I found out I was pregnant today :D :D :D

I have been wanting this for awhile. However, I am afraid since my husband has been a serious steroid abuser for three years now. Does anyone know what kinds of things can go wrong with the baby?

I want a healthy child and am afriad of what steroid laden sperm can do. I am already having small complications in carrying the child, and might miscarry... again. I won't mind that much if I do, if this child might have problems due to the steroids. If I can be sure the child will be fine, I will do what the doctor says to make sure I have a chance of carrying the baby to term.

Thanks in advance for any info...

Never heard of anything bad w/ it, its a fairly common topic on msg boards across the net.

I'd have to question whether steroid-laden sperm is any different than regular sperm...

I'm no expert, but I'd say that there's little chance for problems. Anabolics shouldn't affect the genetic material in sperm, and if anything, could decrease your husband's fertility. From that viewpoint, the hard part's over. From now on, the baby's survival depends upon itself, and it's environvent, ie you, not your husband.
You will be seeking medical monitoring (you should, technology has alot to offer pregnancy), and bring this up at your first appointment. Don't be surprised if the doctor doesn't have answers to hand, and has to go look the details up, it won't be a regular question he/she's used to.

Oh, and another thing.. CONGRATULATIONS!!

My wife's 32 weeks pregnant now, and I'm getting really excited. She's still at work, and still going to the gym (modified workouts however) and still enjoying the gym too. If you can, I'd continue exercising as long as you are able. The fitter you are, the better prepared for labour you will be. Concentrating on endurance type exercises would be a reasonable idea, as the first stage of labour can last over 12 hours.
Good luck.

Andrew.

I am not a steroid user, nor am I an expert on them or on pregnancy. But for what it’s worth, I know I have read in several places that the fathers use of steroids have no effect on his sperm or the fetus.

I will see if I can dig up an article or two and PM it to you.

Mugsy

Hey Diana,

Sorry I can't really answer your question, but I did want to say congratulations on your pregnancy!

:claphigh::claplow::claphigh::claplow:

A quick Google search about your question pretty much only led me to articles citing the dangers of steroid use on the mother's end during pregnancy, and the usual warnings about lowered sperm count and possible sterility in men on steroids.

Maggie

congratulations bustmybutt and Andrew.

Hey! I don't have anything to add, just wanted to say that it's nice to see you around here again!! And congratulations, when's the due date?

Congratulations!

I can't help you as for information about steroids, but I have this question for you.
How will a pregnancy change your fitness goals?

In your sig, it still says 15 pounds to go. Obviously, you can't plan to lose weight during the pregnancy, but did you have ideas about what is a smart amount to gain? A lot of women I know gain 50 or more pounds with a pregnancy, and that's just asking for trouble. I gained about 35 pounds, and it may have been about 10 pounds too much. I of course went with the "eating for two" mentality, and increased my consumption of junk food as well as healthy food. As one of my nurses suggested. "You should aim to eat about one extra apple per day"

Thanks for the congrats. I am really happy. However, I am already having complications, and have to go to the doctor. I am upset about it, but hope things will be okay.

As for my fitness goals. I will continue to exercise every day, do my bodypump, and maintain my lifestyle within reason. There an lots of pregnant woman that workout right until their due date. My best friend is a BTS instructor and was active until the day before her boy was born. It made child birth easy and she felt great. I will eat healthy, and not diet while I am pregnant. However, I won't use it as an excuse to throw my body into the garbage. I have not put much thought into diet yet, but my friend has a book on how to eat the right way while a woman is expecting. I plan on reading it. She said she never felt better in her life as she did while she was pregnant.

After reading about steroids and the sperm count thing. I am surprised I evn got pregnant at all...

Congrats!!!

I don't have anything to add to the original topic, however, I can add that during pregnancy you only need to add around 300 calories to your daily intake (at the most) and you don't need to add that much at the begining. Your doctor can tell you when you should increase your intake. My best friend is due in early March and she has gained just under 30 lbs because she only increased her food intake by a little bit, and kept to mostly healthy food. Although she's been craving ice cream lately which is really odd since she never really liked ice cream before ;-)~

I one of Jack's baby books, there's a comment about how 12kg is the MINIMUM someone should gain through her pregnancy to ensure a healthy pregnancy. A bit (note, a BIT) of extra fat is needed for healthy breastfeeding. Their comment about extra calories was only 200 extra per day for the first 2 trimesters, with abour 500 extra per day for the third.

Andrew.

12kg = 26.4 pounds. Does it state a "maximum healthy"? I'm really sure I would have felt much better if I'd kept my weight gain to under 30 pounds.


Diana, that's so great that you have your best friend to look to for advice. I'm so glad that you're going to exercise sensibly while you're pregnant. I was a complete couch potato, which was completely wrong. Delivering a baby is almost like an Olympic event, and you should think about training for it just like you would train for a marathon. I don't mean train for in in the same way, I mean train optimally for the conditions. Do anything you can to make your body healthier and stronger, under your doctor's advice. My doctor at one point in the delivery told me I wasn't pushing hard enough. Mostly that was due to the fact that I'd been in labor for 62 hours, but if I hadn't been such a lazy bum for the previous nine months, I would have been in better shape to endure the pain.

I really hope that your complications are nothing serious.

Sorry Guava, no comments about a maximum amount, just about taking care not to gain too much excess weight, which just has to be gotten rid of.

Andrew.

baby approx 7-10 pounds
placenta and other doo-dads - 3-4 pounds
excess blood, water retention - 5-10 pounds
extra fat for breastfeeding - not necessary if you eat well during breasfeeding. :)