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Posted 7/7/2010 12:14 AM (GMT 0)
I have been waiting to get into remission for the past 3 months and I think I'm finally getting there. We'd like to try to get pregnant but I wanted to be in remission so we have been waiting for that.  This is my first flare since diagnosed in April. I had been doing good, no blood for about 5 days and formed stool for the most part (only about 1/2 Bm's a day). Today though I think I saw tiny traces of blood and I've had 4 Bm's. I'm on Apriso and Rowasa daily. Should I wait another month to start trying or should we try this month (this is my fertile week wink ).

 What would you ladies do or have done?

Thanks,

Missey

Posted 7/7/2010 12:19 AM (GMT 0)
I would go for it. You never know how your body will respond uc-wise to a pregnancy until it actually happens. Some women go into a remission, others - such as myself - spiral into a flare. It sounds like you are pretty healthy.
Posted 7/7/2010 1:33 AM (GMT 0)
Take your prenatal vitamins.
Posted 7/7/2010 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
I wouldn't base things on one off day, but if things started getting worse and worse, I would probably hold off.

That said, I agree with scrap girl-you just never know. And if I could convince my hubby to go for #3 right now, I totally would, despite not being in as solid a remission as I would like to be. He is just being stubborn and wants to wait for things to be "perfect." (not with my health, btw, but with other aspects of our lives. Yes, terribly realistic, I know... <insert eyerolling here>)

Good luck!!!
Posted 7/7/2010 3:35 AM (GMT 0)
Elephant Pie, I'm already taking my prenatal vitamins, since about March.

Thanks ladies for your replies, I really appreciate all of your comments. I had a miscarriage in March and then diagnosed in April :(
I've been waiting patiently and now it's just a matter of deciding.

Expert UC mothers I'm open for opinions/comments....
Posted 7/7/2010 7:23 AM (GMT 0)
Not a mother because of choice, but if you continue to use your meds wisely, I would think now is as good as any.

Your miscarriage would have probably tipped the scales regarding your flaring.

q
Posted 7/7/2010 12:43 PM (GMT 0)
I almost hate to go against everyone else, but if it were me, I'd wait another month. I was having symptoms when we conceived and my flare spiralled out of control very quickly - I ended up in the hospital for five weeks and on Remicade and Prednisone. I am not saying that you'll respond this way, I'm just answering the question as you posed it - what I would do. If I could do it again, I would have waited.
Posted 7/7/2010 12:58 PM (GMT 0)
I was just pregnant and miscarried at almost 5 months. It had nothing to do with my UC. I just went to a specialist to find answers because we are going to try again as soon as possible. I found that being pregnant didn't really make my UC any worse and I have been flaing for almost two years. I would just go for it. I really have no time to waste with this flare because I will be 40 in August and my time is limited when it comes to making babies. Good luck.
Posted 7/7/2010 7:05 PM (GMT 0)
Go for it? I know nothing, except that my first GI, a very good university researcher, said he had many patients who felt their best when they were pregnant (and so had lots of children).
Posted 7/7/2010 7:38 PM (GMT 0)
I flared before, during, and after my pregnancy. I also had an early miscarriage 3 weeks before conceiving my son. If I had waited to not be in a flare, I would never have had a child, and now that I have had surgery, I haven't even had a period again and who knows if I CAN even conceive, so I'm very glad I did it when I did. My son is 15 months old now, and despite the bad flare, losing 25 pounds the first 3 months, and the inability to even keep water down, he is very healthy and was born full term. I also was flaring badly the entire 8.5-9 months I breastfed him (until the day I went in for surgery)
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