I am getting banded on July 7th and was told by others that I will not be ale to lift anything over 5 lbs for a week or two. I wasnt told this by the doctor, so i was wanting to get some opinion. Reason being I have a 6 month old and it will be very difficult to refrain from picking up it and also I need to know so I can restructor my life temporary with some help from family if need be. Overall I am so excited and cant wait