New mum

[newmum87]

Hi. I am new to this and was looking for some advice or to see if anyone else has gone through/going through the same thing? I am 32 years old and had my first baby 4 and a half months ago. Since 3 days after the birth I have been going through a flare up, using the toilet up to 7 times a day (was more than that but a course of steroids calmed things down). Are there any other mums out there that have been through this? How long did the flare up last?

[bantam12]

Have you got crohns or uc ? I had a uc flare up with my first two, well I was in a constant flare during pregnancy and after because I wasn't under treatment then, but third baby I was under a good Gastro Con who put me on Asacol immediately after I had her and bingo no flare.

[newmum87 in reply to bantam12]

I have crohns. I was under minimal treatment and had a slight flare in my first trimester but things settled on there own but since having my son in January things show no sign of calming down yet! Am under a good gastro team now so fingers crossed

[bantam12 in reply to newmum87]

Not easy to deal with when you have a tiny person to look after, I hope you get better soon, enjoy baby and take care of yourself x

[newmum87 in reply to bantam12]

Thank you and glad things settled for you x

[Levradoll]

You poor thing ! I had a flare up when I stopped breastfeeding as often , not sure if you are b/f or not but found a huge hormonal influence and it got better when I had smaller feeds more often , interestingly being pregnant and breastfeeding was the only time in my life my chrohns went into remission ! If I had my way I would have breastfed for twenty years just to keep the chrohns away !

[newmum87 in reply to Levradoll]

No not breastfeeding as wasn’t able too. It’s definitely a hormonal factor as had a slight flare during first trimester then things settled down. I was hoping things would settle by now.

[Levradoll in reply to newmum87]

I can hardly ever work out what causes a flare , it is isn’t easy with a bub, hang in there!!

[newmum87 in reply to Levradoll]

Thank you