Guest guest Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 greetings lori, first off, good luck. as to your question, it's not easy. i do have mild acid reflux and ulcers. only thing i took at the time of my daughter was tums (ate them darn near like candy). as far as pain meds, i went without. only meds of any kind i was allowed to take was tylenol (might as well take nothing i my opinion), sudafed (gotta love allergies) and the tums. i was on an antibiotic and a cough suppressant for a bout of broncitis, but that was it. i wish there were other suggestions i could offer, but my docs were all very against meds while pregnant/trying to get pregnant. i just kind of did the grin and bear it thing. anyway, good luck. and if anyone has ever told you that the minute you hold that little one in your arms you will forget all of the pain you went through to get there, they lied! but having that little one in your arms does make every bit of pain and discomfort worth it. blessings, elizabeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Lori, I'm surprised that your rheumy is okay with you getting pregnant with active disease. Because it's not just 9 months + the time to get pregnant, you want to be able to breastfeed for at least 6 months, preferably a year so you're really talking about close to 2 years off most meds. That's a lot of time to do damage to your body. And I can tell you from personal experience that staying up at night with a new baby and the fatigue that goes with that is really hard on your body and it doesn't end until your child goes to Kindergarten. I don't know how I got through the first few years with my daughter. Now that she is a teenager, she is very angry at me for what she calls " neglecting " her. By middle school, she began comparing notes with her classmates and realized that I couldn't do the things that other moms could. Looking back on her life, I wonder if I wasn't being selfish in conceiving her. (She was conceived on purpose.) Because even if you have the love to give a child, children don't always understand about sick parents. I thought my daughter did, but in truth she was very resentful.... I'm just saying that there are a lot of factors to consider--not just your health and disease status--for realistically how your disease will affect your child in the long term. And see a high risk OB to find out what you can take while pregnant and then nursing. It's not as straightforward as it used to be. Even now, I'm finding out that drugs I was told were okay when i was pregnant are now not. You're choices will affect someone else for a very long time so make sure to talk to all the experts BEFORE getting pregnant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Lori, There have been a number of articles that indicate some improvement in the disease during pregnancy. As long as you have been off MTX or related meds prior to pregnancy. Prior to the " event " may be difficult but folloe your rheumy's advice. I am sure that she will point you in the right direction about a high risk OB doc. Best of luck. Tom from PA > > > Lori, > > I'm surprised that your rheumy is okay with you getting pregnant with active disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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