Single & NOT Pregnant...When it comes to pregnancy, many people think they can just ask any question they'd like and offer any advice they seem to think they deserve to be handing...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Things People Have Accused Me of During Meals Out...Pregnancy! Which always annoyed me even more because of my surgeries and probable infertility....Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Crohn's Disease & Motherhood: Tips for Breastfeeding (Nursing or Pumping) During Infusions...Before becoming a new mom, I knew my Crohn’s disease and the medication I take for it could impact my ability to breastfeed. I wrote here about the questions I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How do you advocate for yourself?...However, during my pregnancy and worse after delivery, I had burning pain alongside my stoma....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Series | How my ulcerative colitis impacted my family planning...I did become pregnant, but then I miscarried. It was an awful experience, and it was one that I couldn’t imagine repeating....Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Stepping on the Scale: How IBD Has Impacted My Weight and Body Image...The turning point came in pregnancy in my 30s. I gained a lot of weight during pregnancy – around 20 kgs, in fact....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Crohn's and pregnancy...Does anyone know if I need to be in endoscopic remission from crohns in order to get pregnant?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Fear of Losing My Current IBD Treatment...In addition, being on Remicade has given me the health, security, and opportunity to safely go through fertility treatments, have a healthy pregnancy,...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Stephanie Hughes...Her son was born in 2015 and she now shares her story of pregnancy, delivery and parenthood with Crohn’s disease and an ostomy....
IBD & House Hunting...As I write this, I am currently in my third trimester of pregnancy with our first child, and we realized that the place we’ve called home all this time...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
IBD: Fear of the Flare...I’ve written a lot recently about my pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding....Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
IBD & Fertility: Emotional Parallels...After the procedure, you cannot take a pregnancy test for two weeks. The waiting was incredibly anxiety provoking....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Long and Weary Road...I had a high risk pregnancy, and we both almost died....Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Facing the Unknowns of Surgery...I was able to get married, have a healthy pregnancy and bring a healthy baby boy into the world....Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
9 weeks pregnant microscopic colitis...I’m 9 weeks almost 10 weeks pregnant this would be my 4th pregnancy the previous 2 ended in early losses, a few days ago the ultrasound confirmed a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCopingFlare-UpsLesser Known Symptoms
Do you wait for the other shoe to drop too?...Then 3 dates later I was pregnant with our son! Pregnancy with Lukas was fine....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Who Would I Be without Crohn’s Disease?...Even as I near the end of this pregnancy and am dealing with the normal frustrations of being tired and uncomfortable, I have a hard time wishing away...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Preparing to Become a Mother with Crohn's Disease - Part 2...the things that have stood out for me in planning for motherhood with Crohn’s disease, including a little about my journey to this moment at 8 months pregnant...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Will I Be Enough? Thoughts from an IBD Mom...Holding on tightly to my pregnancy pillow. Feeling my baby girl kick and punch her way around my abdomen, as another day comes to an end....Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Pregnancy & Crohns Disease (With Inflammation)...I'm hoping there might be some others on here who have been through pregnancy before, with either Crohns or UC....Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesTips & AdviceFlare-UpsAwareness