Here at Admin, there are often enquiries from women who are pregnant and they all ask the same questions. This page has been designed for you if you are pregnant for the first time or even the 2nd, 3rd and 4th time. Yes, women do have babies very successfully despite the diagnosis of LS.
At WLSS a trend is being noticed for some gynaecologists and dermatologists to allow the use of strong steroids during pregnancy but even though one UK hospital did a small study about this subject, there seems to be no evidence of it in the public domain.
WLSS likes to give hope, and likes holistic things. In sharing this video with you, it is hoped that you will not be shocked or afraid because as the video points out, fear is one of our biggest enemies and a positive outlook can bring benefits. Stick with the opening part of the video and watch through for what can be described as some beautiful child birth moments.
It is the hope of this site, that if you are pregnant and you deliver happily and successfully and here it is known about that many women do have good births even with quite severe LS, that you will come back and share your stories of success and in doing that, you will be offering a gift to every woman who visits this site. Thank you.
Hello! I discovered that I had LS about 4 years ago. I self diagnosed using the internet after ruling out a yeast infection and STDs. My gyn concurred that it was indeed LS and gave me some creams – one stronger and one milder for when the symptoms calmed down. Using the creams definitely kept symptoms at bay. I stopped using the strong cream after about a month and have continued with the milder cream ever since. I delivered my first baby five months ago. I had no issues with LS during pregnancy, or during labour – no tearing. It is only now that I am having sex again with condoms that the symptoms have come back. I am back on the creams and hope that the symptoms calm down. I also think that the symptoms came back because I was getting lax with applying the cream because I had no signs of LS. Fingers crossed I can manage it again!
Hi All,
I had LS flares every month with my last pregnancy. They were more mild than non pregnant flares but still very uncomfortable. My OB allowed me to continue with clob throughout pregnancy so it was somewhat manageable. I did have a flare when I gave birth. I was induced for medical reasons. I have very fast labors and was given an epidural to try to slow down labor and delivery for my own comfort and to try to prevent damage. My labor was a little less than an hour and pushing was about ten minutes which allowed my doctor to massage and strech my tissue as well as use oil and manipulation of baby. I had very minimal pain and not a tear or anything I was up and walking around 30 minutes after birth. I would love to have another baby in a year or two and although LS is not great during pregnancy and labor it is manageable and will not detoure me from furthering my family. I hope this helps other women out there. Thanks
Jennifer, thank you so much for your helpful message. Pregnancy is an area of having LS that attracts a lot of anxiety and a lot of questions that seem to be hard to find answers for. It is really helpful to know that you were able to use steroids throughout your pregnancy and that you recovered well after the birth. Hope you will keep us posted on any future pregnancies, your information is really valuable.
Hi ladies,
I had a very different experience with LS and pregnancy. My LS was discovered during pregnancy even though I had been experiencing perineal tearing during intercourse for years. I was officially diagnosed after my birth (emergency c section after 23 hours labour) and seeing a vulvar specialist. I sometimes feel like it was meant to be that labour didn’t progress for me. I was diagnosed with a severe case at 27 just after the birth. Two years later I was preg again and no real improvement in LS despite vaginal surgery to remove perineal scar tissue and open up clitoral area. My OB was very concerned about a vaginal delivery and I was scheduled for a second c section. I hope u can deliver vaginally if that’s your goal, I wish I could have. U dont want to bring u down, but I feel it’s also important to talk about the other possibility, which is, in some cases vaginal delivery could be far more damaging in the long term. This is a very personal and individual decision. Good luck to you