pregnant with lupus

[tanya2k458]

Hi All

Just found out im about 8 weeks pregnant with active lupus, currently ok slight prob with a water infection but nothing serious, would love to know how other people managed?

my lupus is quite mild have slight kidney involvement but nothing too serious, any thing to keep and eye on or look out for?

many thanks

Tanya xx

[shakylove]

i hav lil bby at 9 week old now i had active lupus n was pregnant i did hav flare up in the pregnancy one thing look out for is reli bad headaches coz i had reli bad head aches n fell down stairs right on my stomach at 23 weeks n its coz lupus headache made me faint it was so bad n also had flare up tht cause me ache all over n hav temp n b stuck in bed few times but tht was agen later on in pregnancy but in pregnancy i got spd but tht was the pregnancy n i hav last week experience two flareups in one week so watch out for after u had bby too

[Sher78]

Congratulations.

I've had 2 successful pregnancies. My lupus was pretty dormant while I was pregnant & the only major concern I had was having both babies prem, 1 at 4 weeks early & 1 at 6 weeks early but both born very healthy & they still r, although they're 10 & 8 now. I also felt more 'well' than I had in absolutely ages after both pregnancies so if any1 ever wants a surrogate, give me a shout lol!

[butterfly1000]

Congratulations!!

I am currently 24 weeks pregnant with lupus/mixed connective tissue disease diagnosis. this is my second and the first is now 5 years old. that pregnancy went well and I kept well after for a year or so. I did have preeclampsia at the end of it and was induced 2wks before due date but all ok.

i am being heavily monitored (was last time too) - just lots of obstetric appointments and extra scans from now on - I think the main risks I have are - miscarriage/high blood pressure/kidney issues/clotting problems.

My kidney function is monitored regularly (blood tests/urine tests) - Im guessing theyll want to do the same for you - are you attending an obstetric clinic?

my clotting issue is separate from lupus diagnosis and they feel risk is small so only getting injections after the birth

all the best