Pregnancy is not advisable until 18-24 months post surgery and your weight and laboratory studies have stabilized for at least 3-6 months. Two forms of non-hormonal birth control should be utilized during this time. No pills. The following information is not to be considered medical advice nor a replacement for medical advice from your medical team. Follow your surgeon’s and medical team’s advice. Article: “Infants Born Soon After Mother’s Bariatric Surgery Face Increased Risks”
Pregnancy increases protein, vitamin and mineral needs for the developing fetus. Take your vitamins for you and add additional vitamins for the growing fetus.
If you do become pregnant please contact your surgeon and medical team immediately. Vitamins, protein, hydration and monitoring laboratory values are extremely important during post WLS pregnancy. Please be sure to involve your DS surgeon and OB in your care. It is also important that your OB have a clear understanding of the DS anatomy and malabsorption. Please also give your body, nutrition and lab values time to recover between pregnancies. Normal anatomy post pregnancy recovery is up to a year.
DS Surgeon’s blog on pregnancy: https://www.dssurgery.com/pregnancy…
DS Surgoen’s Webinar: https://www.dssurgery.com/videos/pr…
Clinical Considerations for Pregnancy after WLS: https://bariatrictimes.com/clinical-…
Other Pregnancy Info:
Pregnancy after WLS: https://www.babycenter.com/0_seven-f…
DS surgeon Pregnancy after DS: https://www.dssurgery.com/newsletter…
Research regarding pregnancy after WLS:
Article on Pregnancy and Fertility after WLS: https://jama.jamanetwork.com/article…
Improvement of Infertility & Pregnancy Outcome after WLS: https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc…
Mixed Outcomes in Pregnancy after WLS: https://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocri…
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