Hi becc. I also have RA, and was one of the unlucky people who didn't go into remission with pregnancy. I found that things improve, but it never really went away. I got through pregnancy with prednisone, salazopyrin, panadeine and the occasional mersyndol to help me sleep at night when things got too bad. Rest when you need to, that's the one thing that I find helps most.

I found things got even worse when my baby was born, I sincerely hope this is not the case for you, but it may be worth preparing yourself for the possibility. I ended up on high doses of prednisone and started methotrexate very soon after birth, and now that my baby is approaching a year old, we're finally starting to get on top of things again. I can talk to you about plenty of ways to make coping with a baby during RA flares easier, but we can cross that bridge when (hopefully IF) we come to it.

BW