[juniperfly]

I don't have an "official" lupus diagnoses yet, just have been told I have an autoimmune disease. Chances for lupus are pretty good as my mother has it also. So here I am 15 weeks pregnant and running a low grade fever every day, the rash on my face is getting darker and I am tired all the time even though I am in the second trimester.

Today my midwife calls and lets me know that they received the blood work from my primary care physician and they are classifying my pregnancy as high-risk and sending me to consult with a perientologist at another hospital over an hour from my house. Yikes! Like I need this right?

Jen

 

[juniperfly]

The funny thing is that I probably have had this with both of my previous pregnancies too. My only complication with the two previous pregnancies was pre-eclampsia. With my first I was on bed rest for the last two weeks and went into labor naturally on my due date. With my last pregnancy it was more like *trying* to be on bed rest for the last two months and being induced two weeks before my due date because the baby had fluid around her heart. I am on vitamin D therapy (my level was really low) and we are hoping that helps in preventing the pre-eclampsia this time around.

jen