well after wanting ababy with no sucsess for 3 yrs now. my doc said that he would give me help after my shunt and he is a man of his word i start on clomid (produces better soffter bigger eggs) this month i am excited that this may mean having my family, but after sitting with my nuro and having the pushing restrictions and not being able to have epidural and now i feel a little less excited but nothing will stop me having a beautiful little family x

oh Sammyjo I hope it works out for you. are you still with that boyfriend? is he being nicer to you now that you are past the shunt? I had C-sections with my kids by choice, and I'm so glad I did because I didn't know I had IIH at the time and it would have made me so sick! C-sections aren't so bad; can you have a spinal? how will they plan the delivery?
Deb

yes still with him he had a wake up call when i got the infection in my brain i became a shadow of my self and he has been so supportive since. i have option when it comes to the labour

1) naturally go into labour and try to push him/her out with the forseps on standby.

2) have a c section

i think i will go for the c section coz pushing for a poo since my shunt gives me a very bad instant low pressure head ache x

Sammyjo I am so pleased that you are now able to look forward to having a family. It is so wonderful that they know how to manage IIH during pregnancy now. Although my IIH started in pregnancy, it wasn't diagnosed till my daughter was 8mths old. I had hoped for more children, but 25 years ago they knew so little about IIH, that I was told not to have anymore, so I just have my one beautiful daughter.

I've always said the best thing I've ever done is be a Mother, I've enjoyed and still enjoy every minute of it, and so will you. You've made me smile today with this fantastic post!

heidi one miracle (your beautiful daughter) is something to cherish even though u havent had anymore, i know we haven't met but just from ur caring nature and kindness i would say she is the most lucky girl to have you as a mum x x