Discussions related to being pregnant with celiac disease. http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:24 -0800 60 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63855
A long story short, I have other autoimmune problems and have just begun prednisone and am finally feeling GREAT! (YAY!!!)

I've read prednisone has helped women with autoimmune problems (who've had infertility/miscarriages) - sometimes using heparin or aspirin in conjunction with the predisone. I'd love to hear from anyone whose done this and if they had any success. I'm going in to see my gyn this Monday.

My rheumatologist has told me it 'might' help my case. Here's hoping! For anyone curious here are two links I stumbled on with some info on the treatments:

http://www.rialab.com/miscarriages_immunotherapy.php
http://www.fertilethoughts.com/forums/view...?pg=medications
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I spoke with a doctor, who suggested I just wait it out (not that I trust those boogers anyway, but that is a whole other topic). What are my options? Should I see a chiropractor, or midwife, or just keep waiting?

I hope I am not getting too personal, but did anyone else have trouble comming off the pill, even when following the gluten-free diet? I have no idea if this is just the after effects of the pill or Celiac.]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:56:15 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63709 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63685 http://www.celiaccentral.org/News/Research...34/vobId__2030/

This is a great article.]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:48:16 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63685 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63611 I am concerned b/c I have a 3.5 & 5.5 year old and want another child. We were already supposed to start trying. I read 2 months of Gluten-Free and you could try again. Has anyone heard that? My doctor is saying 5-6 months from now. I know to him that is not a big deal but it is to me. However, if it means not another miscarriage - or other issues then it is worth it. I just don't know if I want to wait and if we "have" to I may be done. I don't want a large span of time b/w kids. I have 2 sisters and we are very close whereas my husband has 2 siblings and they don't even talk about they are 5 years apart. I know each family is different and there are so many stories but I want them to share growing up together. I don't know I am annoyed and confused. He is also saying he wants to do ANOTHER biopsy to check my status after those 5-6 months. Can't he just do another blood screening. I think that is a LITTLE invasive! ]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:52:43 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63611 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63606 Doc confirmed it today.

Dh and I (and our adopted son) are over-the-moon about this. It's my first pregnancy, and we've been ttc for almost 5 years, including unsuccessful fertility treatments. Because I'm really anemic right now, and because of the celiac, we just figured I wouldn't get pregnant...

So, I'd planned to start the gluten free diet in a couple of months, and kind of ease into it.

I'm gluten free as of today. And I feel super pressured, because it's not just my health at stake now, it's my baby's.

Any words of advice? Anyone been there?]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:46:16 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63606 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63599 So I'm still not sure if I am gluten intolerant but I was wondering what caused Celiac patients to suffer from infertility. Is it the vitamin malabsorption that lowers progesterone levels? Do any of you have any good articles on this topic? All I have read is that Celiac is associated with infertility but it doesn't explain HOW. For example, I have amenorrhea, and my SHBG level is extremely low. I read that this could be due to excess insulin. When I tried to see if Celiac had anything to do with it I couldn't find anything.
Any ideas?

thanks!]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:45:11 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63599 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63467
Ps. My youngest is 6.5 years old and my husband was fixed 6 years ago.

Thanks for any help you can give me. :D ]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:53:12 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63467 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63465
HELP!

I have been Gluten-free for a year+. I am 10w3d PG and am sick as a dog! I am having a hard time finding a saltine substitute. The mere thought of crackers makes me want to puke. All food is having this reaction on me. The idea of food preparation; the smell of pretty much anything has caused me to run to the bathroom.

When I was PG with #1, I just ate saltines or other bland foods from a package of sorts. I can't seem to do this with #2. DH tries to help, But he's not very good at gluten-free food-prep.

I can't stand eggs, peanut butter, (Ugh - every thing about PB makes me ill) most (if not all) gluten-free breads...

Any ideas of simple, quick foods would be soooo appreciated.

I have spent most of my days trying not to vomit or cry.


-Laura

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so I'm almost 13 weeks pregnant with my first baby, and I really think that I felt the baby move today. It was really light, but most of the baby websites say you wont normally feel it until about 16 weeks.

My question - do you think that having Celiac's (been gluten-free for 6.5 years), and going through all the stomach issues you can tell the difference earlier in pregnancy between baby movements and other things going on in your tummy area? What just happened is not a normal feeling (that I've felt in my lower left tummy anyways), and I'm just wondering if it's because with Celiac's I'm so conscious of what is happening in there, that I know what's 'normal' and what's not?

Just curious - am I even making sense?

Thanks all!]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:43:47 -0700 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63120 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63015
Wondering if any new yorkers have any recommendations for a good midwife who is sensitive to gluten-free issues.

Thanks!]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:50:57 -0700 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63015 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=62978 My current prenatal does not have DHA, and I know I need it. Has anyone had any luck with any particular DHA supplement not being too rough on the system that I could take along with my regular prenatal? Thanks! Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:55:06 -0700 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=62978 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=62931
Since being pregnant I noticed that I wasn't getting any symptoms on slip ups. I read that sometimes food allergies aren't noticeable during pregnancy but will likely return right after. I took this as an awesome blank check to cheat... plus my craving monster thought this was a fabulous idea. I've been eating wheat daily now for weeks and not feeling too much of a difference.

I am now 24-25 weeks and the pregnancy has been fine until 2 days ago. The other day I got a sudden rush of blood. Doc sent me to the hospital and they said my cervix is thinning. I had a few contractions but they seemed to subside. They released me today but I am now high risk for premature birth and currently on bedrest. They said that there was nothing I was doing to cause this but I am scared that it's because I'm eating wheat.

I'm wondering does anyone have any good info about complications that can be caused by eating wheat during pregnancy? I am scared now that I really may be celiac and causing this by cheating.

Any advice/ sources would be very appreciated!

Jen]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:58:21 -0700 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=62931 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=62853
Among other things, I will need an injectable progesterone treatment for an unknown period of time -- a minimum of two weeks The fertility clinic says that it's usually suspended in a "food oil" base, typically sesame oil, but the NP is concerned that the base MAY contain gluten. I am not sure why she is concerned about this, I told her I should be fine with sesame oil, but she felt I should use a different medication.

She is recommending something called Ethyl Oleate Progesterone. The suspension is not a food-based oil and she feels there's a lower risk of it containing gluten. The problem is, it's not readily available. It's only available at compounding pharmacies. I was kind of hoping to get my insurance (Kaiser) to pay for it; the regular injectable progesterone is in their formulary, and this special one is not. And I would be surprised if it can even be ordered through the Kaiser pharmacy system.

So I know this is grasping at straws here, but I was kind of wondering whether anybody here had done fertility treatments, including the injectable progesterone, and knows anything about any of this stuff?

Thanks in advance...

-Elizabeth]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:18:05 -0700 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=62853