Pregnant

[squeeze123]

After getting this far and fertility treatments with my last two kids. I'm pregnant!!! Not sure how I feel about it yet but I'm shocked. God has a plan for me and I guess it includes another child, lol! Not sure how things will be different after being sleeved so I'm looking for any and all advice!

[MysticalMaybe]

Congrats!!! I know my doctor told me about how easy it is to get pregnet after surgery. I don't have any words of wisdom but I wanted to say Congrats

[SABmom]

Congrats! God is in Control!!

[ornursetab]

That's awesome! Congrats

[MomMaestra]

How exciting! Congratulations!!! Oh Happy Day!

[squeeze123]

Thanks ladies!!! Just need to get some answers tomorrow!

[MomMaestra]

I have answers..... do you need to know how this happened? I can answer that. Do you need to know how much you will love this little curtain climber when you first see them?... Oh , you probably know that. How to make cotton balls... I can answer that ... beyond that I don't know much.

[curlyme]

Wow! Congrats to you!

How far out are you post op?

Im not sleeved yet...I hope that getting sleeved will bring back my fertility...thanks for sharing your story....

[Sharonlags]

Congratulations! Now that you lost the weight you know what to do! Eat healthy and exercise. Make this pregnancy a healthy one for you and the baby! I know when I was pregnant many years ago, I thought I could eat anything because what's the big deal, I'm getting fat but very hard to take off once the little miracle comes out. I wish you all the best!

[squeeze123]

I've had a miscarriage and ferility issues so I need answers from a Dr. If this pregnancy is healthy to begin with. I've had to take suppliments to sustain pregnancy in the past. Just a little nervous. I'm 14 months post op. Dr. recommended 18 so not to far off! Thanks ladies!!!!

[HoosierGirl]

Congratulations! All the best for a safe pregnancy!

[SandyF]

congratulations!!

[pkdavis]

I would love to hear what answers you get from the doctor, and I'm pretty certain I'm not alone with that. Please keep us updated!

[MysticalMaybe]

I learned a little bit about this last night in class. I think the dangers are the amount of Folic Acid that is absorbed in the body. New Sleevers will not have enough Folic Acid because they are eatting so much less food and can not give enough Folic Acid to the baby. I think that's why they tell us to not get pregnet after about 1 to 2 years after haveing the sleeve.
Squeeze123 I think you are ok since you are so far into the sleeved process but you should be tested just to make sure your body is absorbing enough to support you and your baby. Here is some info I found about Folic Acid and babies...

Folic acid is a pregnancy superhero! Taking a prenatal vitamin with the recommended 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid before and during pregnancy can help prevent birth defects of your baby's brain and spinal cord. Take it every day and go ahead and have a bowl of fortified cereal, too.

What Is Folic Acid?
Folic acid, which is also called folate, is a B vitamin. The best food sources of folic acid are fortified cereals. Folic acid plays an important role in the production of red blood cells and helps your baby's neural tube develop into her brain and spinal cord.

When Should I Start Taking Folic Acid?
Birth defects occur within the first 3-4 weeks of pregnancy. So it's important to have folic acid in your system during those early stages when your baby's brain and spinal cord are developing.

If you talked to your doctor when you were trying to conceive, she probably told you to start taking a prenatal vitamin with folic acid. One study showed that women who took folic acid for at least a year before getting pregnant cut their chances of delivering early by 50% or more.

The CDC recommends that you start taking folic acid every day for at least a month before you become pregnant, and every day while you are pregnant. However, the CDC also recommends that all women of childbearing age take folic acid every day. So you'd be fine to start taking it even earlier.

If you picked out your own prenatal vitamin, take it to your OB once you're pregnant to make sure it has the recommended amounts of everything you need, including folic acid. All prenatal vitamins are not the same and some may have less or more of the vitamins and minerals you need.

How Much Folic Acid Should I Take?
The recommended dose for all women of childbearing age is 400 mcg of folic acid each day. If you take a multivitamin every day, check to see if it has the recommended amount. If for some reason you don't want to take a multivitamin, you can take folic acid supplements. But you should not take both.

Here's how much folic acid is recommended each day in terms of pregnancy:

While you're trying to conceive: 400 mcg
For the first three months of pregnancy: 400 mcg
For months four to nine of pregnancy: 600 mcg
While breastfeeding: 500 mcg

Without enough folic acid in your body, your baby's neural tube may not close correctly and she could develop health problems called neural tube defects. These include:

Spina bifida: incomplete development of the spinal cord or the vertebrae
Anencephaly: incomplete development of major parts of the brain
Babies with anencephaly usually do not live long, and those with spina bifida may be permanently disabled. These are scary problems, to say the least. But the good news is that getting enough folic acid may protect your baby from neural tube defects by at least 50%. According to the CDC, if you've already had a baby with a neural tube defect, getting enough folic acid may reduce your risk of having another child with a neural tube defect by as much as 70%.

When taken before and during pregnancy, folic acid may also protect your baby against:

Cleft lip and palate
Premature birth
Low birth weight
Miscarriage
Poor growth in the womb
Folic acid has also been suggested to reduce your risk of:

Pregnancy complications (One report found that women who took folic acid supplements during the second trimester had a reduced risk of preeclampsia.)
Heart disease
Stroke
Some types of cancers
Alzheimer’s disease
Good Food Sources of Folic Acid
Foods that can help you get more folic acid in your diet include:

400 mg: Breakfast cerealsfortified with 100% of the DV, 3/4 cup
215 mg: Beef liver, cooked, braised, 3 oz
179 mg: Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, 1/2 cup
115 mg: Spinach, frozen, cooked, boiled, 1/2 cup
110 mg: Egg noodles, enriched, cooked, 1/2 cup
100 mg: Breakfast cereals, fortified with 25% of the DV, 3/4 cup
90 mg: Great Northern beans, boiled, 1/2 cup


I don't mean to scare you or anything like that but I'm the type of person who wants to know everything and I don't hold back any information I find.

[squeeze123]

Deseree thanks so much! Theres not a lot of info on the web and this is helpful!!!!