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Fibromyalgia and pregnancy

Does anoyone else out there pregnant and have fibromyalgia? If so does it get better or do you stay in pain for the majority of the pregnancy, I am having headaches that pretty much do not ever go away and my muscles never relax and I was given the ok to take Vicodin for the headaches occasionally, but I do not want to take Vicodin on a daily basis and I need some type of relief. I was getting some relief in the sauna, but I am obviously unable to do this any longer. I cannot take it on a daily basis and I need some type of relief. I also do not want to do anything to harm my baby, if you know anything please let me know.
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How did the pregnancy go?? Hopefully everything went great!! how about after the baby was born? I also have fibro & chronic fatigue but am very excited to be a mommy (just found out that I am pregnant & not feeling well at all)
The dr's do not seem to have a lot of info on pregnancy with FMS...Thanks for any input!!
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I know women who have CFS often feel great when they are pregnant. I read about one woman who had CFS and had six kids.... she loved being pregnant because her symptoms went away. Of course now she is dealing with being a parent and she's probably exhausted (to say the least).

Recently Dr. Mark Pellegrino, MD, talked about pregnancy in people who have fibromyalgia. Here's a link to the article:

Dr. Mark Pellegrino, MD, Offers Insights on Motherhood and Fibromyalgia

http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?id=8994&t=CFIDS_FM
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