Hi, did fibro go into remission while pregnant or does symtoms get worst?
It depends! A lot of my fibro symptoms have gotten worse, while others have improved.
I am guessing that it is different for everyone, but my third (and last) pregnancy was hell. My first was alright, and my second was somewhere in between. I also have arthritis and cfs and some sort of problem with my hips. The problem with my hips got worse with each. The good news is that my labor with my last was my best. My kids are all worth it, but after what I went through with my last pregnancy my husband and I decided there we to be no more children. Like I said at the beginning though, it is different for everyone. Some women have said that they had no problems during pregnancy.
Hi pynkmynk!
I am past the childbearing years, and do not think I had fibro when I carried my son, but had on-going female problems, who say. I think it's hard to say how it would affect one person opposed to another during pregnancy, and will probably find answers that go both ways.
I just hope that if you are with child or would like to be that you have a wonderful, pain free pregnancy and a healthy and happy baby!
Big hugs,
SK
I don't know exactly. I didn't find out that I had fibro until after I had my son. I can say in my particular situation that I always had random pains in my life that were somewhat troublesome. However, two weeks after I got home I started with a random pain in my leg that turned into random pains everywhere. So, in my case, my fibro got way worse and more troublesome. It is hard sometimes and I am still adjusting 3 years after giving birth to my little angel.
here is Web md link that talks about it and there were few others if you just do a search with google. BUT remember each person is different. You are not high risk i saw that much. I would also speak it over with your Rheum and OB if you are pregnant or considering it. Plus you might need to stop some drugs first before you get pregnant due to fact they can harm child.
If you are considering it than i really do some research about raising child or children with chronic illness. Read books both authored by parents who have done it and children who were raised by chronically ill parents. Needless to say there will be more issues. I say this if you cannot work now than unless you can afford full time nanny or have live in family member to help...well taking care of child is 24/7 and if you are sick you still have to get up and care for them. So much harder than most jobs. The books really made me think about it in very realistic way...especially ones by kids...some were so sad as their sick parent made them become their care taker and great resentment grew over it. Some have great tips too on how to do it if you are pregnant.
This is what my rheum said to me...he was wise wonderful doctor like dr welby MD lol! if reason you are having a child is to procreate it is the wrong reason. Gives you a lot to think of real reasons you want a child,to make you happy or do what is best for a child and that i should think it over long and hard.
I wish you luck either way you decide, or if you are!
http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/guide/fibromyalgia-and-pregnancy
Hi and good morning, Me and Jamie was trying for a baby and now put of and heart broken due to things we heared. I am so scared with all the tablets and pain patch am on that we got no chance of a baby now,If I come off tablets I just will not cope. It is not fair.These illnesses have taken everything from me. Driving,Teaching,baby,well my whole life.I feel very emotional today now. GUTTED xx
Victoria,
My heart goes out to you! I was not able to have a child even though we tried and miscarrying is very painful especially when it is in the 2nd much less if i had to lose a child in last trimester which my doctors said if i made it that far was very real possibility So we stopped trying as it just hurt too much and i was not sure i could live losing a child that far along.
So what i did instead was fill up that hole with my nieces, and other children from all kinds of places. I volunteered and had wonderful friends who let me even share in birth of their sons. The last was older young man who was in abusive house just graduated from HS..and finish part of his first year of college. I let him come stay here to get out of that house as long as he promised to finish college...which he did but even best at his dream college. He and many of the kids i got to know along my life have become like my kids...he is part of my family and this now,is his home if he ever needs one. I was very blessed with all the love i received!
I agree life had given you bum deal and go ahead and cry all you want. I still cry at times that it was not for me but than I start to slowly think of the children who i was lucky to have in my life and give all the love i had to give my child to them. I love my nieces as if they were my own with all my heart and i do anything for each of them. Other kids i volunteered and for some reason or another we connected with our hearts fully they are there to fill it up and last is young man who was in abusive home and he promised if let him come live here he would finished college. He did and even best it was at his dream college! He is as much like family now as my nieces and feel so lucky he came into life...i doubt due to the abuse all his life, that he truly gets how deeply i love him. I see his love for me ...he knows he has home he can come to any time now. I will always love him, something he never really knew. d
so i hope if you cannot have children that you fill that hole up...do not let all that love go to waste, share it with all the kids out there that also have had bum life and are give anything to have some one show them some love!
Oh, if you cannot drive or get out to volunteer there are online sites that match you up with child. some you help with school work or learn to read with them....others you are like online big sister be it a boy or girl..they let you pick or you can let them pick for you. so you can do i from home!! so start giving all that love in your heart out!!
HI so sorry to hear your story, I am very lucky I guess as we do have 3 lovely boys.We are blessed.Just shame we wanted 1 more before we got to old.We are 31 years old. Life is very hard at times. I am glad you have your neices thats great,my sister has no children and she treats mine like her own. All the best xx
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Hi my boy of 7 years has that plus other special needs as well, I was a special needs teacher for 6 years before my accient.x
My symptoms actually got progressively worse, to the point that my doctor had me induced at 37 1/2 weeks because I was in so much pain. And there is very little you can take during pregnancy. The worst for me was that my sister in law (who is going to school to be a medical assistant) kept telling me that I was over reacting, fibro goes into remission, and it was just an attention thing - then kept flaunting that she was pregnant with MS and was fine.
I actually made her go to my doctors appointment with me and have my doctor tell her that it doesn't go into remission and can be made worse by pregnancy.
Not all doctors,nurses know things ,I was a healthy 31 year old mum and teacher until the doctor gave me wrong tablets last summer for period pains,it over dosed me and am left with 6 conditions. With my 7 year old boy doctor said I was not in labour and to go home ha ha I had him 17 minutes later. You know your own body. I have had constant pain every day since last September,I am on 17 tablets a day and pain patch,the doctor said to me the other day ... how can you be in so much pain ... I wanted to slap him, it really gets me mad.xx Take care
Were you on any medications with any of your pregnancies? Did you have to stop any medications? Were you able to work and be pregnant? Sorry for the bombardment of questions but it sounds like you have a lot of experience with fibro and pregnancy given that you've successfully had three children!! I'm inspired by your courage!
which symptoms got worse and which got better if you don't mind my asking?
Web Md had a nice article on fibro and pregnancy that you should read if you are pregnant. You are not High Risk but main issue is that many of symptoms of pregnancy are same as fibro.
Just one thing I like to point out for some who may not know is that be nauseated the first trimester is actually a very positive sign that your pregnancy is very healthy. Hopefully that will help a bit for feeling nauseated :-) !!
Here is the link http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/guide/fibromyalgia-and-pregnancy