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Megan Kleensang

The Second Time Around

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I felt like this pregnancy, especially in the beginning, that I was comparing everything to my first pregnancy.

My first pregnancy I was so sick for a long time. It was probably around 25 weeks that I stopped getting morning sickness. I have rheumatoid arthritis. Before we were trying to get pregnant I was on a medication called Methotrexate, a cancer medication that would be very toxic to the womb. I stopped taking it about six months before we started trying. It was so painful, I really hated it, but knew it would be worth it in the end. When we found out I was pregnant the medications I was taking were prednisone and Tylenol. I was on such a small dose of prednisone, that it didn't pose much of a risk for me or the baby. I continued to take it and had no complications during this pregnancy. What happens for many women while they are pregnant is remission from R.A. The first trimester was hard for me, I was in a lot of pain. The second trimester was wonderful (besides the vomiting). My R.A. symptoms, while not completely gone, still the best medicine for me!

My second pregnancy was similar. The beginning was awful. I got sick, but it didn't seem as bad. I was also spotting for about a week or so, which usually means nothing bad at all, but still made me nervous. I had decided not to take any prednisone during the beginning this time. I just had to get off of Enbrel when I found out I was pregnant. I seemed to get better sooner as well. I think I had stopped throwing up by 14 weeks. Because of the subtle difference, I was sure I was having a boy. I told my husband I thought it was a boy, he seemed excited!

I had decided to go to a doctor in Ft. Collins, Co. For us it's about a 2 1/2 hour drive, but I thought that as long as we were healthy everything would be fine. I was due in the summer so this eased my mine even more. I loved my OBGYN and everything was going great. I was having to have more ultrasounds done that usual because I had a LEEP many years ago. I didn't mind this at all because I'd get to see my little peanut more.
The more I saw the growing baby, the more anxious I got to meet them. I couldn't wait!
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