Summer BanksStomach the Size of an Egg and Pregnant
June 3rd 2009 02:18
More and more women are facing the reality that they are unable to lose the weight they have gained without some sort of help. This realization leads them to the bariatric surgeon who snips this and reroutes that and voila, the weight melts away. While the surgery nor the weight loss are that easy, the real problems begin when pregnancy happens too soon.
Most women who undergo gastric bypass are told not to become pregnant until at least 18 months after the surgery. This is required to keep baby healthy and gives mom enough time to lose the weight and return to a somewhat normal eating schedule.
If mom gets pregnant before then, there can be some very real side effects on the pregnancy.
* Mom is only eating 600 calories a day.
* Mom cannot stop the weight loss.
* Mom does not absorb enough vitamins and nutrients for her own body.
These are only a few of the obstacles that will be faced during the pregnancy after gastric bypass. But, rest assured, the bariatric surgeon will work with the obstetrician and ensure baby is healthy.
In most cases where mom gets pregnant soon after gastric bypass, intravenous nutrition is needed to keep baby healthy which could mean a longer stay in the hospital and a more costly pregnancy.
Most women who undergo gastric bypass are told not to become pregnant until at least 18 months after the surgery. This is required to keep baby healthy and gives mom enough time to lose the weight and return to a somewhat normal eating schedule.
If mom gets pregnant before then, there can be some very real side effects on the pregnancy.
* Mom is only eating 600 calories a day.
* Mom cannot stop the weight loss.
* Mom does not absorb enough vitamins and nutrients for her own body.
These are only a few of the obstacles that will be faced during the pregnancy after gastric bypass. But, rest assured, the bariatric surgeon will work with the obstetrician and ensure baby is healthy.
In most cases where mom gets pregnant soon after gastric bypass, intravenous nutrition is needed to keep baby healthy which could mean a longer stay in the hospital and a more costly pregnancy.
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