Hello

I understand your concerns with regards to taking prednisone.

I took prednisone (10mg - 15mg) throughout my whole pregnancy with no problems. I was told by both my ob and rheumatologist that it was safe to take prednisone during pregnancy. It actually worked in my favour in the end as my baby had to be delivered 4 weeks early and my ob said that he would have given me steroids to help my babys lungs develop but being that I was already taking them I did not need any more.

I suffer from Lupus and have taken prednisone for over 5 years. I conceived within 5 months of trying. Not sure if that was just lucky or that prednisone does not effect fertility.

I also continued to take prednisone whilst breast feeding. My baby's pedeatrician also advised that there was no problem breast feeding and taking the prednisone.

There is quite a lot of information available on the net that says that prednisone is a safe medication for pregnancy and breast feeding.

Good luck.