i had m.s. but didn't know it while pregnant with my twin 6 year olds and my 4 year old.i blamed my symptoms on the pregnancies.i now know that it was my first bad exacerbation.who knows if i would have had one anyways or if it was caused by the pregnancies.i also breastfed for the first year.since i didn't know i had m.s. medication wasn't an issue for me.i wouldn't take anything while breastfeeding so i probably would have only breastfed for a short time then bottle fed so i could resume my medication.
i was really sick for a long time after my pregnancies.knowing what i do now about my m.s. if i had to do it all over again i would still have gotten pregnant.
they are so worth going through any symptom the pregnancy could have caused.
good luck to you and let me know if it's a girl or boy

Breastfeeding is very hard for some people it take alot out of you.I found out I had MS from my postpartum.From what I was told it more important to breastfeed then to do treatment.Just telling you what my doc said and I am breastfeeding.But I dont know your situation and I think you should talk to your doctor.Congrats on the baby.Do you know what you are having?

I developed MS when my first daughter was 11 months old and officially dx feb 06 and few weeks later found out I was pregnant with second child...I breastfed both babies for 6 months but paid the price after my second child because I had a relapse at about 6 months after delivering and my doctor at the time said I would....I would breastfeed again if I ever have another child but get back on the drug a lot quicker.

I was dx before I got pregnant, so I sort of researched it. I started having sdome symptoms at 3 moths post partum. BAD ones. What i did was bottle feed for 2 weeks (and pumped too) while I did steroids, and them went back to breast feeding. Some cant do that though.

my wife did great while she was prego she never minded once to give me a shot and being preg.

I didn't know I had MS when I was pregnant, but presumably I've had it for about 10 years (and have a 6 yr old and a 4 year old). With my first baby, no problem, with the 2nd, no physical exacerbation, but big time mood swings/temper, but not until about 3 months after. At the time, I assumed it was hormonal (some kind of post-partum depression/anxiety). In retrospect, it may have been MS. You've probably already asked your Dr., but as w/ everything else MS related - too unpredictable. Congratulations and Good Luck! Diane

My friend is leting me reply I had 3 children the first before I was diagnosed. After my second and third I hit bottom hard. After 2 months of brast feeding I had to stop to get back on my meds. Enjoy the break from ms now you'll need the rest later

ok heres my opinion for what its worth breastfeeding is great...but ...if u can't formula is good also...I breastfed long enought that she got the benefits of the colostrum, then went to bottle. As breastfeeding wasn't an option for me. Not becuz of MS tho.I wish u well and have a healthy happy baby.
Hugz
Morgaine

I know people might think I'm horrible...but when my little girl was born...I opted NOT to breastfeed. I was too scared about the medication, and I went back on it right after she was born. I figured I got pregnant WHILE I was taking medication, I could at least not get anything else into her system. She's 19 months old, and happy as anything. I did relapse about 5 months after she was born though. And honestly, I've never quite been the same. But...it's not awful, it really isn't. Congrats about your pregnancy. I'm really happy for you.

breast feed and pump from the start then when flair up happens go on iv roids then pump and dump till roids are out of your system and start breast feeding again, in the mean time use pumped milk and some formula. hope this helps hugz

I was not diagnosed when I was pregnant three years ago, but looking back we realize my postpartum course was very suspicious and symptomatic. I did well in pregnancy, had a tough recovery. (C-section) Breastfeeding was very hard, took alot out of me. I tried to stick with it, but in the end I did give up and went to formula, I was not sleeping at all trying to feed, and spending all day hooked to the milking machine! I'd suggest getting as much help with the new baby postpartum as you possibly can, and when the nurses/docs tell you to sleep when the baby sleeps, DO IT. SLEEP WHENEVER YOU CAN. I didn't, and that was a mistake.