Recent content by Meg73

I know this is a couple months old, I've been off the forums for a while, so sorry for being late. I have had two babies, one in 2015 and the other in 2017. My FEV1 is around 58%, but it's been steady for over 10 years with only a few infections. Both times I got pregnant through IUI. Thick...

I got a g-tube when I was 8. My parents resisted for a long time, but after I got the tube I gained a lot of weight, meals were no longer epic battles, and I had more energy and felt better. My life is better because of it. I haven't had any major issues, and I've used a g-tube over 20 years...

Congrats! I'm glad you get to enjoy this special season with your babies at home.

It is hard to find time to do everything. Right now I'm not exercising much, but I have never exercised as much as I should, so I can't blame that all on the baby. Breastfeeding has given me an appetite, but mostly I'm able to maintain my weight because of my feeding tube, which is kinda...

Thanks. We're doing great. My baby is 6 weeks old now. So far I've stayed healthy and have maintained my weight. Baby girl is growing bigger every day.

Thanks for the update alfie. Did you say babies? Are you expecting twins?! So exciting.

She is our first. Her daddy and I are just thrilled.

Jane Caterina August 24, 2015 6 lb 7 oz Delivery went smoothly and I'm recovering nicely. We're home now and doing well. Now I'm just trying to eat like crazy so I can keep my weight up so I can continue to breastfeed.

When I was first pregnant, I went over my drug list with the pharmacist at my CF clinic. We talked about each drug, why it was important, and whether it made sense to keep taking it, change to a different safer drug, or stop taking it. I felt better about the drugs I'm on after going over the...

Congrats! I'm currently 32 weeks pregnant, but only with one, so can't give any twin-related advice. I'm very excited for my baby, but that didn't stop me from being very anxious, especially for the first half of my pregnancy. So I understand the excited yet worried feeling. It's been a roller...

Alfie--Thanks for the congrats. I'm very excited for this baby. This is my first pregnancy. The first trimester was rough since I kept getting sick while at the same time I was dealing with morning sickness and having no energy ever. But the second trimester treated me wonderfully. I have had...

Of all my drugs, my doctor let me choose whether to stay on zithromax or not. At first I stopped it (why take more drugs than necessary while pregnant?) But I kept getting cold after cold my first trimester, followed by the flu. My lungs needed all the help that they could get after that, so the...

My mom. She was my first caregiver, and her dedication to my health helped me realize the importance of all my daily treatments. When I was a kid, my mom would do CPT 2-3 times a day. When I moved on to the thera-pep, and later the vest, remembering all those hours my mom spent with me doing my...

I have the Pari trek, and for the price it's great. Treatments don't really take longer in my experience (but my at-home compressor is getting kind of old). It overheats fast, so sometimes it can be hard to do a full set of treatments. It's usually good for 20 or so minutes and then it will need...

Windex--that's a long-lasting port! I love to hear of ports lasting a long time.