Pregnant

Amy

 

I cannot help you with you questions as I was just Dx with fibro.  But I wanted to say congratulations!!!!!!  And just remember that whatever pain that endure during this time it will ALL be worth it in the end!!!

 

~Missy~

Congratulations, Amy!

 

Vaginal birth is less traumatic than a C-section, in my humble opinion.  Plus, I doubt that your doctor would do a C-section if you can give birth vaginally.  There are too many risks with surgery. 

 

As Missy said, it will all be worth it!  Besides, it sounds like you plan on having a major flare.  Not necessarily!  Do what your doctors tell you, eat healthy foods, drink plenty of water, and keep moving.  You just may surprise yourself!

 

Sherrine 

wow  9.4? Could not imagine..LOL  My youngen only weighed 6 1/2 so i could not imagine any bigger .  But they say that bigger babies are easier???

Amy,
My baby is now two. I actually remember feeling better during my pregnancy minus the nausea of the first trimester and the fatigue. But as far as my fibro goes, my muscle and joint pain decreased during pregnancy thru the first few weeks postpartum. My doc said it was because your body produces a relaxant during pregnancy that prepares your for childbirth and loosens your joints. I gave birth vaginally, though I did have an epidural through the last 8-9 hours of labor because the contractions and labor pains were increasing my hr, and because they used pitocin because I was dialating very slowly, but contractions were increasing. During delivery they turn the epidural down so you can feel when to push, but I was more focused on the task at hand than pain. I hurt more afterwards because of the episiotomy than anything, because his football head got stuck, but I recovered much more quickly than others who have had a C-section. As far a flares go, I got a bad one a few months post partum, partly from stress and moving to another state and partly because my hormones were changing again and going somewhat back to normal. Flares do not prevent me from breastfeeding though. I nursed for 14 months without problem. It didn't make flares any better or worse, and it was beneficial to both the baby and I.
Congrats! Children are such a blessing. My big baby is still as precious to me as the day he came out. And he's still my baby. I wouldn't trade or change a thing.

Amy

Alorcoy, Congrats.  My two sons are the best thing I ever did.  I got fibro when the oldest was 1, so I did have fibro for the second pregnancy.  I had the worst pregnancies  ever--was nauseated for 9 months and hospitalized both pregnancies.  But that's not fibro.  I've never had much in the way of flares, my fibro just gradually gets worse and worse.  I would say that it didn't affect my pregnancies at all.  I breast fed both babies and had no trouble.  Try to not get too stressed out, get as much rest as you can and do whatever normally helps your fibro--minus certain drugs of course.  Good luck.  Diane