@Amalthea 

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Amalthea

MS and family planning

Hi everyone, This is mostly aimed at those of us capable of carrying children. My partner and I have been talking about children and what we want to do going forward. Relevant info: I've been diagnosed since 2022, RRMS, no recent relapses and minor, intermittent symptoms (fatigue, migraine, brain fog, balance issues, bladder weakness). We're both about to turn 40. Twins run in my family. My sister's second pregnancy was twins and we've already agreed that if we get twins the first go around, we probably wont try again coz 3 is our max. Mister currently works 60hr weeks and night shift (security); he's looking to change that but it might be a while with the world going crazy. I don't work right now. I had to stop working in childcare, so took some time to retrain to be a jeweller and am now on the path to being self employed. We're both neurodivergent, so the kids likely will be too, and thus need additional support. Kids are walking Petri dishes and, when I used to work in childcare would get sick all the time. Our families are spread out both nationally and internationally, so help would be minimal. Our friends also don't have kids so are unlikely to be the kind of support that would help. I'm happy to add anything missing in the comments so feel free to ask clarifying questions. Mainly, we're trying to figure out if this mountain is worth the climb. We both want kids but don't know if it's in the best interest of either us or these potential people we bring into this world. I know there are many of us diagnosed young, and have chosen to climb that mountain, so we know it must be doable. We just need some guidance on how exactly that works. How do y'all make it work? What are we not seeing, both positive and negative? Thank you 💕
@RC83

I would make it work by not overthinking it. If you want children then go and make some.

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@Eddiegilbride

Yeh I agree if use both want to have kids then you have already answered that question

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