Hi everyone,

Five weeks ago our baby girl was born! She is healthy and happy, and such a joy to have in our lives.

my biggest fear in getting pregnant was that it would make ic worse, that I might end up getting a catheter during birth (as I first got ic five days after a laparoscopy that involved having a catheter in my bladder, four years ago).

I was 28 hours in labour, without pain relief. But in the end I did need an epidural and catheter because of complications I needed an episiotomy and vacuum delivery. I was really afraid that my ic symptoms, which had  almost disappeared during pregnancy, would flare. But that didn't happen. Five weeks later and my bladder is still great!

i am really grateful to Dr B for helping me to get better to the point of being able to get pregnant. And proud of myself for making such big changes to my diet, and sticking to it (most of the time!)

All I can say is that this treatment does work. Yes it takes a long time and sometimes feels like you're back where you started, but it worked for me! Stick with it:-)

and as the bible says in Matthew 6:34 'So never be anxious about the next day, for the next day will have its own anxieties. Each day has enough of its own troubles.'

The fear I felt during the course of having ic and also the start of pregnancy was awful. Now I know that I should not have worried so much.

xx