not 40 but using my not so great math skills - 2.5% That is not considered high.

I know how you feel i to have ms and when i found out that i was preg. all of those things went though my mind as well but i just reallized that this could be my only chance of haveing a child becasue like you said ms can cause anything to happen and i just thought of this as a blessing. My mother also had cancer she had brest cancer and died when i was seven years old and when i look back on my childhood i do wish i had her in my life as i grew up but those seven years i had with her were the best years of my life. Thats why i make sure every day i spend with my daughter is feeled with loved and happyness. I had my baby two months ago or will be on the 24th i have had no problems, except for a couple of seziurs that were brought on my stress and lack of sleep. What ever the ms has in store for me i am ready for no matter how bad it gets i will fight my hardest becasue of my child. So dont let ms stop you make it the reason you one a child even more.

Keri,

I had my kids after I knew I had MS, and in fact specifically aimed to get pregnant 4 mo after they told me about the MS. My first daughter was born when I was still healing from the first Transverse Myelitis attack, and my second was born 3 1/2 yrs later. I don't regret my decisions, although it was very difficult at times.

I agree with others that support from friends and family would normally be one of the most critical factors in the decision.

In your particular situation, I would have to say that what concerns me most is how "aggressive" the disease is/isn't. From what I understand, they felt you were going to have a very progressive case from the get-go, and you seem to have had difficulty getting/keeping things under control to date. Only you know how you "really" compare to others in the early years, and only time will tell what will happen ... but the decisions were made to be uncharacteristically aggressive in your treatment options ... I would presume because it is believed that you do have very progressive MS.

That is a huge factor to consider, in your case.

Cherie