CONGRATULATIONS!!

I hope the pain stays away for the whole pregnancy and you can really enjoy it!

To SandyRI and others that asked- I just to clear something up, it's not a given that you get a remission during pregnancy. Some people do, some people don't. Yes, there is a hormone and autoimmune response, but not everyone gets it. I, for one, had a remission with one pregnancy but not with the next. My rsd actually spread during the second pregnancy because of an injury. A friend of mine also hoped for a remission but went through the whole pregnancy with MORE pain than she'd had before.

Shannon- I had a c/section with my second RSD pregnancy, but not with my first. I had a normal labour and delivery with my son. But even though I'd had the remission during his pregnancy, it came back within an hour of his birth. I thought maybe I'd tensed up too much during the contractions but I soon realised it was the full blown rsd back straight away. With my c/section with Hannah they had me on more pain meds so that helped in the first few days. But I've posted my stories on here a few times so won't go into all the details again, you can search for them or ask me if there's anything else you'd like to know.

I just wanted to advise those of you who are thinking of falling pregnant that you can't guarantee a remission, there's a chance it won't happen (or might only be there for a little while) so you have to be prepared for that. I went into my 2nd one so sure that my rsd wouldn't be a problem, so was devastated when it didn't go away.

But of course I wish you girls ALL THE BEST and that you do all get a wonderful remission of rsd symptoms while you're pregnant I'll keep everything crossed for you that it all goes smoothly!

x Kate