Has anyone had a baby after bypass?
Greetings! I had 5xbypass in December and am doing really well. My husband and I want to start a family (I'm 38). My ob/gyn says it's not a good idea but my cardiologist says that he doesn't see why we couldn't. I have an appointment with a cardiologist who is also an ob/gyn in a few weeks. In the meantime, I was wondering if anyone else out there had experience with this kind of thing. My cardiologist originally said that most of his female bypass patients were post- menapausal so had never really had to deal with this situation in the past. Any input would be appreciated! Dana
I just did some research and there are articles out there talking about pregnancy with asymptomatic coronary disease which resulted in successful birth and was followed by CABG. Another article spoke of successful pregnancy after heart attack and bypass(m.i.) . "Pregnancy after myocardial infarction and a coronary artery bypass graft." Archives of Gynecological Obstetrics. 1997;259(4):209-13 " So, on the face of it, you are in better shape than those 2 in some respects . I imagine there are always risks in pregnancy, with or without heart disease. Good luck! Harold