pregnancy after DS

[Honeybeeblue]

Hey I am wondering if anyone on here has been pregnant after DS surgery. I am very concerned about the amout of Vitamin A I am taking. I did talk to my doctor she seems concerned even though with taking 100000 a day my levels are normal. I did have low vitamin A right after the surgery. Anyone have any advice and other experiences to share.? I would really appriciate it. Thanks again

 

[southernlady]

Hey I am wondering if anyone on here has been pregnant after DS surgery. I am very concerned about the amout of Vitamin A I am taking. I did talk to my doctor she seems concerned even though with taking 100000 a day my levels are normal. I did have low vitamin A right after the surgery. Anyone have any advice and other experiences to share.? I would really appriciate it. Thanks again

Are you with a high risk OB-GYN? You might want to lower the amount of A but I wouldn't get rid of it cause you can go too low quickly.

Maybe aim for just under mid normal range til afterwards.

 

[DianaCox]

Your BLOOD levels matter, not how much goes in your gut. Your liver stores a LOT of vitamin A - maybe you can get your levels pumped up for a while before you want to get pregnant and then cut back or stop taking it, while closely monitoring your levels?

I didn't need vitamin A until I was 11 or 12 years out - my liver stored levels plus what I absorbed from food were good enough for 10+ years.

 

[kirstabelle]

I was pregnant but sadly miscarried at 12 weeks. I spoke at length to my midwife and endo about his. They said they would go solely on my blood levels and were not concerned about how much I was taking. They said that yes, there are guidelines, but that I was not 'normal' and so shouldn't be treated as such.
There are also dangers with being too low, so my advice would be to keep monitoring levels closely.