ATTENTION Pregnant Crohnies

All I can say is what the doctors have told me. How you feel when you get preg. is how you will feel the whole time (most likely). So if you feel like crap now, it will probably continue. If you feel good when you get preg you will probably feel good the whole time. I am struggling with the decision to have another child. I have yet to feel better for any long period of time and I have had reactions to each med they have given me. I also worry that I won't have the energy to take care of another child... or if I get really sick what will I do? For now I just pray that I will find the answer for me. I hope that you can begin to feel better and that you can have a wonderful pregnancy and a beautiful baby. Good Luck.
Heather

I got pregnant while flaring, I became pregnanty easily and had a healthy pregnancy considering, a big baby, 8lbs 3oz, and my CD behaved not too bad during the pregnancy but I was still flaring, before, during and after.

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I flared half way through my second pregnancy. I remember taking my 9 month old daughter to the grocery store and having to stop the shopping at some point because the cramping and cold sweats, weak legs would get so bad, I thought I'd faint and poop my pants right there in the aisle. So I would take my daughter to the bathroom with me, sit her in the corner with her toys, and lie down on the floor for 20 minutes or so until my legs could carry me again. I never seemed to be able to get through the whole grocery list. Then I seriously began loosing weight instead of gaining....lost 20 lbs during my last trimester. My small town doctor refused to put me on anything....the good news is that through all this, the baby did just fine. She made her appearance into the world at a whopping 8lbs....big fat cheeks, and healthy as can be.
From what I've read in these posts regarding pregnant moms and crohns...is that the outcome always seems to be o.k. Babies make it through with flying colors as far as I can tell from other posts.
Good luck
Mary.