Pregnancy and MS: A firsthand account with Ingrid Adelsberger | S3E25

On this episode of Living Well with MS, we are joined by Ingrid Adelsberger to discuss her experience with pregnancy while living with MS. She is the editor of the Overcoming MS cookbook, the former ambassador of the Overcoming MS Circle in Los Angeles, and the current co-ambassador of the global Overcoming MS Circle. Ingrid is also a proud mom to a two-year-old daughter named Romy.   

  

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Topics and Timestamps:  

01:32 Can you tell our audience a little bit about yourself?  

02:29 When were you first diagnosed with MS and how long was it till you came across the Overcoming MS program?  

03:50 How has the experience of following the Overcoming MS program been for you?  

07:33 When you first started thinking about getting pregnant and starting a family, what were your initial concerns as it pertains to having a healthy pregnancy while having MS?  

11:57 Did you take any specific precautions or measures to ensure your pregnancy would be smooth without flaring up any MS symptoms?  

15:18 Did having MS affect your pregnancy and did pregnancy affect your MS? 

18:07 Did you get any specialist advice from your obstetrician about having MS or from your neurologist about being pregnant? 

19:41 Is there anything you would have done differently in hindsight?  

20:21 Do you think that having a baby has any long-term effect on your MS symptoms? 

24:20 How did you deal specifically with the stress of having a newborn while having MS? 

27:13 What would you recommend to someone with MS who was considering starting a family? 

  

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More info and links:     

• Ingrid used The Bump as a tracking tool throughout her pregnancy 
• Ingrid recommends What to Expect When Expecting 
• Ingrid practiced hypnobirthing  
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• Connect with others following Overcoming MS on the Live Well Hub 
• Visit the Overcoming MS website    

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