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Hi everyone, I've just found out I'm 8 weeks pregnant and you are almost the first to know! I've had ovarian cysts and a tumour (benign), kidney disease and then RA so this feels a bit like an unexpected miracle. I'm being really careful and will now be scouring the NRAS forum for previous threads and advice but my disease seems to be going into remission (hooray!), to be honest if it doesn't totally disappear the amount it's reduced already has made a real difference. I was on Hydroxi, Prednisolone, Omeprazole and a very small dose of Amitriptyline and have stopped all except the pred which we're going to try to reduce and stop. I can't quite believe the rollercoaster of the last 18 months since the RA started and now some good news  Please let me know if there are threads hidden away that I might find useful... Vicky xx
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Congratulations Vicky!!  That's great news! Good to hear about the RA being in remission too, it can do this in pregnancy so make the most of it! Take it easy now! Love Doreen xx
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Oh Vicky!
shhhhh... can you hear the clucking NRAS Women from here?!
 
We LOVE babies on here. My baby is now 4!
It was a very stressful but wonderful time all at once.
at the top of the forum- you will find a link to the archived old forum
log onto there and find some more pregnancy blogs
all the best
Jenni xxhow to be a velvet bulldoser
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Cluck, cluck  Wonderful news Vicky. I hope that your pain and symptoms stay away and you enjoy your pregnancy. Sheila x
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Congratulations Vicky, Its so nice to hear some good news, I hope you keep really well and enjoy your pregnancy. Take care Lorna x
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Oh wow Vicky Congratulations. That is wonderful news. My children are my world so I would definently say there is a CLUCK CLUCK from me. All the very best wishes. Love Belinda xx Treat others how you wish to be treated!!
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Thank you for the lovely comments everyone! And the clucking I'm going to start a blog, this weekend I hope - if I can stay awake long enough! I could currently sleep for England in the evenings but definitely have a bit more energy in the daytime than I used to. Thanks Jenni for the info about the old forum - very useful! I can't log onto it so I shall get on to NRAS to find out how I access it, I'm sure it's just technology logistics  Vicky xx
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OOOOh we love babies here and we all come along to help at the birth! Big congratulations! YES I'VE CHANGED, PAIN DOES THAT TO PEOPLE.
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That's amazing news, Vicky - huge congratulations! Look forward very much to reading your blog - as has already been said, we LOVE babies on here.
Take HUGE care and keep us up to date.
Lots of love
Jeanxxx
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Hi Vicky, thats wonderful news!!! and we are all doing the cluck clucky thing!!! I have 4 children, well, adults now unfortunately. I hope you enjoy your pregnancy, and its wonderful when you go into remission. I think there should be Amanda Lewin's blog, her daughter Grace Therese was a year old on 1st November. Good luck!!! BARBARA
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wonderful news Vicki,
big Congratulations,
look forward to reading your blog.
Suzanne x
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Many congratulations Vicky! I'm now at 37 weeks, so very excited at the imminent arrival of my little miracle. I have been incredibly fortunate in pregnancy, after pretty horrific sickness at the start my RA has been in remission and I have felt fitter than I have for as long as I can remember. Pregnancy tiredness is amazing - you go to sleep and feel refreshed afterwards - very different to RA tiredness! Because of the RA I have been referred to a specialist unit at our hospital who have been brilliant and check and double check everything, which is so reassuring.
Best wishes for a happy and healthy pregnancy,
Helen
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Hi Helen Many congratulations to you too. Do let us know all the details when you have had the baby (well perhaps not all  ) Very best wishes for a safe and healthy delivery. Sheila x
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congrats. Lovely news. Well done. Keep well.
x
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Congratulations Vicky, a very special time Make the most of every minute, good and bad, experiences such as these should be savoured and enjoyed. Keep us posted on progress and fingers crossed you stay well Lyn x Oooh ... brings back happy memories
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Dear Vicky, That is wonderful news! Read Amanda Lewins fantastic blog on here, "Our Gift", about her pregnancy. Best wishes, Fiona
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Congratulations! Such wonderful news..
RA very often (for about 80%) of ladies will go into good remission.
I have had complete remission for ALL my babies which is utter bliss!
Well done for coming off the meds, I was on Hydro too and came off it at 6 weeks pregnancy!
I have resumed two meds at 6mths post-partum but that was pushing it a bit!
I enjoyed writing a blog here - it is 'Our gift'- I do have horrendous sickness though!!
Our little miracle, Grace is now a whole year and a pure pleasure- so beautiful and cherished by all her family (and there are a few of them!LOL).
Amanda
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Thanks for the congratulations everyone. I am loving being pregnant - 9 weeks now! I'm almost completely in remission and going to do my best to stay off meds and breastfeed for as long as possible. If the disease will let me. Amanda, I started reading your blog and can't believe how sick you were! I've been feeling queasy, which I actually find reassuring, but absolutely nothing compared to you! Your blog's great so I shall work my way through it as I go. Right folks, starting my own pregnancy blog this evening as I have an evening in on my own. Well, just me and 5 cats Vicky xx
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Thanks for suggestions of the old forum everyone, I had a lovely couple of emails from NRAS and the upshot is that I can't access the old forum as I'm too new  "Unfortunately your user name and password will not allow you into the old forum. It is not in use any more so only the people who can access it are people who had a user name & password while it was active. We are unable to link new user names & passwords with it." "regarding the old forum – as you know we no longer have facility to issue user ids/passwords. With regard to your question about copying a blog/thread from the old system, I have also looked into this and unfortunately, that too is beyond our capabilities." So instead I shall be reading everything else I can find! Vicky xx
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Are you on facebook Vicky?
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