Whoops-a-daisy!

So, as per usual I have neglected my blog. That's okay. You don't mind.

Whats new in my life? Well, we recently made the decision (today, in fact) to go ahead and start me back on drugs for my RA. Orencia. This one was chosen as opposed to all the others because it does not need to be taken with MTX, which is dangerous for Evelyn to ingest.

Yes. I said ingest, because she will continue to breastfeed while I am on this medication. We are making this decision against the advice of my rhuematologist, but with the support of Evelyn's pediatrician (Dr.Cox, who deserves her own amazing post). Basically the deal is there is no research on if it is safe, so they reccomend to not, because no one wants to test on babies. And I guess I kind of am.

But for us the possible risks (which may be none) are outweighed by the many many benefits of continuing to breastfeed. Ideally we will continue our breastfeeding relationship until she weans herself (usually happens in humans between 2-6 years old).

Lately I've been struggling with Evelyns birth. But I will post about that later. My baby and daddy are calling!