Wanting to get pregnant

I need help! I have had RA for over 15 years and we have decided to try to get pregnant. I have been talking to my doctor and I was doing so well that we decided to only take Remicade. I was taking remicade, methotrexate and Celebrex as needed. It's been three months that I have been off methotrexate. My IUD will be removed the first of next month. Well this last month my joints have really started to flare up. My doctor is now concerned and we talked about my options. So we decided that I should start cimzia but my insurance will not cover it till I try humira or enbrel. I have been reading a lot and now I am so nervous. I'm 38 years old and besides my RA I am pretty healthy. I have been working out and taking prenatal pills in hopes that I do get pregnant. Which one should I take?

I too had RA for about 15 years when we decided to try having a baby. I had been taking Humira for several years and doing very well on it. My dr was ok with me continuing on it while I was trying to get pregnant. The main issues that seem to pop up with regard to Humira and any issues with fetal development seem to be cleft palate but my dr said that it is not even cut and dry that it is the humira that caused the cleft palates and there is very low incidence.

When we finally got pregnant last year (had infertility issues not related to RA), I only took the Humira when I felt a flareup starting up. I only had to take it about every 2-3 months. Had a very healthy baby girl! After her birth, I didn't start taking the Humira immediately but I probably should have. I got a really bad flareup about 2.5-3 after her birth and restarted Humira. And my dr was completely ok with me breastfeeding while on Humira.

So talk to your dr. I found it very difficult to find one who has any advice for someone trying to get pregnant which is why I am sharing this info cause I could not find much online about this. My dr only let me continue on the humira after making sure I understood the risks and was ok with them.

I took the standard meds (mtx, plaquenil) when I first was diagnosed but as they started not working for me, moved onto the biologics. I tried Enbrel but had a really bad site reaction. Humira works great for me - have been taking it for about 7+ years now. Knock on wood that it continues to keep my RA managed.

Best of luck!

Hello,
My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant since last year. My dr gave me 2 options. Plaquenil or Humira. Originally, we had me on Plaquenil after transitioning off the methotrexate but it didn't work for me. I switched to Humira and had great results. I was on the Humira for a year before I switched back to Plaquenil. The switch came because my dr relocated. My loved my old dr and was sad to see him go. My new dr was very opinionated about me getting off the Humira because of the possible side effects and the uncertainty of the medication. I have now been on Plaquenil for over 7 months. The last 4 months in the Plaqunil, I've had more flare ups and other health issues.

Did you decide what medication you are going to take? Any luck getting pregnant? Have you had kids before? This is my first time. We've been trying for over a year. Any links to infertility and RA?

Wanted to wish you both the best with getting pregnant...
Rosy30, you might want to talk to another doctor for a second opinion, doesn't sound like your new doctor is willing to work with you and that's not good.