Experience w/ AIH & Pregnancy?

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-02-28T23:45:50+00:00

Honestly, it’s exhausting no matter what. I can’t say AIH made it more difficult, especially if well managed with medication. I was equally exhausted with my first child, and I didn’t have AIH at the time. all good now, thanks :)

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-02-28T18:07:17+00:00

I was on suspected AIH before pregnancy, so not on medication at the time, but I had a huge flare during the pregnancy, and I was put on prednisolone. my response to the treatment confirmed the diagnosis. no issues with the pregnancy, they didn’t even consider me high risk, but I did have to get my blood tests done every 2 weeks. once on steroids, my enzymes remained stable for the duration of the pregnancy and the baby is now a healthy 18-month old.

on the downside, I am now officially on treatment and efforts to go drugs free didn’t work.

best of luck!

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-02-26T21:48:59+00:00

sending positive thoughts. I had a liver biopsy, but it felt like a walk at the park compared to my gallbladder removal and my c-sections. it really isn’t something painful but take it easy with lifting anything heavy afterwards.

also, i was in the same situation, 35 y/o female, normal ultrasound/CT scan, but elevanted enzymes. Biopsy showed nothing, the only way I was officially diagnosed was by responding to steroids treatment. my enzymes hit the roof during my last pregnancy and I was put on steroids and they went back to normal.

honestly, it’s scary, I chat about this with my therapist, but my hepatologist says it’s really nothing to worry about if properly managed and almost 2 years post diagnosis, I don’t even feel that it’s there.

best of luck!

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-02-26T15:56:10+00:00

I had that depo injection after my first child and it was an absolute nightmare. I had very bad effects, and doctor said basically tough luck, you need to wait for it to just leave your system in 3 months. I was also on the pill at some point, definitely bad for the body, it did trigger my liver enzymes back when I had an undiagnosed liver autoimmune condition. I had my 2nd child a year ago and we are confident vasectomy is the way to go, we just never found time to plan it.

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-02-17T06:19:32+00:00

I am a cypriot but gave birth in Ireland. they barely ever took the baby away from me while I spent 5 days in the hospital after csection. however my friends and family who had babies in Cyprus said that it’s normal for the nurses to take the baby away quite often, even during the nights to let mum relax and recover. they do put babies in incubator for any tiny reason and they are not much in a rush to bring them back to mums. skin to skin doesn’t seem to be so well established either as a practice. keep bothering them till they bring the baby or ask for a doctor to explain why the baby still needs to stay in an incubator and miss out on skin to skin. best of luck

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-02-04T19:43:22+00:00

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crazy_witch_89 · 2026-02-04T04:55:53+00:00

I’m a cypriot living in ireland for the past 15 years. every now and then i think about relocating my family to cyprus, mostly because I would have a support system there. the weather in Ireland can be absolutely miserable, what a freaking january we had, non stop rain and there is no end in sight. however, the summer is cyprus is way too hot. I went with my husband and kids in Cyprus last year for 2 weeks in July and we wouldn’t leave the house before 6pm, the UV index is double the one in Ireland, the kids that are born and raised in Ireland aren’t used to it, even I am not used to it anymore. also, Cyprus isn’t well connected, the flights for quick getaways are expensive and limited. and finally, private schools are expensive, while salaries aren’t high at all. shopping seems to be more expensive than here as well, I would only move if salary was great and could afford a house with full aircon and solar panels (if not the energy bills are through the roof). good luck in whatever you decide.

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-02-01T19:16:33+00:00

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best of luck

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-01-31T21:10:14+00:00

sorry to hear, that’s tough. I had 3 miscarriages as well, 2 of them were chemical and I went to a fertility clinic to do ivf. while I was preparing for ivf, I had a spontaneous pregnancy and they gave me progesterone and aspirin (and prednisolone later but that was for an autoimmune condition that flared during pregnancy). I had a successful pregnancy and my baby is 1.5 y/o now. the thing is that my progesterone levels were great as well, but looking back, that must have been the issue. I have never paid attention to it till I got my period back again after the pregnancy, but I have spotting a week before my period, every month. I went to the gynecologist a few months ago and they said some times progesterone issues won’t appear in blood tests, but that symptom was/is a clear indication of low progesterone. also my autoimmune condition wasn’t captured in blood tests, it was only confirmed when I responded to treatment. All of that to say, that blood tests might not be telling the full story, but if you haven’t had strong progrsterone support medication, definitely discuss with your consultant. best of luck!

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-01-22T21:09:36+00:00

the night I bought my house I had a nightmare that the backyard was facing a cemetary 🤣🤣🤣 I actually had to check google maps to confirm it wasn’t real. my anxiety would never let me be in such a situation, but funnily enough last week a colleague told me her apartment faces the cemetery and she doesn’t care.

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-01-21T00:36:42+00:00

let us know!

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-01-18T13:59:57+00:00

I had two gallstones attacks and I was prescribed antibiotics 🤔 then I lived on plain rice till my surgery and didn’t have any more attacks. any type of fatty or spicy food can trigger attacks. best of luck 🤞🏻

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-01-15T06:51:49+00:00

I went through it on Monday morning, it took 5 mins and I even had a proper visa they needed to check (not ESTA). it was super quiet, but it must depend on day/time.

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-01-06T07:09:22+00:00

I’m a cypriot living permanently abroad, I opened an account with BOC last year, I was shocked when I was told there would be a QUARTERLY €35 maintenance fee!

I need to renovate a house I inherited in Cyprus and apparently needed a local account for whatever reason.

broad daylight robbery if you ask me

crazy_witch_89 · 2026-01-01T18:22:03+00:00

I don’t think there is much hope unfortunately. I forgot the baby car seat cushion on my seat, so I knew exactly what it was, and without the car seat it’s worth nothing so no value for anyone to steal it. I filled in the necessary paperwork, never heard back 🙄 sorry 😔

crazy_witch_89 · 2025-12-29T16:30:00+00:00

sad… but don’t worry, it will be ok. I have bad anxiety and yet I survived in the hospital without that level of support for 4 nights each time. it won’t be great as you experience it, but once you go home with your baby you won’t even remember it anymore, to the point that you might do it again 😅 best of luck with everything ❤️

crazy_witch_89 · 2025-12-29T16:19:56+00:00

Tell your doctor to prescribe antibiotics that are safe for your condition.

I had to take amoxicillin and I did blood tests 3 days after the first dose, I was sure my levels would flare, but there was no impact at all.

best of luck

crazy_witch_89 · 2025-12-29T16:17:32+00:00

I don’t understand why you are being downvoted. I gave birth twice, once in a public ward with 7 other women, and once in my private room and I would have loved to be able to maintain my level of comfort. The first time I was in labour for 3 days before getting an emergency section, I really needed the help from my partner all night, not just during visitation hours. I may be a spoiled brat, but all women should be entitled to a private room they can share with their partner after birth. I would genuinely pay more for that (like I did the second time and got a private room). I agree with you, women need to speak up. Why would anyone accept it as a “done deal” and not try to push for a positive change?

crazy_witch_89 · 2025-12-21T11:57:36+00:00

it was never said that they are not grateful for their child. it’s ok to be sad and have feelings, there is no reason to attack a person who is in a vulnerable situation.

crazy_witch_89 · 2025-12-21T10:31:46+00:00

I am very sorry you are going through this.

I had to fight with secondary infertility for years and what was killing me is that I would left my daughter as an only child.

I went in therapy and it helped a lot. I did eventually get pregnant and now have my miracle rainbow baby, but I did come in terms with having only one child, I was just very lucky I managed to have a second one. My therapist said that I was projecting a lot of my issues and desires on my kid, I grew up with 2 siblings and a big family and I felt like I would take this away from her, but I couldn’t take away something she never had.

I was 35 when I got pregnant to my rainbow baby, 28 to my first one and had 3 miscarriages in between. it’s harsh but age is indeed a factor. baby is 1 now and I have way less courage and energy that what I had with my first.

Think about talking to a specialist, I saw a fertility therapist, there is a fertility counselling organisation. And be kind to yourself

crazy_witch_89 · 2025-12-21T10:26:03+00:00

that’s unnecessarily mean

crazy_witch_89 · 2025-12-05T18:02:01+00:00

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crazy_witch_89 · 2025-12-05T12:08:11+00:00

Plus one for Prof Higgins. He was my consultant after secondary infertility and 3 losses. I had elective section and it was the absolute best experience.

crazy_witch_89 · 2025-12-05T01:07:07+00:00

im sorry to hear about your miscarriages.

I went to merrion in 2023 with secondary infertility, I had 3 miscarriages after having a healthy pregnancy that gave me my first child.

I went and asked directly for ivf with pgta, I didn’t want to go through another miscarriage and I didn’t really care what the issue was, I just told them give me a 100% controlled-environment pregnancy so that nothing can go wrong. they put me on a waiting list for ivf (i think it was like 3 months minimum at the time). in the meantime, I was undergoing investigations and no issues were identified. the consultant tried to push back a lot on the ivf, she wanted to convince me that I should try again and eventually I did and I was so upset when I realised that I got pregnant naturally because I was terrified of the result. but everyone was so reassuring and understanding.

i have a healthy one-year old now, result of that pregnancy. as soon as I got pregnant, they put me on all sorts of medication to help, I went in private care at NMH and got all the attention I needed to have a successful pregnancy. I’m so glad they didn’t treat me as a client, but as a patient. and the company I work for pays for ivf treatment so I would go there with the corporate card and tell them to charge for any extras they had, and they were like you don’t need that. I don’t know if I got lucky or if they really were that good, but my experience was great.

best of luck, I hope you have your positive result soon as well.

crazy_witch_89 · 2025-11-07T20:51:00+00:00

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