there’s anything you need to pay attention to while pregnant.
Your Follow-Up Care After Childbirth
After having your baby, both of you will need to be assessed on a scheduled basis. For you, the doctor will likely need to keep checking your liver function and the development of varices.
It’s important to note that in rare cases, some people have needed a liver transplant after giving birth. On the other hand, the doctor will need to check your baby for low blood sugar and an abnormal heart rate as these are possible side effects of medications you may take while pregnant.
Why You Need To Talk To Your Doctor
As you may have realized, it can be difficult to get pregnant and have a healthy baby when you have chronic liver disease. A lot of steps need to go into getting you pregnant and helping you stay that way. That’s why you need to talk to your doctor quickly if you’re trying to conceive or determine if you’re pregnant. There are tests that your doctor will need to carry out to see if you’re in the right place to have a healthy pregnancy. You also need to let your doctor know how long you’ve been trying to conceive, if you’ve been pregnant before, and what the outcomes of those pregnancies were.
It might not be an easy road to having a family when you’re dealing with chronic liver disease. However, with proper care from your doctor, it can be done. It’s important to stick to the schedule of doctor visits and tests throughout the entire pregnancy. By doing that you and your baby can be healthy.