Is anyone out there?

*tap tap tap*

Hello?

Is anyone out there?

Sorry I have been gone so long.  I drop a bomb that I'm pregnant and then I disappear for five months...

I've actually been really busy writing on a private blog I created for my pregnancy and this blog has been neglected.

I thought that I'd have a lot of lupus-related pregnancy stuff to write about here, but my lupus has remained pretty dormant throughout pregnancy.  I'm continuing to take Plaquinil and having monthly check-ups with Rheumy.  I've had a couple days of joint pain, but other than that, the lupus has been under control.

I have had a lot of fatigue, but I think that is more due to the pregnancy than the lupus...it takes a lot of energy to grow a person!  The pregnancy fatigue many women feel in the first trimester is actually very similar to what lupus fatigue feels like.

I'm in my final month of pregnancy and my baby girl will be here any time now!  I'm actually more worried about how lupus will affect me after pregnancy.  I know I'm in for sleepless nights and lots of hormonal body changes...both of which can cause the lupus to flare.  I'll need to try to get as much rest as I can.

Anyway, I just wanted to say hi and let you know I haven't totally forgotten about you!  I've been feeling guilty for not writing more.  I can't promise that I'll be writing more often as I'll have a new little person to care for soon, but I'll try to check in every now and then.

- a little lupie -