Congrats!!! My last baby just turned one! I personally do not have MS, my husband does. I do recommend that you rest often. Everything will need to be cleaned or put away etc... take any help that is offered and don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. Babies are such a blessing but I know how hard having children is on my spouse and I think as long as you know you will need the support of your spouse maybe more than a mother without MS. It's definitely worth the energy:) Cherish every movement and moment. I hope your support system is great and if you need an ear I can listen and help in any possible way.

I meant to reply to this sooner, but it got away from me. I waited a very long time (10 yrs) to get pregnant because I was afraid it would cause my ms to flare. My mom had her first exacerbation 3 months after I was born, so I was overly worried. Prior to getting pregnant, I had been completely asymptomatic for 10 yrs. I didn't want to do anything at all that would kickstart my completely silent MS. I quit Rebif when I found out I was pregnant, subsequently miscarried, which I believe brought on my first exacerbation (ON). I had read a lot about how the drop in hormones (after birth/ miscarriage) often does this. Happily, I recovered fully and got pregnant again a couple of months later. I focused my energy on figuring out how to prevent that next exacerbation.

I wanted to breastfeed, despite being advised to get back on meds ASAP. I found a small study that showed that breastfeeding may be neuroprotective for the mom and would help avoid that post-pregnancy exacerbation (so I hung my hat on that!) I also found a small study through the ms center in atlanta (ben thrower) that indicated that steroids post-partum may also help prevent that rebound exacerbation as the hormones drop. I talked to my docs about it and we decided on one infusion / month for a 3 month period.

Who knows if it worked, but I didn't have my next exacerbation until my daughter was 18 months old as she was weaning herself. After another year, I restarted meds (chose an oral med). In total, I had about a 3.5 year break. So far, so good. Nothing new on my MRIs and no symptoms or exacerbations. I could kick myself for waiting so long because the wonderfulness of being a mom has far exceeded all of my expectations!

I hope your ms is nice and quiet right now and stays that way. I loved being pregnant! My very best to you and your little one:)