A Big Update

Things have been pretty quiet on this blog for a while.  In the past, I've always said that no news is generally good news because it means that nothing much has been going on.  However, that's not the case here...there has been A LOT going on -- I just wasn't ready to blog about it yet.  So...*drumroll*...I'm pregnant!

As I've mentioned in the past, lupus pregnancies are considered high-risk, so they take a little more planning and monitoring to ensure a healthy mother and baby.  I've talked to Rheumy about the possibility of starting a family from our very first appointment, so it has always been something we thought about when it came to making decisions about my treatment and medications.  I've also met with a Perinatologist (MFM) about what medications are safe to take during pregnancy and how pregnancy and lupus can affect each other.  In addition to this planning, it is recommended that I be in remission for 6 months before getting pregnant for a greater chance of a healthy pregnancy.

At my June appointment, Rheumy gave me the go-ahead that it was okay to start trying.  A month and a half later, I started feeling nauseated and just "not right".  At first I thought it was my lupus flaring up since I had been over-exerting myself.  When the nausea got worse, however, I took a pregnancy test and found out the real reason for the way I was feeling!  Since then, I've had a slew of doctors appointments -- I see Rheumy every 4 weeks, OB/GYN every 4 weeks, MFM every 4 weeks, and Endo every 4 weeks.  And this will increase as we get later in the pregnancy.  I'm currently at 15 weeks, and so far everything looks good and I am progressing well.  It's been quite an exciting couple of months and I hope to be updating this blog more often to share how things are going.

- a little lupie -