Having a baby after Tummy tuck?

As you know, it is possible to safely carry a baby after having the abdominoplasty procedure. Pregnancy after abdominoplasty may cause CHANGES that MAY require further surgery to correct. For patients considering coming to surgery in the future, the “ideal” patient for tummy tuck surgery is one who has completed pregnancies, is psycho socially/emotionally/financially stable, has an excellent social support system surrounding him/her, is capable of arranging enough recovery time, does not smoke and who has reached a long-term stable weight.  Best wishes.

I would simply reiterate what my colleagues have conveyed to you.  There are plenty of patients who have had completely normal pregnancies after undergoing abdominoplasty surgery.  I had one patient tell me that she was pregnant at her three-month follow-up appointment!  There is no evidence that pregnancy after abdominoplasty increases obstetric risks in any way.  The main contraindication is that you will likely undo the changes that have been made to tighten and flatten your abdomen.  Revision or secondary tummy tucks are typically more challenging, because you have already had a lot of the excess skin excised.  You did not give specifics regarding your hernia repair, but you might want to inquire with your surgeon whether or not they would advise another pregnancy.  Sometimes with a hernia repair the surgeon will use a mesh material for added strength that doesn't always expand as easily.  

Having a pregnancy after tummy tuck/abdominoplasty may undo some of the tightening afforded by the procedure, but should pose no problems to the pregnancy. I would ensure that no type of match your other prosthetic material was used at the time of your tummy tuck, but either way you should be just fine, assuming you have no other medical issues.Staying in great physical shape will hopefully help limit the abdominal wall stretching from the the pregnancy.