Re: Ortho surgery and BABIES!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I can imagine that you feel like time is sort of ticking for both

your teeth and having babies.... I haven't heard about people doing

both at the same time, only about some women putting having a baby

off until the surgery and everything was done. I guess the only other

way would be to try to get pregnant, say tomorrow HA HA so that the

baby is born and you are done breastfeeding by the time you are ready

for surgery.... that way while you were pregnant, you would only be

dealing with the braces. I can't imagine that anything you are given

for the surgery and after (steriods, narcotics, antibiotics, etc.)

would be good for the baby to receive through your breastmilk, so I

wouldn't want those two things to coincide. I guess you'd just have

to forego the pain-killers for the ortho adjustments. It isn't the

worst pain, but not great either! Or, I think tylenol or something

out there is considered safe by obgyns.... I guess you could ask.

Good luck as you figure this out! Sorry this post isn't more helpful,

just my thoughts. Let us know what you figure out!

Katja

> Hi all,

>

> I am considering having surgery for my open bite and some

asymmetry.

> I've seen a surgeon for an initial consultation.

>

> I'm wondering if anyone's had braces and then surgery with a young

> baby and whether it worked OK?

>

> I have a 2 year old and plan to be pregnant again very soon. My

> surgeon suggested I get the braces soon so my teeth will be moved

in

> time to have the surgery after my baby's born (the braces are

> expected to take a year to do their thing).

>

> One of my concerns is the effects of painkillers on my baby - I

know

> from when I was a teenager that braces hurt a lot when they're

> tightened and of course anti-inflammatories aren't healthy in

> pregnancy.

>

> Also I plan to breastfeed my next baby for a year, so I'm wondering

> how long people need pain meds for after the surgery - I don't

think

> that much other than panadol/paracetamol is good while

> breastfeeding. (I live in New Zealand, not sure if panadol is a

name

> used in the US?)

>

> I don't want my children to suffer at all from my surgery. I'd

> probably wait a few years except my teeth are wearing away and I'm

> nearly 33 already and I figure 'the younger the better'.

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

[Guest guest]

I'm one of those put-offers!

My husband and I are ready to try for baby #1, and have been for a

year or more, but I got my braces on in January so we decided to put

it off one more year until surgery is done. (I'm 28 now, will be 29

in January.)

Luckily my teeth were ready in 8 mos instead of 12, so hopefully I'll

be good and healed in a few months and we can start trying at the

beginning of the year, instead of having to have waited until the

Jan/Feb for surgery, then healing, then baby. (My surgery is next week.)

But it was a tough decision for me last winter, to decide whether to

do this first, or put it off and have a baby first. The lovely ladies

here helped me make that decision though, and I'm glad I did it this

way. If I'd gone for a baby first, I would still be pregnant (if at

all) and this way I'm already about to have surgery, so this turned

out faster, lol. Then I can just move on...and hopefully have a

gorgeous smile whenever my time to have a baby comes (unlike my

wedding pics that have my crooked smile, hehe.)

Good luck with your decision!

~

[Guest guest]

I feel for you. I had two small children and wanted to start the

process of my surgery. Shortly thereafter I became pregnant with my

third child. I did not go to my oral surgeon until my youngest was

born and about a year old, my braces went on when she was two, and

my surgery was done when she was three. It's a tough call, but

ultimately yours to make.

I can't say, but if you waited an extra year to get the ball

rolling, braces and such, do you really think it would make that

much of a difference with your teeth wearing away? Also, things

would depend on how long you're planning to nurse. I nursed each of

my children until they were two, longer than most. I live in the US

and was approved to take several kinds of pain killers, vicodin,

darvocet and the like for my frequent migraines (one of the reasons

I had my surgery). Maybe you could talk to not only your oral

surgeon but also your ob-gyn about what pain meds are okay while

pregnant and nursing. Tylenol is usually sufficient for adjustments

on braces and I'm sure that's safe.

It's a hard decision, but I wouldn't put off having a baby until

after surgery. Sometimes the time frame stretches out, braces take

longer to have put on then expected, or time in braces is extended

because of some unforeseen occurance. Unless you have an extreme

orthognathic case I would think a short wait until you are finished

expanding your family wouldn't hurt.

I'll be interested to hear your decision. Either way, we're here to

support you. Whether you choose to go ahead now, or wait a year or

two, this message board will be around to offer advice and a

listening ear. Take care.

Connie

> Hi all,

>

> I am considering having surgery for my open bite and some

asymmetry.

> I've seen a surgeon for an initial consultation.

>

> I'm wondering if anyone's had braces and then surgery with a young

> baby and whether it worked OK?

>

> I have a 2 year old and plan to be pregnant again very soon. My

> surgeon suggested I get the braces soon so my teeth will be moved

in

> time to have the surgery after my baby's born (the braces are

> expected to take a year to do their thing).

>

> One of my concerns is the effects of painkillers on my baby - I

know

> from when I was a teenager that braces hurt a lot when they're

> tightened and of course anti-inflammatories aren't healthy in

> pregnancy.

>

> Also I plan to breastfeed my next baby for a year, so I'm

wondering

> how long people need pain meds for after the surgery - I don't

think

> that much other than panadol/paracetamol is good while

> breastfeeding. (I live in New Zealand, not sure if panadol is a

name

> used in the US?)

>

> I don't want my children to suffer at all from my surgery. I'd

> probably wait a few years except my teeth are wearing away and I'm

> nearly 33 already and I figure 'the younger the better'.

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I was in a similar situation. I was in braces for both of my

pregnancies but I never felt like I needed any painkillers for the

ortho adjustments. Mine teeth were sore but I could tolerate it.

I had my older daughter when I was 33 and was ready for surgery

shortly afterwards. It took six months for me to get an appointment

with my surgeon and by then I was pregnant again. My surgeon was

very understanding about my pregnancy. Of course he couldn't do the

surgery while I was pregnant and he didn't want to do it while I was

breastfeeding either. He said that since the American Academy of

Pediatrics recommends that babies be breastfed for a full year he

wouldn't do the surgery until my baby had her first birthday. He

didn't want anything to interfere with my breastfeeding and my baby

was more important than my surgery. He said that I had lived with my

bite all my life so one more year wouldn't make a difference. My

teeth were also worn down a lot and my joints were bad but things

didn't really change during that one year.

I finally had my surgery the week of my daughter's first birthday. I

was very happy we had waited. I was only on strong painkillers the

first two weeks after surgery but was still on antibiotics when I

tried to resume breastfeeding 3 weeks post-op. My daughter

immediately had an allergic reaction to my antibiotics so that put

an end to our breastfeeding for good.

I also had a lot of complications with my TMJ joints and have had

six surgeries in the last three years so I'm happy I had my daughter

when I did.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

> Hi all,

>

> I am considering having surgery for my open bite and some

asymmetry.

> I've seen a surgeon for an initial consultation.

>

> I'm wondering if anyone's had braces and then surgery with a young

> baby and whether it worked OK?

>

> I have a 2 year old and plan to be pregnant again very soon. My

> surgeon suggested I get the braces soon so my teeth will be moved

in

> time to have the surgery after my baby's born (the braces are

> expected to take a year to do their thing).

>

> One of my concerns is the effects of painkillers on my baby - I

know

> from when I was a teenager that braces hurt a lot when they're

> tightened and of course anti-inflammatories aren't healthy in

> pregnancy.

>

> Also I plan to breastfeed my next baby for a year, so I'm

wondering

> how long people need pain meds for after the surgery - I don't

think

> that much other than panadol/paracetamol is good while

> breastfeeding. (I live in New Zealand, not sure if panadol is a

name

> used in the US?)

>

> I don't want my children to suffer at all from my surgery. I'd

> probably wait a few years except my teeth are wearing away and I'm

> nearly 33 already and I figure 'the younger the better'.

>

> Thanks in advance,

>