i am 29 and hope for a family

> also in the future...from what I understand Dr R wants you to wait a few

> years before getting rpeganant if at all...but yes there has been several

> women to have children after the MGB and they did fine...if I am wrong on

> this please someone correct my understandings or facts

>

> Kendra in WV

> 9-21-00

>

>

[Guest guest]

I didn't catch her name, but there was a post-op at the picnic who

was obviously pregnant. I also know that one individual got pregnant

a couple months after her MGB. She continued to lose during the

pregnancy and I've heard that she and the baby are fine.

Sorry - I don't remember the names of either of the above - maybe

someone else on the list does.

All the best,

Debbie

> Hello everyone! I was just wondering if anybody has gotten

pregnant

> after having surgery? I am 30 yrs old and haven't started a family

> yet. I am going to have the surgery but am a little nervous of

what

> it could do with future pregnancies. I would appreciate anyones

> knowledge about this!

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

I work with a woman whose daughter had gastric bypass in July of 99;

got pregnant in March of 2000 (unplanned)as of July, she had lost

around 110 lbs. her and baby girl (due in december) are doing

fine...ultra sounds show baby's growth is fine. email me personally

and I'll give you a contact number for her if you'd like to speak to

her. -

-- In MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com, " Debbie Drissel " <ddrissel@h...>

wrote:

> I didn't catch her name, but there was a post-op at the picnic who

> was obviously pregnant. I also know that one individual got

pregnant

> a couple months after her MGB. She continued to lose during the

> pregnancy and I've heard that she and the baby are fine.

>

> Sorry - I don't remember the names of either of the above - maybe

> someone else on the list does.

>

> All the best,

>

> Debbie

>

>

>

>

> > Hello everyone! I was just wondering if anybody has gotten

> pregnant

> > after having surgery? I am 30 yrs old and haven't started a

family

> > yet. I am going to have the surgery but am a little nervous of

> what

> > it could do with future pregnancies. I would appreciate anyones

> > knowledge about this!

> > Thanks,

> >