Thinking of Getting Pregnant

[Joels]

I have a seven year old daughter and the plans were that my husband and I would wait until January 2001 to start trying to have another child. However, I started having pain in July and after being in the hospital, having numerous exploratory surgeries and off work for three months, I was finally diagosed with IC the first of November. I have been on medication since then and seem to do okay with a flare up every week or so. The problem is, my husband still wants to start trying to have a child in January. My urologist said that it is up to me, but he thinks its too soon after just recently being diagnosed and starting treatment. I'm really torn, because, at 31, I am not getting in younger and know that its harder to conceive, etc., the older you are. I want to start trying but am so scared that its going to make the pain worse and that I can't take my medications. Please give me some idea of whether someone else has faced this issue.

[lady pilot]

Originally posted by Joels:
I have a seven year old daughter and the plans were that my husband and I would wait until January 2001 to start trying to have another child. However, I started having pain in July and after being in the hospital, having numerous exploratory surgeries and off work for three months, I was finally diagosed with IC the first of November. I have been on medication since then and seem to do okay with a flare up every week or so. The problem is, my husband still wants to start trying to have a child in January. My urologist said that it is up to me, but he thinks its too soon after just recently being diagnosed and starting treatment. I'm really torn, because, at 31, I am not getting in younger and know that its harder to conceive, etc., the older you are. I want to start trying but am so scared that its going to make the pain worse and that I can't take my medications. Please give me some idea of whether someone else has faced this issue.

Hi
I went through my pregnancy undiagnosed and I found the pregnancy made my symptoms calm down a lot. From what I have read being pregnant does calm the IC down.
Good Luck and God bless Christine

[Nikky]

Hi Joels!

I have a 3 year old son and I desperatly want a second child... I didn`t have IC when I was first pregnant... I`m in my second month off the meds and trying! I was terrified to stop my meds! The first week was very bad but I started going to see an acupuncturist... Don`t know if that`s what did the miracle but I`m fine ever since... I go once every two weeks or less... I`m pretty much pain free and I can`t believe it! I pray that this month is the right one! If it worked this time, we`ll know on Xmas! What a wonderfull gift it would be! But I try not to get my hopes to high anyway... I know it might take more time! I just pray that the pain won`t come back for many months to come!
I understand how you feel! Like I said, I was terrified! (and still am sometimes!)
But if I don`t try, I will regret it always!

Wish you all the luck and the courage in the world!

[Cindy]

Hello-
I am now 27 weeks pregnant with IC. I also was very concerned about trying to get pregnant, and having to stop the medication. I quit taking my meds for 6 weeks before we started trying (to get them out of my system) in that meantime, my doctor gave me weekly treatments directly into my bladder. These instillations really did help. As far as your concern of trying too soon, being newly diagnosed, I was only diagnosed for less than 6 months at the time I got off of my IC medication.
I got pregnant on the first month we tried. Unfortunatly I was not a lucky IC'er whose symptoms go away or "ease up" through pregnancy, but I am told that MANY women loose the symptoms during pregnancy. Myself, I still receive the treatments weekly, and I just suffer through. I figure it will all be worth it in 3 more months, when I have this beautiful child in my arms.
Good luck and let us know what you decide!
God Bless,
Cindy