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Posted 5/31/2010 6:26 PM (GMT 0)
My husband and I would like to try to have a baby but we are waiting for me to go into remission. I was diagnosed about 2 weeks after a miscarriage I had in March I was 5 weeks pregnant. I noticed blood in my stool so I made an appointment with the gi. We would like to try again but now I have this issue. I'm taking steroid enemas and apriso. No improvement yet. We are keeping our fingers crossed that theses meds kick in. Advice???
Posted 6/1/2010 12:10 AM (GMT 0)
I am currently 15 weeks pregnant. I have been flaring for almost two years.  If you are like me you w could be waiting a long time for remission.  I am still taking all my meds.  Just started back on the prednisone to get me through the pregnancy.  Good luck.  Hopefully, you will get into remission.

My pregnancy was a surprise.  I am going to be 40 when the baby comes so I wouldin't have had much more time to wait if I was going to plan it. 

Posted 6/1/2010 3:11 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for your reply. I'm 30 years old been married for 2 years now and we want to start trying. My doctor said I should wait because the flare might get worse. How have you been feeling? Overall I feel good I just have blood in my stool and sometimes gassy.
Posted 6/1/2010 2:39 PM (GMT 0)

I don't have blood in stool.  Mucus and very bad urgency.  I go to the bathroom all day long.  I hate to leave the house but I manage some quick trips out knowing where every bathroom is.  The pregnancy seems easy so far.  It doesn't seem to be making the UC any worse.  I am taking all my meds even Humira (not working).  I just started on some prednsione again which I hate but it will let me have a decent quality of life back during the pregnancy.

I have been sick for almost eight years.  This flare has lasted about two years.  I just can't get over the hump.  This is the only one that hasn't landed me in the hospital though.  My doctor told me there was a chance being pregnant could help me feel better but I haven't noticed any changes either way.

My biggest fear is after the baby. How do you take care of a newborn and raise a happy child when you don't go out and spend most time in the bathroom? 

Good luck to you and your husband.  If it happens sooner just go with it.  I would still be waiting because I haven't been in remission for two years.

Posted 6/1/2010 3:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hello,

I'm so sorry for your loss. I also had a miscarriage the very end of February. I was around 6 weeks along. I just found out this weekend that I'm pregnant again! My UC is under control, but I find that when I'm pregnant it feels like I can almost eat anything without too much trouble. My GI and my OB told me that SOME (of course not with all patients) people with auto-immune diseases have a lot less trouble when they are pregnant. Now, I know that's not for everyone, but it seems to be that way for me. Thank God. Who knows how the rest of this pregnancy will go, but remember, there are only so many things you can control. ;)
Posted 6/1/2010 4:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Mommas! My husband and I are trying to start a family too and I have had UC for over a year. When I was first diagnosed it seems manageable with meds but now I have been getting strict with diet and it seems to help alot.

A few of you may find the following blog very helpful. This women has gone through about 2 or three pregnancies while having UC. In fact she just had her last baby in March.

http://www.roboranch.com/
Posted 6/2/2010 4:07 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the replies. Its nice to know that you're not alone. I guess I'm going to have to take prednisone as the hydrocortisone enemas are not working for me. I am going to try Rowasa tomorrow night. I hope that helps. If not I guess I have to try prednisone. Did you girls take prednisone to get into remission? If so what were your side effects or experiences with it. I'm scared to take it.
Posted 6/2/2010 11:56 AM (GMT 0)
hi

i had a baby 16 months agoand 3 weeks later they told me i had uc now i have been in remission for 3 months and want to try for anoother baby but like everyone not sure when to try should i wait  couple of months to see if i flare or just go for it im taking colizade

looking after a baby with uc is great when u feel normal but when u have a flare make sure u have family and friends around to help

Posted 6/2/2010 1:24 PM (GMT 0)
I don't know if the statistics are different now, but when I was starting a family, I was told that roughly 1/3 of UC women go into remission with pregnancy, 1/3 get worse, and 1/3 stay the same. I was lucky, I went into remission that lasted from pregnancy through breastfeeding.
We can never tell what the future will bring with this disease, and especially with pregnancy and becoming a parent, that is really difficult to plan around!
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