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Family and Friends
MS and Pregnancy
Personal stories about childbirth, interviews with healthcare professionals, updates on genetics, answers to frequently asked questions, a helpful pre-postpartum checklist, a discussion on breastfeeding, the disease-modifying drugs, and more.
| Pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the incidence of fetal complications are no different in women who have MS than control groups without the disease. |
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The number of MS exacerbations is reduced during pregnancy, especially in the second and third trimesters. |
| Women who have MS and are taking Avonex, Betaseron, Copaxone, Rebif, or any other medications, should discuss their plans to become pregnant with their prescribing physician(s). |
| Bladder and bowel problems, which occur in all pregnant women, may be aggravated in women with MS who have preexisting urinary or bowel dysfunction. |
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Personal Experiences
"Having a baby when you have MS is like having triplets for a person without MS. I have a very supportive family. My husband and parents are wonderful. Without them I could not be doing this. "
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"After having three uneventful and healthy pregnancies, the journey that began on my fourth pregnancy brought me to places I never thought I'd go emotionally, physically, and spiritually."
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"I met with my neurologist, and told her of my decision. She was not happy and not supportive at all. She told me that I would relapse during pregnancy, and I told her that I was willing to endure anything, because I desperately wanted a child."
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