Re: natural childbirth and band-labor complications | |
i heard back from my surgeon, and i've copied the meat of his email below. i figure someone else might someday have to same questions about labor after banding as i had.
here is what he wrote to me...
"Congrats on your pregnancy! The good news is that having a band does NOT increase your risk during your pregnancy OR during childbirth. It would certainly be fine to do a homebirth if you choose to do so. The baby will not come into contact with the band or the tubing so you don't have to worry about that. I guess if you were having problems with persistent vomiting then I would be concerned something was going on, but if you aren't having any of those issues then likely everything is fine with your band."
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Tracy
Banded 3/31/08
in San Antonio by Dr. Stegemann
291 (h) /286 (s) /265.6 (now) /175 (in my dreams)
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