Hey all,
I'm 33 yo, diagnosed with Crohns in 2007...married with a beautiful, perfect 5 month old baby girl.
I'm currently on maternity leave, and since my LO was 6 weeks old, I've been in a flare which has been varying in intensity. During my pregnancy, I took Humira and Imuran up to the third trimester, and then dropped the Humira. I had a dream pregnancy...my Crohns basically disappeared & I felt amazing. Had a perfect labour with my little girl and now it's all gone to hell.
I started back on Humira and a course of Deltacortril 5 weeks ago, in conjunction with the Imuran, and now at the moment I'm worse than ever. The last week has just been non-stop cramping (the pain is horrendous and worsens with each day). My stomach is so distended I basically look 6 months pregnant again. I've been vomiting and had a bit of diarrhoea (although diarrhoea isn't really a major issue for me in general)
I am EXHAUSTED and disillusioned. I want to be the best mother I can be but it's hard after a sleepless night of cramps. My husband is wonderful but he works fulltime, so until he gets home in the evening, I have to do the best I can. I feel like I'm being robbed of this precious time with my baby girl, who is a joy - such a happy, beautiful little lady.
Just feeling really pissed off and very sorry for myself. So I'm here to vent and rant and hopefully get a little support from like minded people.
Thanks for reading
I'm 33 yo, diagnosed with Crohns in 2007...married with a beautiful, perfect 5 month old baby girl.
I'm currently on maternity leave, and since my LO was 6 weeks old, I've been in a flare which has been varying in intensity. During my pregnancy, I took Humira and Imuran up to the third trimester, and then dropped the Humira. I had a dream pregnancy...my Crohns basically disappeared & I felt amazing. Had a perfect labour with my little girl and now it's all gone to hell.
I started back on Humira and a course of Deltacortril 5 weeks ago, in conjunction with the Imuran, and now at the moment I'm worse than ever. The last week has just been non-stop cramping (the pain is horrendous and worsens with each day). My stomach is so distended I basically look 6 months pregnant again. I've been vomiting and had a bit of diarrhoea (although diarrhoea isn't really a major issue for me in general)
I am EXHAUSTED and disillusioned. I want to be the best mother I can be but it's hard after a sleepless night of cramps. My husband is wonderful but he works fulltime, so until he gets home in the evening, I have to do the best I can. I feel like I'm being robbed of this precious time with my baby girl, who is a joy - such a happy, beautiful little lady.
Just feeling really pissed off and very sorry for myself. So I'm here to vent and rant and hopefully get a little support from like minded people.
Thanks for reading