Lupus and Pregnancy?

I was just wondering if you can be pregnant and have lupus? i already have a daughter and Ihad a bad pregnancy with her they thought it was my gallbladder well two weeks after I had her I got it taken out and now i am pregnant again and I am having the same kind of pregnancy. Well anyways like I said i am pregnant again and well with my first pregnancy they told me I was anemiac and now with this one it has gotten really bad some days i feel great but others i could just sleep all day (even when I am not pregnant) and i get really bad headaches that last for days at a time even when i am sleeping i can feel them and dont sleep good. Anyways I just was wondering if i should get tested for this disease or if I am just over reacting because I do worry alot so please help!

Is there a reason you think you have Lupus? You can have Lupus and be pregnant at the same time. Lupus can also go in waves of how active it is in your body. There is a test for you, but as I remember it wasn't very accurate to narrow it down. Talk to you OB/GYN for some guidance and you can always get more than one opinion.

Hi! I have Lupus and am planning on getting pregnant next year. Has a doctor told you that you might have Lupus? I've been seeing a high risk pregnancy specialist, along with my regular Lupus specialist and my Ob/Gyn. Together they have worked out a plan to help me through my pregnancy once I become pregnant. Lupus affects patients differently because there are different type of Lupus. The main concern of pregnancy and Lupus are the flares. Some symptoms of Lupus are:
Persistent fatigue out of proportion with what you would usually expect
Persistent weakness
Aching all over
Fever, which may be slight to high (you can check your temperature yourself)
Persistent loss of appetite
Involuntary weight loss
Increasing hair loss
Recurring nose bleeds
Sore on the roof of the mouth, which burns with spicy foods
Unexplained skin rash anywhere on the body
Hives
Sores on the skin
Painful joint(s)
Swollen joint(s)
Stiffness of the joints when waking up in the morning
Chest pain which increases with breathing
Shortness of breath
Coughing up blood
Persistent unusual headache
Nausea or vomiting
Recurring or persistent abdominal pain
Persistent, increasing swelling of the feet and legs
Puffy eyelids
Blood in the urine

Do you have any of those symptoms? You could ask your dr. to test you for Lupus although sometimes it's hard to diagnose. If you have any other questions, feel free to e-mail me. Good Luck!!!

There is no harm in getting tested for it. My sister just recently found out she had Lupus. I never even know what it was until she got it. I guess she had had if for a few yrs but the Dr's just tested her because of continuing symptoms..some of which you are experiencing. But you could also have vitamin deficiencies or low iron..It could be a number of things aside from lupus. I hope that you do not have it. I got severe headaches in my second and 1st trimester of this pregnancy. Everyday and night..constant headaches..which made me much more tired than I should have been..but they did eventually go away. Get tested anyways. Better safe than sorry! Good Luck ;)

There is no lupus test.

To diagnose lupus, the doctor must rule out many other things, order a variety of labs and see ifyou match the criteria. An experienced rheumatologist would be the person to diagnose lupus.

Many other disorders could be the cause of your symptoms.