Thinking about names, decorating the room, choosing tiny clothes—there’s nothing as exciting and absorbing as planning for a baby! Once upon a time, women with lupus were counseled against getting pregnant. Today lupus is much better understood, and successful pregnancies are the rule, not the exception. That’s great news for all the would-be moms with this challenging disease. But in order to make your pregnancy the best it can be, it’s essential to make a pregnancy plan with both your rheumatologist and your obstetrician. That’s because your health and your baby’s health need to be closely followed before, during, and…
Author: Jenny Palter
Jenny Palter
Jenny Thorn Palter, B.S. has been writing about lupus and related autoimmune diseases since 1998 when she joined the Lupus Foundation of America. From 2003 through 2013 she served Editor-in-Chief of Lupus Now magazine. Her other work includes the resources section of The Lupus Book, by Dr. Daniel J. Wallace, and the chapter on sexual health and intimacy in the forthcoming second edition of Core Curriculum for Rheumatology Nurses. She was diagnosed with systemic lupus in 1993 and with fibromyalgia in 2016. She lives in Western Maryland with three cats and hopes this does not make her a crazy cat lady.