24 Weeks Now...

[believe]

Hello... :wave:
Well, I'm 24 weeks now and saw Rheumy last week and had my lupus labs done. So far, better than I thought. It seems as if pregnancy has kept the Lupus under control. :)

Rheumy called and said my C3 and C4 are the best ever, since I was diagnosed 3 years ago. During this 2nd trimester, I've been stable and feeling better than prior to pregnancy. I just wish there was a cure for us :( . I really miss feeling sorta like my old self...I really do. Well, while it's nice to feel sorta like my old self, it's been a teaser :afraid: :erm: .

Rheumy asked me if I was nervous about labor and delivery, and I said noooo...just flaring postpartum :blink:

In the meantime, I'm enjoying my energetic 5 month old cutie Pug and playing with him more that I ever would have prepregnancy. The funny thing is, it's nice to wake up not feeling like I was run over by a truck.

Hope all is well with you :flowers:
:love: Believe

[Raglet]

hi believe\

you sound just like me - i am always SO much better during pregnancy, it happens that way for some of us.

my family used to say i should stay permanently pg ehehehe

enjoy !

raglet

[Angelic]

Hi Believe! :wave:

I am so happy your Lupus is doing good throughout your pregnancy! That is great news! I am looking foward to my appointment with a hematologist this week, I am hoping to go down on my Prednisone. I am at 50mg right now but it isn't doing good things to my stomach these days. Of course, it could be the pregnancy too I guess.

glad to hear things are moving right along with you. Have you had an ultrasound yet? Are you going to find out the gender? Anything new and exciting?

Angie

[Anisah]

That's great news Believe! I'm glad things are going so well for you (and your tummy :D ).

Please keep us updated.

take care,
Anisah
:flowers:

[believe]

Hello.. B)

Well, what's new? Well, Angie, I have had ALOT of ultrasounds. I just hope there aren't any long term side effects that we just don't know about yet. I actually don't mind them..it gives me some peace of mind.

Well, IT'S A BOY!! hee..hee.. I guess it really doesn't matter, just as long as baby is healthy and I don't go into a major flare :blink: :(

What else is new? I CAN'T SLEEEEP ANYMORE!!!!! :afraid: :coffee: I guess, with the lupus less active, I am buzzing...that's how I was before..boucing off the wall kinda gal :jump: Lack of sleep actually makes me feel yucky though ;)

The sun, however, still bothers me..my joints will ache and I feel kinda sickish...too bad the stupid lupus is STILL there :angry: Ya know how it is, you feel better, and then you go out for a nice walk in the sun...and then you feel lupus flarish..some of you know what I mean...

What else is new? Just feeling more fetal taps/movement in the past two weeks. My co workers are just finding out. I'm feeling a little more fatigued. Hubbie and I are doing the registry stuff- and dealing with some headaches with baby shower politics and etiquettes. Having more headaches. Worrying more about the impending delivery of the placenta and drop in cortisol...therefore...going back to being a LUPIE ALL OVER AGAIN.... :cry: :cry: :sick: :sick: :( :( :tantrum: :nono:

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.....I will stop...what will happen will happen...I know...we've been blessed so far....All the worries that we Lupies have about the decision to get pregnant...You just never know ;) Just like Raglet said, sometimes, pregnancy is good for the lupus. High risk ob/gyn actually thinks pregnancy will change my metabolism/hormones/or whatever...and I may actually be "fixed." :blink: OKAY.....we'll see DOC...I hope so....(I hate to say it, but I don't think so...)

Yes, I am still emotionally cautious, but loosening the reigns a bit ;)

Take Care,
:flowers: Believe

[Angelic]

Hey Believe. I will also be getting more ultrasounds now. I will get one every month now till the baby is born. Yay! I am so excited to get to see my baby girl every month now.

My Rheumy is hoping to keep me on Prednisone to prevent a bad flare after the baby is born. We will see how my platelets do for the first three weeks and hopefully I won't get anymore Lupus symptoms like achy joints. Amazingly, I haven't had any achy joints since December! If my platelets don't come back up after three weeks, then she is going to try to put me back on Plaquenil and I will have to quit breastfeeding. I wasn't too happy with that but I guess I will need to do what I can to get better.

Yes, the baby has been moving and poking around in there constantly since Friday! I swear this child never sleeps! LOL!! I told my husband that she is doing the Hokey Pokey in there. Unfortunately, he can't feel anything yet from the outside. I can't till he can.

I also can't sleep anymore. I either have horrible heartburn that keeps me awake or I just can't get comfortable anymore. Sometimes I wish this belly was removable. LOL!!

I wish my pregnancy was good for my Lupus but it has only made it worse. My body just doesn't like my platelets anymore and so my immune system is killing them off too quickly now. I got mad at the nurse when she said that it was my own fault for getting pregnant before my Lupus was in remission. Don't worry, I told my doctor what she said she assured me that even if I was in remission, the Lupus could come back with pregnancy. So, we aren't sure if this will be an only child. I have a few years to think about it.

Take Care!
Angie