I did IVF treatments and got pregnant without knowing I had MS. Lots of fatigue, but fine.
The first year with a baby was very tough. I did not have a support system at all and all the sleepless nights on top of the already fatigue was a killer.
I would still recommend doing it. What I have read suggests that MS goes into remission during pregnancy.
My little boy is the best thing I ever did with my life.
Best of luck.

I haven't been pregnant yet but eventually plan to have kids. My mom, also had MS, and my dad said the only time she was in remission was when she was pregnant. She had issues after I was born but there's no way of knowing how much of that was the natural course of the disease or the hormonal changes after having a baby. Definitely, talk to your doc before going off meds but from what I have read they do recommend going off them while pregnant and if breast feeding. I hope this helps.

My neuro explained it as: during pregnancy you won't have any symptoms because your immune system is otherwise occupied. Once you give birth, the hormone changes DO cause a flare. Most likely a really really bad one. There's no way to avoid it, she said, because it's a factor of hormones going into labor. She said even WITH a C-section I would still get a flare.

Hi, I recently had my 3rd child. Of course nothing is for sure with MS, but here is my experience and tips I have been given. During all my pregnancies, I was quite stable..no flare-up, just some symptoms that I was having prior to pregnancy. (Most woman do better during pregnancy and if they are going to have a relapse it is typically post-partum.) Symptoms that were a concern for my were balance issues, weakness and numbness in my legs. I had to be extra careful not to fall.

After having my first two, I had my most significant relapses. It was challenging, because I had little help from family. When I got pregnant with the third, I planned ahead to get as much help as possible. We hired a post-partum doula to help with baby and our other kids, so I could sleep in the early days. No relapse and the baby is 7 months old now. I have read that how you are doing prior to pregnancy can be an indicator of how you will do after. I found this to be true. Before having our sweet baby #3, I was doing much better than before having the other 2.

So, I would say:
1) Have a good supportive doctor/practioner
2) Plan for help- even mothers without MS benefit from extra help after having a baby.
3) Make sleep a huge priority.
4) Be as healthy as possible before pregnancy
5) Take over-all inventory on your support, health, course of MS so far etc. before deciding

Having Children has been a huge blessing! In case you wondered, I had 2 C-sections and a VBAC-natural delivery (2nd one) and nursed all of my children. Let me know if you have any more questions. Woman with MS can defintely have children, of course, it is always a personal decision. I wish you the best in making that decsion when the time comes!

Thank you so much for your replies. Ever since seeing an episode of "I'm pregnant and didn't know it" on TLC I have been having nightmares about being pregnant with a deformed child because of my medication and then having the pregnancy making me go paralyzed.

I'm feeling a lot more at ease

I had four children, all after diagnosis. I did not go on any treatment until after the 3rd- Copaxone which I was on while nursing. I nursed all my children around 2 yrs. neurologist says nursing can potentially prolong the protective period of pregnancy. Never had a post partum relapse. Felt fine with all 4 pregnancies. Had uncomplicated natural births with all of them. I did not use any outside help. Like any new mom, sleep whenever and wherever you can get it! Co-sleeping made for fewer disturbances at night,