I am on remicade right now and they told me it is ok to stay on while pregnant where I have had severe colitis. Now I have been reading up and found that I cannot breast feed on remicade but I can be pregnant on it??? I am symptom free for the most part, I get my arthritic pains and occasional urgency but I have been the best I have ever felt. I want to get off the remicade once it is closer to delivery time so I can breast feed. Has anyone gotten off this drug to breast feed and when should I talk to my doctor about going off the remicade for a while to breast feed??
Thanks ladies!
Reply posted for hesaves.
I was told by my doctor a yr ago that pregnancy wasnt an option. She actually stated that with the meds Im taking(remicade) I wouldnt be able to concieve. Will I have. Im almost 2mths pregnant. And it didnt take long at all.
Reply posted for hesaves.
Sorry I have posted like 3 times and for some reason it wasn't showing up! SO hopefully this one works! I got off my birth control and literally got pregnant that month I had my first period 3 days after going of my birth control and no period after that one! So it wasn't hard at all, I got pregnant every time we have tried just 3 ended in miscarriage due to flares, hopefully all goes well for you. Oh and I was on remicade for over a year when we tried to conceive and so I don't think the drug interferes with fertility.
Reply posted for mommy2twinz.
Hi, not sure if I can answer your question about breast feeding and remicade, but can I ask you a question? Were you already on remicade prior to getting pregnant and if so, was it hard to get pregnant? My doc is saying that i now need to be put on remicade and i'm scared to death. me and mu husband have been trying to have a baby for 4 years and have had two miscarriages. We are currently trying again and as i said, i'm getting ready to start remicade. Can you please provide me with any info that you may have with remicade and pregnancy? Thanks so much! :-)
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