Rheumatoid Arthritis

Is there anyone else out there that suffers from both Infertility and RA? Especially someone close to my age...I'm 22. I've been trying to concieve for 6 yrs and have no children. I want them more than anything in this world. I've tried some fertility treatments, but still nothing! I've also been on many many medications for my RA and I'm scared it's preventing me from having children! Any advice? Anyone else going through this? Anyone else go through this and end up having kids WHILE going through it? Thanks everyone!

I have only had the RA for the last 2 years and I am 45 years old and I have 3 kids. I did suffer from infertility in my 20's I completely understand the what you are feeling. I remember going thru all the infertility stuff then. I was diagnosed with endorometosis and was lucky enough and young enough at that time to get treatment and have kids. Have they checked you for endrometosis?? I think that it is an autoimmune thing. They finally discovered my problem only by going in and looking around. I am so sorry that you are going thru this. I would not wish this on my worst enemy. No one understand what you are going thru unless they have been there. I wish you the best of luck.

Hey, I've had RA since I was 2 and I conceived on my first attempt at age 23 w/ my daughter. I had been off Enbrel and hadn't had a bad attack since going off my meds. Currently, I'm on my 7th month of TTC and haven't been having luck either. I have heard that w/ RA you have more trouble getting pregnant and higher risk of miscarriage but I didnt think it "applied" to me as my DD was the first month. Now I'm rethinking that! I have heard of people taking Enbrel during pregnancy and they've had healthy children but I've also heard that it hasn't be conclusively found to be safe for pregnancy, there haven't been enough studies done. I stopped taking my Enbrel for 3 months (dr recommended) and got pregnnat but now I've been off for longer so I'm contemplating getting back on and maybe that will help?

I feel like a big dork because I respond to all the problems on this website...lol. ANYWAY, I am twenty-seven years old and I struggle with infertility and I've have RA since I was 15. I had two laproscopic surgeries and then tried for a year to get pregnant. I pretty much gave up on having a child when I realized I was pregnant. I new I was pregnant because my RA symptoms started to go away. They went away my whole pregnancy, but did return when I had my son. I've been having trouble having another child. My rheumatologist doesn't think it is safe to take Enbrel (which I usually take) during pregnancy, plus the 'baby weight' is hard on your joints so we are making sure I'm at a safe weight to add on another 25-30 poungs. Keep trying! It will happen. It is definitely a little more difficult to do all the 'mommy things' with RA, but well worth the struggle.