Hi all - Its been a while since I last posted. My last post i announced my pregnancy and in a few days time my little one will be ONE!! Wow - that's flown by. So I thought I'd make a post discussing my pregnancy and postpartum with RRMS. So my pregnancy was pretty smooth sailing. I was diagnosed a few months before I found out I was pregnant so when I spoke to my MS Nurse about possible treatments plans I had to tell her I was 8 Weeks pregnant so Ocrevus was out the window and I started Copaxone. So I am fine with needles so I was happy to self-inject 3 times a week, however due to my pregnancy I could only reach my legs so after a few months my thighs became very sore and the injection got more and more painful. Towards the end of my pregnancy I had to stop the injection due to possible pre-eclampsia (high protein in urine, midwife assumed Copaxone was affecting my liver). Turns out it was a misread result however due to the tiredness and my aching legs for the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy I stopped all treatment. Overall, I felt the healthiest I've ever felt being pregnant. They say the pregnancy protects you from MS side effects, and i honestly can say it did. Even though I was exhausted, I had more energy and the will to do things I wouldnt normally be able to do. In the first 2 weeks postpartum I received a call from MS Nurse asking how I was. I told her I have stopped the treatment due to the pain and she advised that as its only around 30% effective anyway I should be okay and she will book in an appointment to get me switched to Ocrevus. Now I do not know if it was a relapse or pure exhaustion but I struggled for the first month with my energy levels. I couldn't stand for more than 30 seconds, i couldn't hold my son without my arms going week and the brain fog was horrendous. I believe it took around 4 months for my energy levels to return to my normal levels. I started Ocrevus in June 2025, I managed to get this Subcutaneously via my stomach so the infusion only lasted 15minutes however I was at the hospital for around 3 hours for prechecks and post checks. The infusion was painless and I had no side effects. My stomach barely showed a mark. I found this so much better than the Copaxone as its only a 6 monthly commitment. About 8 weeks after the infusion I was diagnosed with Shingles. I thought it was just a rash at first but when it started to spread to my back I called my GP and received steroids. I caught this early thankfully. It was very painful though. My second infusion I had to switch hospital due to moving across the country. Even though I have had the infusion before it was a different NHS Trust so again, I was there for 3 hours. This time my stomach was slightly red but again no major side effects. From November 2025 to January 2026 I could not get the flu jab due to local supplies running out and my infusion was early December so I had to wait 8 weeks either side to get it. Late January my little one started Nursery so I caught every illness known to man and when they say you're immune system is weak... ITS WEAK! I've never felt so ill in my life. I avoided the hospital due to all hospitals in my area being at full capacity but there where moments I wanted to call an ambulance as I could not breathe properly. The future is looking a lot different for my MS treatment as my Husband has received a posting in the USA so as a family we will be moving to Virginia later this year. Even though Ocrevus is available in the US, the cost is too high and not covered by MOD Health Insurance so I will be travelling back every 6 months for treatment. So to summarise? My treatment is going well. Pregnancy was wonderful. Ocrevus is a game changer.