Hi aussiegirl22,

I have had Crohn's disease for 14 years (had surgery in 2008) and am 8 weeks pregnant with our first baby. I am currently experiancing a small flare up although nothing i'm too worried about yet. I have just seen my doctor and he has advised me to stop taking my regular medication (150mg Imuran daily) as it is not recommend during pregnancy and has put me on a low dose of Prednisone (if you ask me any dose is too much of that stuff!) 25mg a day.
Apart from the obviously worry i have about affecting the babys development in these early stages i also worry about my health as i have alway experianced pretty heavy side affects from this drug in the past. I worry about the how much weight i will gain, the terrible innsomnia i experiance etc and how i am going to cope with it all whilst still trying maintain a healthy and active lifestyle!
My doctor has advised me that the risks to my health by not taking any medication far out weight the risks to the baby and the side affects of the drug on me. I trust my GP 110% as he has been with me through every single flare up and hospitalisation in the last 14 years.
I have an appointment to see my OB in a few weeks time and obviously i will discuss this with him then, but until then i have no choice to do what my GP tells me and try and cope with it best i can.
I must admit though, for someone who is 8 weeks pregnant i haven't had the slightest bit of morning sickness yet Maybe there is a god after all!

I will post again after my first scan!